matte hand prints & various scratches on black paintwork...

Post 677752 by sh0wtime on 2014-01-05 18:36:21

Hi Guys although the panelwork on my recently acquired V70 is very straight it has quite a few really matte (white looking) hand prints/smudges on it. looks like kiddies hands from the size of them. touching everything they shouldn't! it also has its fair share of scratches, some down to the light undercoat. well it is a couple of weeks over 14 years old now.. it looks lovey in the rain lol what are my options for tidying it up a bit? i've never had a black car before, always avoided them as i don't like cleaning/polishing.. i could go months without cleaning my silver s8 :) are the "colour magic" branded polishes any good? i guess for a tenner a bottle its gotta be worth a go :) i suppose i could get it mopped. whats the paint thickness like on these? am i likely to go straight through? i dont want it to look showroom fresh. but i definitely want it to look less scruffy than it does now :)

Post 677759 by merc85 on 2014-01-05 18:46:42

Hi Buddy, Black cars are simply a nightmare, they look so fresh wen you have just polished them, but drive it a few mins down the road you see road dust everywhere. When i 1st got mine the paint was very flat, and had loads of deep scratches, I washed her claybar'd it polished it wasnt happy with the finish so compounded the worst panels with Farcela G3 Medium grade by hand then polished her and sealed the polish with a canuba wax. she's looking very fresh these days, but im always cleaning the dam thing lol. [ATTACH=CONFIG]23417[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]23418[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]23419[/ATTACH]

Post 677760 by S70T5Chris on 2014-01-05 18:49:00

Where'd you get the grill from Gav?

Post 677762 by merc85 on 2014-01-05 18:53:28

[QUOTE=S70T5Chris;677760]Where'd you get the grill from Gav?[/QUOTE] Parts for Volvos online buddy, http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/product_info.php?cPath=519_909&products_id=7268 I took the slash off the original volvo grille, and put it on the egg crate, some peeps use the later slash from xc90's etc

Post 677763 by sh0wtime on 2014-01-05 18:54:55

wow yours looks great. basically i need to put some work in then & there is hope. either that or throw a bucket of water over it everytime i go out lol

Post 677765 by stribo on 2014-01-05 18:57:51

[QUOTE=sh0wtime;677763]wow yours looks great. basically i need to put some work in then & there is hope. either that or throw a bucket of water over it everytime i go out lol[/QUOTE] Gav does wash his car more than he drives it. ;)

Post 677766 by merc85 on 2014-01-05 18:58:17

its helps having a Garage tbh. Autoglym Ultra Deep is a very good polish, and will fill in most scratches/marks in the paint the more you do it the better it will look and last longer between washes

Post 677781 by sh0wtime on 2014-01-05 19:26:01

Mine will prob just sit around parked outside most of the time as it wont be my daily driver. not ideal i know but usual second car deal at this rate i will also have to wash it every time i drive it lol

Post 677784 by merc85 on 2014-01-05 19:28:15

[QUOTE=sh0wtime;677781]Mine will prob just sit around parked outside most of the time as it wont be my daily driver. not ideal i know but usual second car deal at this rate i will also have to wash it every time i drive it lol[/QUOTE] Sell it and get a Silver one ;) lol

Post 677795 by sh0wtime on 2014-01-05 19:44:14

ha ha. probably would be a better colour however a black one works out quite well if i end up putting some vinyl on it as my main sponsors logos are all bright green on a black background... http://jq-products.com/the-home/35-news/302-lifetime-for-showtime

Post 677796 by oblark on 2014-01-05 19:45:33

[QUOTE=stribo;677765]Gav does wash his car more than he drives it. ;)[/QUOTE] And what is wrong with that :)

Post 677804 by stribo on 2014-01-05 19:55:02

They're for driving, not just polishing. :P

Post 677806 by AAnickmac on 2014-01-05 19:58:49

my C70 had similar white marks on it. its normally kids fingers with sun tan lotion on them. its a bitch on paintwork. i used t cut and it came off a treat. inside on the trim i used baby wipes :smile: cos there cheap.