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Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Hello friends!
Kavin, my buddy, wanted to have a glimpse of a show-car finish on his modified Toyota EE100. He’s addicted to cars, road trips and started to like detailing too. He wanted to experience the joy of a DIY paint correction. He called me and we planned to do it during the school holidays as I would be free but every time the same got postponed. We finally tackled the bonnet on his very nice ride before school resumption. It was invaded by orange peel and common defects found on daily drivers. We had to restore the same to a slick, deep reflective finish.
Letting the pics speak
Initial state of the paint:
orange peel, uneven surface, hiding so many defects
Close-up
Orange peel, scratches, blurred, lack of depth
Another view
Extreme close-up of defects and orange peel
Orange peel and scratches, not so visible but there are plenty.
RIDS
Extreme close-up to capture orange peel, uneven paint, there's no proper distinction of image
Deep scratch
Tools & products
- ONR for wash
- Uber clay
- mirka sandpaper: 2000 & 2500 grit
- Makita rotary & Flex DA
- Menzerna: PG s34A, 203s, PO85rd, Powerlock
- Pads: LC wool, orange, white and black
Prepping the surface after claying
Nothing as sweet as caring for your own beauty, ask Kavin, he's focussed 210%.
Removing the years of defects, first step in creating in creating a deep shine
Test section completed
will be refined in the later stages
Compounding in progress
A more or less 50/50
Putting a little and a lot of passion behind the pads: owner in action
Paint has been burnished to a mirror shine on the driver's side. See the reflection.
Testing with the led lenser.... finding myself
PEEK-A-BOO
we're waiting for the sun but it is hiding behind the clouds
In the wait for the sun, Kavin enjoying the transformation
PEEK-A-BOO episode continues…. Still waiting for the sun
A deep reflective shine
Pictures are worth 1000 words
Bonnet is ready for a show
We are not looking at the sky, but at the bonnet, waiting for the sun
Beading
X-treme close-up
Kavin needs some spot paint repairs to be done on some localized areas of his ride. Thereafter, we’ll try to work out the entire car, little by little, as and when both of us as free.
Thanks for reading, your thoughts and comments are most welcome.
Cheers :thumb:
Zaid
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Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Clean work and the pics are great. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Awesome job guys, you really made that blue pop!
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Rich
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Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Great work
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Super Member
Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Very nice correction.
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Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Love the transformation. Amazing work.
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Super Member
Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Swaaaweeet. Love the color!
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Re: Helping a friend creating a show-car finish
Originally Posted by JSou
Clean work and the pics are great. Thanks for sharing.
Originally Posted by Finemess
Awesome job guys, you really made that blue pop!
Originally Posted by Pureshine
Great work
Originally Posted by FASTFRED
Very nice correction.
Thanks so much friends! your encouraging words are most appreciated
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