a friend of mine just bought a 2007 lexus is 250, and brought it over to my garage....i was in shock when i saw it, never mind that fact that its got moderate/heavy swirling and scratches all over the car, its got some really nasty water spots and some serious bird crap etching on the hood and roof...

i tried a quick pass with an orange pad and some pinnacle swril remover, which worked great on the swirls, but with two passes on the bird crap, it seemed to smooth it out some, but its still there...

what is a good combo for this, if it can be removed at all...i dont have any pics, but its some good old fashioned bird crap etching that you can feel with your hand....i am guessing i am going to need something more then what i have on hand!

 

Your going to have to cut the etching down to below level of the clear surface ... if there is enough clear to do that.

 

that sucks...i dont know if i can even do that with my udm...can i??

should i get some optimum compound or even the hyper compound and give that a shot with an orange pad?? the whole car is in some desperate need of love...its got water spot etching all over it, pretty signifigant swirling and atleast one scratch on each panel....i want to help him out with this, he is a good kid...

 

dale, i thank you for your imput on this one...i am going to need some help as i have only really have experience removing swirls and light scratches and my supplies reflect that, so i will be stepping up on correction factor with this one...

 

How comfortable are you with wetsanding? If the OPHC or OPC doesn't work, you might have to resort to it.

 

vinn .. you could try Megs #105 if you can get it locally ... orange pad ... and yes you can cut it down below the etch level with a UDM .. just takes a bit of time.

 

thanks, i will look for the megs 105 around here, if i cant find it, i will just order some...