I knew I shouldn`t have tried it

**ptaylor_9849** · 01-31-2007, 11:32 PM

This is my first post and I just had to vent. I`m not a detailer, I`m a guy who loves to clean his car. I have been using the P/C 7424 for about a year now on my 2006 Mazda MX-5.

I recently traded that car in for a black 05 Corvette. This vette is really nice with only 3 thousand miles. There was some slight surface cobwebbing and minor surface scratching so I sent a couple of private messages for advice and off I went with Menzerna 106FF .

I was very hesitant about polishing this car because of it`s value. A Mazda is one thing but a vette is in another category. I thought maybe I should leave this to the pros. Well, I`ve done it now. I must have picked up a small stone on my pad and layed down some nice scratches on my right front fender. Lets see, how fast can I take the fun out of a new fifty thousand dollar car. I`d say between 5-6 on the 7424! Never Again.

Patrick

**SuperBuick** · 01-31-2007, 11:34 PM

Pat, send me a PM with some pictures. We`ll see what we can do.

-Tom

**imported_rydawg** · 02-01-2007, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by ptaylor_9849

This is my first post and I just had to vent. I`m not a detailer, I`m a guy who loves to clean his car. I have been using the P/C 7424 for about a year now on my 2006 Mazda MX-5.

I recently traded that car in for a black 05 Corvette. This vette is really nice with only 3 thousand miles. There was some slight surface cobwebbing and minor surface scratching so I sent a couple of private messages for advice and off I went with Menzerna 106FF .

I was very hesitant about polishing this car because of it`s value. A Mazda is one thing but a vette is in another category. I thought maybe I should leave this to the pros. Well, I`ve done it now. I must have picked up a small stone on my pad and layed down some nice scratches on my right front fender. Lets see, how fast can I take the fun out of a new fifty thousand dollar car. I`d say between 5-6 on the 7424! Never Again.

Patrick

Holy crap! What part of mass. are you from?

**^&04types** · 02-01-2007, 07:13 AM

:showpics :wavey

**holland_patrick** · 02-01-2007, 07:22 AM

yes you should beable to get it out...

**imported_agentf1** · 02-01-2007, 07:28 AM

Can you feel the scratches with your finger nail? If not, you may be alright and be able to remove them with a rotary.

Always lay your machine down with the pad facing upward and check it for impurities.

Sorry to hear about your misfortune.

**ptaylor_9849** · 02-01-2007, 07:42 AM

z06Meister, I cannot feel them with my fingernail. However, they do look a little whitish/gray which concerns me. I have a picture that I could show but I can`t figure out how to upload it on this site. Any advice on that? Rydawg, I live 30 miles south of Boston.

Patrick

**coupe** · 02-01-2007, 07:42 AM

I have never had anything like that happen to me ever.

Sorry to say it, but you where not being catious and watching what you where doing.

**^&04types** · 02-01-2007, 07:44 AM

:showpics :showpics :showpics

**Grimm** · 02-01-2007, 07:50 AM

Could it be abrasives in the polish that didn`t get broken down properly? If they can`t be felt, and they look whitish/gray it sounds like the marring I had on my black Bonneville after using a bad clay bar.

Does it look like this: