Hi,

I'm new to this, so first - hi all, secondly I've had my imported MY00 (DBM) about a month now and am already noticing very fine scratches appearing in the paintwork. I've washed her 3 times, and used the Halfords wash & Wax stuff and a good quality chamois.

Should I be using something else to avoid these extremely fine scratches? Can anyone suggest some good shampoo & wax to use?

Any ideas?

Also, any meets planned for the Leics/Notts area within the next few weeks?

cheers
NeilT

Neil,

I too have a DBM car and was rather alarmed to see loads of swirl marks the first time I washed it.

The best advice would be to get in contact with Mark Underwood and order one of the Wax Wizard started kits. These cost about £60 which I know sounds quite a lot if you are used to buying Autoglym from Halfords but the Wax Wizard range of products are excellent and easiest the kindest thing to use on the far too easy to mark paintwork.

Whatever you do don't use Autoglym or Mer, I used Autoglym a couple of weeks after getting my car and could have almost cried when I noticed just how many swirl marks it left behind. A couple of coats of Merlin Wax and not only will the car look amazing but the swirl marks will be covered too.

I've had my MY00 DBM for two months and have noticed the same thing. As I live out in the country, I have decided that the best course of action is to drive like **ck down muddy lanes, thus covering up the offending scratches http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif

Geezer

I agree!

I live on a farm and the car (DMB) is always covered in crap and it hides up the scratches very well. At the end of the day you'll be very lucky to avoid scratches, stonechips etc and your car is there to be used (and abused?) I've given up worrying.

Moss

Would it be true to say that these problems only occur with DBM? or are any of the other Subaru colours effected similarly? (e.g. Royal Silver???)

I too have stonechips (MY00 Silver, 24k miles), but the primer is about the same colour as the paint http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

However, it seems that everyone who opens their door into mine has a darker colour car http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/frown.gif

Carl,

Seems only to be DMB, all the other colours seem to be much harder. There have been numerous threads on DMB and other paint related problems - do a search.

Moss

JoeyDeacon, the man who cried when he first used wax wizard and thought the blue towels were scratching his car http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

To remove swirl marks you need to HD Cleanse the car, not just "wax it" a couple of times, blimey wish people would get their facts straight http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif

Sunilp

As you seem to be the expert, fancy coming round and polishing mine for me to show me how it is done (DBM, no swirls - am I doing something wrong?)? http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Hi Guys

Blimey...cows muck and mud...what a brilliant idea...tell me where u live and I will come and bottle some and analyse it and see if I can find a way to market it...after all its a natural product.

No seriously...try put some real fresh cow pat on yer bonnet and leave it there for a month or so and then try and wash it off! You'll be amazed at the etching that will occur...SO wash the crap of ASAP and look after your investment properly.

Dave, you sound like youre doing fine all by your lonesome. However, if you want me to come round and give your missus a buffing, let us know http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR> hope you lunatics over there dont put your Subarus into those automatic car washes. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

And the problem with this is ? http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/confused.gif When ever I'm in the Uk, I stick me 22b through the local car wash.. No worries mate http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Besides they go faster when they're dirty.. Just ask the other Richard http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif

Richard

[This message has been edited by rsquire (edited 10 October 2000).]

I hope you lunatics over there dont put your Subarus into those automatic car washes.Working in a Subaru garage I can say that DBM is impossible to keep even if you sponge wash the car you cant avoid the very very fine marks that you can see in direct sunlight.As for people opening there door into your car,I always try and paralel park mine or else I take up 2 parking spaces.And Silver or white are the best colours.
Regards
Kevo

Richard - thought you were an intelligent sort of bloke http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/tongue.gif

Automatic carwashes are a NO GO AREA http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/eek.gif

Unless of course you want millions of tiny stripes running the legth of your car http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/frown.gif.

(Or does that help the aerodynamics of a 22b http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif)

Regards

D

Sunilp

Don't go there mate, don't go there! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif