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randomman84
03-12-2005, 10:26 AM
Swirls Galore:
I`ll put up afters when I`m done!
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/1861/hoodswirl4db.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=hoodswirl4db.jpg)
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/3501/hoodswirl24bx.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=hoodswirl24bx.jpg)
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/7190/mirroroxidation5gy.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=mirroroxidation5gy.jpg)
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/5971/spoileretch6xr.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=spoileretch6xr.jpg) http://img27.exs.cx/img27/5463/qpswirl6po.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=qpswirl6po.jpg)
Aurora
03-12-2005, 11:03 AM
Doesn`t look THAT horrilbe. You should do alright in getting it back into shape.
Aurora
03-12-2005, 11:04 AM
I recently did my 6 and baaaam my transmission goes out. As soon as it`s back, I`ll touch up and post
randomman84
03-12-2005, 11:49 AM
hazing with ssr1??
mtodde
03-12-2005, 12:01 PM
Hey Morgan, I think you`ve just removed your LSPs...
ScubaStevo
03-12-2005, 12:22 PM
I`m sorry to say, but that doesn`t look all that bad. The buick looks much worse than that right now.
randomman84
03-12-2005, 02:09 PM
my camera skills suck. so ya, its hideous. im working on fixing it right now...
imported_Axe
03-12-2005, 03:18 PM
And what is your plan of attack, and how do you suppose they got there ?
randomman84
03-12-2005, 03:24 PM
they got there bc i was a dumb *** and didnt know how to wash correctly and to use some type of qd when i dusted/touched the car with something other than my wash mitt. at least that is how some of them got there. the others just came from time and such. i got some out using ss1 and will post pics later. it got too hot and the polish was drying b4 i could get it off, since i have no shade. being that the car is black it doesnt help. i got the right side done but thats it.
imported_Axe
03-12-2005, 03:28 PM
I am with you and the black car thing duder, ye they show every little thing don`t they. Still gotta love a black car when clean though :) SSR1 seems very mild to me, are you having success with it? What type of pad did you use?
TW85 HHI
03-12-2005, 04:23 PM
That isn`t bad and Toyota`s paint is easy to work with. Even so, I`m not sure SSR1 will be abrasive enough to remove the marring.
Are you doing this by hand or PC?
mtodde
03-12-2005, 05:06 PM
Greg, its his first time with the PC so he started off with SSR 1 & a green Propel pad. I agree that SSR 2.5 will be needed - if not something stronger. When we attacked it last year it kept raining which kept the diminishing abrasives in SSR 2.5 from breaking down.
As he gets more comfortable with the PC he can attack the swirls and watermarks with something more aggressive. If I can ever get my car done again I`ll help him...it seems like I`m sick every time the weather is good.
randomman84
03-12-2005, 10:45 PM
damn straight, come on todd DONT GET SICK UNLESS ITS RAINING! lol j/k buddy, i hope you feel better soon. Yes this is my first time using the pc and actaully i was using a blue propel, but it didnt matter b/c as i stated the paint got too hot and the polish was drying and curing b4 i could get it to break down. any suggestions for this one? the ssr1 was not good enough but it diminished the wash marring from improper/ dusting/qd use from times past. I`m going to go at it again hopefully on monday assuming the weather is good. i got the right side down but it looks horrendeous since i ran out of time. Ill post afters as soon as i can finish it. I may just wait on the ss2.5 seeing as we may use my car for the april vender meet. I think with all the etching and what not it would be a great car to use for examples.
imported_Axe
03-13-2005, 05:01 AM
If the blue pad is like my blue sonus pad then it is a polishing pad and that in conjunction with SSR1 is probably the reason you had little success. A slightly courser pad, and SSR2.5 should start to give you some results, this may leave a slight marring of the surface, which you can easily remove with the polishing pad and SSR1 or AIO etc.
If its drying out too fast, try and do the car in the shade, and you could also add a spritz of water onto the pad to act as a lube, which should give you a little more time to `work` the product.
mtodde
03-13-2005, 10:01 AM
Originally posted by Axe
If its drying out too fast, try and do the car in the shade, and you could also add a spritz of water onto the pad to act as a lube, which should give you a little more time to `work` the product.
Actually you should not use water with diminishing abrasives. It will prevent them from breaking down properly.