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Michael@thepolishingbooth
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Join date : 2011-07-16
Location : Lancashire
| | Subject: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 11:47 | |
| The Porsche 944 S2 The Customer found me through the Meguiars Website. He was looking to buy a Meguiar's G220 Polishing Machine to mint up his Porsche 944 S2 as he has a customer coming on Tuesday from Pistonheads, the conversation soon turned to the condition of the car and he said it had seen better days the paint was thin in places and probably needs a respray in the future as it's got white patches all over the Guards Red Paint, Ok that was an exaggeration it was only over the Bonnet, Roof and Nearside None of this Clear coat malarky this is paint!   The Befores [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Ok Lets go to work! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Now inside and worried! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Taken back outside after clay bar and still worried! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Ok Lets Start, We found a combo that started to work, The paint was so dry it was literaly soaking the polish in before getting chance to work it, we settled on 3M compound and Menzerna on a 3M yellow pad being followed up by a 3M Ultrafina on a Yellow Pad swiftly being topped off with HD Wax. 50/50 Sort of! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]The paint was soaking everything we threw at it and was fading out we tried another wax Chemical Guy's 52 and this helped, But we then applied Meguiars No7 Show glaze in 2 coats, this was the oil that was needed! The afters! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]The customer reaction was, It's now not for sale!  Michael | |
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kgt
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Join date : 2010-03-22
Age : 105
Location : Bishop Aukward
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 12:00 | |
| No surprise there, it looks great. But help me out here, you are talking about the paint as if it was a living being and literally drinking the product in as if it was dehydrated - correct ? | |
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phil555
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Join date : 2010-03-16
Age : 51
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 12:04 | |
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CARLOS
Posts : 2600
Join date : 2010-03-12
Age : 48
Location : chilton co durham
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 12:04 | |
| cracking job micheal i do a bit ov machine polishing meself now know someone to get some tips off  | |
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baldy
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Join date : 2010-03-16
Age : 53
Location : Just resting my finger in this hair trigger.....
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 19:55 | |
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Michael@thepolishingbooth
Posts : 9
Join date : 2011-07-16
Location : Lancashire
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 21:00 | |
| - kgt wrote:
- No surprise there, it looks great. But help me out here, you are talking about the paint as if it was a living being and literally drinking the product in as if it was dehydrated - correct ?
Yes you are exactly correct, Older Paint is a bit like skin it drys out over time and has plenty of skin that needs the dead bits removing, However on this job after flatting off the paint was soaking up the polish and the fading back again it was that tired, It needed a really Oily Polish that Megs No7 this wasn't a walk in the park and was completed in a single day  Michael | |
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kgt
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Age : 105
Location : Bishop Aukward
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 21:07 | |
| Thanks Michael, appreciate the detailed answer. That cars is a great advert for your business, a proper Lazarus job. | |
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hardy172
Posts : 2938
Join date : 2010-03-14
Age : 42
Location : Durham & Costa Del Consett
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Mon 18 Jul - 21:47 | |
| Well done pal cracking work!! | |
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martyp1970
Posts : 724
Join date : 2011-05-12
Age : 53
Location : 50 shades of northumberland
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Tue 20 Dec - 23:35 | |
| wow thats amazing | |
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byers
Posts : 3378
Join date : 2011-02-19
Age : 45
Location : Hpool
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Wed 21 Dec - 7:42 | |
| Spot on looks well... The bit were you we're explaining the mixes I got lost I have always liked looking at the pictures to explain the story lol | |
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REZ
Posts : 579
Join date : 2011-08-31
Location : Turnopfield
| | Subject: Re: Not a Scooby but an Idea of what I can do ;-) Wed 21 Dec - 12:26 | |
| Fantastic.. love threads like this regardless of what car it is.. cossies get me going though!! If as you say the paint needs dead bits removing as skin does could you not dip it in a huge tank full of those skin eating fish to sort the problem?? | |
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