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Originally Posted by sperry

I got the WRX back... it's *awesome*... looks better than it's ever looked!

Bruce also looked at the SVX. He said the paint doesn't look too bad. The problem is that w/ the current non-lead based polyurethane paints, they tend to have a "memory effect" that occured on repaint jobs. Basically, no matter how much buffing you do, it'll still come up with an orange-peel finish. The only way to fix it is to chemically strip all the paint and start over (which is what they did on my WRX's hood ).

However, Bruce pointed out a bunch of spots on the SVX where Gilson's never bothered to buff at all. Specifically the rear bumper/license plate area, the door handles, etc. He said getting it re-buffed again will probably help, but due to nature of the paint, I'll probably never be able to get the car glass smooth.

Art, I'm not sure how I want to handle this. Bringing it back to Gilson's for yet another buffing doesn't appeal to me, maybe if I were bringing it down there to have those badges installed they could buff it out once more.

I sense a major sand storm coming!