A PT Cruiser Takes a Crywall Beating!

[Junkman2008]

I was contacted by some contractors who were remodeling an apartment by my house. Apparently, they were less than careful when delivering the drywall for the job they were doing. They also couldn't understand why the owner of the car was upset with the damage they did because the car wasn't in "immaculate shape" to begin with.

So I took a look at the car. Here's what I was looking at.








These were some nasty scratches. I didn't even know that drywall was heavy enough to do that kind of damage. Then they told me that they were bringing it in by stacks of 5 or more. Go figure.

So, I broke out some clay and Detail Spray, my Flex and some Severe Swirl Remover (SSR). The conditions that I was working in were NOT ideal. It was 79 degrees outside and the car was sitting in direct sunlight. It had been there for hours so the surface of the car was hot. I was also going to be working across a seam, something that can cause a lot of dusting when working in these conditions. I was able to cool the damaged area down a lot by claying and using plenty of lubricant but given the temperatures, this is a job best done inside or at least in the shade. This is especially true when using SSR or Swirl & Haze Remover (SHR).

After doing 2 passes with SSR (which finished down very nicely I should add), and then two passes with SHR, I took these pics. The repair is going very nice so far but you will notice a distinct difference once I finish up with FMP.






After doing two passes with FMP, here's what I was looking at. Notice how much richer the color is.



I guess I could have cleaned off a little bit of the dust, eh? Notice the two guilty parties in the photo toward the right.






That's it! Nothing you boys and girls haven't seen before. One thing to note:

I didn't use one drop of wax during this repair.


The Junkman

[85beast]

looks good man

[G9-07-Eddie]

another great job by the junkman

[TheUberMonkey]

Don't kill me but, I have a new Race Red 2011 Mustang GT and due to stupidity I brought it to the car wash to get it cleaned during the winter, several times. I now have ridiculous amounts of spider web like scratches all over the car, so much so that it causes me great grief.

I have never learned the proper way to detail my car and I am very apprehensive of using any orbital sanders etc due to my lack of skill and the fact that the car has allot of sharp lines. Since I am new to detailing (I did read and watch almost every video you and Adam put up) I feel that the correction is beyond my capability and I really would like to learn how to properly maintain the vehicle once it is corrected. Any help or recommendations to get the correction done would be greatly appreciated.

[G9-07-Eddie]

you could ask jerseygator to see if he could help you

or lead you in the right direction

[Stangman Jonathan]

Oh wow a job. My F150 has tons of marks like that after this winter. I wish i had your skills to clean up the paint on my truck this spring