SIGN WRITING

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SIGN WRITING

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Hi I brought a caddy van and it had some sign writing on it previously, and in the sun you can still see where the writing was :cry:
I've clay bard it and can still see it,
So then I got the 3M polish out and you can still it :cry:
Has anyone any other ideas to get the paint work up to scratch?? Cheers
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Did you polish by hand or machine?

Which colour 3m did you use?
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By hand, I don't have a polishing machine lol
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We're in Birmingham are you as I could always do a machine polish over that area
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Yeah I live in birmingham, south brum. I used a pink coloured 3m.
It's not visible unless its in direct sunlight.
How much would a machine polish cost?? Thanks
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im in south brum mate just sort us a bottle out of somthing bourbon and well have a go on it weekend
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Sounds promising!!
Just need a weekend I'm not working and decent weather!
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Pink 3m has no abbrasives its liquid wax/polish
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What would you recommend....??

T-cut??
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A quick blast with a machine polisher will sort it
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Post by ianFRST »

it could well return unfortunately

my last vivaro was an ex rental, and i machined that to remove the markings, and it was ok for a few month, but it did come back (alot less, but still noticable). same as my 1st astra i had :(
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3m green then yellow then blue. Takes time but won't come back then Autoglym super resin to top it off.

Machine only. Dual or single head.

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Euroclenz wrote:3m green then yellow then blue. Takes time but won't come back then Autoglym super resin to top it off.

Machine only. Dual or single head.

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Why would you use super resin after a 3 stage corrrection? :?
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