Anyone else with a black blade notice a lot of swirly scratches over the paint work? You can really see them in the sun, its like covered in them. Can they can be polished out, if so how? Cheers
The only thing I have found to remove very fine scratches is G3 paint restorer.I have tried 90% of all the polishes, scratch removers etc. This stuff leaves no residue nor ghosting.
great i might try that, TY sideways I've been reading up how to prevent these scratches in the first place, and I am doing it all wrong lol
I dont have the same problem with the Repsol But a mate has a black blade and he always used to moan about 'scratch marks in the sun', he started to use Maguires polish to remove them and doesn't moan so much now. I am not sure what one he uses, but will find out and let u know
Stop polishing in circles you only ever polish in straight lines. Stick to this method from day one and you won't get swirls. It's difficult to remove swirls but they can be polished out if the paint is thick enough - not likely with Honda paint. Have a look at www.polishedbiss.co.uk they have instructions on most aspects of cleaning and polishing cars (bikes). Steve
I think that the swirls are caused by the direction the paintwork has been polished in ie circular motion. It notices much more on black paintwork but often occurs on any colour. I polish in the direction of the air movement over the bike in more or less straight lines. I use Megulars products and there is one takes out small marks like swirls, a very delicate form of T cut.
Farecla rep told me to polish in straight lines unless using a mop head. You will be surprised with how deep it turns the black.Use a polishing cloth then a microfibre.
Ive got a black blade too had swirls after a couple of months from new took it back to the dealers who said Honda wouldn't do anything about spoke to a mate who's a paint sprayer for advice he relaqured all the plastics with a quality laquer nearly 8 years and 33000 miles later it still looks sweet trouble is everything 04 onwards has been sprayed with water based paint which is not a patch on good old cellulose
Ouch guys, lots of misunderstanding here. Swirls are on every finish, every colour, just some are much more noticeable than others, obviously the dark colours. They get there during cleaning and or dust/dirt then something rubs over it, ie like your jacket or trousers. There is no problem mopping them out, just take care if you have no experience. Next misnomer, wax.....wax is a sealant, not a polish, all the wax does is seals the prepped surface to give it some protection against outside environmental forces, such as rain, dirt, UV etc. Unfortunately most peeps, clean a surface then wax in all the contamination that's sitting on it. That's where your clay bar comes in, then your compounds to correct the surface swirls and marring, then the sealant, commonly known by most punters as wax. All modern paint is waterbased and it has nothing to do with the longevity of the finish, that's provided by the clearcoat (lacquer), and still in nearly every case its solvent based as its more durable and will not yellow over time. They will get there and make clearcoat waterbased and as durable as solvent based, it just has not happened yet....so don't let Chips Away repair your pride and joy, it won't last! Detailing, its a whole world of its own. Used to earn my living doing this, thanks to our incoming European cousins of the East, that put a hole in the bottom of that market.
I've just got some Gtechniq p1 to have a go at the swirl marks on my car with. Got some tri foam applicators to use with it. Haven't used it yet so can't say if I'd recommend it but there's a video on You Tube showing it in action.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u-QTCbOUW4
