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02-09-2021, 07:02 PM | #15 |
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im on the trd lowering springs and yep scraping unfortunately happens quite often, even if i turn into nearly every speed bump/garage curb i encounter. i used to be super anal about scratches on my car until i got a real bad ding on my first frs that wasn't totally pdr fixable. told myself tis a cheap car that i'm having fun in, not worth the agony so I haven't looked back since lol...my front bumper is trashed from all the rocks round here
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if it hasn't been detailed since you bought it, then get it detailed. i usually try to detail my cars once a year, though lately, it's closer to 2-3 years between detail jobs. but i also would never own black... there's no reason to have to wait and cringe. it'll only make you hate something you love.
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I have a 6 yr old car.
Had something bounce on the hood, left a nice dent. Got a paintless guy to fix it, great job! 1 week later something else bounced off the hood 2" away..... It's still there, I gave up, I have a bunch of little dents/scratches. It's life. Worry about the bigs things in life, not dents or scratches on a car. |
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Best polishing advice I can give is to use the lightest possible polish. An Ultra-Finishing polish is very light, while other compounds will have more "cut". You want to preserve your clear coat as you get the most gloss from your clear coat having thickness.
Meguiar's M205 is very light for polishing the entire car. And with a good set of Lake Country Green pads. After you've finished the entire car, then you can "spot polish" deeper scratches out with a medium-cut compound like "Meguiar's M83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish" and a white pad. You don't want to over-polish the car. Take it from a guy who is nuts about keeping his car clean and scratch-free. One of the greater problems I created when I detailed my car was that I used too-aggressive of polishes and pads - which cleaned and shined the car perfectly but it took down a lot of clear coat thickness, which lowered the overall gloss and "new car look", even with the car covered in several layers of wax. If you are new to polishing, it is good to get a good quality polishing kit. Not just some random kit from the hardware store or some Amazon / bang good special. Get something like a Porter Cable PC7424XP kit and a 5.5 inch backing plate and pads - specifically great size and power for working gently on these cars. Last edited by radroach; 02-11-2021 at 02:05 PM. |
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Thank you all again guys
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there's plenty of other defects I've fixed and repaired in 7 years ownership. I've had dents fixed at PDR shops. I've DIY painted over bumper rock-chips with Dr. Colorchip. I've used a heat gun to bend my bumper back in place after damaging it. I've filled in deep paint gauges with sharpee marker! |
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02-16-2021, 10:27 PM | #25 |
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I bought a bunch of Avalon King ceramic coating on Black Friday to apply this spring. Will this help avoid the door ding scratches?
I am the same as OP and try to park far away, but they find me...and open their door into the Berz |
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No, ceramic doesnt do squat against scratches.
You'll need paint protection film for that. I wish i had done it on this car especially the front end, it's so sandblasted after 5 years and 60k some miles.
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Well that’s not very reassuring. I guess I’ll have to just accept it may need to be repainted one day
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