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Been reading up voraciously on the forums in preparation for my first machine detail job! I picked up a new SUV about 2 weeks ago (Hyundai in Beckett's Black i.e. black pearl). Long story short, car looked good during delivery, but once it went through the rain a day later, all the swirling "mysteriously" appeared! Looked like someone had buffed the car with a dirty pad! This is what I was looking at:
The dealer requested to have their in house detailer try to correct the issue - apparently he did a 2 stage polish - didn't look noticeably better. I then took it to a highly reviewed detailer, that significantly improved the appearance of the swirls under the over head florescent lights, but unfortunately, once in the sun, was still quite evident. Apparently he used automagic GS-1 and followed by new car glaze. Here's how it looks in the same light conditions as the previous pictures, with 2 layers of collinite 845:
I can't stand the fact that my new car's paint looks worse than my 5 year old Mazda (granted, the mazda is gun metal, not black), in the sun anyway. I am planning on trying to do this myself now with the Ultimate Compound and Ultimate polish combo, and I have a few questions:
1. Should I be worried that 2 other detailers have gone before me, albeit with relatively non-agressive (and evidently not aggressive enough) polishes, in terms of thinning out my clear coat?
2. Is UC too aggressive given these swirls look relatively light?
3. I was thinking of using something equivalent to a UC w LC orange pad, then UP with a white polishing pad. I might even try UC w the white pad first to see what results I get. I know it's really hard to judge based on pictures, but any recommendations/comments on this plan of action?
Oh, this will be done with a PC 7424 (non XP I believe).
Appreciate any inputs! Thanks!
Been reading up voraciously on the forums in preparation for my first machine detail job! I picked up a new SUV about 2 weeks ago (Hyundai in Beckett's Black i.e. black pearl). Long story short, car looked good during delivery, but once it went through the rain a day later, all the swirling "mysteriously" appeared! Looked like someone had buffed the car with a dirty pad! This is what I was looking at:
The dealer requested to have their in house detailer try to correct the issue - apparently he did a 2 stage polish - didn't look noticeably better. I then took it to a highly reviewed detailer, that significantly improved the appearance of the swirls under the over head florescent lights, but unfortunately, once in the sun, was still quite evident. Apparently he used automagic GS-1 and followed by new car glaze. Here's how it looks in the same light conditions as the previous pictures, with 2 layers of collinite 845:
I can't stand the fact that my new car's paint looks worse than my 5 year old Mazda (granted, the mazda is gun metal, not black), in the sun anyway. I am planning on trying to do this myself now with the Ultimate Compound and Ultimate polish combo, and I have a few questions:
1. Should I be worried that 2 other detailers have gone before me, albeit with relatively non-agressive (and evidently not aggressive enough) polishes, in terms of thinning out my clear coat?
2. Is UC too aggressive given these swirls look relatively light?
3. I was thinking of using something equivalent to a UC w LC orange pad, then UP with a white polishing pad. I might even try UC w the white pad first to see what results I get. I know it's really hard to judge based on pictures, but any recommendations/comments on this plan of action?
Oh, this will be done with a PC 7424 (non XP I believe).
Appreciate any inputs! Thanks!
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