So how bad is my paint?

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I can only assume the previous owner didnt take care of this at all. I did all I could for it with what i had, which isnt saying much....going to invest in a PC here soon and give some menzerna polish a try...surely I can do something for it?....theres no deep scratches that I can feel anywhere with my hands so I would assume I should be able to fix it all.....what do you guys think?



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I say thats pretty bad i don't think you will be able to get them all out with a pc ,a rotary may do a better job. but even then i think you will not remove all the swirls and marks.
 
Those scratches near the door will likely not come out all the way. The rest of that is going to take a lot of work, especially if it's hard paint. What kind of car is it?
 
with a PC? Go slow. Take it a panel at a time lest you become frustrated. It took me a course of a month with free weeknights, weekends etc, a few hours here and there and a panel at a time to get my car right the first time polishing. I tried to tackle to whole car but it will just wear you out and frustrate you to no end. Once you get it up to par, maintenance polishing is enjoyable.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Those scratches near the door will likely not come out all the way. The rest of that is going to take a lot of work, especially if it's hard paint. What kind of car is it?
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An escalade. I'm going to give it my best. :nixweiss
 
Good news - my car is a black GM, and it was in worse state than that when I got it. Back when I had more time on my hands, I got it (and kept it) perfect.



Bad news - it is going to take a long time to perfect that. Think about paying a pro with a rotary to knock it out - it will take you 20+ hours. Getting the deeper marring out will probably take 2+ passes with a heavy PC-friendly leveler on an orange or yellow pad. You'll then need a medium polish to remove the hazing, and a final polish to get it looking great.



Or, if you want to get a feel for the PC, wash and clay it yourself, and pay someone to compound it only. This will cost you a lot less than a full detail, and remove the deep swirls while leaving buffer marks and light surface swirling. You can then remove that easily with your PC and Menzerna P0106FF or similar (a rotary breaks down compounds much more effectively than a PC).
 
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