Post 634220 by Tomcat on 2013-08-10 18:41:39
So very nice....so very jelous...
Post 634221 by merc85 on 2013-08-10 18:45:14
Id had thought the clay bar would have got rid of the swirls? But Looking very nice. ;)
Post 634228 by bonelorry on 2013-08-10 18:55:29
[QUOTE=merc85;634221]Id had thought the clay bar would have got rid of the swirls? But Looking very nice. ;)[/QUOTE]
The Clay bar when used with quick detailer spray as a lubricant just safely removes away from the paint any traffic film, Tree sap, Minor tar spots etc. Any major tar spots are removed using tar remover.
Then onto the polishing stage, The Autoglym Super Resin Polish does fill some minor swirls and make the paint smooth to help with the wax application.
The only true way to remove swirls or holograms in the paint is to machine polish the car using various pads and polish compounds until the best correction is achieved, You also need good U.V lighting too.
Cheers
Post 634230 by merc85 on 2013-08-10 19:05:27
The clay bar removes deposits on the paint which create the swirls. Not saying what your doing is incorrect just saying the imperfection in the paint must be quite bad to warrant a compound with a machine polisher?
I havent had to go down this route before and a few of my cars the black one certainly was quite bad when i first got it.
Post 634237 by bonelorry on 2013-08-10 19:28:05
[QUOTE=merc85;634230]The clay bar removes deposits on the paint which create the swirls. Not saying what your doing is incorrect just saying the imperfection in the paint must be quite bad to warrant a compound with a machine polisher?
I havent had to go down this route before and a few of my cars the black one certainly was quite bad when i first got it.[/QUOTE]
Yes the Clay bars main purpose as you rightly said does remove deposits which if you leave on the paint will cause or contribute to swirls if you ignore them and then try to polish to car.
You end up with a very dirty polishing cloth or applicator.
Swirls and imperfections on my car are created by previous owners that have owned the car either using sponges, Chamois leathers, T-Cuts, Polishing the car by hand without removing the tar or cleaning the paint properly prior to polishing. A number of other things not washing the car properly.
Under a U.V light you can see these swirls and in turn these rob the paint of depth and clarity, The Imperfections in my paint are minor. Infact even brand new cars that leave the factory benefit from a machine polish.
My previous car which was a Mk5 Golf GTI Edition 30 looked fantastic and was only 5 years old, It was enthusiast owned and looked after and washed regular. After a minor paint correction/machine polish the car look truly amazing.
Using a D/A polisher gives much better results and is not considered extreme, Wet-sanding and heavy duty compounds/pad combos are used on cars which have heavily faded due to major neglect.
Ofcourse you could try to do it by had using Autoglym super resin polish or the likes but you would be there for many hours and only achieve a very minor correction to the paint.
Post 634242 by merc85 on 2013-08-10 19:35:08
Lol perhaps i have Ocd when it comes to cleaning cars doh
Post 634243 by V70 Graham on 2013-08-10 19:36:14
Looking VERY nice, not jealous.....much lol
Post 634245 by bonelorry on 2013-08-10 19:37:33
[QUOTE=merc85;634242]Lol perhaps i have Ocd when it comes to cleaning cars doh[/QUOTE]
Its all about what works for you and getting the results you are happy with, I would never do anyone else's car even though I have been asked numerous times.
All good fun and keeps us out of trouble ;)
Post 634262 by AndysR on 2013-08-10 19:56:18
Even on this phone screen I can see you've done a phenomenal job there Simon. Must confess your cleaning technics are much like mine, now you've machined it there will probably be no need to machine it again if you follow your current technic, mine was done 5 years ago and I can get the same results by hand now that the polisher did then because I'm careful with the car when cleaning :)
Oh and now you've got your original reg back on the car I recognise the car, on my PC somewhere I've got a picture of this car at the Ring in Germany :)
Post 634267 by bonelorry on 2013-08-10 19:59:59
[QUOTE=AndysR;634262]Even on this phone screen I can see you've done a phenomenal job there Simon. Must confess your cleaning technics are much like mine, now you've machined it there will probably be no need to machine it again if you follow your current technic, mine was done 5 years ago and I can get the same results by hand now that the polisher did then because I'm careful with the car when cleaning :)
Oh and now you've got your original reg back on the car I recognise the car, on my PC somewhere I've got a picture of this car at the Ring in Germany :)[/QUOTE]
Its booked in on the 29th for the machine polish Andy :)
If you can find that pic would you mind posting it on my project thread? The previous owner used to go to the Ring every year but only to spectate, He never ran the car on the track but I was told when I collected the car that he saw quite a few other enthusiasts whilst there.
He never posted on the forums so the car was pretty unknown before I began plastering it on all the Volvo forums and whoring the car HAHAHA
Post 634271 by AndysR on 2013-08-10 20:06:08
Lol, yeah the shot of the car is going round the roundabout right by the entrance to the track, in the two years I've been going I've been quiet pleasantly surprised at the amount of Volvo lovers who attend, the force is strong in Germany.. Lol
Yes once I've got the Internet working at home I'll post it up for you ;)
Post 634294 by WOODY T5 on 2013-08-10 20:34:29
looks very very nice mate lovely
Post 634303 by iancho on 2013-08-10 20:50:29
Really interesting write up and beautiful pics, Great thread! :)
Post 634440 by bonelorry on 2013-08-11 15:30:02
[QUOTE=AndysR;634271]Lol, yeah the shot of the car is going round the roundabout right by the entrance to the track, in the two years I've been going I've been quiet pleasantly surprised at the amount of Volvo lovers who attend, the force is strong in Germany.. Lol
Yes once I've got the Internet working at home I'll post it up for you ;)[/QUOTE]
Thanks Andy, Looking forward to seeing it!
[QUOTE=WOODY T5;634294]looks very very nice mate lovely[/QUOTE]
Thanks Woody
[QUOTE=iancho;634303]Really interesting write up and beautiful pics, Great thread! :)[/QUOTE]
Cheers :)
