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    Default Sometimes Its best left alone...

    So it turns out that a momentary lapse of concentration can easily ruin your whole day...

    When cleaning the Veccy, I somehow dragged a bug (or something) across the bonnet and it has left a big white scratch.

    I am getting so f 'ed off with the paint on this car, I have never known anything like it. I caught the sleeve of a jumper in the door the other day, and it has scratched right back to white base. Thats just a soft fabric...

    Are they all this bad or is mine just a dud?

    (NB - Black Sapphire)

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    black marker pen will hid it a bit for a while . vx paint is soft . when you compare it to say brick hard bmw/audi . get your name down for the sunday detailing meet . and im sure we can all get it better looking .

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    My black sapphire is the same lightest touch and its marked the paint it does my head in love black but i seriously thinking about a new paint job.

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    blacks fantastic... but its like a magnet to dust lol

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    Both my silver Vec and sapphire black Zafira are the same. Must be to do with the water based paints they now have to use.

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    Water bassed paint is way too thin. What happened to good old two pack paint?
    Happypostie - where n when is the detailing meet?

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    My flame red single stage paint is like ****** granite!!!!

    I've hit swirl marks with P1 by hand and really worked the polish in.........barely touches the surface!

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    So it's just the black then... Poxy thing

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    Quote Originally Posted by mat_splat View Post
    Water bassed paint is way too thin. What happened to good old two pack paint?
    Happypostie - where n when is the detailing meet?
    here you go
    http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showth...etailing-meets

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    Looks like the pre eveltham day is booked up. Maybe there will be a drop out yet...

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