Detailing Jem showing a bodyshop how it should be done!

[Jem]

I detailed this Alfa last year and the customer was very happy until three days afterwards when they reversed into a fence, damaging the off side rear corner of the bumper and the off side rear arch. The car went to a bodyshop, who had been recommended to my customer by a friend. Sadly while the bodyshop did a good job of the repair and the painting, the finishing left a lot to be desired to say the least. The car had been back to the bodyshop three times to have the hologrames removed! So I was contacted to correct the bodyshops failings.


The pictures speak volumes!

This reading shows the filler in the arch, but the quality of the repair was very good, apart from the holograms:

So the whole car was washed, clayed, corrected, protected, and the customers smile restored :

 

[Mike]

Very impressive mate!

 

[Jem]

Thank you

 

[Dan H]

How do you manage to get holograms like that anyway? Using a too coarse polish or something?

 

[Jem]

Yeah, using a harsh cutting compound can leave holograms if you're not careful, some will leave them what ever you do. If you need that amount of cut it's not a problem, but you do need to refine the finish with a finishing polish.

 

[teejay43]

looks like they did it with a brick ??:nod:

 

[Jem]

looks like they did it with a brick ??:nod:

It was polished by the bodyshop with G3, aka rocks in a bottle!

 

[Jay]

a great job there mate! my car is due back from the bodyshop any day now after a respray, if the finish isnt up to scratch (see what i did there?) as im just down the road from you. then i may have you give you a call!!