Repairing "The other guy's" work.
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tuscarora dave
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I didn't post this on detailing world. Must be a different thread. Thanks for the compliment though.
LSP is wax or sealant LSP = Last Step Protection. I use M-105 on a terry cloth and rub like I never rubbed before to get the scratches out from under the handles. Thanks for the compliment.
Here's where I am with this now. Covered in dust and starving. All the compounding and polishing is finished. After a rest, a shower and some kibble I'm headed up to the local coin-op to clean off all the dust and the other guys wax.
I was running low on M-105 so after doing all the spot compounding, on the rest of the paint I used Farécla "Total" on a soft Dynabrade 8" wool pad to compound with my Makita and then followed that with an LC flat 6" white polishing pad and Meguiar's D-151 on my Flex 3401 to finish with.
Here's what the rest of the paint looked like before compounding.
Can you believe that someone thought that this is detailed. They did it 2 weeks ago. Sad, very sad. Here's what it is looking like now. (covered in dust)
Flash Gordon
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Doing another fine job there Dave. Keep up the good work!
tuscarora dave
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Thanks Flash. :dblthumb2:
AndrewBigA
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looking great. sux to go over someone elses crappy work.
c5z06camaro
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All i can say is WOW!
tuscarora dave
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Thanks Twister.
Thanks Andrew, it's actually a great opportunity to put together some material for marketing my services. There's always something useful to come out of any bad situation in life. (glass half full)
Thanks trerc, this shop is predominantly a mechanical repair business. They just recently added the detailing services. These type of results have got to be hurting their overall reputation as a business.
I use M-105 on a terry cloth and rub like I never rubbed before to get the scratches out from under the handles. Thanks for the compliment. They are usually just marks from fingernails rubbing against the paint and aren't that hard to clean up with M-105. I do the hand work before doing the final polishing around that area so that any rub marks are removed before applying the wax or sealant.
Yeah right. The Farécla cleaned up the deeper defects nicely and finished near wax ready. You should like the samples of it.
Thank you. Too bad I couldn't do anything with the areas where they sanded and or buffed right through the paint, I see a body shop bill heading their way.
Thanks.
tuscarora dave
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OK, here are the final photos of this job. I had 10 hours total invested.
Thanks for looking and thanks for all the compliments. The customer should be here in 10 minutes to pick it up. I am sure they will be pleased. TD
Thanks for looking and thanks for all the compliments. The customer should be here in 10 minutes to pick it up. I am sure they will be pleased. TD
AndrewBigA
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any pics of black barbie or is that just the name of the car lol? its always good to take pics of someone elses mistakes. you gotta cover yourself for when the job is done so you dont get blamed.
looks like you did a great job & the car came out very nice. stupid holograms lol
looks like you did a great job & the car came out very nice. stupid holograms lol
Kristopher1129
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Came out awesome! Nice save buddy! 
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HoosierDaddy
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Dude , the final photos , slick ...
Fantastic job !
Fantastic job !
