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Kristopher1129
03-30-2011, 05:14 PM
Hey guys, just wanted to share my latest paint correction with you. This customer apparently decided it was a good idea to use the rough side of a dish washing sponge to scrub their vehicle clean. Probably looked fine until it dried!

Funny part of this story...is that the customer originally called and made an appointment for just a "few scuffs on the hood, and drivers side front fender. Well, once I brought it inside...there was clearly a little more than that going on, ha. This is what it looked like before...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/205459_10150139711284927_106866159926_6086116_3901 309_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/189559_10150139711659927_106866159926_6086119_5753 246_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/190705_10150139710209927_106866159926_6086109_5553 42_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/195869_10150139710999927_106866159926_6086114_7487 821_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/196335_10150139711504927_106866159926_6086118_2301 564_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/205381_10150139723154927_106866159926_6086120_4190 749_n.jpg

Once I saw this...I obviously had to make a call and not only up my price, but also reschedule this customer to another day where I can have the time to spend on it.

My method and products are as follows. Obviously washed the vehicle first. Did an ONR wipe down, then clayed every inch of the vehicle. I then ran some test spots to figure out what approach I should take. I quickly found out that compound is just not enough for a lot of these panels. Especially the hood, roof, and top of the trunk. It seems the person who did this really put some weight into those areas.

The sides didn't appear to be as beaten up aside from a couple spots that were obviously agitated more than others. The hood, roof, and top of the trunk were wet sanded using a block, and some 2000 grit sand paper. I then removed the scratches with my Makita, a wool pad, and Malco Tru-Grit compound.

Compound was followed by Megs 205, and a medium cutting pad. I chose the medium cutting foam pad cause I felt it wiped out the compound swirls with ease...and being that I was dealing with a really light color...it worked great. To finish up, I used my PC to lay down a coating of WGDGPS. The results were a LOT better than I had originally hoped for. Here's the after shots.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/206886_10150139745729927_106866159926_6086131_4737 611_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/196759_10150139754509927_106866159926_6086132_2097 867_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/199973_10150139754974927_106866159926_6086135_2137 967_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/195972_10150139755364927_106866159926_6086137_3354 666_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/206401_10150139755209927_106866159926_6086136_2486 498_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/208947_10150139754789927_106866159926_6086134_1868 862_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/189797_10150139755689927_106866159926_6086139_5953 103_n.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/207334_10150139709814927_106866159926_6086107_5498 188_n.jpg

And of course...the shot everyone waits for, ha. There wasn't too much sun that day. But it was poking it's head out real quick for a nice reflection shot. :dblthumb2:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/208910_10150139755544927_106866159926_6086138_7778 052_n.jpg

This car pretty much took me about 7-8 hours to complete. I didn't think that was too bad considering my situation. :buffing:
Cman8
03-30-2011, 05:19 PM
thats awesome for 7-8 hours.
Crazy Amos
03-30-2011, 05:29 PM
Wow great job Kris! But it looked like they bear you to the sanding part haha!

Did they say what their thought process was in using that to wash it???
SeaJay's
03-30-2011, 05:32 PM
Nice job Kris! And 7-8 hours is quick! That probably would have taken me double that.
roguish-desires
03-30-2011, 05:33 PM
That looks great considering the before shots! :props:
MirandaAutoSpa
03-30-2011, 05:36 PM
I have an Avalon just like that, Silver paint. How hard did the clear coat seem to you? Mine seems pretty hard for a Toyota, I used UC and Megs Polishing 2.0 pad, and it took sooo many passes to barely wipe the swirls out. I even tried a Orange CCS pad with UC and it again it just could not knock out ALL the swirls. Probably needs a rotary and some 105/205, which I have yet to buy. I did recently buy the MF pad system so i'll give that a try.
AeroCleanse
03-30-2011, 06:13 PM
I hope you set them up with follow up wash service, so they don't damage it again.
Klink10
03-30-2011, 06:24 PM
My goodness. Just excellent.
ChrisGT
03-30-2011, 06:31 PM
Epic success!
TLMitchell
03-30-2011, 06:32 PM
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/medium/189797_10150139755689927_106866159926_6086139_5953 103_n.jpg


Looks like you missed a spot on the lip of that fender. That oughta buff right out. :D

A former GF picked up some sap on her black Hyundai and was headed for the garage with one of those sponges with Scotchbrite on the back when I caught her. Good thing, I'd just done a full correction the week before I probably would've been tempted to wetsand HER if she would've done what she was about to do. :eek:

Real nice save on the finish-abuse. I've got no idea how you pros do what you do in the time you do it. Maybe you're not taking frequent breaks to tap on the keyboard like some of us. :D

TL
fancyfootwork
03-30-2011, 06:34 PM
Nice job Kris. In the picture of the roof you can really see from the scratch pattern exactly how the arm movement was. Haha.

I hope you gave your client some tips on car care!
sparkie
03-30-2011, 07:14 PM
Awesome job....:xyxthumbs:
Kristopher1129
03-30-2011, 07:21 PM
I have an Avalon just like that, Silver paint. How hard did the clear coat seem to you? Mine seems pretty hard for a Toyota, I used UC and Megs Polishing 2.0 pad, and it took sooo many passes to barely wipe the swirls out. I even tried a Orange CCS pad with UC and it again it just could not knock out ALL the swirls. Probably needs a rotary and some 105/205, which I have yet to buy. I did recently buy the MF pad system so i'll give that a try.

Yeah, I guess you could say the clear was pretty tough. I mean it took my toughest compound, and a wool pad to get the sanding marks out. The areas I just compounded were definitely a little tough. Took a few passes in a lot of cases. But, not impossible! :dblthumb2:


I hope you set them up with follow up wash service, so they don't damage it again. Well, the messed up thing was...the car was from FLA. Guys son drove it up here to visit his mom....and realized all the scratches. It was actually pretty nice of him to pay me to fix that. It might have been from FLA...but don't tell Mr. Phillips I stole his work! haha


Looks like you missed a spot on the lip of that fender. That oughta buff right out. :D

A former GF picked up some sap on her black Hyundai and was headed for the garage with one of those sponges with Scotchbrite on the back when I caught her. Good thing, I'd just done a full correction the week before I probably would've been tempted to wetsand HER if she would've done what she was about to do. :eek:

Real nice save on the finish-abuse. I've got no idea how you pros do what you do in the time you do it. Maybe you're not taking frequent breaks to tap on the keyboard like some of us. :D

TL

Thanks man! Yes, if you guys spot anyone about to do this...immediately slap them. haha


Nice job Kris. In the picture of the roof you can really see from the scratch pattern exactly how the arm movement was. Haha.

I hope you gave your client some tips on car care!

Yes, I told them to use a touchless car wash from now on. I would have explained the proper way to wash a vehicle yourself...but I think it's safe to say that a car wash may be better in this case, haha.
Kristopher1129
03-30-2011, 07:22 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys!! :props:
James K
03-30-2011, 08:27 PM
What goes through peoples heads!? Great job.