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masher · Sep 16th, 2003, 11:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by moorlockx

>>>The paint used now is very durable.......<<<

You haven't owned your MINI very long, have you? This is paint that's so thin it chips at the mention of the word 'rock'. This is also paint that bird droppings will discolor in less than a day. I'm surprised more people aren't having a ghost stripe problem.

I have owned the mini im driving at the moment for a year but my previous mini was owned from the start of production.
As for bird droppings yes it will discolour the paint but the process i mentioned earlier will remove this, that is unless you leave bird droppings on your paintwork for quite a few days.
The chips issue wasnt raised earlier and i agree with you on this, but the question was about restoring the paintwork back to its original shine and depth.
Unfortunately bird droppings and the like are now much more toxic due to the polluted and insecticide world we are now in.
The polishing process i described earlier will remove a lot of blemishes , swirl marks and discolouration from paint.

Sep 16th, 2003, 11:01 PM	#9
masher MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: northampton Local Time: 07:40 PM Posts: 26 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by moorlockx >>>The paint used now is very durable.......<<< You haven't owned your MINI very long, have you? This is paint that's so thin it chips at the mention of the word 'rock'. This is also paint that bird droppings will discolor in less than a day. I'm surprised more people aren't having a ghost stripe problem. I have owned the mini im driving at the moment for a year but my previous mini was owned from the start of production. As for bird droppings yes it will discolour the paint but the process i mentioned earlier will remove this, that is unless you leave bird droppings on your paintwork for quite a few days. The chips issue wasnt raised earlier and i agree with you on this, but the question was about restoring the paintwork back to its original shine and depth. Unfortunately bird droppings and the like are now much more toxic due to the polluted and insecticide world we are now in. The polishing process i described earlier will remove a lot of blemishes , swirl marks and discolouration from paint. THATS THE WAY I LIKE IT BABY I DONT WANNA LIVE FOREVER!