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Dave KG · 10-14-06, 01:41

Across the bonnet, what now looked like deeper swilrs - patchy areas worse than others. So, I thought, a second hit of Power Gloss ought to do it. Checked the paint thickness, safe 180um to play with (~7-10um removal) so the above was repeated - the result was no change!! Nada, nothing, SFA! Strange, very strange - out with the PTG and another 7-10um drop in thickness. At this point I began to think that maybe these marks were sublacquer as there was literally no change to them... But, decided to try one last time as the paint thickness was safe, this time with the more aggressive Menzerna White Cutting pad. But still nothing and 10um more paint down. At this stage, I was convinced these marks were sublacquer and there was nothing I was going to be able to do - so rather than remove all the paint from the car, out with the Menzerna PO85RD on a Meguiars W8006 polishing pad to refine the finish.

For sure, there is a good improvement and colour and life restored to the paint, but these sub-surface marks are annoying as for me its detracting from the finish, but nothing I could do... Onwards, then - to the rest of the car which was to receive Power Gloss followed by Final Finish.... A sample of the results achieved, this time on the front wing:

Before

After

Again, these isolated marks that just wouldn't shift, despite repeat attempts when safe to do so! An improvment, but not the perfection I strive after... I continued to Power Gloss while Bryan followed round with the Final Finish.

The passenger side was a different kettle of fish... Reading of over 200um suggested a respray, close inspection revealed a complete lack of gloss to the finish:

Applying Power Gloss as above, and this did little to restore the finish... so I went for a more aggressive approach now to aim to revive some gloss to the very dead and flat looking paint. This time, I applied spread the Power Gloss at 600rpm, then two passes at 1500rpm. Spritz. Four passes at 2100rpm. Spritz. Repeat, then two passes at 1200rpm. The result was a restoration of the gloss of the finish, the below pic showing the door completed and the wing not touched...

And then the wing complete:

Once the defect correction was complete, it was time to to give the finish a deeper lustre being solid black... Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze was applied, and topped with Meguiars #26 Wax for protection. A resultant reflection shot from the bonnet:

The glass was cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner Concentrate. Wheels waxed with Smartwax Rim Wax. Tyres with Meguiars Endurance. Plastics with Meguiars #38. Owing to the time it took to compound the car, the darkness had started to come in by the time the car was competed I'm afraid, but at least this time it was dry to get the car outside for after pics:

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Dave KG Flying Scotsman Dave KG is offline Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dundee, Bonnie Scotland Posts: 987	Across the bonnet, what now looked like deeper swilrs - patchy areas worse than others. So, I thought, a second hit of Power Gloss ought to do it. Checked the paint thickness, safe 180um to play with (~7-10um removal) so the above was repeated - the result was no change!! Nada, nothing, SFA! Strange, very strange - out with the PTG and another 7-10um drop in thickness. At this point I began to think that maybe these marks were sublacquer as there was literally no change to them... But, decided to try one last time as the paint thickness was safe, this time with the more aggressive Menzerna White Cutting pad. But still nothing and 10um more paint down. At this stage, I was convinced these marks were sublacquer and there was nothing I was going to be able to do - so rather than remove all the paint from the car, out with the Menzerna PO85RD on a Meguiars W8006 polishing pad to refine the finish. For sure, there is a good improvement and colour and life restored to the paint, but these sub-surface marks are annoying as for me its detracting from the finish, but nothing I could do... Onwards, then - to the rest of the car which was to receive Power Gloss followed by Final Finish.... A sample of the results achieved, this time on the front wing: Before After Again, these isolated marks that just wouldn't shift, despite repeat attempts when safe to do so! An improvment, but not the perfection I strive after... I continued to Power Gloss while Bryan followed round with the Final Finish. The passenger side was a different kettle of fish... Reading of over 200um suggested a respray, close inspection revealed a complete lack of gloss to the finish: Applying Power Gloss as above, and this did little to restore the finish... so I went for a more aggressive approach now to aim to revive some gloss to the very dead and flat looking paint. This time, I applied spread the Power Gloss at 600rpm, then two passes at 1500rpm. Spritz. Four passes at 2100rpm. Spritz. Repeat, then two passes at 1200rpm. The result was a restoration of the gloss of the finish, the below pic showing the door completed and the wing not touched... And then the wing complete: Once the defect correction was complete, it was time to to give the finish a deeper lustre being solid black... Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze was applied, and topped with Meguiars #26 Wax for protection. A resultant reflection shot from the bonnet: The glass was cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner Concentrate. Wheels waxed with Smartwax Rim Wax. Tyres with Meguiars Endurance. Plastics with Meguiars #38. Owing to the time it took to compound the car, the darkness had started to come in by the time the car was competed I'm afraid, but at least this time it was dry to get the car outside for after pics: __________________ "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; .... "