CG6Lemon
Detailing Enthusiast
Re: What did you do today Detailing related?
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
Started working on half of the door.
*Process:
Harbor freight DA w/ 3" Meg MF pad & Meg 101 compound @ speed 4.5
Knowing this car was bought brand new and no previous signs of respray, the paint had healthy readings ranging from 90-130 microns.
Same section zoomed in. Only left with one scratch that I did not chase.
Now I am left with the left side which have deeper scratches to remove/level
After using the same technique as above, I am left with the deeper marks.
Whole shot of door
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
After compounding, ended up with this
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.
Another round of compounding, and I end up with a result that will pass my standards.
Because of my decision to chase the scratches, I had to sacrifice some clear to reach my goal.
Couple pics of the door all finished up. I still need to refine the paint with polish.
I will upload the rest tomorrow. I'm feeling sleepy....
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
Started working on half of the door.
*Process:
Harbor freight DA w/ 3" Meg MF pad & Meg 101 compound @ speed 4.5
Knowing this car was bought brand new and no previous signs of respray, the paint had healthy readings ranging from 90-130 microns.
Same section zoomed in. Only left with one scratch that I did not chase.
Now I am left with the left side which have deeper scratches to remove/level
After using the same technique as above, I am left with the deeper marks.
Whole shot of door
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
After compounding, ended up with this
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.
Another round of compounding, and I end up with a result that will pass my standards.
Because of my decision to chase the scratches, I had to sacrifice some clear to reach my goal.
Couple pics of the door all finished up. I still need to refine the paint with polish.
I will upload the rest tomorrow. I'm feeling sleepy....
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