Xd

Okay I helped him out a little bit in getting it shiney before it got wet.

Gave it a wash then out with the claybar to get rid of all the wax and crud;


Then we dried it off the usual waffle weave dabbed over the car


Then an inspection with my mega nasty lamp to see what the damage is, Oh my birdy poo and swirlies.;


Then it was out with the Rotary to get the worst out


Followed by the Random to finish;


By this time we had moved the car into the garage as it was windy, drizzly and damp, NOT a good mixture when you are trying to polish a car. So after polishing, glazing and sealing an inspection;




All looked good but I could see a few marks left behind from the sealant applicator and dust was starting to settle on the car. Black is one colour that will show of any defects and this one certainly had.

So now on with some wax, buff it off and then we took it outside for some better pictures.







And the bloody drizzle carried on



One of the most frustrating days I have with poor weather, damp really does not help, the cutting compound once brocken down would not turn to dust, it would just smear all over the car, so it had to be wiped off. The sealant would not cure as there was too much moisture in the air and every felt damp including me . A real challenge and a strange paint; Overall the thickness was 100um of which 45um was primer and sealant, that left 55um of cleacoat on a new car my car has 150um, I really couldn't understand it. The car was in mint and the paint was thin. Must be something to do with the 06 cars. Fortunately as there was no scratches the most I needed to take off was 3um so its now up to Nick to (Luka) look after it.

So welcome to the Forum Nick, please pull off what pictures you need and we look forward to seeing you at the next Herts Meet.

Oh and BTW he's a ZZTop fan

MB

That pic with the lamp is scary. Still amazes me that you can get that out.

Still wouldnever have anothe black one though

motogp1

nice job once again lee

Dan Hale

Good work Lee

RUSS H

Only an 06 too christ whats it been washed with!

Russ.

Xd

Cheers Guys.

Mark, its really not as bad as it seems, to look at it in normal light it looks fine. The lamp mimicks what you get in the garage forecourt which I always find depressing.

Russ, its normal, just on black it shows up that much more because of light reflecting off the swirls. All that damage was more than likely caused by the dealer using a sponge and a chamois leather.

MJ2k

Wow, great work!

Got some swirling on my RNBP; drives me nuts! Want to get a RO on it, but too scared of killing the paint & needing to re-spray.

Worst colour car I have ever had for cleaning / water marks, but great in the sun.

Presuming a waffle weave will reduce scratches even further?

Thanks for making my car washing & waxing efforts look totally amateur!

Matt

mikey k

looking forward to the laying on of hands on mine!

Xd

Start off with a mild swirl remover and work you way up, if you are doing it by hand it is very unlikely you will damage your paint, and with a ROB its pretty unlikely with modern compounds such as Poorboys SSR 2.5. If doing it by hand work on a a small area until you ca see a result.

Waffle weave is a prevention for swirls the same as a wash mitt and two buckets of water, just good practice to prevent any additional swirls.

Another way is use a polyfiller such as Duragloss (polymer resin)

jonner

Looks with the hardtop on...