GTO2Z28

I recently had my spoiler, rear bumper, rear and front gfx repainted. I took them in, brought them back, and reinstalled them. Three weeks later, I took them in on the car to be wet sanded. Before, they had the orange peel look and there looked to be a bunch of little pits on the top of the spoiler, and some dirt in the paint here and there. Well, I got the car back today, washed it, and inspected it. The pit are all gone, but there looks to be little scratches all over the place. Is this b/c they did not buff it out at all? Under normal light, it looks perfect, but once you get out the fluorescent overhead lights in my garage, you can see them. How could I tell if they did not buff it out? If they did, what can I use to get out the scratches? The paint is smooth, feels clay bar smooth, not really rough, but not twelve coats of Zaino smooth either. TAll I have at home is 3m swirl remover, Zaino, and 10 inch orbital. Thanks guys!

KevinSS

You answered your own question, use the 3M swirl remover with the orbital and follow up with Zaino polish.....

GTO2Z28

Is the 3m okay to apply w/ a 10 inch orbital? That is all I have.

KevinSS

Yes, use foam for best results....

Cmr0z28

Make sure you wash with Z7 after using SMR or Zaino will not bond.

GTO2Z28

Thanks guys for the advice. Since it was the spoiler, rear bumper, rear SLP quad tip valences, and front Xenon gfx, I knew I could not get a 10 inch orbital onto all the places well to work the SMR, so I thought I would give this Zaino a try, and am pleased with the results. I washed the car with Z7 and took another look at it in the sunlight and then the flourescent lights, and it did not look that bad. I thought that maybe some Z5 would take care of it looking at it. As a result, I dawned the placed that had been painted, and then sprayed them down with Z6, and then put three coats of Z5 on all the places alternating with Z6. It really seemed to take care of the majority of the scratches. The paint does seem a little rough to the touch in places, could they have burned the clearcoat? I don't know what that would look like personally. It is on the part of the rear bumper on the ridge where the top flat part (the part that you could sit on) slopes down on the sides.

Cmr0z28

They could have ****ed up with the rotary, but if they burned the clearcoat you'd definitely know it, and the applicator would turn whatever color the paint is.....try using a polish and see what happens.

GTO2Z28

When I applied the z5 over it, there were no problems. They might have sanded that part a little more or something, and more coats over time might make it feel normal to me again?!?