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Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Hi,
Long time lurker here. Have learnt and bought most of the stuff from Autogeek.
I have done ceramic coating on couple of cars from Honda and Ford. Have had good experience but recently bought a Tesla.
Polishing it has been a pain. Car has some holograms/ swirls. I wanted to do one step initially. Used menzerna sf4500/3800 and black pad. The car still has polish induced swirls with such a fine polish. This did not happen with any other cars I polished. I tried below products to correct
Meguiar’s DA Microfiber Correction Compound +
Sonax perfect finish
Chemical guy's v38
Menzerna 3500
With various pad combinations
Microfiber cutting pad
White hexlogic pad
Black pads
Orange pad
On porter cable 7424xp.
I am very tired now and exhausted all my knowledge and options. As a last bet planning to use meguiars m210. I am not sure if it will work.
Please help me find a combination which can remove the light swirls from this black car.
Thanks in advance
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Optimum hyper polish
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Thank you, never used optimum polish. Ordered it on Autogeek. unfortunately shipping is very slow these days. Meanwhile any good guides that I can refer to before starting to polish on a soft paint? Please let me know.
Thanks in Advance
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Their are a few posts over on autopia from j smooth he has worked on teslas and he uses black fire polish
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Have tried optimum polish, meguiars 110 and 210 combo, Carpro Essence.
Still there are fine swirls.
I don't think my technique is at fault because I was able to detail other black cars without this issue.
At one point I diluted the polish with water but it did nothing.
Can some one please help or direct me to a resource. I want to learn and finish this project.
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Originally Posted by
sg3707
Have tried optimum polish, meguiars 110 and 210 combo, Carpro Essence.
Still there are fine swirls.
I don't think my technique is at fault because I was able to detail other black cars without this issue.
At one point I diluted the polish with water but it did nothing.
Can some one please help or direct me to a resource. I want to learn and finish this project.
Where do you live?
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Just to comment....
A few months ago I polished some very soft antique Plexiglas totally clear using Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish.
Polishing Plexiglas to be as clear as glass using Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Also.... just posted this....
This car had SUPER soft paint. Crazy soft in my opinion. I share how I tackled it in the write-up below.
Original BASECOAT/CLEARCOAT paint - 1996 Porsche 993
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Originally Posted by
WRAPT C5Z06
Where do you live?
NJ
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Re: Black Tesla Model 3 - light swirl removal
Originally Posted by
sg3707
NJ
I taught one of or Roadshow car detailing classes in New Jersey last summer. Was a BLOWOUT!
See pictures here,
Pictures & Comments - 2018 New Jersey Roadshow Detailing Class
And.... our host Rahul Dahiya the owner of Shield and Sheen Detail Shop in Windsor, New Jersey owns a Tesla.
If you contact him he may be able to give you some pointers or if you would like to have someone do it for you he's fully trained and up to speed with all things related to proper car detailing.
Rahul is also a member of the IDA and holds both CD and SV Certifications.
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