It was quite simple. I used the nap of the microfibre cloth combined with a little leather cleaner/conditioner. It took a bit of elbow grease but the gum disappeared and with no residue or scratches remaining.
This particular example of the Cayman S was purchased last summer and has been serviced by Apollo Detailing since new. It was in excellent shape the last time I performed a complete detail, despite the new car swirls. This time, it had accumulated some light damage.
There were swirls over the...
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1. Greek Mythology: The god of prophecy, music, medicine, and poetry, and most importantly the sun.
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apollo: The embodiment of masculine beauty
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Clean wheels :)
I didn't get any shots during the polish because it was getting late, so it's straight to final finishing.
Paint Correction complete
Observe how my hand bead water after application of Swissvax.
Prior to removal of the wax.
After Swissvax removal.
I proceeded to tape off a section of the hood, wiped down the area with 50/50 and did a test correction.
The area had some significant swirls and determined that a two-step correction, Menzerna PG followed by Menzerna IP would be appropriate.
Continuing with the paint correction...
This vehicle was purchased several days prior to it this paint correction. The dealer swirled it quite a bit and applied a type of glaze that hid many of the swirls. It wasn't the worst vehicle I had seen but it did require a multi-step correction.
The weather was overcast and the swirls did...