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Mike and I were contacted by the owner of this 1995 Lexus SC 400 for a paint correction and light interior cleaning. The owner had purchased it a few days before:
When Mike inspected the car, he found clear coat failure on the hood - lots of small cracks. Additionally, there were many "key marks" where jerks had keyed the car, and in one case scratching a profanity into the paint.
We planned on a 2 step correction to remove as many defects as possible. After initial testing, we discovered that we could not safely remove a large number of defects due to the depth and condition of the clear. We contacted the owner and recommended a 1 step polish at a lower price as we felt that he would not realize the full benefits of a 2 step correction for the price paid. The owner paid us for our knowledge and experience - and one of the most important pieces of wisdom that comes with experience is knowing when to pull back and not risk damage.
We started by damp sanding the trunk to remove the profanity and some deeper defects.
Jeff damp sanding the profanity that was carved into the rear spoiler with PC/3" Meg's 3000 foam disc/speed 1
We ended up 2 stepping the hood, roof, and trunk anyways to remove what we could.
We used the rotary and a maroon solo wool pad with M105 @ 2000 rpm and followed that with the Flex and a LC green pad with M205.
Most of the paint had deep swirls like this:
Here are some before and afters:
Driver's arm rest before
arm rest after
Driver's carpet before
carpet after
Driver's quarter before
And after
Trunk lid Before
And After
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/pho...n_100_6152.JPG
Roof before - lots of deep scratches on the driver side, probably from placing boxes on the roof while unlocking the door:
And After - you can see deeper defects that could not be safely removed.
Hood before - notice the thousands of tiny cracks in the clear and the large scratches, presumably from a car key
Hood after - most scratches gone, but clear coat failure still visible
A few more afters:
In the end we were happy that we could deliver the best value to the customer without sacrificing the life of the paint.
Thanks for looking!
When Mike inspected the car, he found clear coat failure on the hood - lots of small cracks. Additionally, there were many "key marks" where jerks had keyed the car, and in one case scratching a profanity into the paint.
We planned on a 2 step correction to remove as many defects as possible. After initial testing, we discovered that we could not safely remove a large number of defects due to the depth and condition of the clear. We contacted the owner and recommended a 1 step polish at a lower price as we felt that he would not realize the full benefits of a 2 step correction for the price paid. The owner paid us for our knowledge and experience - and one of the most important pieces of wisdom that comes with experience is knowing when to pull back and not risk damage.
We started by damp sanding the trunk to remove the profanity and some deeper defects.
Jeff damp sanding the profanity that was carved into the rear spoiler with PC/3" Meg's 3000 foam disc/speed 1
We ended up 2 stepping the hood, roof, and trunk anyways to remove what we could.
We used the rotary and a maroon solo wool pad with M105 @ 2000 rpm and followed that with the Flex and a LC green pad with M205.
Most of the paint had deep swirls like this:
Here are some before and afters:
Driver's arm rest before
arm rest after
Driver's carpet before
carpet after
Driver's quarter before
And after
Trunk lid Before
And After
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/pho...n_100_6152.JPGRoof before - lots of deep scratches on the driver side, probably from placing boxes on the roof while unlocking the door:
And After - you can see deeper defects that could not be safely removed.
Hood before - notice the thousands of tiny cracks in the clear and the large scratches, presumably from a car key
Hood after - most scratches gone, but clear coat failure still visible
A few more afters:
In the end we were happy that we could deliver the best value to the customer without sacrificing the life of the paint.
Thanks for looking!
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