Our Paint

[grant 123]

Don't no if theirs any other detailers on the forum but i gave my Boc its first DA Machine Polish today and was extremely surprised to how hard the paint on our cars is. That's good as it means swirls don't occur too easily, What is frightening though is how many swirls my bonnet had courtesy of the dealer PDI toxic wash

Anyway just a heads up.

 

[jc_boc]

I thought the paintwork wasn't that great tbh. Mine is chipped beyond belief!!!!

 

[markmeus]

Mine chips very easily, and is quite orange peely. I guess it must have been sprayed on a Friday afternoon! lol

 

[Edward101]

Pretty much all cars have orange peel, some worse than others though. Seat paint is more intermediate... VAG paint is usually on the intermediate/hard side. That still doesnt mean your paint is the same though, every car is different so if you are going to polish the car always start off with the least aggressive combo first and then work up. Best be safe than sorry

 

[rji]

Mine seems to chip more easily than any other car we've had. I haven't found any chips on the bonnet yet but the doors are getting chipped to bits. We've just had the passenger door repaired after someone hit it so hard it dented the skin in two places. Before it went in I noticed a chip on driver's door, when it came back I found another chip on the driver's door and today I found another chip on the passenger door in the same place that was repaired. All, I assume, by people carelessly hitting it with their doors.

All chips are on the swage lines in the door panels - the first thing to be hit by someone else's door and impossible to protect. It's as much to do with the design of the doors as it is with the strength of the paint. It's going to be a nightmare.

 

[char_baby]

I think the paint is pretty rubbish. I could easily chip it or make a mark with my nail...yes i have done that on my wing mirror trying to scratch a mark off whilst cleaning lol. Nothing noticeable except to me.

 

[grant 123]

yeh because the paints hard doest necessarily means it wont chip as easy, doesn't really work like that. Modern paint is now water baised which means naturally its not as 'Hard' as older paints, White will show chips alot easier as well.

But for the overall hardness i was pleasantly surprised, had to step up the compound and pad twice on my test area before finding the required no of passes needed for a give finish...

 

[Edward101]

yeh because the paints hard doest necessarily means it wont chip as easy, doesn't really work like that. Modern paint is now water baised which means naturally its not as 'Hard' as older paints, White will show chips alot easier as well.

But for the overall hardness i was pleasantly surprised, had to step up the compound and pad twice on my test area before finding the required no of passes needed for a give finish...

What polishes did you use mate?? Cant wait to pick up my Cupra so I can properly detail it, doubt Ill get the rotary on it yet though. Its just finding the time to fully get the whole car done need a few days really

 

[grant 123]

What polishes did you use mate?? Cant wait to pick up my Cupra so I can properly detail it, doubt Ill get the rotary on it yet though. Its just finding the time to fully get the whole car done need a few days really

Use the Menzerna Range and 3M pads, on a cleanyourcar DA, Used tardis for the first time today its amazing especially with the amount of tar on my car with it been white

 

[Edward101]

Use the Menzerna Range and 3M pads, on a cleanyourcar DA, Used tardis for the first time today its amazing especially with the amount of tar on my car with it been white

Can't go wrong with Menz and 3m, same as what I use Tardis is great, iron x would be very worthwhile on your white car too. I think your on DW?? I'll probably do a write up on my Cupra when it arrives soon should look so good when it's all prepped

 

[grant 123]

Can't go wrong with Menz and 3m, same as what I use Tardis is great, iron x would be very worthwhile on your white car too. I think your on DW?? I'll probably do a write up on my Cupra when it arrives soon should look so good when it's all prepped

yeh iam on DW...

i dont really have a good camera so never really done a write up

 

[Edward101]

yeh iam on DW...

i dont really have a good camera so never really done a write up

I'm the oppsite kind of... the cameras fine and I love photography just when I do a car I don't like to ruin the flow when I'm working and keep taking pics lol

 

[grant 123]

i said i was going to take pics of mine today tbh, but once i start iam like a mad man with OCD, Started at 10.30 and didnt finish till the best part of 4.00 hahahaha with only one tea break

 

[Edward101]

i said i was going to take pics of mine today tbh, but once i start iam like a mad man with OCD, Started at 10.30 and didnt finish till the best part of 4.00 hahahaha with only one tea break

Definately worth the hard work though mate! you should try out the gtechniq products if you haven't already, the glass sealant is so good.

 

[grant 123]

Definately worth the hard work though mate! you should try out the gtechniq products if you haven't already, the glass sealant is so good.

i keep meaning too, have you tried c4 trim restorer?

 

[Edward101]

i keep meaning too, have you tried c4 trim restorer?

Yes mate! It's very good, I shall be using it on my car when it's here and then in the summer well when the weather gets a bit drier l
I'll take all the wheels off and do the arches too

Before application just make sure you clean the plastics very very thoroughly.