1974 Ferrari Dino Original Paint Detail

DaGonz

DaGonz

Autopia fire/rescue.
A friend of mine stopped by the house today and showed me what happened to his 2000 GMC Jimmy. There was a contractor relining the water mains on his street. They "spray" concrete into water mains to reline them. An employee of the contractor had accidentally sprayed some of this concere mixture into the air...which landed on the hood, roof and passenger side of his vehicle. He was on vacation at the time, and when he came home he found this mess!



The contractor offered to use muriatic acid to remove the concrete. My friend said that there was no ( fill in the expletive!)way that he would allow him to do this.



The contractor then told him that he would pay for the removal of the concrete from the car surface. The vehicle is white, with dark gray on the lower body panels. He asked me to try and see if the stuff will come off.



The concrete will come off....it has to be "hand picked" off of the surface . I wet down the top of the right fender above the pinstripe using a spray bottle with a car wash soap solution and and had to scrape the concrete off using my fingernail. After removing the concrete, I clayed the surface area and applied a polish by hand. It looked good from what I could see, I'm sure that using the buffers and the proper compounds and polishes I can get it looking new again.



The areas of the vehicle are literally covered with the stuff. I am estimating that just to remove the concrete wil ltake a good 10 to 15 hours, followed by claying the vehicle, compounding, polishing and waxing.



If you were doing the job...what would you charge for labor and materials?



Thanks for your input...

Ron aka Gonzo 0903
 
hey gonzo, in my detailing business, anything that goes beyond 4 hours i change from a flat fee to an hourly fee of $35/hr. i charge the same fee on boats, trailers, limos, buses, etc. that's just me, but if i've got to remove it by fingernail and put in all that time, YOU'RE GONNA PAY!
 
Be sure to document the damage <em class='bbc'>before[/i] you fix it and document it well. Many, many photos and an expert inspection and a written report -- unless the contractor will just write a check right now, which it sounds like he might

I agree with sonny's general sentiment. It's a lot of trouble. $35 times 15 is $475, which would seem OK for you, but your friend should get more, for all this trouble. If the car was taken to a body shop on an insurance claim, what do you think the body shop would quote? Low four figures. If you are pretty confident you can remove the cement <em class='bbc'>and[/i] that there will be no permanent damage to the paint, your friend could offer to take, say, $1,500 in settlement and assume the risk that there may be damage.

The contractor might object, saying it won't take that much money to solve the problem, BUT, as far as he knows, the paint may be permanently damaged, in which case the bill will rise by several thousand -- to "make up the damage" in such case -- to duplicate factory paint --- is very expensive. So, he just might want to cut a check and get a release from your friend. That could be a very smart move for him. For your friend, the key is knowing if there is permanent damage to the paint.
 
I believe David B. once said that vinegar soaked in a sponge was a pretty good product for removing some light concrete overspray. Don't know how much your friend has on his car though. If its a lot, then I would be looking for one nice check. It may be way too much hassle. Laters.
 
:D



I can't tell you how many cars I have saved with a bottle of white vinegar. Any mild acid will work to break down the lime in the concrete so it can be washed away. It's much safer and faster than picking it off. The contractor would have use a 5% solution of muratic acid in water to do the job, not much stronger than what's used to clean pools.



Vinegar on the hands is also a great trick for those of you who do concrete work at home. It stops the burning and removes concrete and plaster from your skin instantly.



db
 
execpaintpro said:
Just finished up detailing this 1974 Ferrari Dino with original paint. Had to polish entire vehicle by hand which took forever. Enjoy the pictures.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ExecutiveDetails19/Ferrari#
Click to expand...


Dang, I hate to sound like an ingreat, but those pics are like the size of my thumbnail. Anyway you could step your game up with your pic posting skills...j/k

Those are some fine looking cars.What, does that guy have a collection of Ferraris or what
 
Pictures look great, but the size does injustice to them and also what was the process / products use on these fines automotive's.....Love Dinos!
 
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