Picked a new car up the other day for work purposes and am pretty pleased with it in general. Its done 90k but is almost stonechip free and only has a few scratches around the drivers door handle that I can get out no problem (think it was a womans car with silly nails ) - thankfully it seems the car has never, or rarely seen a powered car wash so my work is pretty easy generally
But...
The bootlid / rear bumper is a problem paintwise.
I've tried taking a picture of it to no avail so I'll do my best to describe the problem.
If you run your hand over the paint its very rough, almost like there is grit stuck into the top layer. The only time i've felt something like this is on an old car i cut the front off where the sparks settled on the roof, rusted a little and stuck to the paint.
I've got an orbital polisher and have attacked the front with some menzerna/sonus and got it pretty much spot on. Started the roof also... but I really dont know what to do with the boot/bumper
I'm guessing that if i get the orbital on it its going to pull whatever it is stuck into the paint onto the pad and scratch like buggery. Would a good claying get it? if so could someone offer advice as clay is something i've not ventured into.
Anyway, thanks in advance!
But...
The bootlid / rear bumper is a problem paintwise.
I've tried taking a picture of it to no avail so I'll do my best to describe the problem.
If you run your hand over the paint its very rough, almost like there is grit stuck into the top layer. The only time i've felt something like this is on an old car i cut the front off where the sparks settled on the roof, rusted a little and stuck to the paint.
I've got an orbital polisher and have attacked the front with some menzerna/sonus and got it pretty much spot on. Started the roof also... but I really dont know what to do with the boot/bumper
I'm guessing that if i get the orbital on it its going to pull whatever it is stuck into the paint onto the pad and scratch like buggery. Would a good claying get it? if so could someone offer advice as clay is something i've not ventured into.
Anyway, thanks in advance!