Help Hollograms!!

This may be a stupid question: How does the dealer/detailer not care enough to fix that mess? Im new to this but these dont



Its really starting to f'ing piss me off how the ENTIRE country is! 85% of people feel as though they are owed a paycheck without doing any kind of work in exchange, 10% are unemployed (or whatever the number is at this point) and the remaining % actually contribute to society.
 
i feel you on that neighborsenvy



As for the topic at hand, I WAAASSS Ganna say, pickup a Flex kit from Autogeek maybe some po85rd

Wash/clay/105/205/po85rd/ipa(though if you can't get the swirls out maybe ipa after 205 and leave the po85rd oils in) /wax





BUUUTT

Tdekany also has a point....(I tend not to go against the forum sages if i can bear it)
 
neighborsenvy said:
This may be a stupid question: How does the dealer/detailer not care enough to fix that mess? Im new to this but these dont



Its really starting to f'ing piss me off how the ENTIRE country is! 85% of people feel as though they are owed a paycheck without doing any kind of work in exchange, 10% are unemployed (or whatever the number is at this point) and the remaining % actually contribute to society.
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Most people don't even notice it. Of course we do, but I can't count how many times I've had to point out painfully obvious holograms. Combine that with the fact that dealers use (knowingly or unknowingly) very heavy fillers, and...well, there you are. By the time the 5% of the population that see that sort of thing see it, most think they've caused it.



To the OP, I would not want to learn to compound on a JB BMW, personally. I'd find a good local detailer, then try to maintain it after they work on it. Ask a lot of questions. :)
 
Alexshimshimhae said:
can someone explain to me what's so special about the BMW Jet Black?
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It's incredibly soft. Painfully soft. Search around a little and you'll see posts as far back as 2006 talking about it. I remember the first e90 JB I worked on, I thought it was a re-spray. It can be perfected, of course, but it's a real wrestling match and keeping it there is a full time job.
 
335iPty said:
Also, do you think I would need clay . I've heard that clay is very good to use before detailing your car.
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Claying removes contaminants from your paint that washing cannot remove. I try to clay my car 3-4 times a year and I ALWAYS clay before polishing. I don't want to risk a contaminant coming loose while polishing and the polisher dragging it accross the paint. I would recommend a light claying before polishing out your holograms.



335iPty said:
Also, what is compounding for?
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A compound is a heavy polish with relatively large abrasives in the polish which a detailer uses to remove swirls and other marring on the paint. 99% of the time you cannot stop at just compounding the paint. If you do, in most cases you will leave a haze on the paint and holograms. My guess is the guy who detailed your car used a compound on a wool pad with a rotary to remove your paint marring and then used a glaze to hide the haze and holograms. After a few car washes the glaze washed off and your holograms reappeared. A good detailer will generally not stop and compounding. Instead they will go to a softer pad and a milder polish to remove the haze and holograms which it sounds like your paint needs.



Being a newbie, I would probably go with a Dual Action (versus a rotary) polisher such as the Porter Cable XP, the Griot's Garage polisher or Meguiars G110. These tend to be good for beginners because they are 90% goof proof. Unless you paint in hard as a diamond (like much GM and Audi paint can be) you may be able to get away with using a medium foam polishing pad (such as the Lake Country white or green or the Edge Green or Blue or the Meguiars Yellow) with a medium polish (such as Meguiars 205, Menzerna Super Intensive Polish or similar Menzerna polishes) to get rid of your holograms. If you want to take your paint to the next level, do another step after that. In which case use a finishing pad (such as Lake Country Black, Blue, Red or Gold or Excel White or Meguiars Tan) with a finishing polish such as Menzerna PO85rd.
 
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