Got a shiny streak on my matte Edition 1- how to fix??
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Got a shiny streak on my matte Edition 1- how to fix??
It appears my detailer made a mistake and used a towel with some wax or polish that ended up creating a streak on my door. I have matte oem paint and now there is a bit of shine that I can tell is there. Is there a way to fix this?
Any chemicals or solvents on the market?
Any chemicals or solvents on the market?
Last edited by Vic55; 02-03-2018 at 01:48 PM.
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clearly...
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I would try to call Dr. Beasley. A good crew with excellent knowledge on matte paint as they have developed special matte paint products.
This product may be a fit for your needs but I would still call them…
https://www.drbeasleys.com/matte-paint-cleanser.html
Good luck!
This product may be a fit for your needs but I would still call them…
https://www.drbeasleys.com/matte-paint-cleanser.html
Good luck!
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Typically the best way to remove any glossy oils from the surface of a car is to wash with a solution of water and dishwashing liquid. That will strip the surface bare of any oils or coatings. Do this first.
Then follow it up with a coating of a protectant. The best protectants are Nanolex Matte Paint Sealant or Dr Beasley's Matte Paint Sealant.
The other thing to watch out for going forward is don't use any car wash liquid on the car. A lot of car wash liquids have built-in waxes to enhance gloss. Best to use a matte wash.
Bunch of suitable supplies for matte car care here.
https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...matte-car-care
If you wash your car yourself and can't be bothered to dry the car and then apply a sealant, and rinse again. Then a simple solution is Permanon Supermatte. You just spray it on while the car is still wet, rinse and dry. Easiest way to protect the car.
https://www.autogeek.net/permanon-su...rotection.html
Then follow it up with a coating of a protectant. The best protectants are Nanolex Matte Paint Sealant or Dr Beasley's Matte Paint Sealant.
The other thing to watch out for going forward is don't use any car wash liquid on the car. A lot of car wash liquids have built-in waxes to enhance gloss. Best to use a matte wash.
Bunch of suitable supplies for matte car care here.
https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...matte-car-care
If you wash your car yourself and can't be bothered to dry the car and then apply a sealant, and rinse again. Then a simple solution is Permanon Supermatte. You just spray it on while the car is still wet, rinse and dry. Easiest way to protect the car.
https://www.autogeek.net/permanon-su...rotection.html
Last edited by stealth.pilot; 02-03-2018 at 04:44 PM.
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Yikes! This is my biggest fear with matte paint which I have never had, and which I have on order. I hope I'm wrong, but it sounds as if they polished this portion partially??? If this is the case, from what I have read, there isn't too much you can do.
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Sometimes you might temporarily get too much gloss because you are using washes which contain wax and oils. That build-up is easily removed with detergent. If you use a plain car wash or a matte one you won't have any issues.
To me the frozen gray is the lowest maintenance paint you can buy. You can go for a month without the car looking dirty because dust just makes the car look more matte. If you have a CR Spotless system you can just wash your car, hose it off with the CR Spotless rinse, and you're done. You don't need to dry the car, because there won't be water marks, and tiny bits of mineral won't be visible on matte paint. Also you never need to detail or polish your car. Applying sealant is super easy - most products are spray on and wipe off. That's it.
Happy to answer any questions about matte paint finishes. I am a huge fan of these finishes. From my perspective they cost less to maintain, require less washing, and look better.
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I did notice that the Edition 1 at the Nashville dealer had a few spots that needed to be detailed. Not shiny spots so much as looked more like an liquid that hadn't dried like maybe a light oil or something.
They said that is the last of 4 unsold ED 1s in the US.
I had stopped in Nashville to have my rear diff fluid changed at the 2000 mile mark on my drive back to SD.
More on my odyssey on a new thread. Not going well so far
They said that is the last of 4 unsold ED 1s in the US.
I had stopped in Nashville to have my rear diff fluid changed at the 2000 mile mark on my drive back to SD.
More on my odyssey on a new thread. Not going well so far
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Don't stress about it too much. I had a BMW in Frozen Gray (same as Magno Selenite Gray). It is hard to polish the finish accidentally. It requires the kind of material which buffs the paint to polish it - like a polishing pad. A regular microfiber or wash mitt won't cause the paint to become shiny.
Sometimes you might temporarily get too much gloss because you are using washes which contain wax and oils. That build-up is easily removed with detergent. If you use a plain car wash or a matte one you won't have any issues.
To me the frozen gray is the lowest maintenance paint you can buy. You can go for a month without the car looking dirty because dust just makes the car look more matte. If you have a CR Spotless system you can just wash your car, hose it off with the CR Spotless rinse, and you're done. You don't need to dry the car, because there won't be water marks, and tiny bits of mineral won't be visible on matte paint. Also you never need to detail or polish your car. Applying sealant is super easy - most products are spray on and wipe off. That's it.
Happy to answer any questions about matte paint finishes. I am a huge fan of these finishes. From my perspective they cost less to maintain, require less washing, and look better.
Sometimes you might temporarily get too much gloss because you are using washes which contain wax and oils. That build-up is easily removed with detergent. If you use a plain car wash or a matte one you won't have any issues.
To me the frozen gray is the lowest maintenance paint you can buy. You can go for a month without the car looking dirty because dust just makes the car look more matte. If you have a CR Spotless system you can just wash your car, hose it off with the CR Spotless rinse, and you're done. You don't need to dry the car, because there won't be water marks, and tiny bits of mineral won't be visible on matte paint. Also you never need to detail or polish your car. Applying sealant is super easy - most products are spray on and wipe off. That's it.
Happy to answer any questions about matte paint finishes. I am a huge fan of these finishes. From my perspective they cost less to maintain, require less washing, and look better.
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Hopefully you got it out by now, but if not I would try this Swissvax wax made specially for matte paint. I have tried it, it has got off some odd marks that were on matte paint off. Also protects it, because even though it's matte, it still can use some protection.
http://www.swissvax.us/merchant.mvc?...Code=SE1015117
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Originally Posted by Vic55
Ive been out of the state for over a week, I have a guy coming out to the house who is well known in the biz to try. But I fear it will require a repaint or I could just stealth wrap the door?
Not sure what the previous guy did, but there are only two ways to make it permanently glossy:
1) To apply a glossy permanent coating like Optigloss (which can only be removed by polishing)
2) To buff it with a polishing pad.
Typically neither of these things would happen accidentally! It would require serious incompetence to do that by mistake!
Anything else (e.g. having carnauba or sealant on a microfiber) should come off with an IPA wipe down followed by Dishwashing liquid wash.
BTW if it won't come off, trying the Swissvax opaque might be a good option before using the stealth wrap. The Swissvax is different to the matte sealants I recommended because it actually costs the car in an opaque wax. So that might do the trick since it is like reapplying matte stuff on top of the glossy stuff.
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I matte clear bra'd my whole Edition 1 car and cermic pro'd. It took out any small blemishes from the factory and I don't sweat getting it washed!
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With the stealth wrap you would still notice a difference between that door and the other door.
Not sure what the previous guy did, but there are only two ways to make it permanently glossy:
1) To apply a glossy permanent coating like Optigloss (which can only be removed by polishing)
2) To buff it with a polishing pad.
Typically neither of these things would happen accidentally! It would require serious incompetence to do that by mistake!
Anything else (e.g. having carnauba or sealant on a microfiber) should come off with an IPA wipe down followed by Dishwashing liquid wash.
BTW if it won't come off, trying the Swissvax opaque might be a good option before using the stealth wrap. The Swissvax is different to the matte sealants I recommended because it actually costs the car in an opaque wax. So that might do the trick since it is like reapplying matte stuff on top of the glossy stuff.
Not sure what the previous guy did, but there are only two ways to make it permanently glossy:
1) To apply a glossy permanent coating like Optigloss (which can only be removed by polishing)
2) To buff it with a polishing pad.
Typically neither of these things would happen accidentally! It would require serious incompetence to do that by mistake!
Anything else (e.g. having carnauba or sealant on a microfiber) should come off with an IPA wipe down followed by Dishwashing liquid wash.
BTW if it won't come off, trying the Swissvax opaque might be a good option before using the stealth wrap. The Swissvax is different to the matte sealants I recommended because it actually costs the car in an opaque wax. So that might do the trick since it is like reapplying matte stuff on top of the glossy stuff.
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I have to admit, this does have me a bit paranoid about taking my car to any of the local car washes.
My CR Spotless filters arrived a couple of days ago. It came with some soap and finishing products, but they both talk about leaving your car with a nice shine.
I'll save those for my other cars. Ordered some matte products from Adams and some separate towels that I'll keep for use just with the E63 so as to avoid any accidental wax transfer.
Also ordering a new pressure washer as my current one has been acting up. Moving up to a gas powered unit I think, so recommendations welcome.
Will be interested in seeing how your wrap goes Vic. I did pick up a small chip on the hood on the way home, which I don't feel too bad about considering what happened with the windshield. But once I get that fixed, I'm seriously considering a wrap.
My CR Spotless filters arrived a couple of days ago. It came with some soap and finishing products, but they both talk about leaving your car with a nice shine.
I'll save those for my other cars. Ordered some matte products from Adams and some separate towels that I'll keep for use just with the E63 so as to avoid any accidental wax transfer.
Also ordering a new pressure washer as my current one has been acting up. Moving up to a gas powered unit I think, so recommendations welcome.
Will be interested in seeing how your wrap goes Vic. I did pick up a small chip on the hood on the way home, which I don't feel too bad about considering what happened with the windshield. But once I get that fixed, I'm seriously considering a wrap.
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I have to admit, this does have me a bit paranoid about taking my car to any of the local car washes.
My CR Spotless filters arrived a couple of days ago. It came with some soap and finishing products, but they both talk about leaving your car with a nice shine.
I'll save those for my other cars. Ordered some matte products from Adams and some separate towels that I'll keep for use just with the E63 so as to avoid any accidental wax transfer.
Also ordering a new pressure washer as my current one has been acting up. Moving up to a gas powered unit I think, so recommendations welcome.
Will be interested in seeing how your wrap goes Vic. I did pick up a small chip on the hood on the way home, which I don't feel too bad about considering what happened with the windshield. But once I get that fixed, I'm seriously considering a wrap.
My CR Spotless filters arrived a couple of days ago. It came with some soap and finishing products, but they both talk about leaving your car with a nice shine.
I'll save those for my other cars. Ordered some matte products from Adams and some separate towels that I'll keep for use just with the E63 so as to avoid any accidental wax transfer.
Also ordering a new pressure washer as my current one has been acting up. Moving up to a gas powered unit I think, so recommendations welcome.
Will be interested in seeing how your wrap goes Vic. I did pick up a small chip on the hood on the way home, which I don't feel too bad about considering what happened with the windshield. But once I get that fixed, I'm seriously considering a wrap.
In reality I think Matte paint is rather easy to take care of--- wipe downs are easy with the right sprays and no need to worry about clear coat scratches/blemishes like a gloss finish. Its only when you get a scratch or chip or a very bad mistake does the paint suffer and the problem is the ability to fix. So maintenance is very easy but repair is not.
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I trade a chip for a shine all day on my car. While chips cant be fixed you can get the matte touch up paint which isnt all too bad. I only wrapped my front and there is no way that shine should have occurred but my guy made a mistake and while it was a bad one, he has been washing my cars at my house for over 12 years and the law of averages caught up.
In reality I think Matte paint is rather easy to take care of--- wipe downs are easy with the right sprays and no need to worry about clear coat scratches/blemishes like a gloss finish. Its only when you get a scratch or chip or a very bad mistake does the paint suffer and the problem is the ability to fix. So maintenance is very easy but repair is not.
In reality I think Matte paint is rather easy to take care of--- wipe downs are easy with the right sprays and no need to worry about clear coat scratches/blemishes like a gloss finish. Its only when you get a scratch or chip or a very bad mistake does the paint suffer and the problem is the ability to fix. So maintenance is very easy but repair is not.
Really like the matte paint care products from those guys...
Good luck!
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I hope a re-spray isn't needed. Check out this article: https://www.drbeasleys.com/blog/2017...cedes-stained/
Really like the matte paint care products from those guys...
Good luck!
Really like the matte paint care products from those guys...
Good luck!
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Typically the best way to remove any glossy oils from the surface of a car is to wash with a solution of water and dishwashing liquid. That will strip the surface bare of any oils or coatings. Do this first.
Then follow it up with a coating of a protectant. The best protectants are Nanolex Matte Paint Sealant or Dr Beasley's Matte Paint Sealant.
The other thing to watch out for going forward is don't use any car wash liquid on the car. A lot of car wash liquids have built-in waxes to enhance gloss. Best to use a matte wash.
Bunch of suitable supplies for matte car care here.
https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...matte-car-care
If you wash your car yourself and can't be bothered to dry the car and then apply a sealant, and rinse again. Then a simple solution is Permanon Supermatte. You just spray it on while the car is still wet, rinse and dry. Easiest way to protect the car.
https://www.autogeek.net/permanon-su...rotection.html
Then follow it up with a coating of a protectant. The best protectants are Nanolex Matte Paint Sealant or Dr Beasley's Matte Paint Sealant.
The other thing to watch out for going forward is don't use any car wash liquid on the car. A lot of car wash liquids have built-in waxes to enhance gloss. Best to use a matte wash.
Bunch of suitable supplies for matte car care here.
https://www.detailersdomain.com/coll...matte-car-care
If you wash your car yourself and can't be bothered to dry the car and then apply a sealant, and rinse again. Then a simple solution is Permanon Supermatte. You just spray it on while the car is still wet, rinse and dry. Easiest way to protect the car.
https://www.autogeek.net/permanon-su...rotection.html
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I hope a re-spray isn't needed. Check out this article: https://www.drbeasleys.com/blog/2017...cedes-stained/
Really like the matte paint care products from those guys...
Good luck!
Really like the matte paint care products from those guys...
Good luck!
Again thanks for this info.
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You might want to call Dr. Beasley; they may have a couple suggestions of how to get ride of the remaining shine. Hope you get everything out. Good luck!
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