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Dealing with Neglected Polishes: Ultimate Compound
Car Year:2009
Car Colour: Black
Condition: Watermarks, Swirls, Surface Scratches, Chips(some deep ones), Bird Dropping etch (minor) and Plastic Rub (motorbike handle)
Hi All, I have Black BMW and I noticed that there were serious watermarks on the clear coat. I bought this car second hand and it was only a year old.
Unfortunately I suspect the previous owner hardly used the car and left it outdoors in the rain and sun, thus the watermarks.
I was told that the removal of watermarks may require proper treatment and possibly more than one treatment to slowly remove them without eating up the clear coat.
Recently I sent the car in for a basic polish(thanks to our local groupon) it wasn't the best job but I did this so that someone else could handle the first treatment and I think they have done decent job in minimising it but some areas still showfaint watermarks.
The problem now, I noticed they have left me with a neglected polish/finish with swirly/zig zag lines when you see the paint against the sun/light. Furthermore the other problems like faint scratches and bird dropping etches were 50% tackled
This is where I thought Ultimate Compound could come in to finish the job. But before I go ahead I wanted some advice.
So here they are:
1) Considering that recent polish is now a 1 week old how soon can I start the UC process
2) Once I'm done with UC I obviously need to protect the coat with Wax. BUT do I really need to use a liquid/paste wax (NXT2.0) or will Ultimate Quik Wax Suffice.
3) My product application strategy is to do this POLISH:UC > WAX:Ultimate Quick Wax > MAINTENANCE: Ulitmate Quick Detail/Wax...is this enough?
Any advice would be good, BMW paint jobs are pretty good and I wanted to keep it in good condition.
I have done various detailing on my previous cars and was never pleased with results, I think it was due to wrong process and lack of knowledge. So before I commit to some form of elbow greasing I thought I get some advice from people who know more about detailing.....
Thanks in advance.
Car Colour: Black
Condition: Watermarks, Swirls, Surface Scratches, Chips(some deep ones), Bird Dropping etch (minor) and Plastic Rub (motorbike handle)
Hi All, I have Black BMW and I noticed that there were serious watermarks on the clear coat. I bought this car second hand and it was only a year old.
Unfortunately I suspect the previous owner hardly used the car and left it outdoors in the rain and sun, thus the watermarks.
I was told that the removal of watermarks may require proper treatment and possibly more than one treatment to slowly remove them without eating up the clear coat.
Recently I sent the car in for a basic polish(thanks to our local groupon) it wasn't the best job but I did this so that someone else could handle the first treatment and I think they have done decent job in minimising it but some areas still showfaint watermarks.
The problem now, I noticed they have left me with a neglected polish/finish with swirly/zig zag lines when you see the paint against the sun/light. Furthermore the other problems like faint scratches and bird dropping etches were 50% tackled
This is where I thought Ultimate Compound could come in to finish the job. But before I go ahead I wanted some advice.
So here they are:
1) Considering that recent polish is now a 1 week old how soon can I start the UC process
2) Once I'm done with UC I obviously need to protect the coat with Wax. BUT do I really need to use a liquid/paste wax (NXT2.0) or will Ultimate Quik Wax Suffice.
3) My product application strategy is to do this POLISH:UC > WAX:Ultimate Quick Wax > MAINTENANCE: Ulitmate Quick Detail/Wax...is this enough?
Any advice would be good, BMW paint jobs are pretty good and I wanted to keep it in good condition.
I have done various detailing on my previous cars and was never pleased with results, I think it was due to wrong process and lack of knowledge. So before I commit to some form of elbow greasing I thought I get some advice from people who know more about detailing.....
Thanks in advance.
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