Corey Bit Spank
06-04-2013, 01:53 PM
I recently relocated from Milwaukee to the Detroit area for work. During the commute, a sheet of plastic (probably 2` by 2`) flew out of an open semi-truck trailer, hit the car behind, and appears to have hit my rear passenger door flat on. Before anyone asks -- I did not take down the plate and was more concerned about staying safe.
The scratches don`t seem to be too bad and only a couple short ones might not fully polish out, which I`m okay with (silver car). My dealer put Zurich Shield (complimentary) on the paint when I bought it in April 2012. I`ve never used opti-coat, but after reading reviews it appears this Zurich Shield stuff is pretty similar. Some of the scratches appear to just be this coating coming off, kind of like a thin coating of rubber cement (stringy). Does anyone have experience polishing off opti-coat? Is there anything special to it?
https://ii9s2q.bay.livefilestore.com/y2pY6Ob9wHitH7cHAHPvHgSZfRlu6zUKvVPt-I8ipRQOhkwJrnxJ4s8AuFoTcVef89zxG-W0PMj28rr7NsrLPhmYx6YxuWBmrKxVwiieIurTmX_LyIkYrG4y s36BXGNY8Tl/WP_001212.jpg?psid=1
https://wbjq8w.bay.livefilestore.com/y2pHwXOuNjh8qEROoiuasVSLNBbxxevX3zebZxaNkXl0gNBmT6 2kqfYZgdsJxMkR9VcsSqcvVUftA_XE2kKvgbb3SWmnDnoGIpUR _skanWNtfVUaLEUrTK7NPACOnlToEKI/WP_001211.jpg?psid=1
https://wbjq8w.bay.livefilestore.com/y2pxD0IFYnTFsFXuy2oxDaNEQpTtRPYUJ3EcLqcOB6SD7X5Zmg A4TKkI9RAWYo_4dpsGp7mnttIOphD9XxWfeY-x0MIqWYg8h8wmAoiqZa2z-pxp-ligAgr18sEiv6ubbkH/WP_001210.jpg?psid=1
Alternatively, the "scratches" might just be transfer from whatever hit my car. I`ll start with clay bar and go from there.
In terms of polishing... all of my polishes are over 6 years old (probably more like 10 years old). What`s everyone using? I`d be using it with a Cyclo. At least this gives me a reason to use my expensive polisher ;)...
The scratches don`t seem to be too bad and only a couple short ones might not fully polish out, which I`m okay with (silver car). My dealer put Zurich Shield (complimentary) on the paint when I bought it in April 2012. I`ve never used opti-coat, but after reading reviews it appears this Zurich Shield stuff is pretty similar. Some of the scratches appear to just be this coating coming off, kind of like a thin coating of rubber cement (stringy). Does anyone have experience polishing off opti-coat? Is there anything special to it?
https://ii9s2q.bay.livefilestore.com/y2pY6Ob9wHitH7cHAHPvHgSZfRlu6zUKvVPt-I8ipRQOhkwJrnxJ4s8AuFoTcVef89zxG-W0PMj28rr7NsrLPhmYx6YxuWBmrKxVwiieIurTmX_LyIkYrG4y s36BXGNY8Tl/WP_001212.jpg?psid=1
https://wbjq8w.bay.livefilestore.com/y2pHwXOuNjh8qEROoiuasVSLNBbxxevX3zebZxaNkXl0gNBmT6 2kqfYZgdsJxMkR9VcsSqcvVUftA_XE2kKvgbb3SWmnDnoGIpUR _skanWNtfVUaLEUrTK7NPACOnlToEKI/WP_001211.jpg?psid=1
https://wbjq8w.bay.livefilestore.com/y2pxD0IFYnTFsFXuy2oxDaNEQpTtRPYUJ3EcLqcOB6SD7X5Zmg A4TKkI9RAWYo_4dpsGp7mnttIOphD9XxWfeY-x0MIqWYg8h8wmAoiqZa2z-pxp-ligAgr18sEiv6ubbkH/WP_001210.jpg?psid=1
Alternatively, the "scratches" might just be transfer from whatever hit my car. I`ll start with clay bar and go from there.
In terms of polishing... all of my polishes are over 6 years old (probably more like 10 years old). What`s everyone using? I`d be using it with a Cyclo. At least this gives me a reason to use my expensive polisher ;)...