Subaru Legacy

davis98 · 09-12-07, 06:40

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...

Thanks for any tips/help anyone can offer

davis98 · 09-12-07, 06:44

For what its worth its an 06.

zoomzoom mazda5 · 09-12-07, 06:51

I heard their soft and thin.........

....... but someone will know for sure soon.

davis98 · 09-12-07, 07:18

Like a Honda... not cool

SVR · 09-12-07, 10:00

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

TortoiseAWD · 09-13-07, 09:02

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.

Tort

Danase · 09-13-07, 09:04

It's soft paint like others said.

davis98 · 09-13-07, 02:55

Thanks guys, really appreciate it