Hey, guys. Well, I finally decided to try out my new line of Menzerna products last night on MY car before using it on a clients car. First, some background. I have a 99 TL which is hunter/dark green. I`m not very proud of the fact that I have treated this car like $%*! which is so unlike me. My two previous vehicles (Corvette & Silverado) were treated as if made of platinum. For some reason though, I basically gave up on my TL. I bought the car new, and I`m ashamed to say that it has only been waxed ONE TIME, since I`ve owned it. That my friends, is SAD! Needless to say, it`s in pretty bad shape. If you can name a paint flaw, my car has it.
So, back to the problem. I decided to wash my car last night, and give the SIP a go on the hood, since it is heavily oxidized! I washed the car, then clayed the hood with Sonus Ultra-Fine clay. The paint felt pretty good, even though you could still see TONS of oxidation. I taped off half of the hood because I wanted to do a nice 50/50 shot. I`m using a PC with a yellow LC pad with the SIP. I`m working in small 2x2 sections, and after my first run, the difference is amazing!!! I couldn`t believe how many scratches were removed. I ended up doing two complete runs on the left side of the hood. Impressive! Until I break out the halogens.
Back up, more background info. I have several paint chips on my hood...so bad, the spots (The largest the size of my pinky thumbnail, the smallest is smaller than a pencil eraser) are rusted. The pics will tell all, but I`m thinking I picked up some rust and/or some paint that was flaking off, onto my pad, and now I have HUNDREDS of these tiny scratches on my hood by the grill. What should I do? Wetsand it?
I`ve attached some before shots (Sorry no afters right now) and some pics of the scratches. Any and all input would be GREATLY appreciated. This sucks, but at least I know the Menzerna is the real deal. :lol
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