Alek@DeepClean
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- Feb 27, 2013
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My most recent project was working on a full correction on a friend's Hyundai Genesis Coupe. I drive one of these as well, so it was a fun treat getting to bring one back from the depths of improper care!
I arrived at 7 am to meet up with the owner and check out the car. After a quick wash, I pulled it out into the sun and inspected the paint. This car was one of the most swirled out vehicles I've worked on in a while. The whole thing was just a complete wreck. My friend purchased it used, so either the previous owner or the dealership he purchased it from, or both, clearly didn't know how to care for a car's finish. I definitely had my work cut out for me.
Here's a couple pictures of the fender that was facing the sun at the time. These are the best sun shots I could capture due to the trees and all the shade from the house, but rest assured the ENTIRE car looked like this.
:nomore:
Once I got over the mild anxiety attack that occurred, I started taping up the car for polishing. Got it clayed, pulled into the garage, and set up my worklights for a day full of fun!
A test spot determined that this paint is way harder than I expected it to be. I was honestly anticipating softer paint typical of other Asian cars, but this paint was on up there on the hardness scale. I settled on M105 on a cyan pad, followed by Sonax Perfect Finish on a tangerine pad. I chose the Perfect Finish over M205 because it seems to cut better for me, and I really wanted as much cut as I could get while finishing out flawlessly. Honestly, Sonax has pretty much replaced M205 in my arsenal. Just need to finish up this bottle of M205!
A couple of(crappy) 50/50 shots. I really need a better camera for this.
All swirls and scratches were completely removed with this combo so I stuck with it. On some sections, I did actually require a second round of M105 before it removed all the defects. I was seriously surprised at how hard this paint was.
Not many progress pictures, sorry! But here she is all finished up after an application of my go-to sealant, the gorgeous Blackfire Wet Diamond. Did I mention I need a better camera? The sun was down by now, it was around 8 in the evening. But I did pull out the LED light to show the final condition.
The owner was ecstatic. He said that even though he didn't see it when it was new, he was sure it had to look even better now than it did then! I love those types of reactions from my clients :xyxthumbs:
Thanks everyone for reading!
-Alek
I arrived at 7 am to meet up with the owner and check out the car. After a quick wash, I pulled it out into the sun and inspected the paint. This car was one of the most swirled out vehicles I've worked on in a while. The whole thing was just a complete wreck. My friend purchased it used, so either the previous owner or the dealership he purchased it from, or both, clearly didn't know how to care for a car's finish. I definitely had my work cut out for me.
Here's a couple pictures of the fender that was facing the sun at the time. These are the best sun shots I could capture due to the trees and all the shade from the house, but rest assured the ENTIRE car looked like this.
:nomore:
Once I got over the mild anxiety attack that occurred, I started taping up the car for polishing. Got it clayed, pulled into the garage, and set up my worklights for a day full of fun!
A test spot determined that this paint is way harder than I expected it to be. I was honestly anticipating softer paint typical of other Asian cars, but this paint was on up there on the hardness scale. I settled on M105 on a cyan pad, followed by Sonax Perfect Finish on a tangerine pad. I chose the Perfect Finish over M205 because it seems to cut better for me, and I really wanted as much cut as I could get while finishing out flawlessly. Honestly, Sonax has pretty much replaced M205 in my arsenal. Just need to finish up this bottle of M205!
A couple of(crappy) 50/50 shots. I really need a better camera for this.
All swirls and scratches were completely removed with this combo so I stuck with it. On some sections, I did actually require a second round of M105 before it removed all the defects. I was seriously surprised at how hard this paint was.
Not many progress pictures, sorry! But here she is all finished up after an application of my go-to sealant, the gorgeous Blackfire Wet Diamond. Did I mention I need a better camera? The sun was down by now, it was around 8 in the evening. But I did pull out the LED light to show the final condition.
The owner was ecstatic. He said that even though he didn't see it when it was new, he was sure it had to look even better now than it did then! I love those types of reactions from my clients :xyxthumbs:
Thanks everyone for reading!
-Alek
