black magic paint

[chillcupra]

I have black metalic paint on my beezer and it looks the dogs. However if you glance at it close up t certain angles you can see loads of slight scratches. Its done 6k before i got it so may have been taken though a car wash. Any ideas what i can do and does anyone else have this on the beezers. Is it just part of owning a black car???

cheers

 

[chillcupra]

anyone?

 

[Guinness]

part of the black car mate, some good polish will hide them a bit more. Know autoglym high resin polish is very good for hiding fine scratches.

 

[justlivyalife]

My Zenith Grey Ibiza has hundreds of scratches and bad holograms on it - it's done 4.5k now - have owned it from new, washed with 2 bucket method, wash mitt, water magnet etc etc. Think they were there before I took delivery .

 

[ibizasport16v]

im the same mate, black magic and only done about 3k, noticed it a few months ago, just the joys of the colour, read somewhere that it can happen as part of the paint process in some cases, just carry on with the 2 bucket and dont make it any worse is my advice to you (thats what im doin anyway)

 

[justlivyalife]

I'm going to get it professionally detailed as it's a pain in the backside. Especially now as the sun is coming out more often it looks terrible, especially after you've just washed it!!!

 

[gazjones]

only real way to get them out is using a pc polisher lots of enthusiast detailers have them and car looks 10 times better when its been done. its not just this colour either mine being red had bad swirls

 

[Triple D]

Yep my black car shows up the scratches and the swirls really bad but i really should get it detailed and have my wheels refurbed aswell. But it all comes down to having the wonga to do it

 

[ibizasport16v]

you could try using a filler polish like guiness said and try and hide them til u have the cash to get a detail

 

[rashcupra]

i had the whole car mopped and waxed at work. gets rid of all them little scratches but give it a couple of carefull washes and they appear rapidly ul never keep black mint!

 

[ibizasport16v]

why did i have to fall in love with the black one at the forecourt, went in with the intention of buying silver

 

[Sisson]

try some clearkote vanilla moose wax to mask the scratches or some poorboys Ex-p sealant...

try www.detailingworld.co.uk or www.polishedbliss.co.uk for loads of help and info and also lots of friendly peeps that will help you out..

Hope this helps

 

[ibizasport16v]

ive used the poorboys ex stuff twas good

 

[Nath.]

ovni yellow does not suffer from the swirls hardly at all

fooking excelent paint IMHO and even stone chips vanish with a blob of touch up paint and a flat with t cut

 

[rashcupra]

shame its bitch to match when respraying pannels! not a painters favorite colour to spray

 

[Nath.]

shame its bitch to match when respraying pannels! not a painters favorite colour to spray

had the corner of the rear bumber puffed in by a bodyshop on my old ovni mk3 and that was an absolute pukka job for £100

the guy who did it said that yellow was a well easy colour to match

 

[mattylol]

hehe me is detailer and love me black cars here is a pic of a black astra i detailed at the weekend

also just bought me new ibiza tonight she is 07 FR TDi and yes BLACK MAGIC canny wait to get her i asked the deailer not to have her polished just so i could

ok here is the pic

 

[rashcupra]

the lads that do the painting at my huge bodyshop say its tough i wouldnt know

 

[bogstandardTDI]

Ditto the Clearkote VM hand glaze suggestion - did a fine job on my old golf.

The only real way is to use a PC or a rotary (if you are brave) - coupled with some menz polish (VAG paint is a tough cookie) it does a great job.

 

[andycalvia]

sorry to sound an idiot but what is detailing?