The next step was to use a light cutting pad to help level the clear coat and give the hood a much better shine. Working the polish in at a medium speed made for just the right amount of cut. Using my Rupes Bigfoot dual-action Polisher, a course cut microfiber pad, and a heavy cut polish, the compounding and polishing began. The hood is what contained a majority of the deeper scratches so that is the area that we tackled first. The first step was to polish the paint on the hood. These two treatments made a world of difference-making the car ready for polishing. Once the car was washed we decontaminated the paint using a clay bar in addition to an iron remover to remove the iron from the paint surface. The wheels also received our wheel cleaning treatment using a non-acid wheel cleaner. Starting from the top we worked our way down. Using a foam cannon we washed the car using a microfiber wash mitt. Our first step was to give the car a nice hand wash without marring the paint even further. While I’m not sure how the scratches were made, it was enough to make me cringe at the thought! It was time to focus on the exterior and the car paint scratch removal. He wasn’t sure how they got there, but did mention that “maybe they were put there from removing snow from the previous year.” When he was telling me this, he was making movements with his arms as though he used a shovel or a broom to remove the snow. The photo above shows some scratches that were on the hood, which were the worst of all of the scratches in the car’s paint finish. A customer called and asked if I could help him remove scratches throughout the paint on his car, and increase the overall gloss and shine of his black 2013 Lexus GS350.
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