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phil7533
10-23-2003, 07:50 PM
referring to the pics in th STL GTG thread...
how the heck did mike take out that big scratch from the BMW?
chris0626
10-25-2003, 12:07 PM
I didn`t see what Mike did, but I`ve sent him a PM, asking him to take a look at this thread.
Mike_Phillips
10-25-2003, 01:43 PM
Originally posted by phil7533
referring to the pics in th STL GTG thread...
how the heck did mike take out that big scratch from the BMW?
Hi phil7533
To tell the truth... I don`t remember removing any major scratches out a BMW. I helped Steve remove water etching spots out of the hood of his BMW`s finish, but I don`t remember removing any deep scratches.
Is their a picture you could point me to to jog my memory?
Thanks,
chris0626
10-25-2003, 02:04 PM
phil7533 could you be referring to the work BradB did on the red BMW sportscar with this ugly white-paint rub? http://fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/standard?pictid={CDD57CD9-F0FC-4C39-B2DD-D29C3D74C8A6}&exp=f&moddt=37899.5891840625 If so, send a PM to Brad. It really was pretty darn amazing work! :up
phil7533
10-26-2003, 06:30 PM
Yes. that was exactly what I was referring to. thanks.
Sorry for the mistake but as posted by zenhog in the orignal STL GTG thread...
And here`s a pic of Brad`s neighbor who stopped over at Brad`s for some more detailing assistance and stumbled into the Autopian gathering. His beautiful little BMW was captured, moved the the front of the line and in for a "paint makeover".
Before he could leave he had to take the "no car washes" pledge, which he gladly did after seeing what could be done to get the scratches out of the car (thanks to Mike)
Thanks
Brandon DeFeo
10-27-2003, 03:31 PM
That actually wasn`t a scratch. The owner of that BMW bumped into a lightpole, I believe, and it left a scuff mark and some paint. Brad spent five or ten minutes on it with a pc and some DACP or SMR and it was good as new.
Brad B
10-27-2003, 10:18 PM
I used 3M Finesse It followed by 3M Swirl Mark Remover, both on a yellow PC pad at a speed of about 4.5. I used a pretty angular pressure with the FI to focus the abrasive on top of the transferred paint build up and then flattened the pressure/pad as it wore away. There were a few scratches underneath the paint which I then flattened with the FI. I finished with SMR to bring it to a high gloss.
NOTE: Smaller 6" pads work much better for situations like this and for deep scratch situations where you need to apply pressure against the surface. 7.5" pads just bend at the edge and don`t do much.
http://fototime.com/2679BD3B3591BC2/standard.jpg
http://fototime.com/25ACE2369087E4F/standard.jpg