Gen2
05-25-2007, 09:51 PM
This Mazda 3 is the toughest car that I have detailed in all my recent projects. As you guys can see, it is not the usual pearl black Mazda 3, the owner got the car re-spray to a solid black color. When the car just finished the re-spray I happened to see it at the workshop and I did notice there was a fair bit of orange peel on the paint work. But when the car turned up for the detailing session a few weeks later, most of the orange peel was gone. BUT guess what went into the paint work…HORRIBLE SWIRLS & SCRATCHES were found everywhere on the car.
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A1DSC_2378_sm.JPG
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A2DSC_2420_sm.JPG
More of the ‘beautiful’ swirls will show in the before and after photos. The only reason I can think of how these defects were put into the car is most likely while the painter was trying to ‘iron out’ the orange peel from the paint work, at the same time he was putting in all these nasty swirls and scratches.
So after washing and claying the car, without thinking further, I took out my rotary, yellow cutting pad and the Power Gloss combo. With this I managed to remove those deeper swirls and scratches. Than I followed with IP/RMG + green polishing pad + rotary and finally 106FF/RMG + white polishing pad + DA.
Here are the before and after photos,
Before
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A3DSC_2386_sm.JPG
After
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A3DSC_2388_sm.JPG
On the door you can see an obvious improvement on the depth and clarity of the paint work after the defect removal on the right hand side.
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A4DSC_2399_sm.JPG
With the halogen lighted up, this is what you see,
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A4DSC_2401_sm.JPG
On the side view, you can also see an obvious difference between the treated and the untreated section.
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A4DSC_2407_sm.JPG
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A1DSC_2378_sm.JPG
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A2DSC_2420_sm.JPG
More of the ‘beautiful’ swirls will show in the before and after photos. The only reason I can think of how these defects were put into the car is most likely while the painter was trying to ‘iron out’ the orange peel from the paint work, at the same time he was putting in all these nasty swirls and scratches.
So after washing and claying the car, without thinking further, I took out my rotary, yellow cutting pad and the Power Gloss combo. With this I managed to remove those deeper swirls and scratches. Than I followed with IP/RMG + green polishing pad + rotary and finally 106FF/RMG + white polishing pad + DA.
Here are the before and after photos,
Before
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A3DSC_2386_sm.JPG
After
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A3DSC_2388_sm.JPG
On the door you can see an obvious improvement on the depth and clarity of the paint work after the defect removal on the right hand side.
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A4DSC_2399_sm.JPG
With the halogen lighted up, this is what you see,
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A4DSC_2401_sm.JPG
On the side view, you can also see an obvious difference between the treated and the untreated section.
http://www.theshinegarage.com/images/gallery/gallery_mazda3hb_black/A4DSC_2407_sm.JPG