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Old 23rd April 2009, 14:18   #496
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So it's only a mark now, I presume.

Get WAXPOL rubbing compound (it comes in small can too) from auto paint shop.
Take some cotton wool and soak it in water. Squeeze out water from it.
Take rubbing compound (no more than a fingertip full) and put on that cotton. Slowly but firmly rub that area in a circular motion.
Do not put too much of pressure. Mark will go.

Apply some wax for that spot. Wipe it with cotton waste (you get them in paint shop too).
Apply wax for the whole roof to get that uniform shine.
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Old 23rd April 2009, 14:24   #497
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So it's only a mark now, I presume.

Get WAXPOL rubbing compound (it comes in small can too) from auto paint shop.
Take some cotton wool and soak it in water. Squeeze out water from it.
Take rubbing compound (no more than a fingertip full) and put on that cotton. Slowly but firmly rub that area in a circular motion.
Do not put too much of pressure. Mark will go.

Apply some wax for that spot. Wipe it with cotton waste (you get them in paint shop too).
Apply wax for the whole roof to get that uniform shine.
Thanks Rudra Sir for the valuable suggestion, i will try this out and will update on the result.

I have a Formula 1 Rubbing compund also which i use, can i use that ?, if not then i will buy a WAXPOL rubbing compund, as the auto paint shop is near to my house.

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Formula 1 Rubbing compound should do the trick. Try it out before buying WAXPOL.
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use paint thinner and then rubbing compound and polish
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Formula 1 Rubbing compound should do the trick. Try it out before buying WAXPOL.
Thanks, i will do the same and revert on the result tomorrow, lets hope it goes off.
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use paint thinner and then rubbing compound and polish
not a good idea, may end up thinning the paint instead. may be soaking the spot with some petrol would loosen it up. the wax pol could fix the rest.
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@dockap & marlinspike,

I think the paint thinner may harm the paint, what you say ?

I will try, what Rudra Sir has recommended, lets see what is the outcome.

Thanks to both of you for your responses.

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use paint thinner and then rubbing compound and polish
No, No!! No thinner under any circumstances.

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I will be applying the wax on the car this Saturday as it is a holiday for me Hope will have a good exercise.
Prepare for a Sunday of nursing your aching biceps. But its worth it!
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No, No!! No thinner under any circumstances.


Prepare for a Sunday of nursing your aching biceps. But its worth it!
Thanks Mate, ya really gearing up myself for the exercise
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try the rubbing compound and if its dosent work use thinner small amount it should remove the stain in 10 secs then apply polish i have used thinner on my car dont worry
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try the rubbing compound and if its dosent work use thinner small amount it should remove the stain in 10 secs then apply polish i have used thinner on my car dont worry
If nothing works, i will try that out also, thanks mate.
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Old 23rd April 2009, 21:45   #507
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Pic of the Cement Clot

Attached here is the picture of the Cement Clot that is there on the Roof of My M800, i think the picture will be helpful to describe the thing.

I clicked the picture today.
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Attached here is the picture of the Cement Clot that is there on the Roof of My M800,
Ouch! This is not good. I think your only option now is to very gently chip it away. Some scratches are inevitable as you reach the metal. Trying to soak it in water will only aid the curing process and harden the cement.
This will leave a mark of some sort, but nothing a good rub with some wax will not get rid of - in time. I speak from experience. The same thing happened to my silver M800. Only this was larger. Almost palm sized. Few months later, I could not even locate the mark. My service station guy used some generic wax polish.
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Ouch! This is not good. I think your only option now is to very gently chip it away. Some scratches are inevitable as you reach the metal. Trying to soak it in water will only aid the curing process and harden the cement.
This will leave a mark of some sort, but nothing a good rub with some wax will not get rid of - in time. I speak from experience. The same thing happened to my silver M800. Only this was larger. Almost palm sized. Few months later, I could not even locate the mark. My service station guy used some generic wax polish.
Ok, i will try to chip it tomorrow, lets hope everything goes well.

You are right, that it some scratches are inevitable, as Rudra Sir also suggested will try out rubbing it up after removing the cement.
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Rudra Sir , I want to buy wax for my white verna. which one should i buy

Turtle Wax or Formula1 ??????
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