9n bodywork

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:32 pm

I bought my 9n (2002) in diamond black or is it magic black, paint work is looking in a bad state, with a series of tiny scratches all over the surface, ive tried polishing them out, but it doesnt seem to improve things. Could anyone recommend any products or do I have to live with it? Matt

ceedubya · Post by **ceedubya** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:32 pm

sounds like you need a machine polish done by a pro, most body shops will do it
i wouldnt try a machine polish yourself with your car being black

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:43 pm

How bad are the scratches?

Any pics - im a big car cleaning freak so may have a product to help

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:41 pm

Thanks for the input guys, ill post some pictures as soon as I get my car back off my brother (his mk2 golf gti, is sick)!

p.s Ceedubya, I wish you would change your signature picture, im sick with jealousy everytime I see that engine of yours!

ceedubya · Post by **ceedubya** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:33 pm

hows that

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:34 pm

Much better!

To be honest though, If I had that under my bonnet, Id probably have a huge pic of it for my signature too! Im just chuffed someone has invested so much time and money into a great car (why didnt vw make a 9n gti!).

ceedubya · Post by **ceedubya** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:54 am

i think there will be a few 9n turbo conversions popping up soon now that the 1st 9ns are out of warranty

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:10 pm

Here is a picture of my bodywork, you would have thought someone cleaned the entire car with a brillo pad! (very destressing!) Any ideas on what I could do? please let me know.

PoloCornwall · Post by **PoloCornwall** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:39 pm

that is painful to look at

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:34 pm

I know it hurts when I look at it!

I was so excited about the car when I was buying it, that I neglected to examine the bodywork.

Now what?

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:27 pm

OMFG!

I wasn't expecting that! Very painful to see!

Thats gonna be a bodyshop job. They will use a porter cable polisher and loads of products. It can be done.

Can i ask how it got that bad?

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:53 pm

I have no idea dino!?

How much do you think it would cost to get it put right?

Its a real downer!

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:35 pm

I'd ring round your local body shops and ask how much they'd charge to use a porter cable polisher on the whole car.

No idea how much..not even a guesstimate.

ceedubya · Post by **ceedubya** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:25 am

it should come out with a proper machine polish.
they will probably flatten the whole car of with a very fine sand paper then re buff it with a polisher,
it looks like its just the clear coat that is damaged but it will look a whole lot worse with it being black
i would guess at around Â£100 ish to do the job

PoloCornwall · Post by **PoloCornwall** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 12:58 pm

yea it will polist out because the scratches aint all the way through the paint