2015 Cadillac Escalade Paint Correction (Vehicle has less than 2000 miles on the odometer)

Jesse@Autopia said:
Wow, I cant believe it was that bad in less than 2000 miles. Good job though! Is that a Camaro in the background?
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You got it. The Camaro is in for some mechanical work. My process for the Escalade was Sonax Perfect Finish using a Yellow Rupes Pad via my LHR15 Polisher. The car is by no means perfect. It's a lot better but there are some super deep scratches in the paint finish still. Here are two scratches located on the hood. I wet sanded them using 1500/2000/2500. They're still noticeable but not nearly as bad as before. The owner is bringing the vehicle back late Spring to have us work on it some more. I had 18 hours from start to finish. Big job!

Before:





After: (You can still see the deep scratches but it's an improvement)





 
Nice work

See he opted for the scratch and shine from the dealer............

Lots of real estate on that thing

LSP?
 
Ronkh said:
Nice work

See he opted for the scratch and shine from the dealer............

Lots of real estate on that thing

LSP?
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Thanks. Absolutely. It was a disaster. The black wheels are in really bad shape. They are taking it back to the dealer to see if they can get them swapped out potentially. LSP = One Coat of Collinite Insulator Wax along with a coat of the dealer paint sealant. They went for it unfortunately:(
 
Outstanding result!! It's obvious that the abuse started early and hard on this one... 2,000 miles, WTH? Looks like the "I'll just clean it up with sandpaper" method was utilized at the store...........
 
Wow I'd be furious! It looks like they washed it with dry towels!

Great work on it! Hopefully they get the wheels replaced.
 
Great turn around! I'd hate to have one of those come in with such low miles and so much damage. I did a white one, not nearly as much damage, but holy cow they are huge. A ton of surface area.
 
Thanks for the comments. I would be furious too. The customer said they ran this car through a automatic car wash the day he picked it up to get salt off the vehicle. So there lies the culprit. This vehicle is rather big. A lot of polishing and staring into black paint. LOL
 
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