Background: After taking delivery of MM2 almost a year ago, usually the first step is to claybar and then wax. Well, turns out that even though the paint was a month old (from production to delivery) the claybar (brand new Mother's bar) scratched the paint horribly! Not just hairlines, but deep too. Ouch; I spent the next few hours SWR'ing and polishing to get the finish back to non-scratched. That sucked, but I wrote it off to a fluke, perhaps the paint wasn't really cured yet?
Yesterday: Ok, MM2's been through some tough stuff; the paintwork needed to be brought back to perfection. I whipped out a brand new Zaino claybar, kneaded it, lubed up everything (yes, everything, lol), and gently went about claybar'ing the bonnet. Turned out that the paint was pretty clean, the headlights were the dirtiest part. I go and buff off the lube/detail spray and what do I see? SCRATCHES everywhere!
Repeat of a year ago, spend the next several hours buffing and polishing to get most of the deep hairlines out! We all know that claybars, when used correctly, should never scratch the paint!
Anyone that's seen the underside or doorjambs of MM2 knows that my car was very poorly painted from the factory in terms of coverage. (primer visible everywhere except the "shiny side up") Is there something wrong with MM2's paintjob from the factory? It has always seemed that the paint was exceptionally easy to scratch (even very quality microfiber towels will scratch with more than moderate pressure)
Should I persue compensation from MINI?
Thanks for reading,
Ryan
