New to the forum and already in need of help! Pictures included!

[eugenex215]

Hey all! I'm a detailing noobie that's been doing research lately but still in need of knowledge. My summer project is to do a complete detail of my 04 Altima. It takes quite a beating yearly since I live in the city (no garage only street parking).



Here are some pictures of what needs to be done:



Rear bumper repair:

Left side rear passenger door dent and minor scratch (there is paint underneath the black scratch)

Front Bumper (noob parkers) Flaws are kind of hard to see but I can feel an unsmooth surface even when I clayed it.

Interior annoyance:

Firstly, I need to do some body work repair. Any suggestions? Do I need body filler for the bumper? Is it worth getting a new bumper and have it professionally done?



The front bumper isn't so bad I think I can sand it down and polish it.



Not sure what I can do about the side dent. I saw a video where someone used an air duster canister and hairspray to remove the dent.

Remove car dents quickly and cheaply. | Wise Bread



As for the interior, I am stuck on this one. I tried using tide-to-go pen on the seatbelt stains but it makes it worse. It stains it rather than removes it. Wowzers.



Any help would be appreciated. Please don't flame me lol.

 

[eugenex215]

bump bump any1?

 

[swest]

The only thing that I can suggest for the outside of the car (scrapes, dings, missing chunks of paint) is to go to a Dent Devil kind of place, or anywhere that does paintless dent removal. After the body panels are repaired, you'll probably need some touch up paint.



On the inside, the seats and seatbelts are easiest to clean once they are removed from the vehicle. Typically, the back seat cusions each bolt in separately, left, right, and bottom bench. After those are out, the seatbelts (at least the fasteners at the bottom) can easily be removed, because each of them bolts in and out as well.



Try using different methods on those (ie steam cleaning, soaking them in OxyClean, etc...) and see what works before you do the shoulder belts (which you're better off leaving attatched, trust me- the seatbelt reels are a pain in the butt to deal with).



If none of this works, see if you can just order replacement pieces from Nissan, or talk to a Nissan Customer Care Specialist (customer service numbers are usually listed in the owner's manual).



Oh... and if anybody knows anything about prepping a car for paint restoration, check out the question I posted here:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-de...ion-preparation-what-do-i-do.html#post1115539

 

[Chris@Optimum]

The things you need don't look like DIY stuff to me. Not trying to discourage you, but just being realistic. You may get the stains out, but not by trial and error. You need to use a specific cleaner for the kind of stain it is. Using several different ones can have adverse effects and make it harder to remove. Do you know what it is?