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Old 04-13-2010, 11:36 PM
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Mini Cooper paint correction/wheels off detail

Mini in for some correction work and full interior exterior detail plus wheel removal

Before prep, some etching on the hood, dried out trim etc.







Couple readings, and no I was not able to make a 3D model of this on my computer sent via bluetooth and then organize each individual reading on Excel spreadsheet .... but somehow I made out okay when polishing :hippie:

Some before shots of correction. Ended up with a 4 step process from start to finish, rotary around 2100 for compounding and finishing down around 1200.

Yes I know the yellow tape on red paint looks like a Ronald McDonald mobile :help:







Few after shots








On the smaller areas with lots of edges I switched to the DA from the rotary so I could work with 1 hand clean





Wiped the car with alc/h20 and pulled it outside to check for correction before moving onto to the rest of the car











Always use the hood as my gauge for the rest of the correction, get that as good as possible and set the tune for the rest of the job.

Back inside for the rest









 
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One of my Porsche customers stopped by for an estimate, silver car :violin:



Front bumper

















Removed wheels for further cleaning and protection, cleaned up the undercarriage a little more followed by dressing







2 claybars did not make it home after the wheels :goodn:



Little tarminator helped loosen up some tar, adhesives etc.



Rejex x2





Couple after shots









Some opti-seal on the interior plastics











 
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Old 04-17-2010, 10:04 AM
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Another red one in for OHS

 
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Looks great Dave!

I didn't think it was possible to correct the paint without creating a 3D model.

Can't wait to see the Red Bull write up!
 
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Originally Posted by Richie Carbone
Looks great Dave!

I didn't think it was possible to correct the paint without creating a 3D model.

Can't wait to see the Red Bull write up!
Working on it now Dickie




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Working on it now Dickie




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Great pictures! I really like red minis for some reason, and the black stripes just look perfect.

Awesome work and the final outcome looks great! Thanks for posting
 
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Great pictures! I really like red minis for some reason, and the black stripes just look perfect.

Awesome work and the final outcome looks great! Thanks for posting
Black stripes unfortunately cannot be corrected at the same level as the paint, annoyance for sure
 
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FINE looking Mini. Nice correction work. Well done.
 
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