Is Car Wash Spray too Powerful?
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Is Car Wash Spray too Powerful?
I've got a black 04 and one of the first things I did after I bought it was wash it because it was a bit dirty. I took it to one of those manual car washes with the power washers. The paint looks amazing when not in direct sunlight but when it is in direct sunlight theres almost like this gray wavy 3D effect coming off the paint. What is that? I know black usually looks like crap in direct sunlight no matter what but I've never seen this 3D thing going on before. I'm freaking out that I may have gotten too close with the power washer. I wasn't point blank with it but I did come maybe a little more close than I should have at times.
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Most painters love fruit and they are consistently eating Oranges.
Hence, the fuxx up the paint when spraying.
It's also known than a car wash will remove the paint down to primer grey.
Hence, the fuxx up the paint when spraying.
It's also known than a car wash will remove the paint down to primer grey.
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Wheels, not rims!!
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I am willing to bet it is a hologram effect. Swirls, or in other words, micro scratches. Pressure washes will not cause this.
I am not going to explain the whole process of what you have done and what you should have done. IInstead, ill ask you to read this site if you want to take care of your paint:
www.autopia.org
If you dont care, then... Dont bother I guess
I am not going to explain the whole process of what you have done and what you should have done. IInstead, ill ask you to read this site if you want to take care of your paint:
www.autopia.org
If you dont care, then... Dont bother I guess
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I am willing to bet it is a hologram effect. Swirls, or in other words, micro scratches. Pressure washes will not cause this.
I am not going to explain the whole process of what you have done and what you should have done. IInstead, ill ask you to read this site if you want to take care of your paint:
www.autopia.org
If you dont care, then... Dont bother I guess
I am not going to explain the whole process of what you have done and what you should have done. IInstead, ill ask you to read this site if you want to take care of your paint:
www.autopia.org
If you dont care, then... Dont bother I guess
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either way taking it to a detailing shop to get it polished will fix it no problem.
and for now give it a nice coat of wax. you'd be surprised how many swirls wax can fill.
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they are correct..u cannot do that to ur paint at a car wash...u can mess ur paint up some going thru an automatic car wash. if u do that to many times ur paint will have something similar to swirls all over it. yes u have swirls...most cars do. they can be kind of removed and totaly buried by polishing ur car with a mild polish and a foam pad..then wax the bejesus out of it at least 2 times. peferable once with a decent sealant then a good shiny wax.once some doofass buffs a dark colored car to aggressivly its hard as hell to completly remove bad swirls but u can bury then very nicely.
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Thanks guys. It doesn't look like your typical swirl marks. It really does look like random 3D holograms. I'll have it buffed out by a pro though..Thats as soon as I can keep this car on the road for more than a week!
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with a little practice u can do it yourself with np...buy a good little orbital waxer and practice on ur hood for starters....dont use a ton of wax and keep away from the black plastic dont force a crapton or wax into the cracks and ur golden...back and forth side to side let dry wipe off....most detail shops are just going to hide ur swirls...but having it polished once by someone who knows what thier doing with a faom pad might be a good idea.http://www.griotsgarage.com/ watch him wax he knows his stuff...never uses a high speed buffer just an orbital.
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orange peel is not desirable. You can tell how much orange peel you have by looking at a reflection of something in the paint. Basically the reflection will be bumpy and messed up like the surface of an orange.
Here's my TDI with a lot of orange peel (look at the tree and car reflection on the door):
Here's a junker car that someone polished the paint, which removed most of the peel:
Here's my TDI with a lot of orange peel (look at the tree and car reflection on the door):
Here's a junker car that someone polished the paint, which removed most of the peel:
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Wheels, not rims!!
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Depends on what compound he will be using and I assume he will not be doing this more than once a month
To the original poster - Either way, log onto autopia.org if you can. There are many reputable detailers on the site that will be willing to help you get your paint back into shape. Read up on how to wash anddry your car to keep it as swirl free as possible.
The last thing you want to do is to take it to a detailer that doesnt know what he is doing. We are talking about adding additional damage to the paint and possibly burning the paint by using a rotary polisher incorrectly.
To the original poster - Either way, log onto autopia.org if you can. There are many reputable detailers on the site that will be willing to help you get your paint back into shape. Read up on how to wash anddry your car to keep it as swirl free as possible.
The last thing you want to do is to take it to a detailer that doesnt know what he is doing. We are talking about adding additional damage to the paint and possibly burning the paint by using a rotary polisher incorrectly.
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a high speed buffer will remove paint for sure...the best case is never use one at all its not needed for most problems. a high speed buffer heats the paint to the point of melting it . an orbital will not. if u take care of ur paint from day 1 u will hopefully never have to have it touched by a high speed buffer thats best case. sometimes u gotta.
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