04 X-Terra Worst Waterspots Ever

**Heikes** · 01-06-2007, 04:42 AM

Apparently the owner didn`t realize that one of their sprinkler`s was broken and shooting water straight onto their hood. I`ve never seen/felt/tried to remove etching so bad, but here goes.

Wash: Megs Hyper

Clay: Megs Agressive

Tried OHC to no avail, went to Megs #4

then OHC

OP

NXT/FK PW 50/50 mix

After wash and clay:

Hood:

Tailgate:

Masked:

After OHC (X3):

After Megs #4, OHC, OP, NXT FK PW 50/50 Mix:

Tailgate after:

Afters:

**lambostealth** · 01-06-2007, 04:45 AM

I`ll bet the owner was more than extatic when they saw it afterwards?!

I know I would be shocked at that turnaround....great job!

**Charisma** · 01-06-2007, 08:41 AM

wow, i thought my spots were bad in my old car, gawd-damn!

**imported_Dave1** · 01-06-2007, 09:01 AM

Simply amazing.......:grinno:

I hope that owner realizes just how lucky he was to find a guy like you

who could bring that paint back to that condition.....

Excellent work Heikes....:xyxthumbs

**imported_j3ffff** · 01-06-2007, 10:53 AM

Wow, I really need to pick up a rotary.

**bonoz** · 01-06-2007, 11:04 AM

How long did it take you to blue-tape all the trim?

**imported_GregCavi** · 01-06-2007, 11:43 AM

Wow! Great job. Those water spots where haggard.

Greg

**imported_Dave KG** · 01-06-2007, 12:05 PM

Yikes! The waterspots were horrific! Excellent correction achieved though, and a fantastic finish! Brilliant work. :up

**imported_bigfoot** · 01-06-2007, 12:35 PM

Nice turnaround! That paint was really nasty! Just a question, though... OHC was applied with a PC or rotary?

:goodjob

Joey:dance

**Heikes** · 01-06-2007, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by bonoz

How long did it take you to blue-tape all the trim?

OMG what a nightmare, all that plastic. I would imagine the only thing worse to tape off must be an older Element or Avalanche. Anyway it took me a solid hour to mask. I never even thought about it before hand either, totally screwed myself. Oh well, live and learn.

**Heikes** · 01-06-2007, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by bigfoot

Nice turnaround! That paint was really nasty! Just a question, though... OHC was applied with a PC or rotary?

:goodjob

Joey:dance

Both actually. I started out trying everything with the PC, but it just wasn`t creating enough heat. Started out mild with the Rotary and moved up, then when I was happy with the removal of etching (and worried about how much clear was left) I went back to the PC with the OP, LSP.

Thanks for all the compliments guys!

~edit~ if you are referring to that picture of half the hood taped off that says OHC (x3) that`s twice by PC and once by rotary in that picture. That`s before I went to the Megs compound.