2010 Dodge Challenger. I corrected the finish on their BMW 335 in March, in June both cars got hammered by grapefruit sized hail. This was before the hail got really big, it busted out all the glass in the 335, not sure about the Challenger. Anyway both were horribly damaged, both in excess of $10,000!
Both cars were repainted, the 335 has a lot of issues, might end up needing another repaint. The Challenger came out a lot better, might be because they knew how unhappy the owners were about the 335. Main problem with the paint was light buffer holograms and spider swirling. Secondary problem is the paint seems to be really soft. The goal was to get the paint back to where it should be without going too nuts. If the paint's softness continues to be an issue, a full correction would be quickly undone. If it is still susceptible to swirling and marring while washing, probably end up correcting it fully and applying Opti-Coat.
Before:
After:
ONR wash, Optimum nano-skin to clay (test product)
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum microfiber cutting pad and my PC 7424 XP-speeds 5-6, some areas were polished twice
Collinite 476 Paste Wax
ONR wash and wax at 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
Yes, that much improvement was with one polishing step. The paint is way softer than Dodge's OEM metallic black. I went with Collinite since it is a heavy paste wax (and it looks terrific) so there would be as much physical barrier between the paint and towels when washing. The owners will be using ONR v3 to keep it clean, no more car washes!
Late afternoon when finished, lots of shadows to contend with...
Both cars were repainted, the 335 has a lot of issues, might end up needing another repaint. The Challenger came out a lot better, might be because they knew how unhappy the owners were about the 335. Main problem with the paint was light buffer holograms and spider swirling. Secondary problem is the paint seems to be really soft. The goal was to get the paint back to where it should be without going too nuts. If the paint's softness continues to be an issue, a full correction would be quickly undone. If it is still susceptible to swirling and marring while washing, probably end up correcting it fully and applying Opti-Coat.
Before:
After:
ONR wash, Optimum nano-skin to clay (test product)
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum microfiber cutting pad and my PC 7424 XP-speeds 5-6, some areas were polished twice
Collinite 476 Paste Wax
ONR wash and wax at 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
Yes, that much improvement was with one polishing step. The paint is way softer than Dodge's OEM metallic black. I went with Collinite since it is a heavy paste wax (and it looks terrific) so there would be as much physical barrier between the paint and towels when washing. The owners will be using ONR v3 to keep it clean, no more car washes!
Late afternoon when finished, lots of shadows to contend with...
