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Chriswrx85

Chriswrx85

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Hello everyone, This is my first post and I'am still a bit of a noob when it comes to paint correction so please take it easy on me lol.

I am about to attempt some paint correction on my Black 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. I have been told that Subaru's normally have pretty soft paint and black in general is a little more difficult to work with. The paint has never been touched and has some mild to moderate swirls and scratches. My usual go to is M105 and M205 with a orange and white hex-logic pad. I was thinking of making a switch in compound and polish as M105 can be a little tricky. Would anyone have any suggestions for an alternative that a company like Menzerna or Chemical Guys might have? Would it maybe be worth switching to a microfibre pad with D300 and keep the M205 with the white foam pad?

Thanks in advance.
 
Chriswrx85 said:
Hello everyone, This is my first post and I'am still a bit of a noob when it comes to paint correction so please take it easy on me lol.

I am about to attempt some paint correction on my Black 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. I have been told that Subaru's normally have pretty soft paint and black in general is a little more difficult to work with. The paint has never been touched and has some mild to moderate swirls and scratches. My usual go to is M105 and M205 with a orange and white hex-logic pad. I was thinking of making a switch in compound and polish as M105 can be a little tricky. Would anyone have any suggestions for an alternative that a company like Menzerna or Chemical Guys might have? Would it maybe be worth switching to a microfibre pad with D300 and keep the M205 with the white foam pad?

Thanks in advance.
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Forgot to mention that I am using a Porter Cable 7424 XP
 
I personally like the Chemical Guys V series of compounds and polishes. V36 followed by V38 has worked well for cars with soft paint for me. That said, I want to try out the Wolfgang twins and some Menzerna products.
 
parttimer said:
Check out Lawrences threads:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...arl-subaru-impreza-wrx-detailed-lawrence.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...ack-subaru-impreza-sti-detailed-lawrence.html
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Thanks for linking those....
Here is another I just completed a few weeks ago http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/77211-another-obsidian-black-subaru-sti-detailed-lawrence.html

The paint is very soft and I cannot see you needing a compound at all... finishing polishes is where its at with these babies.

I truly hope you don't struggle too much with the 'stickiness' issue.

Really looking forward to seeing the outcome. Best of luck :dblthumb2: and shout if you have any questions, although I did try to be as comprehensive as I could in terms of products/processes used, in the write ups.
 
Thanks allot for your help guys. I will defiantly be picking up some SF4000. Would you know what the Hex-Logic equivalent to the Crimson LC or black Menzerna pad be? I currently have white and black Hex-Logic pads so I'm hoping to use those and not have to buy new ones lol.
 
lawrenceSA said:
Thanks for linking those....
Here is another I just completed a few weeks ago http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/77211-another-obsidian-black-subaru-sti-detailed-lawrence.html

The paint is very soft and I cannot see you needing a compound at all... finishing polishes is where its at with these babies.

I truly hope you don't struggle too much with the 'stickiness' issue.

Really looking forward to seeing the outcome. Best of luck :dblthumb2: and shout if you have any questions, although I did try to be as comprehensive as I could in terms of products/processes used, in the write ups.
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Sorry but what do you mean by "stickiness issue"?
 
Chriswrx85 said:
Sorry but what do you mean by "stickiness issue"?
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The paint can become sticky once polished making it very difficult to remove the polish residue. This will invariably be more pronounced when using a rotary but even with a DA I have encountered it.

On the Java black one I did (the first scooby I detailed) I ended up nearly going mad and it reared its ugly head again on the 2nd obsidian black one I did a few weekends ago.

The first obsidian black one I did seemed to have less of a stickiness issue though despite being exact the same paint?

Its why I resorted to Chemical guys blacklight as the last polishing step - because you can let it dry to a haze and wipe off very easily
 
lawrenceSA said:
The paint can become sticky once polished making it very difficult to remove the polish residue. This will invariably be more pronounced when using a rotary but even with a DA I have encountered it.

On the Java black one I did (the first scooby I detailed) I ended up nearly going mad and it reared its ugly head again on the 2nd obsidian black one I did a few weekends ago.

The first obsidian black one I did seemed to have less of a stickiness issue though despite being exact the same paint?

Its why I resorted to Chemical guys blacklight as the last polishing step - because you can let it dry to a haze and wipe off very easily
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Oh ok now I get it lol. I will definitely watch out for that. I have a bottle of blacklight so I will use that. I will order some SF4000 and Crimson LC pads. Just hope the weather up here in Canada warms up soon so I can get to work lol.
 
I can't begin to imagine living in the type of cold some of you guys do. I have always stayed along the East Coast of South Africa where its always hot n humid. Anything below 20 degrees Celsius and we are cold. :lol:

The paint in my opinion corrects very easily but is finicky too finish off sometimes, without for example leaving towelling marks...or marring trying to get the polish residue off. You can cgase your tail a bit.

But when you get it looking right it looks so good you want to lick it:p

Perhaps in cooler weather the paint may not be as sticky? May be a long shot but who knows.

Thinking about it now. .. whilst in the throes of desperation detailing the 3 I have done to date, I probably would have accepted detailing with snow outside if it meant making the paint easy to polish. :D
 
lawrenceSA said:
I can't begin to imagine living in the type of cold some of you guys do. I have always stayed along the East Coast of South Africa where its always hot n humid. Anything below 20 degrees Celsius and we are cold. :lol:

The paint in my opinion corrects very easily but is finicky too finish off sometimes, without for example leaving towelling marks...or marring trying to get the polish residue off. You can cgase your tail a bit.

But when you get it looking right it looks so good you want to lick it:p

Perhaps in cooler weather the paint may not be as sticky? May be a long shot but who knows.

Thinking about it now. .. whilst in the throes of desperation detailing the 3 I have done to date, I probably would have accepted detailing with snow outside if it meant making the paint easy to polish. :D
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Was -15 Celsius and got 10 cm of snow here the other day but this has been one of the worst winters we have had in years. Hopefully in about a month I can get to work. Just doing my research now.

Hope the colder weather does make the paint easier to work with lol. Its a daily driver though so I will try my best to keep it looking good. Think I'm going to try the foam gun wash method in this video to try and cut down on swirls.

Audi R8 BLACKBIRD: Basic Car Wash Techniques - /DRIVE CLEAN - YouTube
 
if I owned a Subaru I would definitely coat it.

I have zero experience yet with any, but have read a lot. I wouldn't be surprised if it cures harder than your OEM paint which may be of great benefit in your situation.
 
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