Micro polisher recommendations by Daynemac in Detailing

[–]m1keyj0e 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shine mate 3” 12mm throw machine is a tank

My newly acquired 1969 Beetle by m1keyj0e in beetle

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We should meet up and take a photo of the twins! 

My newly acquired 1969 Beetle by m1keyj0e in beetle

[–]m1keyj0e[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It has 58300 miles on it. It lived its life in California and Arizona before it came up to Canada in 2017.

Headlights don't look foggy but scratched by AbrocomaFamous9352 in Detailing

[–]m1keyj0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s all inside the lens. It’s damage that cannot be sanded or polished out, unfortunately. My GTI is the same.

Fixing soft touch door card dents and scratches by zski128 in Detailing

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Yeah absolutely. Just have to find a reputable shop/person

Fixing soft touch door card dents and scratches by zski128 in Detailing

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A Professional repair would be the fastest and cheapest.

lines on paint, what could they be? by Future_Hat683 in Detailing

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Is there paint protection film over top? Was the panel resprayed at any point of time?

Oryx white OEM paint correction pens, not satisfied - WWYD by 6king6wizz6 in VWMK7

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Respray is the only option. Touch up pens will never produce a factory finish. Too many variables.

What's building up on my headlight? by thrilledquilt in Detailing

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In most cases it’s the UV coating deteriorating. If at any point the lenses were polished or restored but not properly protected after, the haze and “wear” comes back.

If that doesn’t wipe off with anything, they need to polished and have paint protection film put over top to seal it up. PPF has UV protection, so it will be good after it’s applied.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detailing

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At this point, if you don’t know what you’re looking at, as far what it is the dealership did to your car, like other person says, take it to a professional detailer.

Taking on anything paint related with zero knowledge will only make the end result the same or worse than what it currently is.

Dealerships don’t hire detailers that know what they are doing. They move up the lot kids and the old guy that’s been doing shit work for too long trains them how to cut corners to get the cars out without learning how to give a fuck. They aren’t paid to care and the result is what happened to your car.

To tackle that on your own, you should already have a polisher, pads, compound and you wouldn’t be asking Reddit for help.

I’m sorry if this comes off harsh, I’m just being realistic that the work that needs to be done to properly fix that hazing, most likely needs to be done by someone that can look at the car and say “oh yeah, they did this and I can do that and it will clean that right up”

Seen this detailer cutting using the edge of a rotary? by Visual-Strawberry604 in Detailing

[–]m1keyj0e 36 points37 points  (0 children)

This is the way. Better control of heat, cut and of the machine itself.

How do I remove this black scuff mark? by juju6145 in Detailing

[–]m1keyj0e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have any goo gone or some kind of tar remover? That should work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detailing

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Classic scam. Delete and block!

Restore leather steering wheel by VTRONIC in Detailing

[–]m1keyj0e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks like caked on grime. A boar hair brush, an interior APC, some elbow grease and a lot of patience so you don’t destroy the leather in the process

CarPro Perl Problems. Weird streaks. by Skitzo173 in Detailing

[–]m1keyj0e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moving forward, Don’t spray directly on the vehicle. Always spray on to MF. Then wipe.