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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
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Brian
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Trunk lost some shine...
I had a big dirt spot on my car recently, and I tried to wash it off with a wet cloth. I got the spot off, but I scratch the shine coat off..
Any way to fix it? spray clear coating or something? Brands? Last edited by NuocCam; 11-22-2009 at 05:50 AM. |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
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Chris Hann
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no quick fix for that man other than a cf trubk. U would defently have to reapply clear and by the Looks of it your paint is also damaged so most likely it will come out noticable. It looks like your whole lid has paint damage besides the pass. corner. good luck
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Brian
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how much would the materials cost? got a rough estimate? Quote:
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Wegue Wegue
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Adrian
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If dirt doesn't come off easily, place a paper towel over it, spray with vinegar dihlouted with water on it, let it soak. then clay bar it off. Or use goo gone.
Costs vary with brands. Best you look at your local shops, walmart, what ever you have in your Area. |
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DIRT!!?!?! Are you kidding me? For a second i thought u cleaned ur trunk with a power sander... if your not gonna get a cf trunk, you should probably pay to have it painted professionally. My guess it would cost 300-500 depending on the shop.
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What I use, in order of application...
Craftsman polisher with 6 soft terry cloth covers. Make sure not to contaminate the covers. Six Wax applicators. 3M #85 Diamond Cut 3M #83 Cleaner/Polish 3M #80 Speed Glaze 3M Swirl Remover 3M Polish Wax of your choice I prefer Meguires Gold Class Paste. |
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Quail Man!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Nick
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if you dont know how to clean dirt off your car without damaging the clear, i wouldnt attempt to buff it.
take it to a body shop, they could prob fix it in like 5 mins for a few bucks. |
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John
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well how long did you work? how much did you remove? You may have taken off enough clear coat to not bother trying to buff that out.
However, if you want to give it a try go buy some meguiars ultimate compound around $10, and some foam applicators (cheap), microfiber towels, maybe some meguiars swirlx (also pretty cheap), and wax it to finish. You can do it for probably around 20 or so if you order offline at ADS (autodetailingsolutions.net) Or just look in stores
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Brian
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thank you all for the ideas and products, i haven't tried anything out yet since summer school schedule is taking up most of my time for now. i'll probably try fixing it in about 4 weeks or so
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