has anybody ever worked on the old BMW E34 paint from the 80s/90s? My cars clear is unbelievably resilient, and the only compounds/polishes that seem to be effective on this old stuff is the new line for the hardened CC.
I'm having the same experience with the clear coats on mercedes in general. Germans must like hard clear coats. What i found to work is megs #105 with a wool cutting pad and then go to #83 or #82 with and swirl removal pad to get rid of the micro marring left by the wool and the compound. Also, don't even bother using a DA, the only thing that can do good corrective work on these clears are rotaries.
I had a 92' 525i for a little while and i remember that it had a hard clear, but not as hard as the mercedes.
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I'm having the same experience with the clear coats on mercedes in general. Germans must like hard clear coats. What i found to work is megs #105 with a wool cutting pad and then go to #83 or #82 with and swirl removal pad to get rid of the micro marring left by the wool and the compound. Also, don't even bother using a DA, the only thing that can do good corrective work on these clears are rotaries.
I had a 92' 525i for a little while and i remember that it had a hard clear, but not as hard as the mercedes.
Thanks, I've already worked in it - last year actually, amoung some other E34s and old Mercs. I used my Menzerna Ceramiclear cutting compounds on it, ha.
This is a pre-facelift model from 89, and the finish was neglected by the owner so it's got some moderate oxidation and such. Pretty bad, and seems to be much harder than the post facelift models with good paint. I believe it's dried out, because once you cut through the oxidation it's not quite so bad.
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Last edited by CharlesAFerg : 05-10-2008 at 12:39 PM.
it is not surprising to me to find swirls in a new car as most dealers do NOT know how to care for a finish prior to sale.
Speaking as someone whose actually worked at a dealership doing details for many years, your comment is purely generalized speculation. Dealers aren't stupid enough to hire any john doe to keep their cars looking good with a
"showroom shine". <- that term came from the dealers detailers.
Given the severe weather conditions in Germany with all the constant snow, sleet, ice,salt, etc... It would appear to be beneficial for them to prefer the harder coats over the norm.
Last edited by benz rider : 05-12-2008 at 09:53 AM.
Bingo, it's not noticeable unless you know what to look for anwyays. Unless it becomes the norm, there is no motivation to properly care for them. What they really sell is what's on paper, for most people it seems silly to gripe over the paint.
Bottom line, it's just meat they throw around until it gets pushed off the lot, no regard for the long term whatsoever. I mean, why would they?
Heh.
Speaking as someone whose actually worked at a dealership doing details for many years, your comment is purely generalized speculation. Dealers aren't stupid enough to hire any john doe to keep their cars looking good with a
"showroom shine". <- that term came from the dealers detailers.
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Originally Posted by benz rider
Given the severe weather conditions in Germany with all the constant snow, sleet, ice,salt, etc... It would appear to be beneficial for them to prefer the harder coats over the norm.
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Originally Posted by benz rider
B.S.
BS?
Of course!!
You worked at a dealership!
No wonder you don't know how to restore cars, you only screwed up all the new ones!
...It all makes sense now!
Of course!!
You worked at a dealership!
No wonder you don't know how to restore cars, you only screwed up all the new ones!
...It all makes sense now!
Just because a few snotty nosed amatuers are messin' up all the cars in your town don't mean that all detailers who've worked for dealers do shoddy work. for all anyone knows YOU learned your skills from a dealers detailer.
I got it = You bought a swirled up car, got upset, learned how to do it right from another dealers' detailer and now you stand on pedistal denouncing the very one's who put you there.
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