Cav from Detailing World wanted to have a go with the Porter Cable polisher prior to investing in one so made the drive up from Preston this morning. The car is a recent acquisition and is undergoing a Euro makeover. There are a couple of badly dented panels that are due for replacement in the next couple of weeks.
We set to with the Karcher to rinse, then used the foam attachment with Meguiar's Hyper Wash to get some suds going. A couple of wash mitts and some clean water and we had a clean car :
...or so it appeared. Breaking out the clay revealed a different story (this was taken after claying a 12" square section of the bonnet, and bear in mind that the car had just been washed) :
Claying took a little longer than expected but it was worth putting the prep time in to make things easier later on. After finishing with the clay, we gave it another quick wash and then dried it off with a couple of towels.
With everything clean and dry, we could see what we were dealing with - some very deep scratches which we would not be able to remove, some lighter ones which we hoped to reduce and plenty of swirling :
We set to with the Karcher to rinse, then used the foam attachment with Meguiar's Hyper Wash to get some suds going. A couple of wash mitts and some clean water and we had a clean car :
...or so it appeared. Breaking out the clay revealed a different story (this was taken after claying a 12" square section of the bonnet, and bear in mind that the car had just been washed) :
Claying took a little longer than expected but it was worth putting the prep time in to make things easier later on. After finishing with the clay, we gave it another quick wash and then dried it off with a couple of towels.
With everything clean and dry, we could see what we were dealing with - some very deep scratches which we would not be able to remove, some lighter ones which we hoped to reduce and plenty of swirling :