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Old 08-30-2007, 09:47 PM   #38 (permalink)
Rob T
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Originally Posted by Todd Helme View Post
I have never honestly polished starshield/clear bra/ect with a machine yet, as since it is fairly new, it generally is great shape (so far). I have heard you can use a mild finishing polish over it (like Menzerna 106ff) to clean it up but I have yet to try.

As far as claying it, no problem, and as you said, sealants over it work great!
Thanks for the follow up Todd. I will probably just play it safe and only clay the clear bra and not polish it.

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Originally Posted by raggedy1 View Post
My factory finish was crap. "Pindots" in several spots and swirl marks galore. I used up a bottle of Scratch-X and a lot of elbow grease to minimize the swirls/spider webbing issues, but it could use a little more work. I've never used a random orbital polisher on a car so I'm a bit hesitant to try on my Elise, but the work done by Todd looks incredible. I'd pay you to finish up my car if we we're in the same area.
Ironically you have a much better chance of screwing up your paint with the Scratch-X product than you would using a random orbit buffer!

Don't confuse the random orbit buffer with a rotary. You can definitely destroy your paint if you don't know what you are doing with a rotary. Random orbit on the other hand: you would really have to try pretty hard to cause any damage!


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http://autopia.org/forum/guide-detai...-polisher.html
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