Subaru Legacy

[davis98]

Hey guys,



I'm helping my neighbour out this weekend taking a few scratches out of his Subaru Legacy. I've never polished a Subaru before, what is the paint like? Hard/soft? Thick/thin? Its a pearl white...



Thanks for any tips/help anyone can offer

 

[davis98]

For what its worth its an 06.

 

[Old Pirate]

I heard their soft and thin.........:usa ....... but someone will know for sure soon.

 

[davis98]

Like a Honda... not cool

 

[SVR]

Some of the older ones can be hard but most are soft and thin

106FF with white pad usually gets out all marks.

 

[TortoiseAWD]

In my experience (and I've done more than a few Subies for our local Subaru club), Subaru paint is moderately soft, and pretty easy to correct. I'm usually able to get out swirls and light scratches with Sonus SFX-1 or Hi-Temp Heavy Cut. Both of those polishes work well for me, and usually finish LSP-ready if used with an orange light cutting pad (if you have to use a cutting pad, you might need a second round with a lighter polish).



IMO, the worst thing about Subaru paint is that it's pretty susceptible to rock chipping.



Tort

 

[BobD]

It's soft paint like others said.

 

[davis98]

Thanks guys, really appreciate it:goodjob