Kc extreme wet sanded & acidised restoration detail

[kc2]

SOS....
I got a distress called from my neighbour that his colleague car has splashes of acid causing the white spot on the paint surface

WATCH out for these guys..(M'sia A/C usually fitted on top )

..picure for illustration used only

I should not have meet up with him at night & as many thing wouldnlt shown up under street lamp & bad finding. Deatiling appoinment set for !st Jan makr a begining of a new day for a new year


I got a shock to find out what actually happen under day light when i saw the car, the acid splatted actually corroded the car paint.. will elllaborate more

here are some of the pics of the Spotted leopard -

some paint defect pic discovered along the way (pics Before)

paint chiped

some stains

left side rear bumper ...evidence of chewing gum stick till the rear

rear bumper scratches

some scratches before corrections

More evidence of the spots

if you see carefully u actually these spots actually look like crater on the moon

closer pics

My Rescue mission is to lose the spot on this leopard

Aim to get it corrected & restored
Menu for this ride
TBW - with an 1oz of APC to get rid of whatever that is on the surface
APC dilution 1:10 on all wheels, I am not a brightener person, dont feel comfortable to stronger acid...i am pleased with all the
Clay with Mild - Meguairs Last Touch

Dealing with OEM soft Clear coat
initial test Meguiar's #80 - Speed Glaze polish with Cutting Foam Pad on Rotary & upgraded to a more aggresive DOuble sided wool pad still not achieving the results i want, Then I call to discus the severity with the owner & advising him the details & damaged - resorting to wet sanding -

if i continue to compound, i may damaged this soft clear coat & the intense heats actually melts everything else.... he says go ahead to do the rest & i Wetsanded the whole bonnet - 200 unigrit sand paper

Meguiar's #105- Ultimate polish with double sided wool pad
and follow with Meguiar's #105 Cutting Foam Pad

Meguiar's #80 - Speed Glaze polish with Cutting Foam Pad on roof areas

Meguiar's #80 - Speed Glaze polish with Polishing Foam Pad

finishing off with Meguair's NXT2.0- Synthetic Sealant 2.0

& seal with Meguiar's Ultimate quik detailer

The glass is polish with single side wool & a special formulated glass Polish

some engine pics before

some engine pics before

stainted water marks on the plastic well

Bonnet pics before

engine after

close up after engine detail

close up after engine detail

wheel before

APC agotating at work

wheel brush

now a clean wheel

the detail of a clean wheel

wheel arch ...before

 

[kc2]

door jam before

after & the residue is buff away with AIO Meguairs PRC D 151

pics before inside door area

during agitating

after pics

before pics

after

interior before vaccum

interior carpet is removed & clean by APC

The body shop actually advise him to get his car repainted.....and the wife came home scrubing the paint as though getting rid of BBQs grill racks
severly swirled up

the amount of swirls is unbelieveble even a silver under noon day sun is

more

TBW & wash mitt

APC aggitating

the spots resurface

Clay before

clay after

more after clay

did some extras work for him
hardest to restored ......severely stained glass

tat tatatata

after

next the actual prob area
front right side panel

 

[kc2]

closer look at these crater

Thinking of planting the national flag - the 1st arrival on Mars

initial after 1 passes of Megs # 80

after another passes of Megs # 105 - look better

another close up of another actual crater

now we are at ground zero....

as the paint was corroded by these chemical & I stop & called the ownder to discuss further corrections...I suggested wetsanding, although is not the best solution on OEM paint & he gave me the blessing to go ahead

initial testing on wet sanded area

after Meguiars M #105 passes with double sided wool

wet sanding begins

carefully sanded

after sanding

50/50 area set

and the gloss regain & stepping down to Cutting foam pad with Megs 105

stepping down to Megs M 80
the correction leveled up

Thanks to Barry Meguairs for this wonderful invention other wise my life evry very dull

gloss restored

look at the clarity & defination restored

but some sever area is too risky to go further as may chase further in to the damage

the over looking now

some day light pics

mamamia

before door handle area scrathces

• 

now

remember before

i dun why the way up always down, u need to scratchs more to get it smooth

inorder to be built u need to be broken

 

[kc2]

before

now

close up inspection by the owner

i actually ran after the car to shoot more after pics as he is in a hurry to drive off for his dinner

some how like seeing your own children grown up & leaving home for the very 1st time

close up pics

 

[seech]

The Master at work....

 

[ikramfender]

nice restoration kc, really did a great job!

oh i have 1 question,
what do you mean when u said OEM paint?

 

[kc2]

nice restoration kc, really did a great job!

oh i have 1 question,
what do you mean when u said OEM paint?

original paint...if it is repainted it has more thickness to play with

 

[JINEIL2EN]

Salute bro...

 

[kc2]

Salute bro...

thanks buddy for yr kind words

 

[ongteckweng]

kc, with ur standard i think almost all detailing shop in sunway can close shop...:)
im still waitin for ur reply if u r willing to detail a 3 yrs old Triton...:P

 

[LittleWhiteWagon]

Wah kc, you really do a thorough detailing. The civic looks so new! Haha

 

[kc2]

kc, with ur standard i think almost all detailing shop in sunway can close shop...:)
im still waitin for ur reply if u r willing to detail a 3 yrs old Triton...:P

dear mr ong
thanks for yrkind words
we are just ordinary people but only attempting extra ordinary things

would love to catch up with up over a teh tarik session

would u be free to meet over today in glen maries subang area? call me 016 2209227

thanks

Wah kc, you really do a thorough detailing. The civic looks so new! Haha

Bro a long time since we chat liow


how is our little wagon doing....still havent put yr hand into her....hope to catch up with u & meet u


Cheers

 

[LittleWhiteWagon]

dear mr ong
thanks for yrkind words
we are just ordinary people but only attempting extra ordinary things

would love to catch up with up over a teh tarik session

would u be free to meet over today in glen maries subang area? call me 016 2209227

thanks





Bro a long time since we chat liow


how is our little wagon doing....still havent put yr hand into her....hope to catch up with u & meet u


Cheers

Yeah kc, I barely log on these days... getting busy haha. The wagons doing good :rolleyes:, got a quick release recently nothing much else. Yeah I hope to meet up one day also, maybe get a detailing session done by you haha

 

[thagops]

KC,

Great job on removing the white spots. What was your solution for the windows? The result is pretty amazing.

Thagops.

 

[renxun]

in one of your thread, u mentioned that some scratch are too bad that it cant be removed but the best is to only improve the severe scratched look. does that mean that on direct light facing it the scratch is not visible but only when it was looked from the side angle its still visible?

like in this honda you actually perfectly removed all the spot on the hood?

 

[kc2]

in one of your thread, u mentioned that some scratch are too bad that it cant be removed but the best is to only improve the severe scratched look. does that mean that on direct light facing it the scratch is not visible but only when it was looked from the side angle its still visible?

like in this honda you actually perfectly removed all the spot on the hood?

thanks renxun

2 issue here
scratch are too bad that it cant be removed but the best is to only improve
from this

to this

the scratch dent is too deep, what i managed to remove is the paint transfers but not able to restored like new (as though never happen before)

as for.. this civic thread.....pls check the pic before & after...it is at the same lighting position

we just are just detailers & not superman...like the city pic on top....nothing & no anyone can anything except, to removed those stains as the paint is still good, why waste $$$ & cos more environment issue........unless wanna to cover up some thing

I would be starting a rotary lesson soon for serious enthusiast, let me know if u r interested to learn....free bt u must practice on yrself too lah..otherwise the lesson will be forgotten

 

[renxun]

in fact i received your pm regarding the previous invitation however im from sabah. what i can do is just to observe all your photos...i camera memory card spoilt thats why im still very stuck on emailling photo of what i done for you to check out..

i did an old car once... oem paint ... wira.... it doesnt look too bad..... the paint scratch isnt too deep... but tis car had not been waxed nor polished since brand new around 15 years back ...i polished few runs... and lastly the correction i made actually reached premier layer... which made me assume the oem paint is either too thin or it has eventually got thinner over the years... and ever that since i dare not actually to "further" do correction if it happen after a few runs on rubbing compounds the scratches still exist.

 

[ongteckweng]

bro, sorry...miss ur post earlier...but kinda busy with work this week...will try to make an appointment with u next week when im free...

 

[kc2]

in fact i received your pm regarding the previous invitation however im from sabah. what i can do is just to observe all your photos...i camera memory card spoilt thats why im still very stuck on emailling photo of what i done for you to check out..

i did an old car once... oem paint ... wira.... it doesnt look too bad..... the paint scratch isnt too deep... but tis car had not been waxed nor polished since brand new around 15 years back ...i polished few runs... and lastly the correction i made actually reached premier layer... which made me assume the oem paint is either too thin or it has eventually got thinner over the years... and ever that since i dare not actually to "further" do correction if it happen after a few runs on rubbing compounds the scratches still exist.

no worries buddy....u too another car crazy ...glad to meet u

what did u used on yr wira & any pics?

 

[TitanRev]

KC, your work & outcome never fail to impress me every time. A big salute to you. Actually I have tons of question to ask you..Hahaha...I'm not such a hardcore detail person just would want to know the properly way to maintain a car paint. Preventing is always the best.

Questions:
1. I frequently heard you mention ONR. What is ONR actually? a brand or a short form? Is this some kind of a car shampoo or how do you call it?

2. I have a 10 year old car with a metallic orange bronze paint job. It's an OEM paint job and the car had never done a full repainting before. Just on the passenger side once due to an accident. Yesterday I used Meguiar's Ultimate compound after I have the car wash. Previously I would just wash the car and polish it with Meguiar's Cleaner Wax which I get from ACE.

After I used the Ultimate compound on my car, I was shocked to see the microfiber cloth was so dirty like I didn't wash the car properly. I was using hand and was able to do away some swirl marks but not 100%. Then after completing this I apply the Cleaner Wax.
Is my way of taking care the paint sufficient?

3. My rear hatch door upper part paint near the rear window had faded, colour pigments also faded. I try many ways to restore it but unsuccessful. Is the still possible way to restore it?

I have taken some pictures of my car yesterday night after I finish the car. Would like to hear you comments and suggestion about it. Maybe will post some pictures for your evaluation since I'm not from KL.

4. Swirl marks and cob web. how to prevent this if you wash the car ourselves. I never send the 206 to car wash before so I would like to know how to avoid swirls marks. Is using those normal cotton type cloth safe or better use a microfiber cloth? As of my limited knowledge swirls marks and cob webs are caused by dirt and sand sticking to the washing cloth.

5. I still can't get some swirl marks off the front bonnet with the Ultimate Compound. Any suggestion?

6. Is using a rotary pad the only way to do any swirl marks or hand also can?

7. Is Clay Bar a must every time I wash the car?

Sorry to hijack your thread and ask you so much but I'm really really interested to know more. Thank You very much