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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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Any Detailers Locally want to help me?

So I have this golf ball size bird poo etching on my a pillar (I think?) and it's been there since I bought the car. Can someone help me get rid of it? I'll compensate for your help however you choose, just name your price beforehand. I can take a picture of it, but it looks like this picture, just 1/6 of the intensity of that (it's more dull and not as large/visible)
This is not my actual car!


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Evan
 

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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Sure its not cracked paint from getting egged? My brothers car got egged and it cracked his paint in a similar pattern.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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yeah that same thing happened to my front bumper next to the license plate..I'm waiting for it to get worse so that I can just order a nice after market front end..get it painted and slap it on..detailer may not work in this case..might even make it worse
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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pm Zaino Detailer
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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^^^^^+1
his aim name is iamdizzle

if not him...

nat@fftec you can pm him as well
aim:llm32nrll
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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it's really not that bad, although it could be deeper than I think. It's slightly rough to the touch and it's less white/more hazy in the clear coat, and it's not as "line-ey" if you know what I mean, it's more splattered type of look. are both of those guys local to norcal?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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i have a rotary buffer and lots of 3m polish and wax. you could use it if you have time to come to sf on weekends
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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^ if you can guide me I'd be down to do it on saturday
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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If its etched in you may be screwed. If its more topical, it may come off. Looks like my egg marks.... Hope you are successful Evan.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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^ if you can guide me I'd be down to do it on saturday
sure, come down on sunday morning. i'll have to see it first.

can you feel it cuz it sure does looks like it's cracked on the picture.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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^ that's not a picture of my car if you read my first post, just one that looks kind of similar (I was too lazy to take a picture lol) are you available saturday morning or just sunday? I might be working sunday. I can feel it but it doesn't feel cracked, more like some imperfections in the clear coat. If you PM me your address/email/aim I can talk to you more about everything and maybe I'll get some pictures up haha (I'll go take an iphone pic real quick and show everyone what I'm dealing with)
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by elayman
Thats a pretty small scratch. Almost looks like an x
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Weiboy718
i have a rotary buffer and lots of 3m polish and wax. you could use it if you have time to come to sf on weekends
careful with the rotary guys... it's easy to overdo the job because it's more powerful than an orbital. you only have a certain amount of clearcoat so you only want to be shaving of as much as you need to. sounds like the blemish isn't too bad, so i'm pretty sure it can be removed... or at least made MUCH less visible.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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^would you suggest against it?
 
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