Matador
07-22-2022, 09:42 AM
Hey Everyone,
So I will be working on a buddy's car on Sunday (with his help), polishing it all out and taking out some water spots. They were REALLY bad before, but he did some hack using vinegar and surprisingly got a good amount out. A little backstory on how he got it: Lives in a pretty nice apartment complex. Front staff suck bad though. Because they're so bad at their job, they forgot to charge him for his parking spot. He never spoke up about it, but then he got these really bad water spots because of the garage leaking water. He hasn't complained cause of the money he's saving lol.
I plan to try to take out the rest with :gulp: Megs Wheel Brightener w/Water at 2 parts water 1 part full strength brigthener (tip I saw somewhere else). Going to wear a massk, gloves, glasses, etc. cause of how fearful I am of this stuff lol. But I am hoping it gets rid of the water marks so I don't have to compound it.
Here's a pic of what his car looks like, although not his car. When done...will look better. ;):
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/90/d0/e9/90d0e9e655b1db80660fe112394b576c.jpg
Pics of the damage (kinda blew them out pretty bad with editing on the iphone to show the waterspot damage):
https://i.ibb.co/Bys31p0/IMG-2018.jpg
For the glass, I may try to just see if a razor blade will take off the remaining calcium.
https://i.ibb.co/vsb8SnJ/IMG-2019.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Hd43n4R/IMG-2020.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/DfK9x5L/IMG-2021.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/ngZf1tQ/IMG-2024.jpg
I didn't have a chance to look fully at his car yet, and I am waiting on pics for him to send me around what the condisition is on scratches. I don't think it's THAT bad, and it's not like it's a black car...so I was thinking of just doing a 1 step polish and then wax.
Here's my choices:
https://i.ibb.co/m9jsDh2/IMG-2572.jpg
Or maybe using an AIO like Speed with a green pad? It would be my first time using speed. I bought it not too long ago, but never got around to using it yet.
I know how popular it is.
In the past, I was a big Menzerna fan boy, but since then the market has blown up with so many good if not better options!
But...I was thinking of still going with old reliable for german paint, the 2500. If bad enough, an orange pad with FG 400? Or is that too much? Maybe just orange pad with 2500 or speed?
Never used the Griots stuff either. Curious to try the correcting cream as well. Got that through a kit I bought for their G8. Haven't used that yet either....
I will finish it with sealing it again, with old reliable in Powerlock. :) Feel so old school lol but love it so much and not into coatings.
What do you guys think?
So I will be working on a buddy's car on Sunday (with his help), polishing it all out and taking out some water spots. They were REALLY bad before, but he did some hack using vinegar and surprisingly got a good amount out. A little backstory on how he got it: Lives in a pretty nice apartment complex. Front staff suck bad though. Because they're so bad at their job, they forgot to charge him for his parking spot. He never spoke up about it, but then he got these really bad water spots because of the garage leaking water. He hasn't complained cause of the money he's saving lol.
I plan to try to take out the rest with :gulp: Megs Wheel Brightener w/Water at 2 parts water 1 part full strength brigthener (tip I saw somewhere else). Going to wear a massk, gloves, glasses, etc. cause of how fearful I am of this stuff lol. But I am hoping it gets rid of the water marks so I don't have to compound it.
Here's a pic of what his car looks like, although not his car. When done...will look better. ;):
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/90/d0/e9/90d0e9e655b1db80660fe112394b576c.jpg
Pics of the damage (kinda blew them out pretty bad with editing on the iphone to show the waterspot damage):
https://i.ibb.co/Bys31p0/IMG-2018.jpg
For the glass, I may try to just see if a razor blade will take off the remaining calcium.
https://i.ibb.co/vsb8SnJ/IMG-2019.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Hd43n4R/IMG-2020.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/DfK9x5L/IMG-2021.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/ngZf1tQ/IMG-2024.jpg
I didn't have a chance to look fully at his car yet, and I am waiting on pics for him to send me around what the condisition is on scratches. I don't think it's THAT bad, and it's not like it's a black car...so I was thinking of just doing a 1 step polish and then wax.
Here's my choices:
https://i.ibb.co/m9jsDh2/IMG-2572.jpg
Or maybe using an AIO like Speed with a green pad? It would be my first time using speed. I bought it not too long ago, but never got around to using it yet.
I know how popular it is.
In the past, I was a big Menzerna fan boy, but since then the market has blown up with so many good if not better options!
But...I was thinking of still going with old reliable for german paint, the 2500. If bad enough, an orange pad with FG 400? Or is that too much? Maybe just orange pad with 2500 or speed?
Never used the Griots stuff either. Curious to try the correcting cream as well. Got that through a kit I bought for their G8. Haven't used that yet either....
I will finish it with sealing it again, with old reliable in Powerlock. :) Feel so old school lol but love it so much and not into coatings.
What do you guys think?