I've been meaning to post this for a while as I thought some of you might be interested.
This happened on Christmas day, when my wife's nephew placed his Christmas present on the bonnet of our black Merc which I have previously paint corrected.
The present in question was a remote controlled monster truck, still in it's box and obviously with a fair bit of grit stuck to the bottom. I could have cried when I saw the resulting scratch as he dragged the box off the car.
Here is a pic of the damage in sunlight and under the halogens.
I was doubtful whether I would be able to remove all of the damage as it appeared quite deep in parts. My process involved taping off half the bonnet and the top of the guard. I didn't want to reduce the thickness of the clear coat on parts I had already corrected.
I then used Menzerna FG500 on a LC Orange CCS pad followed by Menzerna SF4000 on a LC White Flat pad. I managed to remove 95% of the damage with only two very slight scratches remaining but you really have to look hard to see them.
Paint corrected under halogens.
Out in the sun. There is a slight hologram here but that is just the residue of the polishing oils catching the sunlight.
And finally a pic of the car......unwashed by the way
Thanks for looking!
This happened on Christmas day, when my wife's nephew placed his Christmas present on the bonnet of our black Merc which I have previously paint corrected.
The present in question was a remote controlled monster truck, still in it's box and obviously with a fair bit of grit stuck to the bottom. I could have cried when I saw the resulting scratch as he dragged the box off the car.
Here is a pic of the damage in sunlight and under the halogens.
I was doubtful whether I would be able to remove all of the damage as it appeared quite deep in parts. My process involved taping off half the bonnet and the top of the guard. I didn't want to reduce the thickness of the clear coat on parts I had already corrected.
I then used Menzerna FG500 on a LC Orange CCS pad followed by Menzerna SF4000 on a LC White Flat pad. I managed to remove 95% of the damage with only two very slight scratches remaining but you really have to look hard to see them.
Paint corrected under halogens.
Out in the sun. There is a slight hologram here but that is just the residue of the polishing oils catching the sunlight.
And finally a pic of the car......unwashed by the way
Thanks for looking!
