Black Z with dull paint

[chrisday1990]

Hi Guys i have a black 2007 313, the pain looks dull with micro scratches, can anyone advise on a product and process i can use beofre applying standard wax/ polish.

[mikejbry]

My Black HR had the same dull paintwork.

 

Here it is on the day I drove it home.

 

 

So in July I bought load of detailing gear.

 

I ended up washing, clay barring, then 3 stage machine polishing the car.

 

Took me all day, this is how it looked at the end of the day,after a coat of nattys black hole (hides deeper swirls the polisher couldnt remove) and good layer of wax.

 

 

For the machine polishing I bought a Kestrel DAS6

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deltalyo-Kestrel-Action-Machine-Polisher/dp/B0046ABX8S/ref=sr_1_9?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1414442309&sr=1-9&keywords=kestrel+das6

 

And this Auto Finesse 3 stage polishing kit

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Auto-Finesse-REVKIT-Revitalise-Kit/dp/B00DD51VRA/ref=sr_1_3?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1414442588&sr=1-3&keywords=auto+finesse+illusion

 

 

Of course, the car is now filthy again, but it does clean up quite nicely when I get chance to give it a good wax!

[ilogikal1]

It depends on how much you want to spend, how committed to are to doing it yourself, whether you want to hide the problem and reapply more often or go all out and correct the paint.

 

Cheapest way is buy a good filler glaze and apply by hand before your wax.

 

Expensive way is to buy a machine polisher, paint depth gauge, compounds & pads.

 

Or a dozen options in between, such as polishing by hand or glazing by machine. On top of either of these options is the decontamination - clay, fallout and tar remover. Ideally before either, essential before machine polishing really.

 

Or you could pay for a professional detail.

 

Or a respray for that matter.

 

 

What's your budget? How much effort do you want to put in yourself?