buffer burn how to

hammondc

hammondc

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My fiance just bought a Mazda Protege 5. She got it used from a local Mazda dealer. THe problem is that the genius that did the detail at the dealer ship obviously had no clue what he was doing and there is a good bit of holograming on the car. I remember seeing a thread around here about cleaning up hologramming. I searched, but could not find it. So can someone point me in the right direction or give me ideas. I'll be using the PC.
 
The closest I have come to having to work on a problem that was severe was some light cat scratches on my daughters car.
A Meguiar's polishing pad and some Meguiar's #83, DACP took care of those. It did take some time and multiple passes. I ran the PC at 5 and 6. I did go over the area where I used the DACP with Meg's #9 afterwards, but I don't think it was absolutely necessary. I think I could have gone right from DACP to a wax.
FWIW, I tried the #9 first and it wasn't getting the job done.
Depending on the severity of the marring a swirl remover might do the trick, but I doubt that SSR1 will be aggressive enough. You already have it so it would be woth a try before you buy something else. It might just take a little longer. If you try a section, you will know fairly quickly if you are getting the results you are looking for.

That's if he left swirls. If he actually burned the paint, you most likely have a real problem.

Charles
 
I suppose it is not really buffer burn, because it is not through thte clear. He/she just put a LOT of hologramming on it. I have SSR2.5 now and I have SSR3 on the way. I am sure I have all the products, but am jsut not sure of the process. Will be a 1st for me removing the hologramming.
 
With so many variables, I think I would try the SSR1 in an area and if that doesn't do it, move up to the SSR2.5. I'm not real familiar with the SSR line, but I think the SSR2.5 is pretty comparable to the Meg's DACP.
Like I said, try a small area before you do the entire vehicle. You may not need the 2.5 everywhere. Take your time and I think you will be happy with the results.

Charles
 
SSR 2.5 on a polishing pad should do the trick. Personally I would do like Charles suggested and start with SSR 1 or even SSR 2 on the polishing pad. Try a small area first with the SSR 2.5 to make sure it doesn't leave any hazing.
 
In addition to the Poorboys, other very good non-filling polishing brands include Menzerna and 3m: the Perfect It and now 3000 series.
 
Aloha hammondc, Just to add my .02 , don't be affraid to use your pc at 6 on the bad areas. I get great results with SSR 2.5 , yellow pad at 6. Its alot of work and vibration but I don't have a rotary YET..Good luck and congrats on the new car.
 
Bill D said:
In addition to the Poorboys, other very good non-filling polishing brands include Menzerna and 3m: the Perfect It and now 3000 series.
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My reference to the Poorboy's products wasn't as a shill or to in any way promote them over the ones you mentioned.
It was because he already has the SSR1 and the SSR2.5. To me, it always seems like a good idea to try what you already own first. Then buy more products as needed.:)
I realize that is a strange detailing concept and one that the vendors may not be happy with.:D

Charles
 
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