How to de-swirl the Zed?

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ba3bas

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I wouldn't do it myself mate unless you're properly comfortable.

Can direct you to a guy in Croydon who is ace who I met through M3cutters.

I've seen his work and he does it for the pleasure. Gives proceeds to charity as well.
That's for a proper detail, otherwise get some Poorboys Black hole (or white something for lighter pair)
It's basically a filler for fine swirls.
 
If i had my time again i would have saved the £200 i spunked on the machine, pads and polishes, avoided the emmence back ache of polishing the bonnet, avoided the feeling of "FFS why havent all the swirls gone and why is it not completely marr free" avoided the pain in the arse of masking out trim etc etc and paid a detailer to do it instead!

Drop car off, pay man, pick car up absolutely mint :thumbsup:
 
What did you get on ebay? Da or orbital?

Either way, I preffer the chemical guys hex logic pads, theycome in diffrent grades get one high cutting pad one medium one finishing pad

I use the menzerna polish, again you want one high cut polish and one finishing polish

Wash,
Polish with machine using high cut pad and high cut polish
Polish with machine using finishing pad and finishing polish
Wash
Apply glaze, poorboys black hole or white diamond (you can use your machine with a wax pad on the slowest speed)
Buff off glaze
Apply wax again you can use your machine again
Buff wax off

The process of polishing is hard work, expect it to take all day, mask up black trim badges etc. Try not to get polish on the roof its hard to get out
Polish one pannel at a time, large pannels like the bonnet brake up into four with masking tape

Watch videos on you tube to get the correct method and techniques for using the machine and you will be fine

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Jonny essex said:
Your right guys, to much dam work.....i will pay a man with whiskers and a blue overall to do it for me for £200 :thumbsup:
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Think of the fun you will have though

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Full instructions here: :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAd5bzOukU8
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If you have no experience in machine-polishing... I wouldn't start right away on the Zed as you can seriously damage the paint because of heat caused by friction...
 
I'm a noob who bought the DAS PRO machine polisher, and the results have been great. it gets out all swirl marks & fine scratches, and with a bit of effort will make medium scratches a heck of a lot less noticable!!

IMO dont waste money on a clay bar unless your paintwork is covered with tar or something else that wont come off - waste of money!!
 
Jonny essex said:
Your right guys, to much dam work.....i will pay a man with whiskers and a blue overall to do it for me for £200 :thumbsup:
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i would expect it to cost more than that for this level of hassle. and you have the polisher for all the other times you want to buff it up a bit
 
Bad_Pritt said:
Full instructions here: :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAd5bzOukU8
[youtube]DAd5bzOukU8[/youtube]

If you have no experience in machine-polishing... I wouldn't start right away on the Zed as you can seriously damage the paint because of heat caused by friction...
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Or just get Paul in the video to do it for you. The other thread I posted in shows his level of work.
 
I'm using da polisher for that. Preparing my car for the saturdays show and shine as we speak :P
 
Believe it or not, you can remove most swirls by hand

My car is black, and had its fair share of swirls when I bought it (as most black cars do). I've now got it to a position where only the deepest swirls show. The paint is in really good condition for an older zed
 
Unless you are into "detailing" or want to get into it, pay someone who knows what they are doing and get on with your life...

You will need a machine to get all the swirls out, you will also need a paint reader, as you really need to know how much clear coat you have to work with.

Getting maching polishing right is good, getting it wrong is a respray.

Then you have the wash stages, the decon stage, which is very important before a polish, then the time effort and money on different pads and polish...

Then stuff for the wheels, roof etc....

And finally after all that... some wax or sealant to protect your work...

Honestly... if you are not really into it... don't even bother.

(IMO)

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I was watching a show called "American Restoration". Don't know if you guys get it or not, but on one segment, Rick, the boss, asked the audience, TV viewers, what is the best method for getting out swirls? He gave a multiple choice and after the commerical he said it was Talcom powder. His demo, he sprayed it liberally on the surface and buffed out the swirls. I believe it was time-lasped as well. Not sure how you would get the sides done, either.
So, if you try it, try it on a "NON BMW" or something first :P
Let us know how it works.. :thumbsup:
 
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