Finally got my Z06 and ZL1 home and into my garage, ZL1 was never touched so it's just about perfect. But the Z06 sat in a showroom for a year or more, countless wipe-downs with scratching rags and poor sprays, dusters, and who knows how many hands/jacket zippers/purses etc. dragged over it. It's in bad shape, I was really stunned how much swirling/halos and scratches it has in the paint. In a testing spot Correcting Polish + Orange pads barely even touched the big stuff, though it did bring the clarity up and dramatically reduced the halos/factory sanding marks etc. I ordered Heavy Correcting/Microfiber/Blue pads that night, hoping that will give me the cut I need. The clear coats on these GM cars are quite hard. My dad who has been buffing cars in shops for years, used some of his magic and we coaxed all of the deeper scratches/swirls out with the rotary/cutting compound but of course this needs to be followed by a 3 step polish because the rotary leaves all kinds of swirling even when used properly. We'll get it done, but going to need some serious elbow grease and lots careful time. Anybody have some suggestions? The plan is right now to go over the car and use the rotary to remove any more scratches when/if we find them, then Adam's Heavy/MF pad/Blue foam, then to Correcting, and then Finishing. Followed by Sealant/Glaze/Wax.
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Finally got my Z06 and ZL1 home and into my garage, ZL1 was never touched so it's just about perfect. But the Z06 sat in a showroom for a year or more, countless wipe-downs with scratching rags and poor sprays, dusters, and who knows how many hands/jacket zippers/purses etc. dragged over it. It's in bad shape, I was really stunned how much swirling/halos and scratches it has in the paint. In a testing spot Correcting Polish + Orange pads barely even touched the big stuff, though it did bring the clarity up and dramatically reduced the halos/factory sanding marks etc. I ordered Heavy Correcting/Microfiber/Blue pads that night, hoping that will give me the cut I need. The clear coats on these GM cars are quite hard. My dad who has been buffing cars in shops for years, used some of his magic and we coaxed all of the deeper scratches/swirls out with the rotary/cutting compound but of course this needs to be followed by a 3 step polish because the rotary leaves all kinds of swirling even when used properly. We'll get it done, but going to need some serious elbow grease and lots careful time. Anybody have some suggestions? The plan is right now to go over the car and use the rotary to remove any more scratches when/if we find them, then Adam's Heavy/MF pad/Blue foam, then to Correcting, and then Finishing. Followed by Sealant/Glaze/Wax.
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