[IanB]

I am new to this forum, but participate elsewhere as well. I thought I would ask here because the flavor of this place is perfection, where many other forums tend to lean to 'best possible results'.

I am going to be showing at the German Car Day at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum (probably very far from the 'nice' cars) but I still want my car to be in show 'shape'. I have recently found the combination that gets me 100% swirl free and delivers the look I am after with the products I have on hand. The question I have now, is how to reach some of these difficult to get places on that car.

I can not seem to polish out the corners of my trunk up near the window glass. This tight space does not allow a 6" pad to reach up in there and still be safe. How do you reach these area's for 100% perfection? I was thinking of opening the trunk, and trying to polish with the trunk open, so I wouldn't interfere with the window glass and the other body seams in that area. Sort of chaning a horizontal panel, into a vertical panel.

I was also considering this approach so I could try to polish the panel gaps entirely. 100% to the edge. (obviously with the pad tilted so I am running the rotary 'off' the paint, and hopefully staying away from causing real damage)

The area I am trying to reach is here.



What are your idea's and how do you reach these hard to get places?

[ampbmw]

tape the window up....btw that paint looks incredible

an applause is due!

what kind of car?

[uzj100]

Lift the trunk lid and place some towels in the open area to adjust the height of it so suit you? Tape the adjacent edge to protect it.

HTH

[IanB]

I like the idea with the towels, and I can do the same for the hood and the doors. I wonder how I will get the rear quarter panel detail though. since it is about a 1 inch 'flat' surface to a 70 degree body curve. I can polish the curved part no problem. But hitting this flat surface might take some effort. Any idea's?

Thanks on the paint, it's taken a long time to figure out my 'process' for what was working best. I have also completely given up on washing, unless I know I am going to a show, no wash media ever hits the surface, I just pressure wash, and spray on some car soap, then pressure wash it away. Leaf blow to 'dry' then I am done. It's not clean, but it's a lot better, and it's not scratched. By the way, can anyone find the painter in that photo?


I digress...thanks for the tips, keep em coming.
2005 Audi A6 Night Blue Pearl.

IB

[RussECU]

Maybe get some 4" pads for those areas too. They come in handy in tight spaces.

[uzj100]

Originally Posted by IanB

I like the idea with the towels, and I can do the same for the hood and the doors. I wonder how I will get the rear quarter panel detail though. since it is about a 1 inch 'flat' surface to a 70 degree body curve. I can polish the curved part no problem. But hitting this flat surface might take some effort. Any idea's?

Thanks on the paint, it's taken a long time to figure out my 'process' for what was working best. I have also completely given up on washing, unless I know I am going to a show, no wash media ever hits the surface, I just pressure wash, and spray on some car soap, then pressure wash it away. Leaf blow to 'dry' then I am done. It's not clean, but it's a lot better, and it's not scratched. By the way, can anyone find the painter in that photo?


I digress...thanks for the tips, keep em coming.
2005 Audi A6 Night Blue Pearl.

IB

If there's just no way to get any sort of pad in there via rotary or DA, then by hand would be the only way?

Sometimes you can take some thin cardboard--like that that laundries use to back shirts that are folded and that many new shirts have--and put that in the gaps of doors etc to keep your buffing pad from going on to another surface.

Here's a link for a "kit" that might also be useful--no affiliations etc--http://www.danase.com/slstdecosy.html
HTH

[J_Edwards]

Tape is a really easy and effective system, just make sure that you get your edges really well because it has a tendency to lift, especially with a rotary.