Need some advice on bird bomb and stain seats

[Bdubbs]

Thanks for the help everyone. I'll be ordering the Bissell spot clean professional along with Wolfgang carpet and upholstery cleaner or the Adams cleaner with the drill brush.

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[Bdubbs]

Finally ordered up the Bissell spot clean pro. I'm going to try it along with Wolfgang carpet and upholstery cleaner.

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[Bdubbs]

Started cleaning a spare set of foxbody seats before I do the black seats.

Basically I vacuumed the seat, sprayed the upholstery cleaner, agitated the seat with a brush, then used the Bissell with some water.

This is my first time using it. So I'll have to try a couple things and see what works best. Initially I didn't use any water, but I think it works better.

I will get some after pictures once it's complete. I might go over the seat again.

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[Bdubbs]

Hey guys,

I finally have griot's polish on the way. I plan on trying to fix that bird bomb blemish. Can I just tape off a 6x6" section or so and work that area?

I'll clean it, clay bar, then work it with my Porter Cable DA.

I also finally ordered a digital paint thickness gauge.

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[PaulMys]

Hey guys,

I finally have griot's polish on the way. I plan on trying to fix that bird bomb blemish. Can I just tape off a 6x6" section or so and work that area?

I'll clean it, clay bar, then work it with my Porter Cable DA.

I also finally ordered a digital paint thickness gauge.

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It'll be impossible to work within a 6"x6" taped section with 5 or 6 inch pads.

Plus, that's not the best practice. (Concentrating on one small spot). Just make the bird bomb spot the center of your larger section (2x2 or a little smaller) and have at it.

 

[Bdubbs]

It'll be impossible to work within a 6"x6" taped section with 5 or 6 inch pads.

Plus, that's not the best practice. (Concentrating on one small spot). Just make the bird bomb spot the center of your larger section (2x2 or a little smaller) and have at it.

Should I do the whole hood? I appreciate your help.

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[PaulMys]

Should I do the whole hood? I appreciate your help.

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That's kind of up to you.

Is the hood in good condition? If so, you may only need to do one section.

Is it swirled up? Then having the one section nice and polished adjacent to the unpolished areas will look strange. Lol.

 

[Bdubbs]

That's kind of up to you.

Is the hood in good condition? If so, you may only need to do one section.

Is it swirled up? Then having the one section nice and polished adjacent to the unpolished areas will look strange. Lol.

The rest of the hood looks good. I'll get some light on it and double check.

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[Bdubbs]

Update:

So tonight I decided to go over the whole hood in hopes of removing what I thought was a bird bomb. It almost seem like other parts of the car have this similar blemish, but only not bunched together like I'm showing in the first picture. I don't know how to describe it, other than it looks like very small hairline cracks. The very front of the hood in between the headlights has a lot of them.

The products and procedure I used didn't touch any of them. I only went by each section 4-6 times, then moved on to the next section.

I am a novice, so I could be doing something wrong. Do I need to work every section longer? Sometimes I don't get little scratches removed the first time either.

I used a Porter Cable DA polisher, along with:

- Lake Country orange and white pads.
- Griot's Boss fast acting cream.
- Griot's Boss correcting cream.
- Wolfgang deep gloss paint sealent.

I'm pretty bummed I didn't get this removed. I'm unsure what route I should go next.

Looking for some expert help!

Thanks.

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[Coatingsarecrack]

How fast was your arm speed? Lot’s of different techniques but one that work for me was about an inch per second. Pretty slow.

Is this factory or resprayed paint?

Weird that an orange and fast correcting wouldn’t pit a dent in it.

I believe Ron Ketcham over on Autopia said once it’s through your clear there’s polishing that will fix it.

To get a better look they recommended using a magnifying glass I believe.

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[Bdubbs]

How fast was your arm speed? Lot’s of different techniques but one that work for me was about an inch per second. Pretty slow.

Is this factory or resprayed paint?

Weird that an orange and fast correcting wouldn’t pit a dent in it.

I believe Ron Ketcham over on Autopia said once it’s through your clear there’s polishing that will fix it.

To get a better look they recommended using a magnifying glass I believe.

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Hmm I bet I was moving faster than that. It appears to be original paint, definitely neglected.

From what I've read so far, if it is bird bomb and it went to through the clear there might not be much I can do.


Also some areas look like "paint checking" AKA "crows feet". If this is the case, that's paint flaws and correcting can't be fixed. That's almost what areas on the car sound like.

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[opie2]

Can you feel it when running hand over it?

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[Bdubbs]

Can you feel it when running hand over it?

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No it feels smooth to the touch.

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[James Patrick]

I have run into the same problem and I will usually take a finger full of compound and rub it onto the spot, let it dry, and wipe it off.
It might take a few times, but I have had real good luck with removing all or parts of bird bombs!! I use 3M ONE Compound!!
Try it!!


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