dsms detail - Black Lexus LS430...

L430 severely hacked by a paint chip repair guy. Car was wetsanded in dozens of areas where the work was done. Among other things the Lexus just had some regular abuse accumulated over the years.

Initial condition...





More unfinished sanding spots



Took some readings, plenty to play with



Onto correction :duh:



I dont care what you say, Pigtails are not cute





Cluster of gouges



No need for lights





Long RID'age :help:



After over an hour playing with combos I landed on the following

M105 wool x 1 or 2 (2200rpm)
M105 foam (1800rpm)
203s foam
85rd foam

Some 50/50s after compounding













Just showing the difference in color, still holograms and haze in the polished side after compounding





More sanding spots unfinished



After







Passenger door









I think he gave zero effort on this one :gasp:





50/50 on trunk



Finished with Powerlock





Some sun shots










I apologize for the very straight forward writuep, this car took much longer than expected so I did not get a chance to do a more in depth pictorial.

Thanks for looking

 

Beautiful finished pics David.

You need a good challenge from time to time to keep you grounded, I'm sure the customer was more than happy though.

 

Nice! looking forward for more!

 

What a comeback !!! Great job Dave !!!

 

wow that's an awesome turn around! Now the car is back to black!!! great job!

 

amazing work, David! Was paint relatively soft compare to german cars?

 

your work cant get better!! nice job

 

Yikes. That's one of my favorite cars, I can't believe how bad that was. Nice work bud.

 

Nice work Dave as usual!!!

 

Amazing transformation Dave ... I bet Froboy is making sure it stays this way!! If I recall correctly this is his car.

 

damn, that paint was knackered all to hell.

nice work as always Dave.

 

good memory Gianni... Dave repaired what another person turned into a nightmare for me. Thank you again for your hard work. The car looks the way an LS is meant to look now and you can bet its gonna stay this way.

 

what a nightmare! I think this should be detail of the month! if there was such a thing.

Just an amazing job. Lots of time put in by a skilled professional = outstanding results. Thanks for posting.

 

Damn! Wonderful work as always.

Seriously, if I was the owner and spotted all those hacked attempts at a fix I would take it back and get my money. How can people honestly think that type of work will fly? Makes me sad, anyways great save sir!

 

Beautiful finish on that Dave. Yet another great job.

 

Excellent job David. I truly admire your work and look forward to every post.

This is exactly what I was thinking the whole time while reading this thread.

 

did you take any after readings with the PTG? really amazing result, i'm sure the owner's jaw hit the floor when they came to collect their car.

 

wow that first powerlock pic looks amazing

 

i am still waiting for a refund from the first "detailer / rock chip repair guy." He keeps ducking my calls so what i have done is gotten his home phone number and I call his cell then home every half hour nonstop until he will finally text me back. He has not picked up the phone to speak to me like a man since he destroyed my car. Anyone in LI, NY please stay away from KSM Mobile Detailing .

 

Thanks for all the words guys!