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318isPMK
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:25 am
Yet another motoring catastrophe lol
Ive bought a machine polisher but dont really know how to use it help anyone
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rh306
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:30 am
318isPMK wrote:Yet another motoring catastrophe lol
Ive bought a machine polisher but dont really know how to use it help anyone
Paul.[/i]
clay bar maybe?
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318isPMK
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:09 am
Oh aye I forgot I was going to try that. Good shout
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:20 am
The wee rivet that secures the handle on a 5 ltr tin of cuprinol popped off as I lifted it. Tin fell from 6inches lid popped off when it landed against my dogs cage. My karcher got it out the carpets but unbeknown to me was firing paint particles everywhere.... it was dark when it happend so I thought I had iy sorted till I seen the car the next day.
All my plastics have paint ingrained in them so I may need to dye or spray them... thats another thread as I haveno idea how to fix that either.
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:08 am
Paul, your more than welcome to bring it down to mine and I can show you how to use the polisher.
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318isPMK
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:22 am
Cheers Russell Are u free over the weekend?
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:31 am
cuprinol is water based so it should just wash off with a bit of effort.

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318isPMK
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:38 am
5hours with a micropor cloth says otherwise lol
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:43 am
318isPMK wrote:5hours with a micropor cloth says otherwise lol
is there any paint left on the car


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Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:44 am
if you use G3 on the polisher make sure you apply lots of water and keep it wet .

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318isPMK
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:41 pm
diable wrote:318isPMK wrote:5hours with a micropor cloth says otherwise lol
Did you use water though?
Lots and lots
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Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:55 pm
Clay bar kit will most likely shift it as well. Halfords have 3 for 2 on all cleaning stuff this now should be worth while if you need anything else and its a piece of piss to use.
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Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:58 am
While polishing would get the paint of wouldn't you be creating high spots in the paint doing so? (how ever minor they might be)
Claybar is meant to be good for removing paint/overspray as mentioned above.
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Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:57 pm
Some prick bumped into it today without stopping came back and I have a 2 inch score in my paint right down to the primer. I hope who ever it was gets so constipated they die!