I picked up the bumper yesterday from my Vauxhall dealer and as usual they had done a fantastic job for me. So I bought it home and Mrs Mav helped me put it back on the car.
It was nice to see the car with all it's bits back in place after 6 weeks!
So here's the bumper re-fitted.
I then decided to have a go at machine polishing. The car is desparate to have it's swirl marks and very light marks taken out.
The last time I tried this I feared that lives would be lost! I got polish on the drive, me, next door but none on the car!
So a crash course in mopping took place when I picked up my bumper yesterday. So today I had a go. I spent alot of time masking everything off so that I didnt have lots of cleaning to do later.
I have to say that after a few minutes on the bonnet and remembering the advice I was given, I was amazed by the results! I have done the bonnet and the whole of the passenger side and the paint is looking so much better. I think I have got rid of most of the swirls and marks. I'll finish the other side then decide wether to do it a little harder.
Here's the bonnet before I started.
This is the result after a cut with cutting pad and compound and finishing polish with a waffle.
Then here is the passenger side finished.
I have yet to polish and wax, so this is just the result of the machine polish.
I will be doing the other side and the boot lid in due course.
More to follow later.
