Hello all! Great Forum here. I just recently purchased my first Volvo and I'm in love with it! Like my Login, it's a 1989 240DL.I bought it from someone at work who really tookgood care ofit. The engine is super clean and it runs great. He said I would "get the fever" eventually! He was right. LOL! These fine Swedish automobiles are a pleasure to drive. There are a few minormaintenance issues that have come up and I'll be searching the forums before posting anything that I'm concerned with.
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Welcome

 

Welcome. We'd love to see some pics.

 

Yeah,I thought about itafter I posted. I'll take some tomorrow. The one thing that does stink is the first owner ran the car through an automaticcar wash onceand now the finishhas fine scratches on it from the brush system.[sm=smiley6.gif]If you get up close to the car it looks like someone took fine sandpaper to it. I'm hoping compounding will clean up the scratches though.

 

Zaino Bros stuff will do the trick. I've been a faithful user for years on my Black TT. You can't beat it!

 

Cool, thanks! I'm checking out their website now. btw, sweet ride, saw your pics on your post.

 

Welcome to the forum, I wish it serves you well.

Considering the age of your car, I would take extra good care of it. I would shorten the service interval by 10% or so. Make sure to follow scheduled maintenance.

As to the scratch, someone else seems to have given you a solution. If the scratch is deep enough to catch your fingernail, I would use rubbing compound and polish lightly (rubbing compound must be used with caution, as it is abrasive enough to strip the entire paint). If it is superficial, I would use fine polishing compound and polish a little section to see if it takes care of it. Either way a powered polisher would be of great help.

Good luck to you,


JPN

 

Welcome to the forums.