Adam's Polishes
09-04-2007, 04:55 PM
My dad is expecting delivery of a brand new 2008 C6 Z51 Vette next week in the new jet stream blue metallic (reminds me of le mans blue) His current (2006 Black C6) is going to be traded in and hes been hounding me to detail it for him. I`ve been so swamped lately that I haven`t had time to get around to it... I`ve maintained this car from the day he got it so I knew it wouldn`t really require much effort to get it flawless. The last detail I did on it was just over 2 months ago and we`ve had nothing but sunny skies.
Late last week a mobile detailer came to my dads office and was offering a wash special, he inquired about a full detail and getting some light swirls out that had appeared during his last wash. It was nothing against me, he just didn`t want me to feel obligated to clear out paying customers for him. Anyways... the guy says he can buff the car out and proceeds to detail the car.
I was aware of this when the car came to my house today, and I was also aware that my pops wasn`t happy with what the guy had done... It was pretty dusty so before I put in under the lights I went ahead and washed it. Even during the wash something seemed off... the paint felt really rough... almost sticky. Even in low light I was seeing swirls and some serious scratches accompanied by MAJOR buffer trails and holograms. I started to get a bit worried.
Dried it off and pulled it into the garage, closed the door (even though its over 100* out today) and gasped in horror. The flawless black paint I had maintained from the very first day it rolled off the trailer was RUINED!!
I gathered myself and went straight for my Adams S&HR on a white (mild) durafoam pad and defined my test area as the passender side front fender... 1st pass it became obvious its beyond saving... I was pulling up black paint... the clear is, for the most part, GONE!!
I contacted my dad, got the number to the "detailer" that had done this and called him directly... I maintained a professional attitude. I simply asked what had been done to the car. Of course the guy denied that he did it and it was that way when he showed up (HA!) this "PROFESSIONAL" had used a rotary with a wool pad and to buff out light swirls... then proceeded to do the ENTIRE CAR!!! So basically this hack took near flawless paint and destroyed it.
All I could do was apply a light polish to the car on a white pad at low speed, I then hand waxed the entire thing with Adams Buttery Wax and laid a layer of DER Shiney Stuff over that... fortunately unless the car is in direct sunlight it doesn`t look at all bad.
Theres really no spots that look too thin right now except a small spot on the rear fender and one on the nose where you can see thru the pigment under hard sunlight.
Has anyone ever run across something like this before?? What course of action can someone take?? The guy is vehemently denying that he did any of the damage... thing is I don`t know how to, nor do I work with a rotary, and I`m the only other one whos detailed the car. The car will be inspected by the dealer this weekend and they said they wouldn`t ding my pops on the trade if it all possible and they`d eat the cost of repair (as in pay to have the car sanded and reshot with clear so they can resell it), but I`d still like some satisfaction and to make people aware of the damage this hack job "detailer" is doing to cars. :bat
Late last week a mobile detailer came to my dads office and was offering a wash special, he inquired about a full detail and getting some light swirls out that had appeared during his last wash. It was nothing against me, he just didn`t want me to feel obligated to clear out paying customers for him. Anyways... the guy says he can buff the car out and proceeds to detail the car.
I was aware of this when the car came to my house today, and I was also aware that my pops wasn`t happy with what the guy had done... It was pretty dusty so before I put in under the lights I went ahead and washed it. Even during the wash something seemed off... the paint felt really rough... almost sticky. Even in low light I was seeing swirls and some serious scratches accompanied by MAJOR buffer trails and holograms. I started to get a bit worried.
Dried it off and pulled it into the garage, closed the door (even though its over 100* out today) and gasped in horror. The flawless black paint I had maintained from the very first day it rolled off the trailer was RUINED!!
I gathered myself and went straight for my Adams S&HR on a white (mild) durafoam pad and defined my test area as the passender side front fender... 1st pass it became obvious its beyond saving... I was pulling up black paint... the clear is, for the most part, GONE!!
I contacted my dad, got the number to the "detailer" that had done this and called him directly... I maintained a professional attitude. I simply asked what had been done to the car. Of course the guy denied that he did it and it was that way when he showed up (HA!) this "PROFESSIONAL" had used a rotary with a wool pad and to buff out light swirls... then proceeded to do the ENTIRE CAR!!! So basically this hack took near flawless paint and destroyed it.
All I could do was apply a light polish to the car on a white pad at low speed, I then hand waxed the entire thing with Adams Buttery Wax and laid a layer of DER Shiney Stuff over that... fortunately unless the car is in direct sunlight it doesn`t look at all bad.
Theres really no spots that look too thin right now except a small spot on the rear fender and one on the nose where you can see thru the pigment under hard sunlight.
Has anyone ever run across something like this before?? What course of action can someone take?? The guy is vehemently denying that he did any of the damage... thing is I don`t know how to, nor do I work with a rotary, and I`m the only other one whos detailed the car. The car will be inspected by the dealer this weekend and they said they wouldn`t ding my pops on the trade if it all possible and they`d eat the cost of repair (as in pay to have the car sanded and reshot with clear so they can resell it), but I`d still like some satisfaction and to make people aware of the damage this hack job "detailer" is doing to cars. :bat