SankysVR6 1 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 i've just had a wing repaired at the body shop, and they have done a good job with the colour match and blending it in with rest of the car. the only thing is that they have left the other parts of the car body feeling grity. i think it might be rubbing compound spread over.i tried washing it last night in the dark !alien but it hasn't made much difference.do you think i could t-cut or will i have to get the whole car rubbed down with some more compound and if so can i do this my self [ Edited ][ Edited ] Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 sounds like they wern't that good a bodyshop.try a clay bar. Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted September 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 whats one of those and where can i get it from Link to post Share on other sites
Geastb 0 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Could it be over spray making the car feel gritty? i'd take it back and show them! Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 sanky wasnt your car on autotrader a while back? I think i might have emailed you .Why did you need the door redone? Link to post Share on other sites
danb 0 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 It'll be over spray m8y cause they've not masked the car up properly . Take it back and get them to sort it ! Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 ouch if its overspray the whole thing will need to be done?! Link to post Share on other sites
danb 0 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 maybe not ! you could flat the areas that have over spray on them and then use some G3 to polish it back to a nice , smooth , shiney surface ! Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted October 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 sanky wasnt your car on autotrader a while back? I think i might have emailed you .Why did you need the door redone?i haven't advertised it the autotrader but i have put it in the free ads just to see if can make any money on it. i woudnt sell it otherwisesome tosser fired a pelet gun at the wing whe it was parked up. ~ Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 a clay bar or G3 will get rid of overspray but Id take it back and get them to do it Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted October 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 can't really take back as it was a friend of my was retired and did it as favour.i think might just be me being paranoid but i'll give a good wash wax this weekend if the weather holds out.what is thing called clay bar and where do i get from and what the hell is G3sorry for being thick Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 a clay bar is exactly what is sounds like... its a pliable blob of clay stuff which when rubbed lightly over the paint (using a lubricant) removes contaminants... I've got a meguiars one and its good stuff.G3 is a type of rubbing compound used to flatten paint... bodyshops will use it with a mop but you can use it by hand. Its fairly coarse and is best used sparingly and followed with a finer polish (G10 or autoglym) & wax[ Edited Fri Oct 01 2004, 12:58PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 have a look herehttp://www.autopia-carcare.com/detailingclay.htmlhttp://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-clay.html Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted October 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 i bought the quick clay from merguris didn't take off the overspray maybe i was doing it wrong.but it did leave the the car felling really smooth. got some G6 rubbing compound came off a treat did the whole car this weekend, got rid of the swirl marks and minor scratches too.and tthen finished off with some mergiuire gold class car wax.thanks a lot for the help! Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 g6 or g3? Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted October 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 i was advised to use G6 by the paint shop as i was doing it by hand. Link to post Share on other sites
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