Brad K Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 This was my most fun detail yet!! First paid detail to polish anything....I'm moving up in the world!! So I've been trying to detail this Toyota Corolla for a while now and finally got the chance today! She asked me to remove the marks from the hood...which were left from leaves falling and sitting on there for a while. They tried washing the marks off, but the marks were etched into the paint, so they called on my expertise. There were about 8-12 different marks on the hood from leaves. They almost all came out 100%....just a few very very faint lines left on a couple. Side note....yes these pictures are all in the sun and yes I polished the car in the driveway under the sun....but it was definitely a partly cloudy day...the hood wasn't really that hot. I had to be quick with my camera to get the full sun pics. Products used: ONR Microfiber wash mitt Black Magic grit guard-type bucket Meg's clay bar (for bugs, tar, etc) Meg's High Gloss Endurance for tires Meg's M83 on W8006 pad with PC Meg's M21 Pics: Here is the best pic I could get of the etched marks I was trying to get rid of (with some red lines to help point them out!): Couple scuff marks I polished out on the door handle, circled them in red (no after pic, but they came out 100%): Hood shot before polishing to show the amount of scratches: Taped the trunk off to do a half and half....here's what it looked like before: After polishing half the trunk: 50/50 of the trunk (left side is after polishing)...pic didn't turn out quite as well as I hoped: After pics: My favorite after pic...I love how the van's reflection is distorted next to the headlight: I definitely put M21 on the hubcaps....I'm impressed how nice they look: Hope you enjoyed!! Comments/questions welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal329 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Looks good , like the metallic flakes the paint has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Orosco Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Well that has to be the nicest looking Corolla running around in your town Very nice work, Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehall Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well that has to be the nicest looking Corolla running around in your town Very nice work, Anthony I agree! Toyota makes great midnight blue paint but you made it better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomer Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Great job getting the scratches out, and the Corolla looks like new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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