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My dad offered me a proposition. He asked me if I take out a scratch from his car he would give me 30 bucks

Here is a picture of the scratch
 
I'm not sure how to post pictures

The scratch looks more like an abrasion. Like if you were riding a bicycle and fell off and slid your knee on the ground. So it's a bunch of scratches tied together

It also looks like the clear came off. Is this fixable
 
Can you catch your nail on the scratch? If so it may be too deep. But from your description, it may be paint transfer or a scuff.

One thing you do not want to do is keep trying to get that scratch out for $30 and go right through the clear coat. Now it's not a $30 job.
 
If you can catch your nail on it then it will be too deep to correct.

Richy has a very good write up on hiding scratches that he wrote up on here. If you search I'm sure you can find it. It may not be a perfect fix but it's much better than what's there currently and will be a lot less noticeable.
 
How can I take pictures with my iPhone and upload it
 
For thirty dollars you should only loose ten or fifteen dollars on the deal by the time you add your materials

I would tell your dad to take it down the road...


As far as the "tire" rash goes, no your not going to be able to fix that yourself
 
Thanks mike. I just started. Thanks for the fast reply
 
Hey mike I have a question. I'm a college student car enthusiast. I want to start washing and cleaning cars to make some extra money. I don't have the capital and the knowledge to even start to try to do the things you do. What can you recommend that I buy from autogeek to start my business.
 
What do you recommend for someone like me. I have been lurking around the forums for over a week. Spend hours reading and takin notes.
 
Ok so I just hit my dads car with #2 medium cut cleaner with a 4600 lake country cutting pad. Then I followed that up with # 9 swirl remover with a 5200(I think).

After that I was fairly pleased. I looked at different angles and it looked great. A lot of small swirl marks we're gone. So I made a 15% ipa and rubbed it down. And then I applied # 7 glaze with a 7200 polished pad again by lake country ( black pad)

I then waxes it. And then waxed it again.

However, there are tons of holograms

Do I need a less aggressive compound? Right?

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Here is a picture of my tools

Here is my make shift rotary buffer. Lol

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On the bottom I super glued some velcro to attach my lake country compressor pad

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The sander/ polisher has two speeds 1650 rpm and 1350 rpm
 
Ncs0816 said:
Ok so I just hit my dads car with #2 medium cut cleaner with a 2600 (typo) lake country cutting pad. Then I followed that up with # 9 swirl remover with a 5200(I think).

After that I was fairly pleased. I looked at different angles and it looked great. A lot of small swirl marks we're gone. So I made a 15% ipa and rubbed it down. And then I applied # 7 glaze with a 7200 polished pad again by lake country ( black pad)

I then waxes it. And then waxed it again.

However, there are tons of holograms

Do I need a less aggressive compound? Right?

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I made a mistake
 
Ncs0816 said:
Hey mike I have a question. I'm a college student car enthusiast. I want to start washing and cleaning cars to make some extra money. I don't have the capital and the knowledge to even start to try to do the things you do.

What can you recommend that I buy from autogeek to start my business.
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I would start with getting head knowledge... that is start with reading Renny Doyle's book on how to start a home-based detailing business so you can avoid a lot of mistakes from the very get go. And get my book and read it from cover to cover and you'll know more than most detailers that don't hang out on forums like this one.

There's a package deal that can't be beat...

Detailing Book Combo

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I even make the same suggestion on the back of Renny's book...

:)
 
Thanks mike

Can I make a suggestion. The forum staff should make a "newbie" forum.
 
Ncs0816 said:
Thanks mike

Can I make a suggestion. The forum staff should make a "newbie" forum.
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This forum is comprised of young, middle age, old, older, and ancient.......me!! :laughing:

We don't discriminate and we don't take hostages! :laughing:

Never be afraid to ask a question or show your cards here. All this is information so that everyone can help you the best they can and make the most educated response.

The only stupid question is the one that's not asked....:props:

Curb rash on wheels requires refinishing. You can choose to have it done professionally or take a stab at it yourself. This will allow you to gain knowledge and save some hard earned cash along the way.

From the photo you've posted those area look like they'll need to be sanded in order to smooth out the scrapes. Once this is done to your satisfaction you'll need to spray on some color and ultimately a few coats of clear to protect the color.

I'd sand and repaint the entire face of the wheel to keep the color even and uniform...
 
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