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Hi all just brought my first x5 E70 35D 2009 got it very cheap as the owners little brat had put sun tan cream on most of the Panals the car is silver but looks patchy what would be the best way to try and remove most of it.
Thanks
Richard

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Welcome along, thats unfortunate about the suncream, i would give the car a good wash and decontamination with tardis or similiar and iron x or similar then clay the car and go from there, but without seeing the car its hard to tell. You could also try detailing world there are some very knowledgable detailers on there who will be able to help better me. Hope this is of help to you

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Hi all just brought my first x5 E70 35D 2009 got it very cheap as the owners little brat had put sun tan cream on most of the Panals the car is silver but looks patchy what would be the best way to try and remove most of it.
Thanks
Richard
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Dont panic, it will 100% correct out.  Buy yourself a DA polisher from cleanyourcar.com and some menzerna cutting compounds and watch a few youtube tutorials on correcting paint, it will come out no problem.  Its only in the clear coat.  I corrected a friends 330d when it was due to go back after a pcp, exact same situation, sun cream on every panel.  DA's are very forgiving. 


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Good advice but maybe try a small bottle of Autoglym Super Resin Polish & try correction by hand (use an old cotton t-shirt or  micofibre cloth).......then do the whole car (dont get product on black plastics).

I had exactly the same thing happen to me. No need for anything drastic, I used Autoglym Paint Renovator (£6) and it took them off with no bother at all.

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Good advice but maybe try a small bottle of Autoglym Super Resin Polish & try correction by hand (use an old cotton t-shirt or  micofibre cloth).......then do the whole car (dont get product on black plastics).
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SRP has no cutting effect, it is a filler and fills swirls.  Buy the finest compound cutting paste and it will do the trick.  My friends car needed DA polisher as it was bad, tried it with hand and failed. 




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I didn't realise that sun tan cream was so virulent...........and that people were so careless with it.

You could probably get it mopped for around £150. If you're anywhere near Kent, a trip to KDS in Gillingham would be a good move.

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I didn't realise that sun tan cream was so virulent...........and that people were so careless with it.

You could probably get it mopped for around £150. If you're anywhere near Kent, a trip to KDS in Gillingham would be a good move.
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Any body shop would get it out, literally any bodyshop. 

The advice of buying a da polisher is simply because it is so easy to do, and would cost the same as paying a bodyshop to do it, but you end up with the benefit of a da polisher and the satisfaction to boot!!


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Good advice but maybe try a small bottle of Autoglym Super Resin Polish & try correction by hand (use an old cotton t-shirt or  micofibre cloth).......then do the whole car (dont get product on black plastics).
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SRP has no cutting effect, it is a filler and fills swirls.  Buy the finest compound cutting paste and it will do the trick.  My friends car needed DA polisher as it was bad, tried it with hand and failed. 

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We may have to agree to disagree.....I accept SRP has fillers but have always considered it to have some cutting abiIity.

I personally once, (in error), hand corrected original paintwork on a Japanese car I owned from new using SRP & eventually went trough to primer ! Some water based paints & clearcoats  lacked durability back then & this is the only time I have caused such damage. I have no reason to mislead on this.

I have always considered SRP to be a good all rounder because of my belief it cuts, fills & seals. I have owned a random orbital polisher for 10 years & have various pads/polishes etc (many hours spent on Autopia & DW). My comments are based on my research & hands on experience.

I am aware SRP formulation changed a couple of years back but was not aware of any loss in cutting correction ability. I accept that some German clearcoat is very durable & difficult to correct.