buffing the i30

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manchini
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any ideas on what product i should use. i heard mothers 1,2,3 is great and the clay bar. what about buffing out key marks and scratches? my scratches arent that deep. you cant really see the primer. ideas or product names to get out scratches?


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maxhopper
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Wash your car first with Dawn dish washing soap to remove any wax that is on the car, then clay bar.

I would try Meguiar's Hard cut cleaner #4 (for deep scratches) or Fine cut cleaner #2 (not so deep scratches), followed by #9 Swirl remover, and top it off with #26 Yellow wax.

It is recommended that you use a high speed buffer for the #4,#2, and #9. The #26 you can put on by hand or orbital buffer.

I'm sure there are other products that work just as well, but that's what I've used in the past with good results.

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audtatious
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We actually have a stickie on some detailing tips:

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Fezzik
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Wow. it's been awhile since i've been back. I'll give you only ONE guess what i would suggest

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maxhopper
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Oh oh, Zaino man is back! Dave, how does Zaino work on scratches?

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audtatious
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Fezzik wrote:Wow. it's been awhile since i've been back. I'll give you only ONE guess what i would suggest
Trade it in for a new one each time you get it dirty?



Long time, no see. Hows it going Dave?

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To get rid of scratches with Zaino is a a little time consuming. You have to go out every morning and apply the zaino to the scratched area untill it builds up enough to fill the scratch. The Kevin guy here in town showme pics of before and after and it looks good. Just like it wasnt there.

Matt. Its been busy. I just graduated and now i have a month and a half off to do absolutlely nothing but start tending to my car. So if you all ever need dental advice just give me a hollar.


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