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Old Aug 31, 2022 | 01:53 PM
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Default Assembly marks on panel over engine

Has anyone else seen what looks like suction cup marks on the panel over the engine? I assume the panel was held in place with these cups. I gave the car its first wash and applied a graphene/ceramic coat and noticed I'm not able to wash the ring marks out.


I'll try and get clearer pics next time.
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Old Aug 31, 2022 | 01:57 PM
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You won't be able to wash that out if you applied a coating on top of it. You'd have to use a DA to buff the coating off and then the rings and reapply the coating afterwards. Remember to wash and decontaminate the area with IPA or another prep solution before applying the coating.
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Yep, you'll need to buff them out (I used McGuire's ultimate), repolish, and then reapply the ceramic/graphene/etc.
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Good luck getting the marks off the panel.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Good luck getting the marks off the panel.
Yep, now that you've put a ceramic coating on you've made it much more difficult to remove.
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