Point of no return - Key scratch restoration guide by KC

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This is a journey of no return! once our paint is being ruined by such a devastating scratch, the damages is beyond skin deep
physically (on what can be seen) is just some esthetic damage but the real damages is the owner heart broken

Getting to sleep through is difficult, for once i went through it....on my beloved car....especially in Malaysia..people like to take revenge (saying to themselves "i will teach them a lesson -Scratchhhhhhhhhhh their paints)
as I am blogging at the wee hours ...my church friend from Australia just whatsapp me ...and need to sek my teaching "how to restore key scratch"



Let's begin....the owner of this car was generous to lend us this car for our car detailing lesson

Car detailer: Hands on car detailing lesson 1st August 2015

He is planning to respray the car, plus the long key scratched wounded his heart more than the wallet......I was about to pack and go home.....till i saw ...this....my hands begin itchy and the only way to stop my passion is to use my strength



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horendous swirls too
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I had to do what i had to do

....that is .....correcting beyond

the fine lines was so thin..perhas its between 2-3 MM wide...so I had to cut my sand paper to fit the size of the damage



what you need....
1. shampoo and MF to wash the car
2. clay before correction - to remove outter contaminants
3. Polish and Compound - I has Polish Angel Final Polish and Polish Angel <aster Compound - the most awesome poduct I ever used
4. DA or rotary - with 3 inche backing plate and wool pads and foam pads or MF pads
5. Master sealant by Polish Angel
6. flood lights + camera to document your process

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close up


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lets rock....after washing...claying
now sanding down

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refering the chart may give u a better understanding

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and this might help you to understand what our car paint comprises of

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after sanding

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dry it for further inspection


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the most awesome machine - easy enough for a 10 year old child to handle

Krestle Das Pro

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opps...line still visible after the frst attempt
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re sand again

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mini pad and backing plate save us

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after 2 passes of snading and compound
lines and scratches is dimmer and lighter
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so I continue to do spot polish on these affected lines

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finally after 2 more compound passe...most line seems to be faded....I finish it with Buff shine MF 3" pad with Polsih angel master final


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very less product require and prove to have very long woring time

this is a silicon free product - contain both SMAT vs DAT

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awesome finish
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swirl before

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tadaaaaa.....after paint correction

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swirls before
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after

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50/50% befre and after



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ta da my magic portion

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my tools
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have fun
 
Awesome save! Was it a key that scratched the car?

Something similar happened to my personal car with a cat and my fiancé. A cat was sitting on the wing of my car and she tried to pull the cat off and it dug its claws into the paint. Luckily it didn't go through the paint. So I wet sanded and buffed it out. You would never know it happened. B)
 
Awesome save! Was it a key that scratched the car?

Something similar happened to my personal car with a cat and my fiancé. A cat was sitting on the wing of my car and she tried to pull the cat off and it dug its claws into the paint. Luckily it didn't go through the paint. So I wet sanded and buffed it out. You would never know it happened. B)


Thanks you XxBoostinxX for your kind words, yes it is a key scratch , very obvious too

unfortunately both my phone and camera is out! will try to a clearer shots later
dog scratch



Outstanding!



Thank you Jimmie Jam for your compliments

looking forward to subscribe to your attempts to......pls keep me in the loop
 
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