Recent content by nysimonsez

I want to get some opinions on what is the best way to repair the scratches in the pictures below. It's my wife's '07 Lexus IS250 and the scratches are on the right rear bumper and caused by backing up a loose stone driveway. I went to a couple of body shops and both said it can't be polished...

Can anyone recommend an auto body shop in fairfield county CT, prefer to be between Greenwich and Westport? I need to get a right rear bumper scratch fixed on a 3 year old Lexus IS. thanks much.

I have a dark blue '04 Toy 4Runner. I'm not sure if it's metallic paint but it looks like it is. Anyway I'm doing touch-ups on some chips and scratches (and boy there are many) and have followed the various chip repair posts. I layered the touch-up paint into a blob and proceeds to wet-sand...

I'm having no luck trying to get the scratch out (circled in red in pic below). It’s a 2004 blue toyota 4runner. My technique has been using the UDM at speed 6 with 5.5� orange pad and SIP. I did 4 passes and all the swirl marks on the panel is 99% removed (the pic is before any...

I'm new to machine polishing and just got my UDM and SIP/106ff. I used the vertical rear quarter panel of the car and my "learning" panel, which has only a few light swirls on it. So I decided to use 106ff on a LC white pad (to start with the least abrasive). It didn't remove the swirls so I...

I've been doing a lot of reading on this site to research the different methods and products that people are using on exterior detail. I just bought a dark blue '04 Toyota 4Runner as a daily driver and want to do a complete exterior detail. I would say the paint condition is generally good...

I have 3M clear bra installed in both front and rear bumpers of my 07 Lexus. Someone put a chip into the rear bumper, cutting thru the 3M :mad: . I think it was done by his license plate frame. Now I have a chip (about 2 mm) and loose 3M where the chip is. What's the best method to repair...