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  • Black 07 Camry reconditioning

    A client of mine contacted me to see if I could do work on a friends car before he had to leave town (not from MI), of course I was ready.
    This Camry was pretty beat up considering how new it is. The owner said the rear bumper has been repainted which was pretty obvious with all the orange peal that was in it.
    Also the whole front bumper, and 1/3 of the hood had a clear bra installed, and whoever put it on decided not to polish the paint underneath before installing it.
    The clear on this car was VERY hard, I went with 2 passes of 105/orange LC pad, followed by 205/white LC, and only was able to correct about 90% of the defects.

    Tools
    Flex 3403
    UDM
    Nikon D40
    1000w Halogens

    Process

    Wash with 2 bucket method
    Dodo BTBM
    Schmitt
    APC+ on wheels and wheel wells
    Hyperdressing on wheels and wheel wells
    Megs glass cleaner
    Grit Guards
    3M tape
    M105/Orange - 2 passes
    M205/White
    IPA wipe down

    LSP
    Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0

    Before













    Here you can see the orange peal in the bumper, also some scratches







    All Taped off







    Scratches were DEEP







    50/50



    After 2 passes of 105 some defects still remained.




    Before



    Afters





















































    Thanks for looking!
    Alex
    I Flex

  • #2
    Re: Black 07 Camry reconditioning

    Looks great! Nice job!
    Shane
    1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL

    If you trim yourself to fit the world you'll whittle yourself away. - Aaron Tippin

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    • #3
      Re: Black 07 Camry reconditioning

      That is a great sve. I bet the owner was afraid to drive it back home.lol. The paint looks like a mirror. Great reflections.
      quality creates its own demand

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      • #4
        Re: Black 07 Camry reconditioning

        Looks Great Alex!!
        Nice Job!!
        Even if all of the defects were not removed, it is still MUCH improved!!
        For only be 2 years old, that looks TERRIBLE!!
        Great Pictures with Amazing Reflections!!
        Keep Up the Great Work!!
        Joel
        Firefighter/EMT-B
        Rejuvenation Auto Detailing
        "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Dirt Back!!!"
        '99 F-150

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        • #5
          Re: Black 07 Camry reconditioning

          Very nice work!

          I liked the TRD wheels

          TOP

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          • #6
            Re: Black 07 Camry reconditioning

            Amazing job. I'm really digging those TRD wheels.
            -Kyle

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            • #7
              Re: Black 07 Camry reconditioning

              wow
              great art
              keep it up
              it only takes a little patience and plenty of PASSION!!

              detailing blog

              http://thedetailers.blogspot.com

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              • #8
                Re: Black 07 Camry reconditioning

                Thanks everyone!
                I Flex

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