Hi,
Last week, I had to have my front bumper repainted on my 2013 Honda Civic EX sedan. The color is called Crimson Pearl, which is a burgundy color. A shopping cart left a long
ugly scratch that I could not live with.
The auto body shop I use is a highly respected AAA approved shop in Central NJ. They did
a great job and return my car with a perfect match.
I asked the manager about detailing and he tells me I should NEVER let a detailer buff or
machine polish my car JUST to remove light spider webbing or swirls or surface scratches.
He tells me no matter how skilled or experienced the detailer claims to be, he is always removing a thin layer or clearcoat and only will shorten the life of my car's paint finish!
He says why would you wanna do that??
He says light minor swirling on dark color cars is something you just have to live with
and its very common. He says that BEST way to maintain the paint is gentle hand washes, waxing and sealing regularly, NOT buffing!
So my question is even if I find a skilled detailer, exactly how much clearcoat is lost with
a full machine polish to remove very light swirls/surface scratches?? Is it really worth the
risk??
Last week, I had to have my front bumper repainted on my 2013 Honda Civic EX sedan. The color is called Crimson Pearl, which is a burgundy color. A shopping cart left a long
ugly scratch that I could not live with.
The auto body shop I use is a highly respected AAA approved shop in Central NJ. They did
a great job and return my car with a perfect match.
I asked the manager about detailing and he tells me I should NEVER let a detailer buff or
machine polish my car JUST to remove light spider webbing or swirls or surface scratches.
He tells me no matter how skilled or experienced the detailer claims to be, he is always removing a thin layer or clearcoat and only will shorten the life of my car's paint finish!
He says why would you wanna do that??
He says light minor swirling on dark color cars is something you just have to live with
and its very common. He says that BEST way to maintain the paint is gentle hand washes, waxing and sealing regularly, NOT buffing!
So my question is even if I find a skilled detailer, exactly how much clearcoat is lost with
a full machine polish to remove very light swirls/surface scratches?? Is it really worth the
risk??