Hey all was wondering... I do interior repair and windshield repair for dealerships and come across a vehicle now and then that has a scrape or two or three. It's usually been through their detail department by the time I see it. So the question is: Do you think getting a flex for me to do spot corrections is a good idea? In other words I wouldn't write them up to do a detail, but only to solve their scrapes/mar problem. And by not doing the whole vehicle, could I blend in a panel or two easily in a time efficient manner to make some money? I don't have any machine polishing experience, so UDM is also a consideration, but everything I read the Flex will get the job done quicker/easier. I'd also use it on my own vehicles of course and perhaps a neighbor or friend, but the main reason to think Flex is the aforementioned scenario. Thanks in advance for your replies!
I'm curious...if it's gone through their detailing dept. by then, how is the scrape on there in the first place? If you spot correct a vehicle, then just that spot will look good and the rest of the car will be swirled. That might be a good way for you to get outside business.
:nod: I agree with MadOzodi about the spot looking nice and clear and the rest of the vehicle looking...um..not so good. I'm curious, are you wanting to do this out of your own good will or will the dealership pay for you to do some paint corection? Again just curious that's all and tha reason I ask is becuase dealerships are normaly the ones that put in those scratches/swirls becuase they don't have the resources (man power) and knowledge as to how to do paint corection on a vehicle...well at least the dealerships that I've visited don't
To both your questions: The scrapes come in that way as trade-ins, but also would get some stuff messed up by their detail dept. too. I already do stuff dealerships detail depts miss like interior stain removal. And yeah Nica, I'd get paid for it. Do you think it would work if after correction I waxed that section with something that wouldn't be as bright, like maybe Collinite 476? But I hear ya, if the rest of the car isn't looking nice, then it might look funny
If you spot polished, you'd need to use a glaze/AIO on the rest of the car that had fillers to hide the remaining swirls.
Not to mention, some of the deeper scratches might require Wet-sanding. Depending on the severity of the scratch/imperfection , of course.
