Dealer Installed Scratches - Free of Charge!

[mgm2003]

My wife took the Tahoe in for service this week. Oil change, tire rotation, etc…

The wiper arm sprayers weren’t working, so they replaced the arm assembly and wipers on both sides.

That evening I washed it and took a few shots in the garage (a good way to check for scratches, marring, etc… IMO).



Uh ohh!!!

I broke out the halogen to see what was in store for the evening! Both sides had deep marring across the entire front quarter, and into the door area. Ahhhhhhhh!!!! It looked like a belt buckle scuff, and they are a PITA to take out of black paint.

Here’s after a pass with IP/FPII mix using a light polishing pad. I did nothing, except scatter dust in the surrounding area.



Unfortunately, the picture doesn’t highlight the defects as well as you see in person.
(Another part of the problem is that I have zero camera skills).

After another pass, I saw that IP wasn’t leveling the area, so I broke out some PG to spot polish a few areas with a 4� pad. Of course, when you do this on black GM paint, you’re treated with a glossy finish littered with a zillion tiny scratches (I’m talking PC, not rotary).

After the PG step, I broke out my trusty miracle pad. The LC hi-gloss 6�1/2 ‘German’ green pad. (Advertised as ‘the same’ on a rotary, but it isn’t).

This has been my ‘go to’ pad on the PC for my black paint for over a year. This pad + FPII cleans up black GM paint like no other pad that I’ve tried on the PC (and I’ve tried toooo many to list). If you have minor marring, swirls, checks, it finishes them as close to perfect as I’ve seen on a PC. Note: It doesn’t tackle scratches.



Here are a few after shots (with a 1000W Sears halogen pointed at the paint).

[cwcad]

Nice tip on the green pad, Mgm2003. That is a pad that will soon be added to my arsenal. Well October, anyway, if that is soon. It is in my case.

Menzerna does a real nice job for almost any surface. The dealer must have really scratched the paint really badly. All at no charge I am sure.

[BlackSunshine]

Where can i find this green pad?

[joe.p]

mgm what is your the on the menzerna IP,im seeing more and more post where it dosent have much correction abilitys.Do you use it just for a fine polish.The green pad i remember seeing it some where but i cant place it. it sounds like a nice pad to have around.

[G35stilez]

PERFECT comeback!


Too bad about that damn dealership.

[mgm2003]

cdcad & BlackSunshine -Check your PM`s.

Joe. IP has about the same cut as Optimum on a rotary. Does that help?