2005 TL: "My son took the snow off with a steel shovel"

The reason I ask, is that even though the car looks fantastic now, I wonder if those touched up spots will wear/fade differently over the next 20+ months and reappear before he has to turn it in.
 
Thanks all :).





Paul: I think his son was very young...Still though, my kids would know better.



96snake: They paint the rear bumper off the car. Unfortunately it doesn't match well in direct sunlight.



theamcguy: I use a very thin blob of paint to fill in the scratches. A couple of them were very deep so I had to go back to them. The key is to make that blob so you can wetsand it down to an equal height with the rest of the finish.



Setec: With John (mgm) as a neighbor, I'm sure he will keep an eye and make the appropriate polishing steps :).
 
I asked because my in dismal attempts at touch up, I have always attempted to put some clear on the top to try to prevent it from fading to a different hue over time.
 
Wow. It looks like a different car now. :bow



Is it just me or are there more 'extreme' details lately? It seems everyone is coming out of the woodwork and salvaging peoples cars.
 
KevinA said:
Wow. It looks like a different car now. :bow



Is it just me or are there more 'extreme' details lately? It seems everyone is coming out of the woodwork and salvaging peoples cars.
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I think people are just posting more recoveries up. The minor swirl jobs, IMO, have become a bit obselete unless we are looking at an exotic vehicle. Its the really bad ones that show what kind of skill this board has.
 
When you go about wetsanding the touch up spots, how much is the area surrounding the scratch/touch up paint affected? Is there a lot of excessive sanding to be done around the newly painted area? I am thinking about touching up some spots on my hood, and front bumper this summer and want to get some of the details right.
 
BigLouMaxSE: I emphasize the "blob" for that reason you mention. You want to mainly sand do the blob to be flush with the rest of the paint. This insures you don't remove a lot of paint. Make sure you keep your papers lubricated and clean.
 
BigLou: Judging by my need to hit the hood 3-4 times with powergloss and a foamed wool pad, I think you would certainly need a rotary or about 10 hours on the PC :D.





Thanks.
 
Awesome work Sean and John :up , now you guys can come up here and repair all the cars that steel shovels were used to remove the snow... :laugh: :nervous:



Sean if I knew you were traveling through Jersey I would have offered my house as a place to stop and rest if needed. I'm only 5 mins off of Exit 150 on the Parkway.



I did notice with these pictures as well as your others that you have a faint light ring in all these pictures. Any idea of what its from? :think:
 
JohnnyDaJackal said:
I did notice with these pictures as well as your others that you have a faint light ring in all these pictures. Any idea of what its from? :think:
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Well spotted by the photog expert! I'll be interested in the answer cuz I was contemplating one of those A610's (on sale this week at CompUSA).
 
Sean, you deff. got skill...Can i be your apprentice? Ill fly you down to Hawaii, beautiful sunny weather, coconut tops, hula skirts...haha, just kidding. But keep up the good work
 
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