AIO Question

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rp1

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I clayed, AIO-ed and UPP-ed my 300C a couple of weeks ago and washed it yesterday and wanted to re-apply a coat of UPP (I only had time to put one coat on it the first time.)

Since the first UPP treatment I picked up a few spots that washing did not remove - mostly on the horizontal surfaces - looked like tree sap to me. I hit them with a little AIO before putting on the UPP again and most of the spots came out. There were a few spots that were pretty hard to get out and some I gave up on for fear of damaging the clear coat.

My question is what can/should I use on spots that AIO won't remove?

Thanks for your help,
Rob
 
use a more abrasive polish. AIO is pretty light stuff. Try some scratch x by hand.

Greg
 
Greg - What would be more more abrasive polish. Is there a chart somewhere that lists various polishes and their agressiveness?

Pogo - Dooht! Why didn't I think of that?

Thanks all,
Rob
 
For the ocassional scratch or blemish and other spots, I quickly grap the Scratch-X. I love the stuff. And it does a great job. I'd give that a try on those spots.
 
If it's tree sap , a little alchohol will take it off . That will also strip whatever you have on the car though also ( same as clay )
 
One other thing to keep in mind. A polish such as AIO used with a terry towel for an applicator will be much more aggressive than when it is used with a foam applicator.
While I am a big fan of AIO, I have found that it doesn't do the greatest job on actual stains. As someone has said, it is not too agressive.

Charles
 
If there is a blob of something stuck to your paint, i wouldnt try to remove it with any rubbing motions.

It needs to be dissolved with a chemical.
 
rp1 - Were you able to take care of the spot problem, if so what did you use? I am also a UPP user and have tiny white spots after using UPP. On a another board there is a discussion that is very similar to this and the reasons for the spots seem to be due to applying too much UPP. The recommendations have been to AIO the surface and reapply UPP.

Thanks-JeffW
 
JeffW - I used AIO on the spots I had and they eventually came out. Actually, most of the spots were more like stains - they were not 'thick' like a blob of tar or something and were dark in color.

I have not observed any white spots - so far I have only put on 2 coats of UPP and liked the results - very slick surface.

Rob
 
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