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tear a bar in half then spray liberal amounts of the quid detailer on a panel and rub using light pressure. if it starts to stick to the paint use more spray. check the clay regularly and fold into itself when the face gets dirty. you'll know when the panels clean as it will glide and not catch on anything.
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You can read an in-depth guide on using clay here: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=4829
A bit lengthy, but worth reading. You could damage your paintwork if you go about it the wrong way. Best single bit of advice: - if you drop the clay on the ground, bin it! Don't be tempted to pick the grit out and re-use it, as you will only wreck your paintwork. Hope this helps, Cliff
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So far I've clayed the bonnet, scratchx'd the bonnet, clayed the bonnet, used some special polish that came with the clay on the bonnet, I've clayed the roof and O/S/F wing and polished. The main difference is how shiny and smooth it is. When I was doing it the light was still good outside and it was looking good, I could still see the defect but I could have lived with it.
I have just been out in te car and parked under some lights and I think that under artificial light it looks worse?! I have been told that these chromactive colours, particularly Spectre are not very good at the best of times so maybe I will have to just accept it.
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Phil, having seen the pic it is what we call blooming. Its more noticeable to the owner than any excited onlookers !!
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I was hoping you'd see it. Horrid innit!
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When I had a look at your car at Cosford I noticed the defect in the paint mainly as I was hoping to be able to buy the car and was giving it quite a close inspection.
The defect is in the chromatic paint. There is noting you can do really to fix this apart from a respray and they can never mix it the same twice so I wouldn't bother. The weird thing is the more you polish the car and allow more light to reflect off the more you will see the defects in the paint.
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I've run out of the detailing Meguiars mist... what else can I use to provide the lubricant?
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This is most annoying.
The paint defect that I have been getting so annoyed about and one of the reasons for me selling the car has vanished. It has been invisible for about 10 days now. I have really tried looking for it as well. So where's it gone??!! Is the car just mocking me because it knows its going on Saturday? No this isn't a joke. I'm serious!!!!
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