Deranged_9n3
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- Oct 7, 2013
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The owner of the Scirocco phoned me to get some indication on pricing on the work that I do. He warned me that the car had some 'spots' on it that he couldn't get rid of ( immediately in my head I was thinking contamination or tar spots, as the owner said it was on the side of the car ). I agreed to give him a call as soon as I am back home. When I got home and phoned the client he greeted me with more bad news :???: After his return from Durban, he had the car washed and noticed the whole front-end was covered in spots ( later on while detailing, it looked like paint drops to me because of the colour it gave off while de-contaminating ). When the client arrived, I was shocked :razz: The condition of the paint was very bad for a 2009 model. The Salsa Red paint work was dull ( including a few VERY dull spots where I assume the client tried to take off some of the contamination ), full of swirl marks, some etching ( from bird dropping I assume ) and then the contamination the client told me about. I knew right away that this was going to be a difficult car to correct, but definitely worth it in the end.
Let's look at the condition the car arrived in
Before
Paint Condition
I started off by cleaning the wheels and wheel arches, aswell as giving the car a multi-stage wash and dry, followed with some Iron-X and another wash and dry. Then the car was clean and time for me to inspect.
Contamination on the front
I decided to clay the car with a medium claybar after seeing all the contamination it had. Before the polishing started, I checked what the paint looked like :fear:
Imperfections and 50:50's
These were taken after cutting had been done, no refinement yet. I opted for Menz FG400 and Orange Cyclo pads for cutting, whilst using Menz PF2500 on green pads for refining the paint. My LSP of choice was Menz PowerLock. I dressed the tires and all the plastic trims, cleaned the windows and took the car out for a few pictures.
After shots
The owner was smiling from ear to ear when he arrived. I don't think that he expected this type of outcome, ever, in his wildest dreams :grin: Happy customer = happy detailer we all know that :grin:
Thanx for watching. Feel free to comment, give feedback or ask questions if there is any :hi:
Let's look at the condition the car arrived in
Before
Paint Condition
I started off by cleaning the wheels and wheel arches, aswell as giving the car a multi-stage wash and dry, followed with some Iron-X and another wash and dry. Then the car was clean and time for me to inspect.
Contamination on the front
I decided to clay the car with a medium claybar after seeing all the contamination it had. Before the polishing started, I checked what the paint looked like :fear:
Imperfections and 50:50's
These were taken after cutting had been done, no refinement yet. I opted for Menz FG400 and Orange Cyclo pads for cutting, whilst using Menz PF2500 on green pads for refining the paint. My LSP of choice was Menz PowerLock. I dressed the tires and all the plastic trims, cleaned the windows and took the car out for a few pictures.
After shots
The owner was smiling from ear to ear when he arrived. I don't think that he expected this type of outcome, ever, in his wildest dreams :grin: Happy customer = happy detailer we all know that :grin:
Thanx for watching. Feel free to comment, give feedback or ask questions if there is any :hi:
