I8ABMR

Came out to work to this mess alllllll over the car . I immediately got ahold of the building manager and they told me the landscaper was cutting trees up with a wood chipper near my car. Now the car is covered in saw dust . Took the car to get washed and the car feels like sand paper . I spent almost 4 hours clay barring the glass, hood , and fenders and ended up scratching the clear coat on the hood pretty damn bad . There was no other way to remove it . I even tried running alcohol and it still left a little behind . I made an appointment with a very high end shop in Scottsdale . They told me it needs a clay bar , Polish ( to removes scratches), and wax to seal it again . This is so ****ing upsetting . I have been wanting to take her into a pro shop for the real deal but never wanted to do it under these circumstances . I park hundreds of yards away from any other car and this bs happens .

Anyone know of the scratches can be buffed out ? Fingers and toes crossed . Will update when repaired with photos .

bnizzle87

This is rather unfortunate. I was just hoping it wasn't a vehicle-related accident. But with the proper stages of detailing, she'll be back with her luster. There is no doubt the shine and depth will return.

I8ABMR

Thanks bro! I am literally praying . In the end I do everything by hand so I have no direct experience with an orbital and have always been afraid to try it from fear doing something stupid. The clear coat damage is way more than I could have ever done by hand . It's really bad .... To me . Thanks for the response bud. Some
Direction and feedback is a HUGE help. Thanks. Will post pics after the paint correction

bnizzle87

I can imagine the feeling. It's bad enough getting rock chip debris from road racing, track time, and the occasional canyon run, but of all times to need some added TLC, it's something like this. Go figure.

A few of us who take our cars to the track joke that it's much easier to do a quick detail right after a track day than after a long work week. But have no fear...whoever you commission to restore the MRM paint will do just that. As for the processes themselves, I doubt the scratching is so deep that it would require sanding down and compounding, but there might be areas where that is needed. I for one know that the nose of the bumper needed that additional stage, as it became dull after awhile. I, too, have not gone in for a full respray yet, but after 8 years, it might not be a bad thing to look into haha.

j3ff

That is really unfortunate my friend. This seems to happen to us fanatics way too often. A couple years ago my car got sprayed by some sprinklers in a golf course. It left some real corrosive residue..to this day I still have water marks on the glass! I was parked at the furthest edge of the parking lot too... no one else got sprayed!

I'm sure the professionals will take care of your paint.

Jz39

iTrader: (2)

Try some Zaino glass polish--worked great for me.

I8ABMR--so sorry to see those pics. That is tragic. Are you going to go after he landscapers? Seriously, what kind of an Ahole landscaper would do that to a car. I would at least let their bosses know, if not shake them down for the cost of the restoration!

revolut1on

Need some better lighting to show full extent of the swirls, but from those pictures it does not look particularly bad and it will all come out.

Is the last picture of swirls in the glass? If so that may or may not come out.

When you do get it done, may I suggest you have the detailer apply a ceramic glass coating instead of just some wax. If you had a good coating on the paint you would most likely have avoided a lot of those swirls.

mikersoft

iTrader: (1)

Damn, that sux... Though, it appears mostly superficial and a proper detailing should get her back into shape... I too was worried by the thread title & thought it might be something way worse, like a collision.. whew!

-Mike

Diesel350

You'll be fine. It will come out with proper polishing. As long as the damage didn't go through your clearcoat your good.

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

Those defects are minimal. A good detailer will have no problem making it look as good as, or better, than new.

Are you taking it to either of these shops by chance...

Windows and Wheels Auto Detailing
Owners: Wills & Daniela Amstutz
Phone: 480-201-6270
Email: windowsandwheels@aol.com
Web: www.windowsandwheels.com

Distinct Detail
Owner: Scott Nichols
Phone: 623-326-9152
Email: scott@distinctdetailaz.com
Web: www.distinctdetailaz.com

... I know both shops, and each are experts at high end paint correction and protection work.

-Zach

Zelfiris

The swirls will come out for sure. They're not deep at all.

Edit: I hope you find an amazing detailer.
Wills and Daniela Amstutz show cased a lot of their work on Autogeek and the results are fantastic

Rickna

iTrader: (3)

Sorry to see this Tammer. Hopefully they'll make good on it without trouble for you.

I8ABMR

Wow thanks for all the replies guys . Really means a lot when you're freaking out . Can always rely on my CL family.

I spoke to the foreman and the owner this morning. They told me to just get it taken care of and bring them the bill on Monday . I told them it will need clay bar and polish and they said it's fine . Scheduled with Pit Stop derailing and exotic car storage in Scottsdale. I have been wanting to check them out for years . Let's see what they can do . They quoted me $350 for clay, Polish, and seal with wax. Going to have to drop the car off and leave it all day

Fingers, toes , arms , and legs crossed ! Thanks again guys

One2beH8ed

Sorry to hear about this.

I had a recent story of my ex boss getting a new garage built. They sprayed insulation all of his bentley as it went through a crack in the wall.

Good detail will get done. My guy does it for around $250 with high speed buff. Wish you were closer

Good luck. Could be worse

itsmejon

Polish will get out light swirls and scratches, if they are deeper your car will need a cut (with compound). Id ask how many stages are included in the detail. Most polish and waxes are just a fancy Wash and Wax.