Helping a friend creating a show-car finish

[zckid]

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

[JSou]

Clean work and the pics are great. Thanks for sharing.

[Finemess]

Awesome job guys, you really made that blue pop!

[Pureshine]

Great work

[FASTFRED]

Very nice correction.

[donb]

Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

[CM8 6MT]

Looks really good!

[Pinpoint_Precision]

Love the transformation. Amazing work.

[rmagnus]

Swaaaweeet. Love the color!

[zckid]

Clean work and the pics are great. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome job guys, you really made that blue pop!

Great work

Very nice correction.

Thanks so much friends! your encouraging words are most appreciated