Correct polish to use after hedge altercation

[energetic]

Not sure this counts as tecnical help but here goes... Have recently been ambushed by a hedge and have some light scratching down the full length of the left side.

I know some of you have some pretty strong views on this so just wondering whats the right polish to have a go at it with? Its a 2009 metallic grey V50 and the rest of the paintwork is pretty good.

I can borrow halfords buffer and will buy a new pad for it so any advice on that would be useful also.

If there are some useful threads on this please link. Please also assume total ignorance and incompetance in my polishing experience...

Thanks!

[Tim Evans]

detailingworld.co.uk

Loads of how to's etc

[TEZ-1]

Any decent machine polish should do it,just be careful of the black trim. about 1500-1700 rpm on the polisher.

[Tim Evans]

Loads of different pads and polishes available, go for something not very harsh, take a few passes and dont let it get too hot. Easy and cheap for it to take a couple of goes but if you go in too hot it could be a nightmare. then you'll need to seal the polished paint and re wax

[Bigmunkynutz]

I used the menzerna stuff and it removed light scratches and swirls with ease. however autoglym SRP works well if applied by machine.

[cormac81]

Cant go wrong with SRP, you wont do any further damage to the paint.

[Ninja59]

Originally Posted by energetic

Not sure this counts as tecnical help but here goes... Have recently been ambushed by a hedge and have some light scratching down the full length of the left side.

I know some of you have some pretty strong views on this so just wondering whats the right polish to have a go at it with? Its a 2009 metallic grey V50 and the rest of the paintwork is pretty good.

I can borrow halfords buffer and will buy a new pad for it so any advice on that would be useful also.

If there are some useful threads on this please link. Please also assume total ignorance and incompetance in my polishing experience...

Thanks!

forget the halfords buffer. Edit: does any of the damage catch a finger nail?

I would simply get some Lake County Hand Pads (orange) and Menzerna 203S, and get some polishing Microfibres. Do small areas at a time.

Things needed: -

3m polishing tape

Menzerna 203S

Lake Country Hand Pad

MF Polishing Get a few, not cheap but we want decent work.

Grab a sprayer (B and Q) to, and get some Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and mix it with a ratio 50/50. Use this before and after polishing.

tape any exposed trim up thoroughly spend time here you will see the results later in not having to tidy up

Clean the area with IPA thoroughly using one MF (spray on the MF or on the paintwork.

simply put two pea sized amounts either end of 203S on the pad and begin working it in a circular motion until it goes clear film like, remove the residue then with an MF. IPA the area down to ensure that the carrier oils are not hiding anything in.

If not successful then spray with a sprayer some water on the pad to keep the polish working. Repeat the step above after working it (IPA down).

I would then after 2-3 attempts reload the pad with actual polish instead.

Most of all though TAKE your time, keep checking your work (hence the IPA wipedown) rushing this job just makes things worse.

by the sounds of it you have titanium grey?

Originally Posted by Tim Evans

detailingworld.co.uk

Loads of how to's etc

Loads of how to's and some decent members of old (mostly written by them) although sadly would not trust many on that site in honesty these days.

Originally Posted by TEZ-1

Any decent machine polish should do it,just be careful of the black trim. about 1500-1700 rpm on the polisher.

working by hand sometimes allows greater time to check work, and for anyone with little experience a polisher is a recipe for disaster.

[Ninja59]

Originally Posted by cormac81

Cant go wrong with SRP, you wont do any further damage to the paint.

it fills to much i think in this case you want a true assessment of what is going on .

[energetic]

Originally Posted by Ninja59

forget the halfords buffer. Edit: does any of the damage catch a finger nail?

I would simply get some Lake County Hand Pads (orange) and Menzerna 203S, and get some polishing Microfibres. Do small areas at a time.

Things needed: -

3m polishing tape

Menzerna 203S

Lake Country Hand Pad

MF Polishing Get a few, not cheap but we want decent work.

Grab a sprayer (B and Q) to, and get some Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) and mix it with a ratio 50/50. Use this before and after polishing.

tape any exposed trim up thoroughly spend time here you will see the results later in not having to tidy up

Clean the area with IPA thoroughly using one MF (spray on the MF or on the paintwork.

simply put two pea sized amounts either end of 203S on the pad and begin working it in a circular motion until it goes clear film like, remove the residue then with an MF. IPA the area down to ensure that the carrier oils are not hiding anything in.

If not successful then spray with a sprayer some water on the pad to keep the polish working. Repeat the step above after working it (IPA down).

I would then after 2-3 attempts reload the pad with actual polish instead.

Most of all though TAKE your time, keep checking your work (hence the IPA wipedown) rushing this job just makes things worse.

by the sounds of it you have titanium grey?



Loads of how to's and some decent members of old (mostly written by them) although sadly would not trust many on that site in honesty these days.



working by hand sometimes allows greater time to check work, and for anyone with little experience a polisher is a recipe for disaster.

Thanks for all the replies.

In answer to the questions:

fingernails: no, the marks are very light generally, some of it disappeared when rubbed off with a finger but some slightly worse. There are some other small marks elsewhere that are deeper though.

Yes its the titanuim grey.