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VexxedVTS
30th May 2010, 13:45
Well seeing as it was a sunny day i decided to give to nissan a clean, then tought i'd get the polisher out.
The car was covered in swirls, it was actually shocking.
Anyway less chat more pics.

http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/vexxedmonkey_2009/P1030432.jpg
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/vexxedmonkey_2009/P1030435.jpg
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/vexxedmonkey_2009/P1030431.jpg
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/vexxedmonkey_2009/P1030430.jpg
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/vexxedmonkey_2009/P1030434.jpg
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/vexxedmonkey_2009/P1030433.jpg
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab239/vexxedmonkey_2009/P1030436.jpg

There are still a couple that i cant get out, I cant feel them. Any tips or advice?

P90PTS
30th May 2010, 13:47
Try a heavier pad/polish combo mate.

what pads and polishes are you using?

VexxedVTS
30th May 2010, 13:49
a menzerna polishing pad with final finish, it got alot of them out as you can see. But theres a few which i cant get out, I also tried super finish(think its called that) on them but wouldnt budge.

P90PTS
30th May 2010, 13:52
Have you got any Intensive Polish? Or even a compounding pad at all?

VexxedVTS
30th May 2010, 13:58
yea i've got both, just didn't want to go to aggressive.

P90PTS
30th May 2010, 14:01
Try some FF on a compounding pad or even IP on a polishing pad.

IP isn't too aggressive really.

SnakeVTR
31st May 2010, 22:20
Dont polish a car in the sun matey, especially a black one, do it on a cool day, otherwise they can end up looking worse than when you started :y:

VexxedVTS
31st May 2010, 22:30
Dont polish a car in the sun matey, especially a black one, do it on a cool day, otherwise they can end up looking worse than when you started :y:

I put a gazebo up when I polish and wax, especially considering the last time i did it on the hottest day off the year I ended up burnt as f0ok:n:

And trying to clean windows in the sun just doesn't work:n:

SnakeVTR
31st May 2010, 22:52
yea, i learnt the hard way lol, even if the paintwork is warm it makes it difficult, you can get a kit specially for black cars from halfords, its 25 quid and hides all sorts of lines scratches and swirls :y:

coleman258
4th June 2010, 21:23
I hate the sun at the moment, makes washing the car so hard the water just dries on it instantly and theres no shade outside, are there any tips? or will i just have to find some shade?

saxovtsmad
4th June 2010, 21:35
i dry one panel at a time and spray this on the panel before touching it with a towel
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detailing-sprays/meguiars-last-touch/prod_225.html

coleman258
5th June 2010, 09:52
Cheers for that i will give it a go, black is such a nightmare colour :(