Bar Keeper's Friend & Scotch-Brite

[dmcindiana]

Hey, everyone. I'm getting ready to tackle the color difference on my driver door. PO replaced the quarter, so the dullness of the door stands out like a sore thumb.

I'll go at it with BKF and a Scotch-Brite pad. I want to be absolutely sure of something: I use the traditional green one that you can get at Walmart that will mar the snot out of a crappy bathroom counter, correct?

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[WHO1DMC]

Hey, everyone. I'm getting ready to tackle the color difference on my driver door. PO replaced the quarter, so the dullness of the door stands out like a sore thumb.

I'll go at it with BKF and a Scotch-Brite pad. I want to be absolutely sure of something: I use the traditional green one that you can get at Walmart that will mar the snot out of a crappy bathroom counter, correct?

yeah there's definitely some problems 1.jpg

The most common pad for the car is the 3M 7446 blending pad, it's more aggressive than the off the shelf. But you can do whatever you want, you'll just have to do the whole car that way.



Dave B.

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[r00b]

The one for the Delorean is a dark grey, also go with the grain. I saw one car where the guy did swirls all over

[AugustneverEnds]

Blending pads are a highly subjective matter; having said that, I prefer the grey or purple ones. The green variety doesn't seem to do very much to my eye.

Really like BKF, really gets dirt out, much better than car wash soap.

Besides staying with the grain, be mindful of how much pressure you apply on the blending pad, try to stay consistent over the entire car.

[Rich]

Noting both DMC and DeLoreanGo sell 3M blending pads, presumably the correct ones, and the blending pad handles for them. Use those terms in your search at their sites.

Perhaps others sell them, too.

The handle helps even out the pressure against the stainless, something your fingers alone aren't as good at.

[Timeless]

I use liquid BKF with green 3M pads w/handle. All purchased from Amazon and at the time got a good price on bulk 3M pads. I have enough for a long time.

[dmcindiana]

Thanks, all. Here's what I'm having trouble with. I'm not really ready to take on anything relating to blending or grain. Just deep cleaning.

Is there a pad you'd recommend that's only for the purpose of working in the BKF, no blending, no regraining, that will still help with the dullness issue?

Or am I completely misunderstanding, and this kind of deep cleaning and blending have to be done as one and the same activity?

[WHO1DMC]

Now that you got it clean, people are going to want to touch it. I swear if people knew it was electrified, they would still want to touch them!
My pet peeve is people asking how hard it is to keep clean as they touch it.




Nice work!
Dave B.

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[AugustneverEnds]

Now that you got it clean, people are going to want to touch it. I swear if people knew it was electrified, they would still want to touch them!
My pet peeve is people asking how hard it is to keep clean as they touch it.




Nice work!
Dave B.

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Very true!

[dmcindiana]

Now that you got it clean, people are going to want to touch it. I swear if people knew it was electrified, they would still want to touch them!
My pet peeve is people asking how hard it is to keep clean as they touch it.




Nice work!
Dave B.

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Thank you, Dave!