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Old 02-12-2008, 09:53 PM   #1
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Well, they fixed my fender, but put swirls on the car when they "detailed" it

and this new scratch on the hood...



To DetailersDomain.com, this one is border line when I run my finger nail on it, do you think a 3" orange pad and intensive polish (mezerna) will take care of that?


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Old 02-12-2008, 10:03 PM   #2
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This car will be back to "Peleg's detailing specs" this weekend.

Stay tuned....
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Old 02-12-2008, 10:06 PM   #3
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o man your to funny
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Old 02-12-2008, 10:13 PM   #4
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wow, more horror stories of swirls/scratched when being serviced...
yeah, ive seen your thread on detailing, you wont have a prob. GL
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Old 02-13-2008, 06:39 AM   #5
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Well, they fixed my fender, but put swirls on the car when they "detailed" it

and this new scratch on the hood...



To DetailersDomain.com, this one is border line when I run my finger nail on it, do you think a 3" orange pad and intensive polish (mezerna) will take care of that?
Peleg,

I think you should be able to get that or most of it. You can always try Menzerna Power Gloss Compound first then IP then Micropolish to finish it off.
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Old 02-13-2008, 06:59 AM   #6
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Im excited to see the end result.
Obviously i know your work from here.
If detailing were like gun fighting you would be doc holliday.
And will you paint sand?
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:36 PM   #7
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Update: even 8 hours wasn't enough for my to finish this car, so I had to work inside.

Pictures soon.

About 90% of the scratch on the hood came out. Then I discovered they put another one on the roof, such a bunch of tools these guys.

Cliff notes: The wheels came off and were cleaned, cleaned the fender wells (they are so clean, you can eat off of them). Poorboy's wheels sealant is new favorite of mine as well.

Interior: Sonus total eclipse, 303 fabric guard for the RECARO's.

Engine detail....P21S total autowash.

Wash (Sonus mitt, Meguiar's gold class, new bucket, gritt guard), clay with Wolfgang clay and lube (my new favorite clay/lube combo)

Dry the car with a blower and California jelly blade. Windows were clayed as well. (best thing for windows if you ask me)

Menzerna micro polish with orange pad to get rid of all the damn scratches.

Menzerna final polish by hand and Meguiar's # 26 wax.

She's back to my specs now.

Special thanks to DetailersDomain.com for the polish recommandations, I'm now a firm believer that German detailing products are just better.
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:47 PM   #8
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how much did u Zoom in to get that scratch that big... lol is the scratch noticeable to the normal eye???
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:48 PM   #9
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unfortunatly when subaru washes my car, i got swirl marks.

mainly on my top of my trunk where is meets the rear window? wierd

also, on the hood / top of trunk, there are like some sort of water marks or something. wont come off with wax. any ideas besides hitting it with a buffer?
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:49 PM   #10
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how much did u Zoom in to get that scratch that big... lol is the scratch noticeable to the normal eye???
I think he used a microscope camera.
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:54 PM   #11
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how much did u Zoom in to get that scratch that big... lol is the scratch noticeable to the normal eye???

It was a little bit, but not anymore. Unless you go in there with a microscope, you can't see it.
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:55 PM   #12
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It was a little bit, but not anymore. Unless you go in there with a microscope, you can't see it.
lmao ... yea we got something like that on our bimmer... except we got a dent too
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:55 PM   #13
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unfortunatly when subaru washes my car, i got swirl marks.

mainly on my top of my trunk where is meets the rear window? wierd

also, on the hood / top of trunk, there are like some sort of water marks or something. wont come off with wax. any ideas besides hitting it with a buffer?
Wax is for protection.

What you want is an orange pad, Porter polisher and Menzerna micro polish and these water marks will be a thing of the past.
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Old 02-17-2008, 08:56 PM   #14
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should i try this?

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Old 02-17-2008, 09:08 PM   #15
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I could have went with a yellow pad a rubbing compound, but I got the results I wanted. The orange pad with the micro polish can deal with 2500 grit scratches.


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