XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 01/08/07 01:18 PM Share Posted 01/08/07 01:18 PM every time you hop in and and of your car.. till the smell wears off (then its time to re-apply!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Former MPS3 Driver! Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: East Ballina NSW Posted 01/08/07 01:31 PM Share Posted 01/08/07 01:31 PM that's ok then, as long as I'm keeping up with the jones' its all going to be ok.....I must admit, the stuff does smell pretty good.....I wonder if that technically helps in the paint protection process??or is it just to make me feel all warm inside?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 01/08/07 01:34 PM Share Posted 01/08/07 01:34 PM or is it just to make me feel all warm inside??You know its for external use only????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang3 12" member Donating Members 2,107 Member For: 19y 4m 3d Location: Perth WA Posted 02/08/07 03:49 AM Share Posted 02/08/07 03:49 AM claybar + Zaino + P21S for me !!!!!!!!once a fortnight carlovers high pressure rinse only to get the dust etc off and roberts ya dads bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tford6 Member 52 Member For: 19y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Mid North Coast,N.S.W Posted 05/08/07 01:12 PM Author Share Posted 05/08/07 01:12 PM Yeah... I took mine to the car wash at BP after falling for their 'now more gentle on your car' (rap. dont believe it... scratches over everything but the glass. same with car lovers but a little better. thank god for Meguiars scratch X. either way nothing beats a hand wash with some rich sud car shampoo Bad news,I need some help guys!!!haveing only hand washed the car 2 times since applying the tech wax the scratches have reappeared...F*ck..#$&%. This scratch x you talk about,can you apply to the whole car?Any recommendations on getting rid of these scratches for good?I will never ever look at a car wash again..F@*k... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 05/08/07 04:00 PM Share Posted 05/08/07 04:00 PM hmmm seems like that tech wax only masks the scratches and blends them in perhaps...best way would probably be to use a buffer with a real light cutting compound on a fairly fine pad. but better wait for a pro to give u their opinion!sucks to hear that dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tford6 Member 52 Member For: 19y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Mid North Coast,N.S.W Posted 06/08/07 12:09 AM Author Share Posted 06/08/07 12:09 AM Yeh,not happy mate.check out the photo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang3 12" member Donating Members 2,107 Member For: 19y 4m 3d Location: Perth WA Posted 06/08/07 12:23 AM Share Posted 06/08/07 12:23 AM mate you'll the tech wax only fills in the scratches, try using a mild abrasive compound like PoorBoys SSR 1 (?) or similar... its like a very mild cut and polish..I used it on my dealer-supplied swirls and it removes a fair few of them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 06/08/07 06:14 AM Share Posted 06/08/07 06:14 AM holy crap, that poor car did get fairly scratched up didn't it! :(definitely needs a little bit of cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Member 469 Member For: 21y 2m 3d Location: Brissy Posted 06/08/07 06:54 AM Share Posted 06/08/07 06:54 AM Bad news,I need some help guys!!!haveing only hand washed the car 2 times since applying the tech wax the scratches have reappeared...F*ck..#$&%. This scratch x you talk about,can you apply to the whole car?Any recommendations on getting rid of these scratches for good?I will never ever look at a car wash again..F@*k... Sorry to hear mate but I was going to post a message saying wait till you've washed it a couple of times but thoguht you'd figure it out, once there there the only way your gonna get rid of em is a GOOD professional detailer to cut them out with an rotary buffer and polish it back up WITHOUT going thru the clear coat in steps. There aint no easy fix except for hiding them with waxes as you've seen. Before I did training for the new business I now run spray painting bumpers etc I had the same problem only much more huge circular swirls in the bonnet, roof, boot etc. Not knowing any better at the time I bought one of them orbital Super Works buffers from Super Cheap and some Meguiars Scratch X . It did work but farking took ages, orbital buffers are not designed to cut they are really for polishing only, so novices don't damage their paint, I hit the bonnet 1/2 a dozen times took me hours, ended up using near a whole tube of Scratch X and breaking the buffer fell into 2 peices, took it back to Super Cheap and got a refund. But now I could get em out in a 1/4 of the time with the right tools and cutters but you can cut thru the clear especially edges eailsy so I'd seriously suggest you take the car to a good detailer and tell them you want them cut out and not just covered up, that'll depend on how much clear is on the car and how deep they are. If you want to do it your self it'll cost more cause you'll need to buy a good rotary buffer and orange pad a white one a black one some no1 cutter and a number 2 like Finnesse IT II, some coloured polish etc etc cheaper to have a pro do it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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