CG6Lemon
Detailing Enthusiast
Re: DetailedByPrecision: High End Detailing, Paint Correction& Paint Coating. SF Bay
2014 Toyota Camry
A little background story on this car. A good friend of mine went to Ikea to purchase some stuff. He said he misjudged the cement parking poles and went around it too close and side swiped his right rear door and quarter panel. He does not plan on bringing the car into a shop to get it repaired so he asked me if I could do anything. I inspected the paint and told him not to get your hopes up, but I will do my best. Well... I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking for me now...
Car condition on arrival
DetailedByPrecision0297 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
DetailedByPrecision0304 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Started working on half of the door.
*Process:
Harbor freight DA w/ 3" Meg MF pad & Meg 101 compound @ speed 4.5
DetailedByPrecision0316 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Knowing this car was bought brand new and no previous signs of respray, the paint had healthy readings ranging from 90-130 microns.
DetailedByPrecision0315 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Same section zoomed in. Only left with one scratch that I did not chase.
DetailedByPrecision0349 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Now I am left with the left side which have deeper scratches to remove/level
DetailedByPrecision0360 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
After using the same technique as above, I am left with the deeper marks.
DetailedByPrecision0373 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Whole shot of door
DetailedByPrecision0384 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Although it is a huge improvement compared to before, I knew there were still room for improvement.
*Process:
Damp sanded with 2500 grit then refined with 3000 grit
DetailedByPrecision0404 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
After compounding, ended up with this
DetailedByPrecision0407 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
I took some readings, and made a decision to chase a little bit more with the scratches so I damp sanded again with the same process.
DetailedByPrecision0435 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Another round of compounding, and I end up with a result that will pass my standards.
DetailedByPrecision0442 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Because of my decision to chase the scratches, I had to sacrifice some clear to reach my goal.
DetailedByPrecision0431 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Couple pics of the door all finished up. I still need to refine the paint with polish.
DetailedByPrecision0452 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
DetailedByPrecision0457 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Starting point for quarter panel. I got a little lucky here because after I looked a little closer it seemed the clear film protected the paint underneath.
DetailedByPrecision0463 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
After the film was removed, what do you know.... only a scuff where the dent is at. Pretty lucky IMO here
DetailedByPrecision0483 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
Afterwards I moved on to the damaged area. I took some readings, and I knew I had to damp sand from the get go. Went with the same process as before 2500, and 3000. Compounded, and ended up removing 3 microns along with the majority of the damage.
DetailedByPrecision0486 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
DetailedByPrecision0490 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
DetailedByPrecision0493 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
A shot of the overall condition of the paint atm. A few scuffs left as expected due to more severe damage in this area.
DetailedByPrecision0494 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
DetailedByPrecision0501 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
I was pretty happy with the outcome already compared to how bad it was before, but I wanted to push the results a little bit further, so I sanded a little bit more carefully using 2500 and 3000 grit.
DetailedByPrecision0514 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
The final results of my fruits and labor. A total of 6 microns were removed to achieve this correction.
DetailedByPrecision0513 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
The after shots
DetailedByPrecision0547 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
DetailedByPrecision0552 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr
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2014 Toyota Camry
A little background story on this car. A good friend of mine went to Ikea to purchase some stuff. He said he misjudged the cement parking poles and went around it too close and side swiped his right rear door and quarter panel. He does not plan on bringing the car into a shop to get it repaired so he asked me if I could do anything. I inspected the paint and told him not to get your hopes up, but I will do my best. Well... I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking for me now...
Car condition on arrival
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Started working on half of the door.
*Process:
Harbor freight DA w/ 3" Meg MF pad & Meg 101 compound @ speed 4.5
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F321%2F32472810876_24a70135b5_h.jpg&hash=f0029672897b8ffc244fdd17c2ce8f13)
Knowing this car was bought brand new and no previous signs of respray, the paint had healthy readings ranging from 90-130 microns.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F767%2F32361192032_d5b6f354a1_h.jpg&hash=f6b9cb72e4dac4bda0d3b5ccbe4625ca)
Same section zoomed in. Only left with one scratch that I did not chase.
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Now I am left with the left side which have deeper scratches to remove/level
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F487%2F32361203802_bb1fabaedb_h.jpg&hash=af6cb82d13147693eb389bcf359996dd)
After using the same technique as above, I am left with the deeper marks.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F350%2F32361209122_c508c07890_h.jpg&hash=4550b691c31d3e7374997a338c3d235c)
Whole shot of door
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Although it is a huge improvement compared to before, I knew there were still room for improvement.
*Process:
Damp sanded with 2500 grit then refined with 3000 grit
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F766%2F32513564265_8b75bf608c_h.jpg&hash=31bcee3b6fa3b40ee56a0938ca0e9f18)
After compounding, ended up with this
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F325%2F32391370731_40c9a27afd_h.jpg&hash=7bf797eb96f6e6ed5bcefe47a181c20c)
I took some readings, and made a decision to chase a little bit more with the scratches so I damp sanded again with the same process.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F317%2F32391377041_b47845fbdd_h.jpg&hash=76090199ce7c06610bf6d00219cbb16d)
Another round of compounding, and I end up with a result that will pass my standards.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F728%2F32361200722_6e54c20410_h.jpg&hash=fecfcaf2c19f1490d1d114eff5f493e9)
Because of my decision to chase the scratches, I had to sacrifice some clear to reach my goal.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F377%2F32361205602_853bc61425_h.jpg&hash=9e44ee2dc621337d5e093eb807f8f688)
Couple pics of the door all finished up. I still need to refine the paint with polish.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F658%2F32134620020_561f2462f1_h.jpg&hash=cd9da40bb4e63c4877132ba5b3a37041)
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Starting point for quarter panel. I got a little lucky here because after I looked a little closer it seemed the clear film protected the paint underneath.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F772%2F32472853086_ec5a484467_h.jpg&hash=2673d274983e479f1d19ac4d7e6572b8)
After the film was removed, what do you know.... only a scuff where the dent is at. Pretty lucky IMO here
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F324%2F32391407791_d32b80b090_h.jpg&hash=6d588835a1f5fac6a76d7cfc6829c6dd)
Afterwards I moved on to the damaged area. I took some readings, and I knew I had to damp sand from the get go. Went with the same process as before 2500, and 3000. Compounded, and ended up removing 3 microns along with the majority of the damage.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F498%2F31670055124_28a8bb577f_h.jpg&hash=7d9eef4c109ef7248e458e2f208f4832)
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A shot of the overall condition of the paint atm. A few scuffs left as expected due to more severe damage in this area.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F777%2F32361227752_2df454c866_h.jpg&hash=f1579099e990bdf307ad1a39c4c1a2c2)
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I was pretty happy with the outcome already compared to how bad it was before, but I wanted to push the results a little bit further, so I sanded a little bit more carefully using 2500 and 3000 grit.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F655%2F32391422601_72668c2b03_h.jpg&hash=ca7698fe65efdf182211705ad2fe3129)
The final results of my fruits and labor. A total of 6 microns were removed to achieve this correction.
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fc1.staticflickr.com%2F1%2F655%2F32391427301_9c23625d17_h.jpg&hash=b02cb7217c5c3a17ff0714afeb12e9e5)
The after shots
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