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jakesean
post Jul 19 2013, 12:15 PM

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anyone buying anything from autogeek soon? thought wanna tumpang also..
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post Oct 30 2013, 10:53 AM

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got a question.. after using OPC to clean off the dirts, the paint looks abit dull, or probably quite dull.. i guess i left it too long on the paint, although OPC didnt dry off - i kept spraying once or twice every 10-15 secs so it wont dry off.... or the concentration was too thick and it stripped out most of the oils?

not sure whether polishing will help in bringing back the shine? polishing might add the oils back in?

just bought OptiCoat off arj rclxms.gif planning to OptiCoat my car this coming week - but first, have to solve the dulling problem after using OPC..

hmm.... sifu-sifu sekalian, noobie needs abit of icon_question.gif icon_question.gif icon_question.gif icon_question.gif ..

thanks! notworthy.gif

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post Oct 30 2013, 04:05 PM

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QUOTE(KrisMas @ Oct 30 2013, 01:07 PM)
Sorry...but may I know who gave you the idea of the paint containing 'oil' that you can remove or put back? That's new to me. As far as I know, once cured, the cars' paint/clear coat is quite impermeable to any oil. Those dullness *might* just be the actual conditions of your paint or it also *could* be, like I've experienced, residue from OPC that's causing some haziness to the paint. If the latter, can't be easily washed of but can be easily polished off with a paint cleaner or mild polish.
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dont know.. i read on some other forums.. people said 'oil', so i thought.. ok.. 'oil'.

anyways, i think u got my idea biggrin.gif

used OCwash, but the haze/dullness didnt go away.. hopefully some light polishing will bring the shine back..
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post Nov 6 2013, 12:56 AM

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thinking of getting the Bosche 123AE ROB.. planning to use mostly to remove slight to moderate swirls, maintenance and not hardcore restoration..

can anyone recommend a pad that is a good pad to start off with for this polishing job?

i mainly use OCW, so dont really need a pad for waxing.. not planning to compound, so maybe that can come in later too...

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