'94 Supra Overspray Removal & Correction [Archive] - Autopia Forum - Auto Detailing & Car Care Discussion Forum

Nth Degree

11-26-2012, 05:17 PM

Back in July a customer contacted me in the morning after finding me through one of the forums. He told me he needed overspray removal and full correction. He was anxious to get it done and drove about an hour and a half to drop the car off the same day and leave it for a week.

This ’94 Renaissance Red Toyota Supra looked to be in good shape when it first arrived.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra1.jpg

My initial concern before seeing the car was the age and being red. I expected heavy oxidation and neglect. Turns out the car has been garaged nearly all its life. A closer inspection shows the overspray.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra2.jpg

The owner said he had tried claying the overspray, but it was just taking way too long. Fortunately, a little testing with some Optimum Power Clean @ 3:1, allowed to dwell a few moments and lightly agitated with a MF towel was capable of removing the overspray. It was either a water based paint or had drifted far enough in the wind to dry enough to not bond completely with the surface.

So I proceeded to wash with Chemical Guy’s Citrus Wash & Gloss. I then went over the entire car with OPC to remove the overspray. I was particularly glad that this was effective when dealing with the windshield cowl.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra22.jpg

After another quick wash I clayed using Meg’s white clay.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra5.jpg

The red gave me a moment of pause. I wasn’t sure if it was due to the numerous paint chip repairs or ???. A quick search led me to discover that on this car, the red and black paints utilized an Integrated clear. Basically it responded like a single stage paint… and was quite soft.

Once the surface was nice and clean I got a look at it under the fluorescent lights as well as the Halogen.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra4.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra6.jpg

I don’t recall what compound I used, but I think it was a blend of M105 and D300, using both an LC orange pad and MF pad.

Some 50/50s.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra7.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra8.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra9.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra10.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra13.jpg

From there I finished with Menzerna PO106FA (SF 4000) on a white pad. After an IPA wipe down a coat of BFWD was applied, followed by 3 coats (12 hours between each) of BFMS to create some depth to the single stage paint.

The wheels were cleaned using OPC, but they are in need of refinishing, so nothing more was done. Headlights were polished using Menzerna PO203S (Power Finish/PF 2500) with a 4” LC orange pad. Some of the cloudiness was on the inside so there wasn’t much I could do.

Some before and after comparisons & beauty shots. I love when the clouds are just right for photographs!

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra18.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra19.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra20.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra21.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra26.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra27.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra33.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra37.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra41.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra43.jpg

A friend who is an amateur/aspiring photographer took some photos for me, since my camera sucks. He has been busy and these are the only ones he has gotten to me so far. Thanks, Scotty (Scott Fleming Photography).

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra44.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra45.jpg

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/94%20Toyota%20Supra/94Supra46.jpg

Thanks for looking.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/nthdegreenc/Logocar6cardrbg.jpg

Nth Degree

11-27-2012, 11:17 AM

Nice work Chris. Single stage Supra paint is nice to work on. Any luck getting the overspray off the trim? Pretty tough task.

Fortunately the paint was likely water based; it came off the paint pretty easily with OPC for 30 seconds and a MF agitation. The trim was a bit more difficult, but not nearly as bad as it could have been. The cowl was the hardest part, simply because of all the grooves. I got about 95% off. The problem I had was every time I agitated with a brush the OPC would have bubbles, so I couldn`t really tell if I was successful until it dried again. After 45+ minutes on just the cowl I decided the tiny bits that remained were small enough to be insignificant. I can go after them some more in the spring when the car comes back.

Great job, and really nice photography on the after shots.

Yeah. He took quite a few shots, but he has been backlogged with other stuff (paid jobs) so he hasn`t had a chance to edit the rest. I haven`t even seen the rest. Can`t wait.