RaskyR1
Rasky's Auto Detailing
This car belongs to a co-worker/friend of mine and I coated it just over 2yrs ago right after she bought it. It's not her primary car and is definitely her baby, which she takes very good care of. She doesn't have the luxury of a garage so she had purchased a large, fully enclosed tent that she parks it in. Unfortunately a big storm came through this summer which blew the tent onto the car, scraping up about 65-70% of the panels.
Now I have to go on a bit of a RANT on this job because I referred her to a local body shop that I've been sending cars to for years. It's very close to our work and is considered to be one of the best in the metro. She had a bad experience at another body shop before so she was VERY clear with her expectations when she dropped the car off. These pics are how the car was left after the body shops SECOND attempt to fix the damage they caused and to finish the poor workmanship. Now I've come to expect cars from a body shop to be full of holograms and maybe some tiny areas with sanding marks, but the burning of trim and compound all over this one is inexcusable IMO. The compound on the trim was also very difficult to remove and I was unable to fully restore the air ducts up front, though they improved quite a bit.
After seeing this car I will NEVER send another job to this shop again!
End Rant!
Before Pics
Top right corner is actually melted from the rotary buffer
Compound in the textured plastic
Owner said this scuff was from the tent and was supposed to have been fixed. It it pretty small but she noticed it and it should have been repainted.
Hood was painted an new stripes were applied...compound in the edge of this one.
Left over compound around lots of the upper trim pieces
Light burn on the trim around the mirror
This drives me nuts as the hood should have been sanded and buffed while these were still removed.
Large amount of compound under the hood
Sanding marks left behind...keep in mind these are all after the second attempt to polish them out.
Typical holograms....these I can deal with and is what I expect, but she pointed them out when the car was brought back and they should have been addressed.
This REALLY irritates me! This hood was repainted, it should be flawless! Look at how deep these scratches are from the new stripes being applied! (I need to go back and get an after pic for these but they did come out)
These tiny white specs are actually pin holes in the paint that are filled with compound. I had to look under magnification to verify what I was seeing.
Now I have to go on a bit of a RANT on this job because I referred her to a local body shop that I've been sending cars to for years. It's very close to our work and is considered to be one of the best in the metro. She had a bad experience at another body shop before so she was VERY clear with her expectations when she dropped the car off. These pics are how the car was left after the body shops SECOND attempt to fix the damage they caused and to finish the poor workmanship. Now I've come to expect cars from a body shop to be full of holograms and maybe some tiny areas with sanding marks, but the burning of trim and compound all over this one is inexcusable IMO. The compound on the trim was also very difficult to remove and I was unable to fully restore the air ducts up front, though they improved quite a bit.
After seeing this car I will NEVER send another job to this shop again!
End Rant!
Before Pics
Top right corner is actually melted from the rotary buffer
Compound in the textured plastic
Owner said this scuff was from the tent and was supposed to have been fixed. It it pretty small but she noticed it and it should have been repainted.
Hood was painted an new stripes were applied...compound in the edge of this one.
Left over compound around lots of the upper trim pieces
Light burn on the trim around the mirror
This drives me nuts as the hood should have been sanded and buffed while these were still removed.
Large amount of compound under the hood
Sanding marks left behind...keep in mind these are all after the second attempt to polish them out.
Typical holograms....these I can deal with and is what I expect, but she pointed them out when the car was brought back and they should have been addressed.
This REALLY irritates me! This hood was repainted, it should be flawless! Look at how deep these scratches are from the new stripes being applied! (I need to go back and get an after pic for these but they did come out)
These tiny white specs are actually pin holes in the paint that are filled with compound. I had to look under magnification to verify what I was seeing.
