Thank goodness for Porter Cables and #105

D.Acker

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Short version of the story: I'm a moron:mad:

Long version:

Wife goes to leave for work, van battery is dead. Van is back into it spot, car is backed into the garage. So of course this puts the batteries about as far away from each other as you can get....

So of course being in a hurry to get the wife on her way I'm rushing and cut just a wee bit too close and catch the passenger side mirror of the car on the garage, and you all know that sound!

Get out and this is what I find (sorry cell pics).

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So I grabbed the PC, 105 and orange hex logic padded and am hoping nothing more than paint transfer.

After about 2 minutes

That's not a mark left, just glare or something.
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So glad it was just a little paint transfer, no broken parts at all!

Don't you hate it when you do stuff like this??

WOW, just realized I really need to get a q-tip out and clean the inside of that mirror housing..
 
Nice! Glad that came right off. Most of my customers hit their mirrors or side panels pretty often. The good thing is that they are usually always paint transfers. That buffs right out! :buffing:
 
D.Acker said:
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WOW, just realized I really need to get a q-tip out and clean the inside of that mirror housing..
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Use a foam paint brush whilst washing :autowash:


Glad you were able to fix it :goodjob2:
 
I was really glad to see there was no damage to the paint.

Flash Gordon said:
Use a foam paint brush whilst washing :autowash:


Glad you were able to fix it :goodjob2:
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Thanks Flash, that's a great tip!
 
You got lucky..and nice save:xyxthumbs: Me not so much.

Took a week off from work to do my first full correction and protection on my car. Later in the week, after completing the final wipedown, I grabbed my camara, raised the garage door, started the engine, put the car in R, and eased out the clutch. The car wouldn't move because the brakes had rusted. When the brakes broke loose it made a loud pop and the car jumped backwards. In that instant there wasn't time to check garage door opening to mirror clearance. CRUNCH! Driverside mirror was gone. No amount of machine work could have fixed that.lol
 
Ouch Indeed!!! I almost backed up instinctively but noticed the edge of the mirror was overlapping the garage door, had I not noticed that, this would be an entirely different post!
 
D.Acker said:
Ouch Indeed!!! I almost backed up instinctively but noticed the edge of the mirror was overlapping the garage door, had I not noticed that, this would be an entirely different post!
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When seeing your first picture, I thought no way did that buff out. But, wow, was I wrong. You have inspired me to try that on my wife's Impala front bumper.:props:
 
There are a lot of opinions but IMO it should be considered a super hero because it works when others fail

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IndeedSS said:
You got lucky..and nice save:xyxthumbs: Me not so much.

Took a week off from work to do my first full correction and protection on my car. Later in the week, after completing the final wipedown, I grabbed my camara, raised the garage door, started the engine, put the car in R, and eased out the clutch. The car wouldn't move because the brakes had rusted. When the brakes broke loose it made a loud pop and the car jumped backwards. In that instant there wasn't time to check garage door opening to mirror clearance. CRUNCH! Driverside mirror was gone. No amount of machine work could have fixed that.lol
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When I park in my garage I never set the parking brake for that exact reason. I just leave it in gear. Sorry to hear about what happened.
 
smack said:
When I park in my garage I never set the parking brake for that exact reason. I just leave it in gear. Sorry to hear about what happened.
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I guess it sitting longer than a day after the last wash was the problem. I've washed the car at least 60 times and this was the first time it stuck that hard. Lesson learned.

D.Acker - thanks for starting this thread and showing what can be done. I decided to try my Megs UC and a foam applicator to see if I could fix the Impala bumper. What I thought was scuffed up plastic from the wife bumping a Dodge Ram turned out to be paint transfer.:dblthumb2:
 
I thought about starting with either meg UC or 205, but figured go with 105 and be done with it.


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D.Acker said:
I thought about starting with either meg UC or 205, but figured go with 105 and be done with it.


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You had a lot to to clean up, looks like you made a great choice.
 
Never hit my mirror on anything before but I can imagine how you felt when this happened. Good save!
 
That fixed up nice! Hey I've got a bit of an off topic question, I noticed on your bumper you have a 905 sticker. Where I live there are a bunch of mustangs attending shows with stickers like that on their front bumpers too, is that to do with a car club or an online community type thing? Just a curiousity of mine!
 
Thanks! Question, do they happen to be SVT Cobras? Most likely it is the vehicles production number (only for limited editions). My car is the 905th of 2150 SVT Contours built for 2000.


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Ah yes that makes sense! They are cobras as a matter of fact, thanks for clearing that up!
 
As the transfer was fading I can see a smile returning to your face.... :props:
 
BobbyG said:
As the transfer was fading I can see a smile returning to your face.... :props:
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It sure did, however, this morning I discovered I have no up\down control in that mirror, side to side is fine though. Guess I'll have to pull it and see if a connection came loose or something.
 
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