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Stealthyfish
01-13-2011, 04:16 PM
So I came to a conundrum this weekend while working on a friend's cosmos E36 M3 vert. On the rear end of the vert, there is a thin strip of painted metal that runs along the soft top mount. How have you guys been tackling this portion? I'm using a rotary with a 4" pad but it's still too small to hit and I don't want to pass over cracks for fear of taking paint off the corners. Thanks for the suggestions :)

Bobby Autogeek
01-13-2011, 05:30 PM
I would try a small section by hand and see if it polishes up. The rotary would probably remove the paint if the paint is already cracked.

Stealthyfish
01-13-2011, 07:05 PM
I have access to a PC 7424XP as well. Is that my only option if hand polishing doesn't have much effect?

Bobby Autogeek
01-14-2011, 12:09 PM
Yes, The DA Polisher will be much safer than the Rotary Polisher. Just use a 3.5" DA Backing Plate and the 4" Spot Buff Pads.
http://www.autogeek.net/4inch-spot-buffs.html

Stealthyfish
01-14-2011, 01:02 PM
Thanks bobby!