jimbmor
11-10-2003, 05:13 PM
Hi everyone,
I’ve been lurking on the board for several weeks now. Thanks to you all as I’ve really enjoyed reading and learning
My problem is dealing with bird bombs on my dark blue/green 1995 Volvo 960. I’ve read DavidB’s articles and lots of posts, but I can’t seem to find any that deal with the situation I have. I’ve washed, clayed, and washed again. Now I can clearly see where a couple of bird bombs hit, but rather than etching the surface, the surface where the bird bombs were is actually raised above the clear coat. I was wondering if anyone has seen this before?
Unfortunately I couldn’t get a picture to show the marks. They are clear and show up at an extreme angle. It almost looks like clear coat was put on in the shape of a bird bomb splat. As well as see them, I can feel them and they are definitely raised. I’ve tried claying, alcohol, and prep solvent with no change.
I intend to use my PC with DACP then follow that with Megs #82 and #81 before I seal and wax. I have the appropriate pads from Proper Auto Care. My thinking is that I should be able to buff out the marks.
Am I on the right path?
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My interest in properly taking car of our cars really started when I bought a blue 2002 Lexus IS300 with just over 9000 miles on it for my wife in September. I’ve learned a lot at Autopia and now have the gear necessary to take care of the car. I actually bought it from Lexus of Norwood, the dealer AlBoston has had some problems with recently. Had a few hassles of my own with them during the purchase, but after getting a super deal on the car, I ended up with two years of free maintenance – Lexus does seem to make things right.
Following the advice here I’ve got the Lexus looking wonderful and prepared for Boston’s winter. In the spring I’ll work on a few minor swirl marks, but at least I feel ready for winter.
Cheers and Thanks, Jim
Blue 2002 Lexus IS300, Somerville, MA
I’ve been lurking on the board for several weeks now. Thanks to you all as I’ve really enjoyed reading and learning
My problem is dealing with bird bombs on my dark blue/green 1995 Volvo 960. I’ve read DavidB’s articles and lots of posts, but I can’t seem to find any that deal with the situation I have. I’ve washed, clayed, and washed again. Now I can clearly see where a couple of bird bombs hit, but rather than etching the surface, the surface where the bird bombs were is actually raised above the clear coat. I was wondering if anyone has seen this before?
Unfortunately I couldn’t get a picture to show the marks. They are clear and show up at an extreme angle. It almost looks like clear coat was put on in the shape of a bird bomb splat. As well as see them, I can feel them and they are definitely raised. I’ve tried claying, alcohol, and prep solvent with no change.
I intend to use my PC with DACP then follow that with Megs #82 and #81 before I seal and wax. I have the appropriate pads from Proper Auto Care. My thinking is that I should be able to buff out the marks.
Am I on the right path?
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My interest in properly taking car of our cars really started when I bought a blue 2002 Lexus IS300 with just over 9000 miles on it for my wife in September. I’ve learned a lot at Autopia and now have the gear necessary to take care of the car. I actually bought it from Lexus of Norwood, the dealer AlBoston has had some problems with recently. Had a few hassles of my own with them during the purchase, but after getting a super deal on the car, I ended up with two years of free maintenance – Lexus does seem to make things right.
Following the advice here I’ve got the Lexus looking wonderful and prepared for Boston’s winter. In the spring I’ll work on a few minor swirl marks, but at least I feel ready for winter.
Cheers and Thanks, Jim
Blue 2002 Lexus IS300, Somerville, MA