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Fixing a Detailing Nightmare! *56K Beware
Hey everyone,
A guy I know bought a 2003 F150, 15K on the odometer, in a beautiful red metallic! The problem is that the dealership sent the truck out to a "professional detailing shop" who, proceeded to instill the worst rotary buffer burns and holograms I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot!!!
I suggested to the guy, that his truck's paint needed to be corrected badly. He went back to the dealer to have a couple of minor things fixed, and he happened to mention it to the dealer regarding the bad buffer work. Though the truck’s owner was extremely hesitant, the dealer told him that they would send it out again, and get the guy with the most experience from the detailing shop to re-buff the truck! Can you guess what happened? Yes, it came back with horrible buffer burns, all over the truck! The truck’s owner was just horrified. He asked me if I could repair the damage and I said I would try and see what could be done.
Again, let me emphasize, that these were the worst holograms I have ever seen. After doing a test spot, I discovered that it was going to take aggressive rotary work to remove the damage; the G100 had extremely little to no effect on the paint. Yes, this was going to be a rotary buff out!
After washing and claying (the “professional detail shop” did not even clay the paint!), I tried to capture the holograms in several photos. The difficulty was that the weather was very cloudy and did not present a good opportunity to take pictures that depicted the damage as I had hoped. I will check with the owner if he has any pictures of the truck’s damage and then I will add those to this write-up.
So…to wash, dry, and clay the truck, the following items were used:
Meguiar’s
* D-11201 Super Soap (This stuff really rinses well!!!)
* G-14124 New Hot Rims Multi Piece Wheel Wash
* D-10501 Safe D-Greaser
* D-13001 Body Solvent
* G-1016 Smooth Surface™ Clay Kit
* MX-2005 Marine Water Magnet Drying Towel
* D-16001 All Season Dressing
* G-13005 NXT All Metal Polysh
Here are a few pictures that show only minimal damage! The rest of the truck was worse!
Here is rotary buffer burn damage that the “detailer” did to a door molding! I was horrified as the burn totally removed the paint, and yet the “detailer” did not even take responsibility for the damage! There were more burns on the various moldings and even what looks like he lost control of the buffer and allowed the rotary’s housing to hit the cab, creating several deep gouges in the paint! Moreover, there were wax stains all over the plastic trim…he did not even tape or paper it off! Like I said, I was horrified!!!!!
Here is the buffer burn on the molding as well as more holograms on the door
The first step of a major makeover like this was to thoroughly paper and tape the trim, windows, wheels etc… I do not sling very much product with the rotary buffer, but it only takes one “oops!” and you have to spend an hour trying to clean-up the spray; better safe than sorry.
Here is the test spot I did to see what combination of products were needed to perform this task:
After doing a test spot, in order to remove the holograms, and deeper marring, I had to use the following items besides the Rotary buffer and the Meguiar’s G100 Polisher:
Meguiar’s:
* #84 Compound Power Cleaner with W-7006 Cutting Pads
* #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #80 Speed Glaze with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #21 Synthetic Sealant with a W-9006 Finishing Pad
* X-2010 Supreme Shine Microfiber
* X-4003 Gold Class Microfiber Bonnets over a W-7006 Cutting Pad
The entire detail required over 11-foam buffing pads!!! That should tell you how much work had to be done! A normal truck this size, I would probably use around 6 pads!
And here is the result! I just love that color!!!! **I also tried to get as many full-on sun shots as possible to show the true condition of the paint. It is easy to strategically take a picture that looks good, but with a full-on sun shot, there is little to hide!**
Of course I had to get my truck in the background as well!
In the end, both the owner and myself were both extremely please with the results!
The holograms and swirls are gone! It took a great deal of effort, but the results are clearly worth it! 
Cheers!
Tim
A guy I know bought a 2003 F150, 15K on the odometer, in a beautiful red metallic! The problem is that the dealership sent the truck out to a "professional detailing shop" who, proceeded to instill the worst rotary buffer burns and holograms I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot!!!
I suggested to the guy, that his truck's paint needed to be corrected badly. He went back to the dealer to have a couple of minor things fixed, and he happened to mention it to the dealer regarding the bad buffer work. Though the truck’s owner was extremely hesitant, the dealer told him that they would send it out again, and get the guy with the most experience from the detailing shop to re-buff the truck! Can you guess what happened? Yes, it came back with horrible buffer burns, all over the truck! The truck’s owner was just horrified. He asked me if I could repair the damage and I said I would try and see what could be done.
Again, let me emphasize, that these were the worst holograms I have ever seen. After doing a test spot, I discovered that it was going to take aggressive rotary work to remove the damage; the G100 had extremely little to no effect on the paint. Yes, this was going to be a rotary buff out!
After washing and claying (the “professional detail shop” did not even clay the paint!), I tried to capture the holograms in several photos. The difficulty was that the weather was very cloudy and did not present a good opportunity to take pictures that depicted the damage as I had hoped. I will check with the owner if he has any pictures of the truck’s damage and then I will add those to this write-up.
So…to wash, dry, and clay the truck, the following items were used:
Meguiar’s
* D-11201 Super Soap (This stuff really rinses well!!!)
* G-14124 New Hot Rims Multi Piece Wheel Wash
* D-10501 Safe D-Greaser
* D-13001 Body Solvent
* G-1016 Smooth Surface™ Clay Kit
* MX-2005 Marine Water Magnet Drying Towel
* D-16001 All Season Dressing
* G-13005 NXT All Metal Polysh
Here are a few pictures that show only minimal damage! The rest of the truck was worse!
Here is rotary buffer burn damage that the “detailer” did to a door molding! I was horrified as the burn totally removed the paint, and yet the “detailer” did not even take responsibility for the damage! There were more burns on the various moldings and even what looks like he lost control of the buffer and allowed the rotary’s housing to hit the cab, creating several deep gouges in the paint! Moreover, there were wax stains all over the plastic trim…he did not even tape or paper it off! Like I said, I was horrified!!!!!
Here is the buffer burn on the molding as well as more holograms on the door
The first step of a major makeover like this was to thoroughly paper and tape the trim, windows, wheels etc… I do not sling very much product with the rotary buffer, but it only takes one “oops!” and you have to spend an hour trying to clean-up the spray; better safe than sorry.
Here is the test spot I did to see what combination of products were needed to perform this task:
After doing a test spot, in order to remove the holograms, and deeper marring, I had to use the following items besides the Rotary buffer and the Meguiar’s G100 Polisher:
Meguiar’s:
* #84 Compound Power Cleaner with W-7006 Cutting Pads
* #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #80 Speed Glaze with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #21 Synthetic Sealant with a W-9006 Finishing Pad
* X-2010 Supreme Shine Microfiber
* X-4003 Gold Class Microfiber Bonnets over a W-7006 Cutting Pad
The entire detail required over 11-foam buffing pads!!! That should tell you how much work had to be done! A normal truck this size, I would probably use around 6 pads!
And here is the result! I just love that color!!!! **I also tried to get as many full-on sun shots as possible to show the true condition of the paint. It is easy to strategically take a picture that looks good, but with a full-on sun shot, there is little to hide!**
Of course I had to get my truck in the background as well!
In the end, both the owner and myself were both extremely please with the results!
The holograms and swirls are gone! It took a great deal of effort, but the results are clearly worth it! Cheers!
Tim
Yep...that was a typo! Thanks for pointing that out to me. All fixed! 
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