Recent content by ac4000

Thank you both for your replies. I would be overjoyed if those are just clear coat scratches. I'm not sure my luck will be that good, but I could definitely give it a shot with some UC by hand first before trying the touch-up method. Thanks, Dirtyrango, for the tip on leaving the edges to...

Any thoughts on whether my proposed (temporary) solution below is the right way to go? Thanks! Problem: Picked up some bumper cover scratches. The paint is BMW Jet Black, base-clear, pre-water-based. The correct, long-term solution, is to sand the area, blend the black, then re-clear the...

Update for anyone looking for info on the Spray Max catalyzed clear-in-a-can: Back in December, I ended up using it (after getting a proper fresh air respirator). I resprayed the area and blended it into the factory paint, then scuffed it and gave it three coats of the Spray Max. It formed a...

You bet: I've actually found it available at a number of online vendors (search for "Spray Max 2K High Gloss Clearcoat Aerosol" and you should get plenty of results), and I'll probably buy it at Eastwood. I lived in California for nine and a half years before moving here. Can't say I miss...

I did a little research and it turns out you can still get the catalyzed clear in a can--approximately 24 hours of life once activated, no need to buff afterward, and apparently the next-best thing to spray gun clear. A (very unscientific) sample of Interweb reviews seems to suggest it's the...

Thank you!!! That's exactly what I needed to know. Looks like I'm going to have to respray. I don't mind getting the real stuff and breaking out the guns, although I suppose I could also try thicker/more applications from the can. Any thoughts on which is better? Most importantly, I need to...

I started on the other panels with a white LC CCS pad and UC, but I couldn't get much of a shine, so I tried the same with orange pads. Helped a little, but ... now it looks like the pictures below. In my dream world, I've now polished the new clear enough that it's shiny, but in reality, I...

Preamble: Today I compounded a test panel where I had performed one of a few repairs on a '90 LS400 that involved sanding (down to the metal in some cases), minor preventative rust treatment, filling, and repainting. Since I (originally) thought the repair areas would be very small, I went...

I lived in West L.A. for nine and a half years. Ferraris, etc. are pretty much a dime a dozen in some parts. You get used to it and then it takes a place like Monaco to top it. That said, none of that is particularly impressive since the qualification is simply a large pocketbook. It did...

Yup, it's an E28, the one that started it all. Straight six and none of that driver assist junk, save for anti-lock brakes. Glad to hear yours doesn't have any of that--I didn't know you could even get new BMWs speced that way. The Cars and Coffee crowd here is pretty relaxed, friendly, and...

Thank you all for the welcome! I'm in Davidson, and just about to start the M5 paint reconditioning, actually! Possibly this weekend, but I have a brake job and the LS to take care of first; either way, hopefully I'll at least have it somewhat clean before November's Cars & Coffee. It's...

Just started getting back into keeping my cars clean after many years and all roads seemed to lead here. I've already spent many hours reading this site and have been very impressed by the unusually high signal to noise ratio. When I was a kid, I used to enjoy spending hours washing and waxing...