Originally Posted by
Twellsie
cool, thanks for you help, I had the car machine polished back in Jan as I had to have a new wing fitted, i will take a look on detailing world
Make sure you behave yourself though as I'm a Moderator over there
(I'm only messing, mate - it's a great site)
Originally Posted by
boost mad
Just because the car has been machine polished, it doesnt mean its a good job of correcting ( not saying it wasnt done right ).
The amount of cars ive had to detail after they have been machine polished by a garage after having work done, or as a delivery clean is huge. when not done properly it leaves bad marring and hologram like markings all over the car often making it look worse than when it started
Im not slating the work that was done to your car as it may be perfect, just giving my tupence worth
Totally agree with that ^^^ the amount of corrections the pro detailers on DW have to do after a car has been 'machined' by a garage after some repair work is sometimes staggering, and 9 times out of 10 the garage would have been best to not bother as they've made it look worse!
There is an art to proper machine polishing and understanding what polishes and pads work well together and what's best for different manufacturer paint types etc. not to mention the correct techniques. These 'bad' machining cases are often a result of not knowing about any of the above and just sticking any old pad on with whatever product they have to hand at the garage and quickly running it over the bodywork. Result? As stated in the above post, horrendous holograms and marring and the car then requiring the attention of someone who knows what they're doing.