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Old 01-22-2004, 12:41 PM
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Cut Polish ???

Hey guys just wondering if anyone her has some skills doing a cut polish??? I am going to be putting on new SS stripes to match my hood/spoiler stripes, once i have all my stock stripes off I want poilish the car because the SS stripes are not as wide so the paint under them will definately be in better condition. Any help is appreciated Thanks
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Old 01-22-2004, 12:53 PM
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Polishing is pretty much like waxing. IMHO its a lot easier than waxing.

You may want to consider clay baring instead. I personally haven't done it yet but my buddy did it and I was amazed with his results!
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Old 01-22-2004, 01:20 PM
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I dunno man,

cut polishing can mess up your paint job bigtime if a mistake is made (especially on non-flat surfaces). It's hard to screw up waxing that badly...
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:29 PM
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I've cut polished a couple of small scratches on my car. I was pleased with the results.
I've never used it on anything of any significant size though.......
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:39 PM
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You just need to work small areas at a time. Like a square foot or something.
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Old 01-22-2004, 04:52 PM
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Cut polishing is an art.

its like golf.. all about the finesse.
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Old 01-22-2004, 05:22 PM
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i vote for clay barring, i did it to my car when i first got it, yeah took an afternoon, but man, the results were AMAZING

as smooth as my girlfriends bottom (i dont ever go round touching baby's bottom's.. so i cant say that )
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Old 01-22-2004, 05:25 PM
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Originally posted by ianwells100
i vote for clay barring, i did it to my car when i first got it, yeah took an afternoon, but man, the results were AMAZING

as smooth as my girlfriends bottom (i dont ever go round touching baby's bottom's.. so i cant say that )
but you still did lol
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Old 01-22-2004, 05:29 PM
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I vote for getting it done professionally. Its not worth the hassle for the money it costs...especially when it can ROYALLY mess up your paint if done improperly.

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Old 01-23-2004, 02:03 AM
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Go with the Zaino system. Dawn the car, claybar, re-wash, Start with Z-5 swirl remover till you get the results you like, then hit it with Z-6 gloss enhancer, then Z-2 polish with ZFX . You don't need an Orbital buffer with the zaino system, just 100% cotten or microfibre towels for buffing it off. Use Z-6 gloss enhancer after every coat of polish. If you have serious scratches you might need a cut-polish from a detailer. Anything deeper and it's off to the paint shop. All you need to get started is claybay, ZFX, Z-2 polish, Z-5 swirl remover, Z-6 gloss enhancer, Z-7 car wash, get Z-9 and Z-10 if you have leather and Z-16 for the tires, this stuff does not slick. Get some nice white detailing towels and zaino applicator pads. Mrak is the man to talk to for zaino. Good luck.
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Old 01-23-2004, 09:56 AM
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Originally posted by ianwells100
as smooth as my girlfriends bottom
We'll need to see some pics as proof please.
Some comparo pics would be good, some of her over top of your car hood - showing off both umm.........finished products.

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anyone have a recommendation on a shop to that type of work? Preferably not too expensive!
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