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ZK
06-08-2008, 12:48 PM
My friend called me this weekend saying he got some huge scratches on his fender. So I stuffed everything into the car and went over to take a look at it and see if I could do something for it.

Anyway, it looked a lot worse that I thought it would be.

After a complete wash, here's the steps I took:

PC on speed 6 with yellow pad and Optimum Compound - had to use the big guns on this as it is pretty deep scratches.
PC on speed 6 with orange pad and Optimum Compound - 2 passes
PC on speed 6 with white pad and Optimum Polish -2 passes as it had some haziness still in the paint
PC on speed 6 with black pad and Werkstat Prime Strong to finish and seal it up

I got rid of most of the scratches, you can still see some the deep scratches though - it looks like someone put a heavy box or something on his fender and it slid off...

Here are the pics:
Before:
http://www.rspec.org/images/detail/s2000scratch1.jpg

After:
http://www.rspec.org/images/detail/s2000scratch2.jpg

Then I finished the whole car with Werkstat Prime to protect the paint and give it some oomph. :)
http://www.rspec.org/images/detail/s2000scratch3.jpg

The car still has a some holograms and swirls installed from a bad body shop's "polishing" but otherwise it is in good condition.

player67
06-08-2008, 02:28 PM
How many passes would you usually do with the prime after the intial compunds?

ZK
06-08-2008, 08:44 PM
How many passes would you usually do with the prime after the intial compunds?


I only do 1 pass with Prime. The Optimum Polish is for the finishing to give it the look I want - that's why I went over it twice with the Optimum Polish. My PC doesn't have the cutting power of your dual-head so I have to put more work into it. :)

Prime is an AIO that is more a chemical polish than an actual abrasive polish. I use the Optimum Polish to really finish it up and make it look the way I want it. The Prime is a final step to seal it all in and maybe take out some really fine fine swirls. After that you're good to apply your favorite sealant or carnuba. Prime by itself is a pretty good acrylic-based sealant so it's good protection on its own. If you top it, it is mainly to give it some extra looks and even more protection.

wilson1
06-08-2008, 09:27 PM
dang, looking good!

tkeirin
06-08-2008, 10:21 PM
dang, looking good!


+1

:D

uhoh_evo
06-08-2008, 10:50 PM
<--- noob. What do you mean by PC? What is that?

player67
06-09-2008, 12:52 AM
How many passes would you usually do with the prime after the intial compunds?


I only do 1 pass with Prime. The Optimum Polish is for the finishing to give it the look I want - that's why I went over it twice with the Optimum Polish. My PC doesn't have the cutting power of your dual-head so I have to put more work into it. :)

Prime is an AIO that is more a chemical polish than an actual abrasive polish. I use the Optimum Polish to really finish it up and make it look the way I want it. The Prime is a final step to seal it all in and maybe take out some really fine fine swirls. After that you're good to apply your favorite sealant or carnuba. Prime by itself is a pretty good acrylic-based sealant so it's good protection on its own. If you top it, it is mainly to give it some extra looks and even more protection.



I actually just picked up a PC because my dual head broke thanks to my buddy *dont ask. I'mma experiment on my own car soon to adapt to how much of each compound I should use. Never really considered the prime polish I'll consider it and see the diff in finish and see how it seals.

lodievo209
06-09-2008, 12:57 AM
Looks pretty good!!!So did some random person do the scratches???

DetailAddict
06-09-2008, 08:05 AM
http://www.norcalevo.net/forum/index.php/topic,30192.0.html



<--- noob. What do you mean by PC? What is that?

DetailAddict
06-09-2008, 08:06 AM
ouch! that's pretty horrible! good job! :)



http://www.rspec.org/images/detail/s2000scratch1.jpg

ZK
06-09-2008, 09:23 AM
Looks pretty good!!!So did some random person do the scratches???


My friend mentioned some new people moved in to his complex so they might have done that while moving stuff. There is also a dent on his fender along the crease line which you can kinda see in the 2nd picture.

PANGES
06-09-2008, 09:30 AM
man. What a difference.