Fixed a bodyshop nightmare (very pic heavy)
03-31-2010, 12:47 AM
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Fixed a bodyshop nightmare (very pic heavy) This SS recently had a lot of work done. Most notably his custom DH stripe and the Asanti wheels that really set this car apart. The owner wasn't very happy with how the body shop finished his paint so he called me for a consultation on his car. After a few minutes of looking at it, it was apparent this would be a much bigger job than anticipated. So he dropped it off at my house and I spent several days working on it. Upon closer inspection I found numerous sections that were completely unfinished after wetsanding, several areas where there was nearly no clear or paint either, and several burn marks from the body shop running a wool pad at high speed on edges. I was able to bring the majority of the car back though.
Keep in mind, this is not a 100% correction, but most sections was able to achieve ~95% correction.
Total time about 25 hours.
Before I got started I photographed the worst spots. Here you can see there is almost no paint coverage and even less clear. These sections I didn't touch at all...it would just make it worse.
Previous shop burned the plastic here
And again, the plastic trim here...
A few paint burns I found
Ready for the swirls and wetsanding marks that were left for me?
There was massive orangepeel around the gas door that I had to wetsand to get it smooth.
Wetsanded, but didn't go too deep because of the thin paint in other areas.
Fixed
Keep in mind, this is not a 100% correction, but most sections was able to achieve ~95% correction.
Total time about 25 hours.
Before I got started I photographed the worst spots. Here you can see there is almost no paint coverage and even less clear. These sections I didn't touch at all...it would just make it worse.
Previous shop burned the plastic here
And again, the plastic trim here...
A few paint burns I found
Ready for the swirls and wetsanding marks that were left for me?
There was massive orangepeel around the gas door that I had to wetsand to get it smooth.
Wetsanded, but didn't go too deep because of the thin paint in other areas.
Fixed
03-31-2010, 12:48 AM
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Can you say product fling? The inside of the hood scoop is unfinished fiberglass so it was pretty much impossible to clean. Thanks a lot bodyshop...
Heavy waterspots that dried on the car as the clear was curing. The spots were baked into the clear. I got most of them out, but after 3 steps of compounding/polishing, it was apparent they weren't gonna come completely out without wetsanding the entire hood and fenders.
Better...
A quick 50/50 on the fender and door....
Can you say DA sander marks/swirl/hologram heaven?
This is where it starts to get better... The front bumper looked completely flat with no reflection as well. I didn't get a before pic though. This after pic was taken at about 2am so its a little shaky... BUT at least it has gloss again!
Heavy waterspots that dried on the car as the clear was curing. The spots were baked into the clear. I got most of them out, but after 3 steps of compounding/polishing, it was apparent they weren't gonna come completely out without wetsanding the entire hood and fenders.
Better...
A quick 50/50 on the fender and door....
Can you say DA sander marks/swirl/hologram heaven?
This is where it starts to get better... The front bumper looked completely flat with no reflection as well. I didn't get a before pic though. This after pic was taken at about 2am so its a little shaky... BUT at least it has gloss again!
03-31-2010, 01:27 AM
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Wow amazing job man 
. You knew exactly which way to approach each type of paint defect. What pads/orbital did you use? Where'd you get your halogens from, Eastwood? Harbor Freight? I cannot wait till my dad and I finally build a garage so I can do work like this.
. You knew exactly which way to approach each type of paint defect. What pads/orbital did you use? Where'd you get your halogens from, Eastwood? Harbor Freight? I cannot wait till my dad and I finally build a garage so I can do work like this. 
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03-31-2010, 01:58 AM
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The clear was hard at first, then seemed to marr easily as well. Very odd. I used so many combos I can't remember them all. So here are the products in no particular order.
Megs 105
Megs 205
Menzerna Power Gloss
Menzerna PO203
Menzerna SIP
Menzerna 106FA
Menzerna 85RD
Megs 8" wool
Lake Country: Yellow, orange, white, black, red
Don't know if you took statistics, but you can see there is a LOT of combos to be made from all that lol.
03-31-2010, 02:11 AM
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GoFast908Z you do amazing work. I've been blown away with every car I've seen you work on! I can't believe a bodyshop would put out a car like that. That's just plain sloppy lazy work.
03-31-2010, 09:27 AM
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wow car looks good great job!
if i got my car back from the body shop like that i would be kicking some *** that just shitty work.
i do like the wheels i got some thing close on my benz.
if i got my car back from the body shop like that i would be kicking some *** that just shitty work.
i do like the wheels i got some thing close on my benz.
03-31-2010, 09:45 AM
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Man thats an awsome body shop.. What Dumb *****..sorry to say that but **** thats your Job, its an Art..be good at it. Painting AND Detailing are both an art. I do Paint and Body work out of my small Garage and I would NEVER let a car leave looking like that..but I also Paint a lot better than that so less work in the end..
You made that car look 10X better bro! Id be Soo mad if that was my car
You made that car look 10X better bro! Id be Soo mad if that was my car
03-31-2010, 09:48 AM
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your wheel lip is brushed aluminum right? how did u get it so shiney? i need to make mine shiney.. your centercaps are chrome or brushed aluminum.. i got brushed ones for my cobra. i wish i would've gotten chrome but they were out of stock.
whats the "high octane" represent? a company or just a motto?
whats the "high octane" represent? a company or just a motto?
