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Holy crap that is some severe lacquer peel! :eek:

Sadly the general advice is to re-spray the entire panel if it has lacquer peel. So a bumper re-spray. When it is as bad as that I don't think there will be any other option, aside from leaving it.

How old is that car?

And how long did you leave that bird dirt on there to do that to the bonnet?? :eek:
 
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Acme said:
Holy crap that is some severe lacquer peel! :eek:

Sadly the general advice is to re-spray the entire panel if it has lacquer peel. So a bumper re-spray. When it is as bad as that I don't think there will be any other option, aside from leaving it.

How old is that car?

And how long did you leave that bird dirt on there to do that to the bonnet?? :eek:
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Damn it, did not want to read that! It's 2011, f20. It would have been around 2 weeks of the bird poo. Would this be a similar repair to the lacquer?

The lacquer peel appeared out of no where, why would/does this happen? It's new to me!
 
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Ouch... :(

I think lacquer peel is usually caused by stone chips, and then moisture getting between the paint and the lacquer causing it to flake away. Happy to be corrected though. I'm surprised about that on a 2011 car to be honest!
 
leaving bird poop on your car is like throwing a load of acid all over your car, i wipe it off the 2nd i see it, even carry wipes in my car.

if it is bumper and bonnet, you will need the whole front end doing, but would say its not worth the cost
 
If it's stone chips that makes sense as we had our road resurfaced this month and I had to get my windscreen replaced as a result. I'm going to get some quotes as I want to sell the car!
 
CaptainRAVE said:
^^great beading :)



I was quite liberal, quite a few on each panel. Must have been a lot on my microfibre towel by the end. Can't see any smears.

Nice smell too!
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I used my BSD for the first time yesterday.. I was surprised by the nice smell.. and like you say, by the end microfiber cloth was quite wet with it by the end..
Was tempted to try it on my front windscreen..advisable ??
 
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quick pic of the beading after 2 coats of CarPro CQuartz UK toped with gtechniq c2v3.The black trim has 2 coats of gtechniq C4 Permanent Trim Restorer


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Did you apply the CQuartz yourself? Was it hard to do?

Car arrives next week, considering doing this. Should have access to a workshop for a day so I can do it inside. :)
 
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Did you apply the CQuartz yourself? Was it hard to do?

Car arrives next week, considering doing this. Should have access to a workshop for a day so I can do it inside. :)
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I did it my self and found it easy just check out some videos on utube to see how its done.
Also i did it out side not undercover.As long as you do a good prep you cant go wrong i useed a das 6 polisher to make things easier and quicker.
Only took a about a day to do full wash decon polish and coat then prayed it did not rain for 24 hours but if your inside no issue there.
I did not use the reloaded you get in the kit as it dose not really work to well with dark paints for some reason so opted for c2.
 
acake said:
I did it my self and found it easy just check out some videos on utube to see how its done.
Also i did it out side not undercover.As long as you do a good prep you cant go wrong i useed a das 6 polisher to make things easier and quicker.
Only took a about a day to do full wash decon polish and coat then prayed it did not rain for 24 hours but if your inside no issue there.
I did not use the reloaded you get in the kit as it dose not really work to well with dark paints for some reason so opted for c2.
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Got any pics of the whole car? :)

Mine will be similar colour, possible the same, what car is it?

New car so hopefully wont need much correction, really dont want to have to polish it, though I do have a das 6.
 
Need some advice on bird poo stain... got baked on the roof in the sun and after removal has left a stain in the paint. I don't think the poo was there that long, but long enough obviously! I have tried Meguiars Ultimate Compound as recommended by someone, but that doesn't seem to have done very much, despite putting some elbow grease in to it. Any advice? Car is a Golf Mk7 Limestone Grey, if that makes any difference.
 
chroniclard said:
Got any pics of the whole car? :)

Mine will be similar colour, possible the same, what car is it?

New car so hopefully wont need much correction, really dont want to have to polish it, though I do have a das 6.
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Will get some tomorrow and post up for you.its a focus.
And you may be suprised how many scratches the dealer will add when they valet the car for you.

I refused the free valet on mine and sid ity self to save issues and time.
 
Legend said:
Need some advice on bird poo stain... got baked on the roof in the sun and after removal has left a stain in the paint. I don't think the poo was there that long, but long enough obviously! I have tried Meguiars Ultimate Compound as recommended by someone, but that doesn't seem to have done very much, despite putting some elbow grease in to it. Any advice? Car is a Golf Mk7 Limestone Grey, if that makes any difference.
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This sounds crazy but try a hair dryer on it .not sure if i read that here or on detaling world forum.but worth looking up
 
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Well the poo is off... that wasn't the problem... it's the stain that's now left, like it's actually done something to the paintwork.
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Its etched in to the paint so search the hairdryer. Im out if not i would find the link.
 
Legend said:
Need some advice on bird poo stain... got baked on the roof in the sun and after removal has left a stain in the paint. I don't think the poo was there that long, but long enough obviously! I have tried Meguiars Ultimate Compound as recommended by someone, but that doesn't seem to have done very much, despite putting some elbow grease in to it. Any advice? Car is a Golf Mk7 Limestone Grey, if that makes any difference.
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go read this the first link is similar to you i think on a black mk7 vw golf so should give you more ideals to attack the issue

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=379106

And this for the hairdryer just read up never tryed this so dont no if it even works.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=380068&highlight=hairdryer

good luck hope you sort it out
 
acake said:
Will get some tomorrow and post up for you.its a focus.
And you may be suprised how many scratches the dealer will add when they valet the car for you.

I refused the free valet on mine and sid ity self to save issues and time.
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heres some picks for you chroniclard fist pic is before i set off on a drive in all the rain last night on the motorway and over woodhead pass other side of manchester and back so looks cleaner than the rest.
list of products used
body work carpro couk topped with gtechniq c2v2
trim gtechniq c4 trim restorer
wheels gtechniq c5 wheel armour topped with Collinite 476s
glass carpro flyby 40 BUT im not impressed with it at all dose not seem to repel water at around 40 mph as they state but gets better at 50 + on motorway. will go back to gtechniq G1 next year much better product.





these the cars a bit dirtier




 
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Went over it with the Farecla clay mitt, Meg's Ultimate Compound and Meg's Deep Crystal Wax.I want to try the G3 paste wax but I'll use up what I have for now. Still some light swirl marks but only noticeable if you push your nose up right to the paint so I'm not all that bothered.

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