dsms detail - 2010 Camaro SS Paint Correction

2010 Camaro SS

Car in very clean shape with the exception of the paintwork that had some damage caused by the dealer. Some areas of the paint had only minor marring but other areas had clusters of scratches and swirls which needed a more extensive process for correction.

The car came to me early in the morning, temperature was around 15 degrees so the usual wash process had to be inside to avoid frozen water on the finish.

Before moving I was able to pressure wash the wheels and tires and clean them up as needed. Striping off dealership silicone based tire dressing was my main concern.

Now inside I used ONR with a slightly different method of application. 1 sprayer bottled filled with ONR QD strength plus a little extra for added lubricity, 1 microfiber wash mitt and 1 bucket with a grit guard.





I will only use this method on clean cars, caked up road grime etc. is not ideal for this wash method.

Get your mitt saturated with water, wring out the excess and begin ONR washing panel by panel. Spray the ONR mixture onto the panel liberally to keep everything slick. This helps greatly for keeping water usage to a minimum, I do not have drains in my garage so keeping water off the floor is nice as well.



ONR dispersing same as 2 bucket method



Dried the car and began claying

Dried once again after claying



Before correction I gave the car a few alcohol wipedowns and then taped up the vinyl graphics and window trim.

Measured the paint, some areas were a little low for a brand new car.



Onto correction...

Few random scratches on the hood



Settled on a 2 step process for the correction, the deeper scratches needed a spot compounding pad to handle.





Front fender before



After



Video 50/50 on the hood



Drivers side needed a little more cut...





Polishing stage



Trunk area

Before defects





After correction



Before









And after











Dealership sticker removed





Swipe scratches on the trunk as well





Sun shots after correction







After 2 alcohol wipedowns, I pulled the car out in the sun to check for holograms etc.









Back inside for LSP and finishing work

Sealed the wheels



Buffed off after 30mins



Tires and wheel wells dresed



Dressed the window trim



Exhaust polished and rear valence dressed



Engine given a wipedown and cleaned up the jambs



Interior was in excellent shape, treated all the trim and dash with 303 for protection. Carpets cleaned up with Folex and doorjambs sealed.





303 protection used on the vinyl graphics as well



Finished shots


























Walkaround video

 

very very very clean

 

im loving that car!!! great job dave....

 

very nice work Dave :thumb:

who takes the shots of you working?

 

nice work man. As usual.

 

Damn that looks cold David! Beautiful finish.

 

another great correction!!!

 

Very nice work, Dave!

 

Love your work dave, always enjoy reading your write up.

 

Great job!

 

great work Dave. it seems that you use different sealant on wheels all the time. rejex and CG and others, why? different wheel = finish different sealant?

 

i like it when you work from home and not the client with 800 cars. makes me feel a little less green with envy.

nice job!

did it come with the wheel weights on the calipers to fix the shakeyness?

 

Great work. Looks awesome.

 

quicke question. What was the CG product you used to seal the wheels?

 

it depresses me to see so much damage on a new car, i know they don't leave that way

 

Nice Job Dave! Thanks for posting :thumb:

 

looks great!

 

Nice work as usual :thumb:

 

Lovely looking car, great job as well Dave :thumb:

 

Nice!