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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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Hi guys another black one. iscoob from here started at about 9:15 this morning and finished at about 7:45. The usual process. I went through every pad in my collection on this one though. Very touogh subaru paint. Some deeper marks still wouldn't shift but they were made a lot better.

To be fair the car was very well looked after in the first place. It seemed a shame to strip back the superb layer of wax that was on there.

a few before shots:





great reflection but a bit milky from the dreaded swirls:





a few holograms but maily swirls on the bonnet:



some mid process shots:











and some afters. the owner asked me to use his zymol carbon as this is what he is going to carry on using. the car was hd cleansed down and then treated a good layer of the wax. so the results:











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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 06:32 AM
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nice job some cracking reflections there
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:04 AM
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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looks v.nice good job
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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Top job

It looked even better in the bright sunshine this morning
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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Good work!

How do you keep it like that now though and avoid getting the swirls back?

Never seen the blue/black paint up close before (mine's gold/black).

The wheels look good too in that colour
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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I saw it last nice, very nice work mneame!

Apparantly there only only 98 blue/black STIs around

(I just wish iSCOOB would shine his bloody tyres!)
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Cheers for the comments guys. to keep it like it it'll need washing with the 2 bucket method with a lambswool wash mit and then drying with a microfibre drying towel. only use straight lines too. have a look at the polished bliss guides

you'll never avoid marking the paint full stop but this is the best way to avoid it.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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I had a close call with some bird crap yesterday, got the windscreen and not the paint.


Dirty feather wearing freaks.... Go crap on a mondeo or somthing
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Get a bottle with a trigger sprayer to shoot is off the paint work and then pat dry with the micro fibre

Top job Matt, lots of good results on the nemesis of colours, must start calling you 'Matt Black'
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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great advice there stu polished bliss do some great generic bottles and sprayer tops

lol at matt black
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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Great job. Car looks amazing.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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What was that spit shining thing you were on about Matt?
For layering the wax?
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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when you buff off / buffed off the wax, you spray a fine mist of water over the wax. then add another layer of wax on. it helps to set the lower layer so you can put another layer of wax on before having to wait for it to weather.
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Do you wipe the water off or just wax over the wet surface?
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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Top work yet again! Love the clarity in the afters, brilliant stuff.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by iSCOOB
Do you wipe the water off or just wax over the wet surface?
that way i do this is to apply a reasonable layer but not too much to a smallish area (half the roof, bonnet or a door) and let it sit for a couple on mins. then start to buff it off. when it starts to shine spray it with the water. then put another thin layer of wax on top using a damp cloth. keep going and it'll build up.

this is the way that i do it. very similar to spit shining boots like the army do. i'm sure that there are slight variations to the method but this is what works best for me.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
Top work yet again! Love the clarity in the afters, brilliant stuff.
cheers i love working on black cars.
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