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Can anyone explain to me the process of paintwork detailing?
I have a 1994 TVR Chimaera that has a fair number of scuffs, light scrapes and scratches. It always looks cracking for a few days after being waxed as the scratches appear to have lifted but shortly after, it is back to normal. Would detailing actually lift the scratches out?
What would a car like mine cost to have detailed? I am in the Southside of Glasgow (Clarkston) if anyone could recommend someone to speak to.
I have a 1994 TVR Chimaera that has a fair number of scuffs, light scrapes and scratches. It always looks cracking for a few days after being waxed as the scratches appear to have lifted but shortly after, it is back to normal. Would detailing actually lift the scratches out?
What would a car like mine cost to have detailed? I am in the Southside of Glasgow (Clarkston) if anyone could recommend someone to speak to.
It involves using a heavy polish and cutting pad on a rotary polisher. The aim is to take away some of the clear coat so that it is level with the bottom of the scratch. Then follow up with finer polishes to give a better shine.
£150-200 for a partial "gloss enhancement" and £500+ to have all defects removed. But depends entirely on the person doing the work
If you're glasgow area, I can show you how to use a machine polisher (Budget £160 and you can detail as many cars as you like)
£150-200 for a partial "gloss enhancement" and £500+ to have all defects removed. But depends entirely on the person doing the work
If you're glasgow area, I can show you how to use a machine polisher (Budget £160 and you can detail as many cars as you like)
MethylatedSpirit said:
It involves using a heavy polish and cutting pad on a rotary polisher. The aim is to take away some of the clear coat so that it is level with the bottom of the scratch. Then follow up with finer polishes to give a better shine.
£150-200 for a partial "gloss enhancement" and £500+ to have all defects removed. But depends entirely on the person doing the work
If you're glasgow area, I can show you how to use a machine polisher (Budget £160 and you can detail as many cars as you like)
Hmm.... that sounds like a great idea....whats the risk of mucking up? Is it difficult / time consuming?£150-200 for a partial "gloss enhancement" and £500+ to have all defects removed. But depends entirely on the person doing the work
If you're glasgow area, I can show you how to use a machine polisher (Budget £160 and you can detail as many cars as you like)
aidanbree said:
Hmm.... that sounds like a great idea....whats the risk of mucking up? Is it difficult / time consuming?
The risk of mucking up is fairly low, especially if someone has shown you how to do it properly and you use a DA machine instead of a rotary. I use a Dual action polisher which is less harsh on the paint (Compared to the rotary that the professionals use), but it's slightly more time consuming.Budget about a full day to do the whole car to a good standard. A lot of it is prep work, masking off the hood, plastics and windows and removing every bit of dirt/tar from the paint.
Here's my TVR
MethylatedSpirit said:
It involves using a heavy polish and cutting pad on a rotary polisher. The aim is to take away some of the clear coat so that it is level with the bottom of the scratch. Then follow up with finer polishes to give a better shine.
£150-200 for a partial "gloss enhancement" and £500+ to have all defects removed. But depends entirely on the person doing the work
If you're glasgow area, I can show you how to use a machine polisher (Budget £160 and you can detail as many cars as you like)
It doesn't always require a heavy polish to correct paint as all cars have different hardness and thicknesses, if you used the same compound needed to correct a modern Lamborghini on a Honda civic for example then there's a good chance you could remove dangerous levels of clear coat.£150-200 for a partial "gloss enhancement" and £500+ to have all defects removed. But depends entirely on the person doing the work
If you're glasgow area, I can show you how to use a machine polisher (Budget £160 and you can detail as many cars as you like)
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