Removing buffer trails?
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Bought a banger for the summer - a dark blue BMW e34 5 series - it looks like the paint was dull when the dealer got it - and therefore they have run over it (badly) with a buffer. The entire car is covered in buffer trails which are visible in bright sunlight / artificial light.
I have managed to reduce the effect with a couple of coats of Colour Magic to bring some colour back, but can still see the trails.
Can i get rid of them by hand? I have Autoglym Super Resin Polish, Colour Magic, Megs Gold Class, Collinite 476S and if push comes to shove - rubbing compound.
I cannot justify the costs of a professional detail, but want to get rid of the trails.
Any ideas?
I have managed to reduce the effect with a couple of coats of Colour Magic to bring some colour back, but can still see the trails.
Can i get rid of them by hand? I have Autoglym Super Resin Polish, Colour Magic, Megs Gold Class, Collinite 476S and if push comes to shove - rubbing compound.
I cannot justify the costs of a professional detail, but want to get rid of the trails.
Any ideas?
Tim, you are likely to do more harm than good with that rubbing compound by hand.
Use Super Resin Polish on them to improve the appearance but it is unlikely to fully removed them. Invest 100 GBP in a cheap rotary polisher/pad/compound kit if you want to do it yourself. With a bit of reading up on how it works, it could be a useful tool and be far more effective and quicker than trying to remove swirls by hand.
Use Super Resin Polish on them to improve the appearance but it is unlikely to fully removed them. Invest 100 GBP in a cheap rotary polisher/pad/compound kit if you want to do it yourself. With a bit of reading up on how it works, it could be a useful tool and be far more effective and quicker than trying to remove swirls by hand.
What is your location, Tim?
You could get away with an 'enhancement' job which would likely shift the trails you speak of. Not sure what you're expecting a 'professional detail' to cost, but, an ehance on the e34 should see you about the £200 mark. You wouldn't have to go to full correction to remove your troubles. (this is where the prices creep up due to time involved!)
You could get away with an 'enhancement' job which would likely shift the trails you speak of. Not sure what you're expecting a 'professional detail' to cost, but, an ehance on the e34 should see you about the £200 mark. You wouldn't have to go to full correction to remove your troubles. (this is where the prices creep up due to time involved!)
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