dmad Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Im going to give the car a good seeing to tonight - i got a 1l bottle of 3M Finess-it and 3m Handglaze wax. Now i know the finess it is for removing light oxisdization and fine swirl marks which my car is covered in. The question is - what kind of cloth? I was gonna get some Autoglym polishing cloths but are these 'too' smooth and fine for this stuff? I tried using other cloths before and found them leaving more swirl marks then the fluid was supposed to remove.... The car is basically covered in 9 years worth of what looks like car wash swirls. Its been owned by loaded people who probably didn't car what was used on it, so long as it was clean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 you can use any cotton cloth as long as its clean and has no sewen seams or embroidery on it, an old soft Tshirt is as good as anything but you might want somthing a bit softer to buff it back up, 3M actually sell there own cloths, they are blue and have 3M written on them, imho these are excellent but i think they are very expensive. not shure how much though as i dont have to pay for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmad Posted April 15, 2003 Author Share Posted April 15, 2003 t-shirt it is!!! I did think about asking at the place i managed to find this 'gold dust' but didn't bother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 give us a shout if you need anymore "gold dust" as i can get it or anything in the 3M automotive range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmad Posted April 15, 2003 Author Share Posted April 15, 2003 I've now read the container and it goes on about first going over the car with 9 micron abrasive disc and *then* working in the "finishing material" with a buffing machine..... Im wondering if it would be easier to find someone to give my car a good going over..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Wise move eh lovatt. john:flame Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 have you got handglaze (yellow top) or finesse-it (white top) ? in your title it says finesse-it but you then call it hand glaze. what colour is your car ? if its a dark colour i might take it somewhere to have it done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmad Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 Well i gave it a go tonight. Its a black Supra so *everything* tends to show. I got 1 bottle of each - one handglaze for waxing it after and one finess-it to cut the top layer off which has 9 years of marks, spots and crud on it. I must say, i'm impressed. I didn't get the chance to do much because i only got home at 7.30 and it was almost pitch black by 8.30 and i had to clean it first. I wasn't sure how hard to go at first, so i took it lightly and it didn't do much. So i put on my brave trousers and went at it with a bit more vigour and sure enough i could see it taking a light topcoating off but what was being revealed underneath was fantastic. I'm going to get up at 6am and spend a few hours on it before work. Anyway, its still gonna be covered in the more lighter scratches but i think once its done and then thickly waxed it will look the dogs tits. Photos tomorrow...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 ahh black the same as mine, worst colour to polish ! dont know what all that 9 micron business is ? never been told to do that by any 3M rep and it isnt written on any bottles i have ? use the finesse first rub HARD (but not hard enough to dent the pannel) in circular motions, then use the handglaze to wax up after, if you wet the cloth slightly when rubbing it in it is easier to buff of afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmad Posted April 16, 2003 Author Share Posted April 16, 2003 I can't believe im so eagerly waiting for the morning just to polish my car. Its pissing me off i've been so busy this week cos i've had this stuff since monday and still i gotta get up early to do it tomorrow. Thanks for the tips - it does say it on the back of the finess-it one. Im very impressed. Its going to rub hard (oo-er) going over tomorrow. I've done it once, but after seeing the results of doing it real hard, i'm gonna go over it properly and then wax. Knowing my luck, it'll rain on friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovatt Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 why wait ! the lights are on at your local petrol station lol ! go on nobody will look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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