I'm going to cheat a little bit. Usually I'd test combo's myself, but this detail is extremely limited on time, so I'm gonna see if anyone has any insight. Paint readings are very healthy (180ish). But is Volvo clear generally HARD or SOFT? Thanks!! :thumb: Aaron
I worked on a fairly new Volvo C30 that was red and it was pretty soft. SIP/Prima Swirl worked nicely to give it a one step with my PC and Brian N's Flex
Aaron, not long ago I did a full correction on a fairly new (2007 if I'm not mistaken) S40, the little four door sedan. The paint was really soft - maybe the easiest car to correct I've ever worked on. It was like polishing a stick of butter!
While on topic of Hard and soft clear coats, instead of opening up a whole new thread. I have a Mazda coming up. Any insight on the clear coat on them?
This helps nobody but I thought it was amusing Whilst correction a new blac Merc CL, I did my usual test panel with a medium aggressive combo (foam and cutting polish)... after finishing down the polish I got exited to see how it did against the scratches... didnt even make a dent, I was left with the exact same finish as before. I was like "oh f*ck" time for the wool at 2100rpm :thud:
What kind of Volvo is it? Remember, the earlier ones didn't have clear coat. For example, late 90s 850s...
Hahaha, same here Dave! When I was working on the s5 two weeks ago I always start off w/ SIP and either a 3M uk Yellow pad, or GI PP Green and I was like "well that was a waste of 10 minutes". It was a '0..7?6? V70r. Turns out the clear was medium hard. I hit it with KBflex(PC)M w/m105 for two passes, and finished with black/m205.
