paint repair/renewal...
04-18-2004, 10:03 AM
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paint repair/renewal...
Is there such a place that does paint repair and polishing? What I am trying to do is eliminate scratches and small dents. I know those dent "magic" people can handle the little dings no problem, but anything for paint "reconditioning". I have never heard of such a thing, but if there is, it would save lots of money. I dont want to repaint my car for a nice new shine. it is a good excuse for a full seidl widebody though. hehe. that is all.
04-18-2004, 10:33 AM
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Pick yourself up a Porter Cable 7424 and some Menzerna
Intensive Polish and Finishing Polish. When done with that continue with your normal wax routine, personally I use Zaino.
Obviously this won't fix the dents but it WILL do wonders on swirls and light to medium scratches.
Use a yellow or orange pad with the Intensive Polish.
Check out the detailing forum also, they are very helpful.
Obviously this won't fix the dents but it WILL do wonders on swirls and light to medium scratches.
Use a yellow or orange pad with the Intensive Polish.
Check out the detailing forum also, they are very helpful.
04-18-2004, 10:42 AM
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You can do this yourself or have a shop do it...
When professionals repair scratched or oxidizing clear coat, what they do is a process called cut and polishing. Basically, they wet sand the clearcoat down smooth and buff it out using an orbital buffer. This process is usually done to remove the orange peel off the paint from the factory paint job, but it works very well for removing surface scratches and dulling clear coats.
If you're willing to try this yourself, you can save yourself a lot of money as a professional job will cost you anywhere from 400-500 dollars. However, if you don't know how to use an orbital buffer, you might end up damaging the paint and put yourself at risk for spending even more money repainting the body panel.
If you're willing to try this yourself, you can save yourself a lot of money as a professional job will cost you anywhere from 400-500 dollars. However, if you don't know how to use an orbital buffer, you might end up damaging the paint and put yourself at risk for spending even more money repainting the body panel.
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04-18-2004, 07:33 PM
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If you have any more questions about the process, let me know...
but you might want to try jbear's technique first, as it seems to be the cheaper solution as well as the much less risky route for a DIY task.
one thing to remember... chemical compound scratch removers aren't guaranteed to work. however, cut and polishing will work every time as long as your scratch isn't a deep scratch.
one thing to remember... chemical compound scratch removers aren't guaranteed to work. however, cut and polishing will work every time as long as your scratch isn't a deep scratch.