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Old 09-12-07, 05:40   #1 (permalink)
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Subaru Legacy

Hey guys,

I'm helping my neighbour out this weekend taking a few scratches out of his Subaru Legacy. I've never polished a Subaru before, what is the paint like? Hard/soft? Thick/thin? Its a pearl white...

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Re: Subaru Legacy

For what its worth its an 06.
 
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Re: Subaru Legacy

I heard their soft and thin......... ....... but someone will know for sure soon.
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Like a Honda... not cool
 
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Re: Subaru Legacy

Some of the older ones can be hard but most are soft and thin
106FF with white pad usually gets out all marks.
 
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Re: Subaru Legacy

In my experience (and I've done more than a few Subies for our local Subaru club), Subaru paint is moderately soft, and pretty easy to correct. I'm usually able to get out swirls and light scratches with Sonus SFX-1 or Hi-Temp Heavy Cut. Both of those polishes work well for me, and usually finish LSP-ready if used with an orange light cutting pad (if you have to use a cutting pad, you might need a second round with a lighter polish).

IMO, the worst thing about Subaru paint is that it's pretty susceptible to rock chipping.

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It's soft paint like others said.
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Thanks guys, really appreciate it
 
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