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New Front Wings - When to Polish?
« on: July 27, 2012, 11:01:06 pm »
Just got my car back from the paint-shop after having to new front wings under rust warranty claim. When can I give the wings a detail as the finish is ok but I can see very fine spider marks so they will need a slight correction?

Any advice welcome car is Tornado Red if that helps.

By the way colour match is spot on so no blending issues :happy2:

Have my own DA and mezerna polishes/pads.

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Re: New Front Wings - When to Polish?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2012, 10:37:33 am »
Anyone :sad1:

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Re: New Front Wings - When to Polish?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2012, 10:57:29 am »
Personally id leave it a month or so.


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Re: New Front Wings - When to Polish?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2012, 12:14:22 am »
You can polish once the paint's pretty much dry. It's waxing/sealing that you need to wait a month or so.

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Re: New Front Wings - When to Polish?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2012, 05:23:46 pm »
You can polish once the paint's pretty much dry. It's waxing/sealing that you need to wait a month or so.

Thanks for the info.

Why wait a month for waxing/sealing?

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Re: New Front Wings - When to Polish?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2012, 10:23:53 pm »
Explained elsewhere but paint needs curing and takes longer from a bodyshop than from factory.

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