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Thats the results that I have got from using a DA on my paintwork, takes time, but well worth it, and there is no way you will get that finish with hand. If your going to use a DA I would recommend that you clay bar the car first, you will be amazed at how much crap comes out of the paint, and you will get a better finish also. My car is like glass now, so smooth.
Again this works well on the headlights and give them a new life. I also dont agree that they will fade straight away. Not true, its probably several years of grime etc on them to cause that, why after several days of removing it would it suddenly appear again, just doesnt happen. As said, if you seal them with wax or similar then any grime that gets on them will wash off easily anyway.
To put this into perspective, I washed and clay barred a '08 Mini Cooper S and the amount of crud in the paint you wouldnt believe, for a car that has less than 5k miles on it. So you can imagine what will come off an older car. Once this is done then the car will stay cleaner longer and the dirt washes off so easily also. I hardly have to touch my car now, the dirt that does manage to attach to it just rinses off.
Any more help, drop me a line, spent a lot of time,money and effort doing this. Well worth the time/effort.
Dont get a cheap halfrauds DA, you need a decent one, like the Meguair one above, something that has variable speed.
Ben
Again this works well on the headlights and give them a new life. I also dont agree that they will fade straight away. Not true, its probably several years of grime etc on them to cause that, why after several days of removing it would it suddenly appear again, just doesnt happen. As said, if you seal them with wax or similar then any grime that gets on them will wash off easily anyway.
To put this into perspective, I washed and clay barred a '08 Mini Cooper S and the amount of crud in the paint you wouldnt believe, for a car that has less than 5k miles on it. So you can imagine what will come off an older car. Once this is done then the car will stay cleaner longer and the dirt washes off so easily also. I hardly have to touch my car now, the dirt that does manage to attach to it just rinses off.
Any more help, drop me a line, spent a lot of time,money and effort doing this. Well worth the time/effort.
Dont get a cheap halfrauds DA, you need a decent one, like the Meguair one above, something that has variable speed.
Ben