03-03-2024, 06:47 PM | #1 |
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Brand New X5 Swirl marks and scratch removal
Picked up new carbon black X5. Need to fix few swirl and light scratches before coating. Can you advise the below and update what’s missing?
Which DA polisher I should get to use with CarPro’s pad? 1. Foam Which one to get? CARPRO Lift or HydrO2 Foam 2. IronX 3. Wash Which one to get? CARPRO IronX Snow Soap 1 Liter or CARPRO Reset Shampoo 4. Polish Which one to use? CarPro UltraCut or Essence or Fixer required for removing swirl marks and light scratches? See pics 5. Coating Is Eraser still required when using CarPro Ultracut or Essence prior to coating? Which one? New DQUARTZ Go or CQ.UK 3.0 Can this be apply to windshield, glass, lights, vinyl? 6. Glass Clarify 7. Interior CARPRO Inside and InnerQD or EliXir ? 8. Tire Which one to get? ReTyre or DarkSide |
03-03-2024, 08:27 PM | #2 |
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That is horrible! I'd be talking to the general manager & have them pick up the tab for the best detailer in your area to correct the damage. Why should you have to spend $$ and time to fix that? I hope you showed them the defects before leaving the dealership.
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Usually I have them not to remove white film on the hood, roof and side during delivery. X5 didn't come with a white film on the hood this time. Anyways, they already send me $300-$400 of accessories without asking not due to this issue. Not loosing sleep over this, as this is Carbon black color. I could have caused this. I will fix it in a week as I was going to do coating anyways so I will do paint correction. |
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03-04-2024, 10:47 AM | #5 |
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The lot jockey obviously used old towels, or they ran it through one of those car wash machines. However, black shows everything and you'e gonna be a slqve to keeping it loooking spotless. Good luck. I stopped owning black cars 30yrs ago because of the upkeep.
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Most likely the cause but still not acceptable! 👎🏻
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Agree 100%. It's also why most of use don't allow our cars to be washed when in for service.
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Just like the OP, we take delivery of our new BMWs with shipping materials still on the car. Even with this, there’s still paint issues that need to be addressed. I wonder how much better Porsche paints look with the cars being covered in shipping materials and fully enclosed in a zip-on bag? |
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03-06-2024, 07:38 AM | #11 |
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Generically speaking, for polish, start with the very lightest one and then go more aggressive as needed / if needed. I'd think any washing up to that really doesn't matter since you're planning to polish afterwards anyhow. I'd pay more attention to blasting (pressure wash if possible) as much dirt off as possible and then being sure to frequently rotate or swap whatever mitt or rag you are using so as not to introduce any new scratches. The soap itself may not matter much. As for the interior since the car is new very little will be needed for a while, you could practically get away with just water on a rag and the occasional leather conditioning.
I guess anything you get could have an eye towards being used a year or two from now if you still have some left, so there is that. I don't know the Carpro products. Hopefully someone will give you some specific recommendations. |
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03-06-2024, 12:52 PM | #12 |
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You are 100% right! I currently own a black car and I will never own another. I've just given it at this point that it will always look dirty and swirled. I two bucket wash it and the first drive it's dirty again, I'm not going through that constantly. I go to swirl city at this point just for the convenience factor, at least it looks clean. The overwhelming majority of cars have swirls and most people don't even notice.
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03-06-2024, 04:16 PM | #13 |
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overall the Car Pro stuff in my opinion has been solid, you can apply the coating, but honestly since my coating wore off a few years back i use the hydro2 foam and it gives great protection and easy to apply.
Which DA polisher I should get to use with CarPro’s pad? 1. Foam Which one to get? CARPRO Lift - good prewash - used to remove traffic film and other similar much so you can foam power wash rinse and then use car pro reset for actual contact watch or HydrO2 Foam - this stuff is a soap, but you don't want it to dry on the car, so i just use it as a coating (foam on rinse off on a clean car) and then dry, gives good protection! and its a good way to keep your car protected and its super easy to apply....i applied it to both of our cars in october, and it is still beading really well! 2. IronX 3. Wash Which one to get? CARPRO IronX Snow Soap 1 Liter - good for decontamination, but you can also use the spray or CARPRO Reset Shampoo - this is good for maintenance wash (i use this the most) 4. Polish Which one to use? CarPro UltraCut or Essence or Fixer required for removing swirl marks and light scratches? See pics 5. Coating Is Eraser still required when using CarPro Ultracut or Essence prior to coating? Which one? New DQUARTZ Go or CQ.UK 3.0 Can this be apply to windshield, glass, lights, vinyl? 6. Glass Clarify 7. Interior CARPRO Inside and InnerQD or EliXir ? 8. Tire Which one to get? ReTyre or DarkSide |
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What I use now.
Flex 3401 with Ultracut on Lake Country orange Hybrid. Then follow with Essence on a CarPro gloss pad. Wipe it down with Eraser before coating, don't take any chances. Have a 5 gallon bucket with a healthy dose of Zep Purple and water for the coating rags. When you switch towels throw the used saturated towels in the bucket to soak. Wash them when you are done and the towels will be just fine. Use CarpPro inside for the interior. Just use the Iron-X spray bottle, it is stronger than the soap. After washing/rinsing,then Iron-X dwell and rinse, I clay. I use the left over Reset and one sponge to lube the car for claying then rinse. |
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Based on my x5 pics/marks - do you think Essence is more than enough and will be able to fix defects? Ultracut is more aggressive and don’t want to ruin the paint. |
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Good luck and let us know how it goes Edit: I recently came across this sample pack on sale. Might be worth checking out for you. https://clean-garage.com/rupes-da-co...125ml-bottles/ Last edited by icj_45e; 03-07-2024 at 08:36 AM.. |
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I posted the same qns to Carpros Insta channel they told me essence should be more than enough. I can always try with small area with ultracut and see if it works Do you recommend Rupes over carpros? The link you posted for Rupes. I think I was looking at Rupes DA system earlier. which one you recommend. It goes from 150-500 bucks https://clean-garage.com/search.php?...uery=DA+system |
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