Never been to a detailer, but...
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From: Sacramento
1998 C230
Never been to a detailer, but...
Never been to a detailer, but can they remove swirl marks and how much will it cost? I want them removed and not concealed. I must admit I am very stupid, I had just washed my car and two days later I decided to clay so i just rinsed the car...didnt think I needed to scrub it down...im such an idiot...and now the car has swirls on the hood, roof and trunk. I only did the top parts. Some parts have bad swirls other parts really don't. Please help guys. I live in the Sacramento area...any good places out there?
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From your description you don't have "swirls" as much as you have "marring"....in other words you scratched the top coat with the clay.
If I were doing your car I would charge you about $125 to do JUST the exterior, this of course depends on the degree of the scratches, might be more....might be less.
The services you should get from a competent detailer should be a hand wash, level the paint, polish the paint and then seal it. Tell the detailer that you do NOT want the scratches hidden with a filler type glaze but that you wish them to be removed.
Finding a good detailer is going to be harder than perhaps you yourself removing them with a PC and the right pad/products.
Wish you well,
Anthony
If I were doing your car I would charge you about $125 to do JUST the exterior, this of course depends on the degree of the scratches, might be more....might be less.
The services you should get from a competent detailer should be a hand wash, level the paint, polish the paint and then seal it. Tell the detailer that you do NOT want the scratches hidden with a filler type glaze but that you wish them to be removed.
Finding a good detailer is going to be harder than perhaps you yourself removing them with a PC and the right pad/products.
Wish you well,
Anthony
