Equipment: Meguiar's G110v2 Meguiar's W67DA Backing Plate Meguiar's M105 / LC Orange Pads Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer Automotive 1000/2000 grit sand paper IPA OEM Honda Touch-up Paint Toothpick My good friend unfortunately got involved in a hit and run accident. He had to go to downtown for work during the week it happened. He chose to park in a car park building for safety purposes. When he left work to go home, he was greeted with this: It was actually worse at the time of the accident. The right side of the rear bumper was hanging down. Luckily, he was able to re-attached his rear bumper. The edge of his rear tail lights were damaged as well. I couldn't believe that someone would hit a car that bad and not even have the conscience to leave a note... I mean you hit someone's car and leave such damage?!?! That's just ridiculous. Sorry to sound so rude but I hope karma haunts him down and kicks his/her a$$!!! I hate people who have no respect for other people's property. Especially on something you truly care about. Anyway enough about my rant. It's not even my car and this thread is not about the accident but on how the car was brought back to life. I recently read this thread: http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/show-shine/32697-key-repair-step-step-procedure.htm (Thanks for the guide Richy!!!) Given how my friend's car got hit, I was inspired by the thread. I told my friend that i think I can repair the damage and I told him to come over. When the car arrived, it was just a little dusty. I used Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer to wipe off the dirt and grime from the paint. I saw that the damage had some paint transfer involved so I tried to remove that first. I used my G110v2 and M105 to remove the paint transfer damage and i was left with this: At this point, my friend was already ecstatic because there was some improvement made. The damage wasn't as bad as it was originally. The next step was to try and apply the touch up paint. I used IPA to properly prep and clean the paint surface so that the paint can adhere to the bumper properly. What I did was to use a toothpick to apply the paint to the bumper scuffs. I made sure to try and apply the paint and leave it higher than the surrounding OEM paint. We left the car outside to let the paint cure for 4 hours. When we came back and inspected the touch up paint application, I was shocked to see the paint's level drop. The paint seems to have sunken into the bumper leaving us with a lower level to work with. At this point, I told my friend that we could apply another layer to the damaged areas and let it cure for another 4-5 hours. He didn't have time to do that and he was already satisfied with what he's seeing. Since I was given a go ahead, what I did was to wetsand the areas where the paint was applied and some scuff marks which M105 didn't take out. I wetsanded it first with 1000 grit followed by 2000 grit. After this, I polished the paint with M105 via my G110v2. Here are the results: Close-up of the touch up repair: I know it's not a perfect fix like the one Richy did but the owner was extremely satisfied with the outcome. He said he can live with that and now he doesn't really have to spend $700-800 to get his bumper fixed. I'm also happy with the outcome. What do you guys think?
nice work there, i did a Audi a few weeks ago, went to Michaels they carry a whole line of brushes i bought a few different sets, I've done several now and gotton a nack for it, adding extra income along with the detail of the vehicle, try sanding it first to scuff area and fill in with layers and dry, then sand down again,checking often for it to level out, buff out and add clear, brings in extra $ 75- $125.00 pending on how many areas being done, keep working at it..
Definitely a good improvement and a good friend you are. Detaildude said a good tip "try sanding it first to scuff area and fill in with layers and dry, then sand down again,checking often for it to level out, buff out and add clear..."
Very good improvement for something you didn't paint over and only used touch up pens. Bumpers are the worst because they get gouges in the plastic. :thumb:
