Car paint people what the feck is mopping a car
10-12-2007, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by C4llyT
It seems to be all German cars, anyone that has to work with these cars - sorting defects, swirls, scratches etc will tell you.
That scratch took a lot of time and flatting to get rid of, yet was something silly like 0.2 of a micron to achieve it.
Could have used t-cut or similar for a week by hand and not touched it.
That scratch took a lot of time and flatting to get rid of, yet was something silly like 0.2 of a micron to achieve it.
Could have used t-cut or similar for a week by hand and not touched it.
11-12-2007, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Smit
When the clearcoat goes from solvent based to water you'll all be fucked anyway! 
In my opinion that best way to flat & polish clearcoat - Flat with 2000 wet & dry, use mop with 3m greentop compound and finish off 3m finnese-it then wax by hand.
And also its not all German cars that are difficult to polish as I worked for Audi for 10 years. It's only on Merc's with scratch resistant clearcoat - which is rock hard!!
11-12-2007, 07:18 PM
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Tom - VAG and bmw cars have hard paint (lacquer), hence using different methods to correct defects 
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/ sponsor E36coupe, often moan when they've a bmw in for correction due to how hard the paint is, more time and effort to correct
I know myself from spending an hour by hand on my spoiler with ssr3 and not touching it how hard it is
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/ sponsor E36coupe, often moan when they've a bmw in for correction due to how hard the paint is, more time and effort to correct
I know myself from spending an hour by hand on my spoiler with ssr3 and not touching it how hard it is
try masking up stuf that can get in the
11-12-2007, 08:15 PM
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This threads gone to pot,wih folsk,who know "what thay want"..But not "how it works"!!!!
If its that easy guys,go buy a mop,and some Trizact/G3,and do it your selves,and PM me with a price to respray your cars!!
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11-12-2007, 08:38 PM
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Well yeah, need a PTG for starters for about £500, nevermind one for plastics at several times that price
Pay someone £150-200 and get it done safely and properly
Pay someone £150-200 and get it done safely and properly
11-12-2007, 09:36 PM
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Welli agree.. But thatsd what abody shop will charge you..If when i say £60n means id do a shot jobmthe so be it..But dont forget,if you bring your car to our place (contract for merc,jag,subaru,porche,etc) that it will be ME that does it for you,with the same mop,and same materials... 
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11-12-2007, 09:43 PM
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What kind of bodyshop is this?
Seems quite common that the paint won't be in a great state after your usual bodyshop has worked on it, plenty of defects under the halogens that shouldn't be there, buffer trails etc. Just don't seem to be finished too well.
Same with new cars though, some shocking sights to be seen there.
Seems quite common that the paint won't be in a great state after your usual bodyshop has worked on it, plenty of defects under the halogens that shouldn't be there, buffer trails etc. Just don't seem to be finished too well.
Same with new cars though, some shocking sights to be seen there.
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