I have a 2000 black lude i bought new last summer and everytime i look at the drivers side it makes me cringe...i need the body shop to do like so manyt hings......heres the list (solutions u guyys could advice would be nice)
1. pinstripe was removed on the passenger side fine, drivers side is a different story as it was painted on as a guide on the front fender and before the gas door, other than that its not on any other part of the car (but it looks *** being on 2 parts of the drivers side)
2. 4 small door dings (3 on drivers door and 1 on rear panel drivers side)
3. drivers side of the bumper has a good amount of scratches/paint peeled oiff thanx to some retard unparking job by someone at the airport...dunno who obviously...hopefully replacing this with the mugen front bumper soon
4. i was a retard one night i was really tired and pulled out of a parking space by my gf's solara and rubbed my passenger side rear panel against her car resulting in 2 deep scratches with paint that came off in em (not that big)
5.TONS of rock chips on the front part of the hood
6.being a black car tons of small scratches easily seen....
IF ANYONE ESPECIALLY THE EXPERT MODS IN HERE CAN GIMME SOLUTIONS WITHOUT SPENDING A GOOD SPLURGE AT THE BODY SHOP ID BE APPRECIATIVE!
1. I thought we already covered this one 3 or 4 times? Lots of claybar and rubbing compound
2. Try dry ice method. If you're not familiar with it, do a search for "dry ice". The only other alternative without drilling holes in the car would be to remove the door panels and see if you can push the dent out from the inside. If you're not comfortable with this, the best thing would be to take it to a pro.
3. Scratches are one thing, but if paint is missing its time to go to the body shop. For tiny spots you can use touch-up paint, but it sounds like you are missing a good bit of paint. Suggestion: tough it out till you get the aftermarket bumper.
4. Bad news... Deep scratch = body shop time again. You could try to use a little touch-up paint but it probably won't look as good as new.
5. More touch-up paint. Make sure you get any wax out of the indentation first.
6. Have you tried swirl mark reducers or a mild rubbing compound? If those don't work, start using a wax/polish that fills in light scratches.
JoeW, thanx for the advice...preciate it...i know this sounds desparate but since u live in NC (cant be that far from where im at) and i live in metro Atlanta area, maybe i could drive up there sometime, and u could help me detail the car ..and show me some things, id pay u of course, but tell me if this is even an option for u....
where in NC are u, im about an hour north of where NOPI was anyway.....id be willing to drive u sound like u totally know a TON about detailing, i could use some help cuz black ludes show too much **** and yours looks absolutely GORGEOUS
I live near Greensboro. I think you'd be better off doing it yourself. It will take a minimum of 3 days to get it as reflective as my paint because the product has to cure for 24 hours after 3 layers. If you can move your hand back and forth then you can get your car looking showroom condition if it isn't in too bad condition. If you just don't have the time you can take it to a local detailer. It'll be much cheaper than driving up here.
I'm not trying to turn you away, I'm just saying it will probably be cheaper and more convenient for you to do it yourself. I'm not detailing guru or anything like that, I just have no life outside of my car, lol.
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