"Rob Horton" wrote in message
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Drake wrote:
I've got a red car that has developed an unusual dull bloom in the
paintwork on its roof and bonnet. I managed to cure the bonnet by
rubbing the hell out of it with Auto-Glym and then polishing it to
death - by hand. Auto-Glym was the only polishing compound that worked
properly. Other stuff like T-Cut appeared to work, but then whitish
streaks would appear after a day or so - no matter how hard I polished
it. Waxing didn't help.

I now want to tackle the roof, but I want to avoid as much of that
hard work as possible. Would it pay me to buy an electric car
polishing tool, such as http://tinyurl.com/pha83 ? Or will an
electric drill with a buffing wheel attached do just as well? If so,
does anyone know where I can buy the buffing wheel or polishing
attachments at a reasonable price?

Or would I be wiser to just let a local body shop do it for me? Anyone
know what would be a fair price to pay?

Thank you,

Drake
what's a bloom?

Bloom is when paint takes a milky look. Can happen if you spray when it's
too cold. What the OP's actually referring to is fading.