InDepthAutoDetailing Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 On Saturday evening one of my current customers sent me a pic (along with a bunch of words that I won't repeat here) of a scratch he found on his car. I told him if he had time to bring it over and I'd see what I could do. He only lives about 3 miles from me so he said he'd be right over. Looking at the pic he sent me I knew it was time to do my first wetsanding on a customer car. I had no idea what to charge and would be interested to know what others might charge to do this. The entire process took about 35 minutes. Here's what I did: WW towel and WW to clean the area Clayed the area using DS as lubricant Wetsanded using 2500 (I don't own any 3000 grit) Polished with SSR & 4" pads on the PC FMP & 4" pads on the PC One coat of QS After seeing the results the owner was :banana: Here are the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nice job man! I don't know if I would ever be brave enough to wet sand someone elses car lol Looks like you knew exactly what you were doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaSHOOOOSH Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nice save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckdaddy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 WOW! that looks awesome! nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDepthAutoDetailing Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nice job man! I don't know if I would ever be brave enough to wet sand someone elses car lol Looks like you knew exactly what you were doing. Thanks. I was a little nervous considering the owner was watching me do this. Nice save! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blcksilv08 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I never like the customer watching no matter what im doing. Very nice save:2thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyAcadia09 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Sweet! Got guts tackling a project like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86lxjunker Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nice Job !! - Those scratches looked like someone's kid wanted to do a little art work on daddy's car !!?!? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swizlstik Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Great results!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nice results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue04SSS Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nice job Len. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 looks good, great work for first customer wet-sanding! no need to be afraid now, it can be your friend but only used when every option is exhausted, and obviously you nailed it nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I just had to turn down detailing a 95 Viper becuase the owner took it upon himself to wet sanded and polish his car in a shop were somene was griding on metal. The result ended in the car needs wet sanded again to remove all the scratches he reinstalled on the car with his metal covered wool pad and they cover the entire car. He also burned through his clear coat in a few spots from wet sanding. Ruined a brand new paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDepthAutoDetailing Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nice Job !! - Those scratches looked like someone's kid wanted to do a little art work on daddy's car !!?!? ? I told the owner it appeared he didn't do a thorough rinse before he washed and some grit came out from around the light or from the body seam just in time for the mitt to pick it up and does it's dirty little deed. He now knows the importance of a thorough rinse. looks good, great work for first customer wet-sanding! no need to be afraid now, it can be your friend but only used when every option is exhausted, and obviously you nailed it nice! I didn't even try to polish before wetsanding. You could catch the scratches with your fingernail. I explained that I couldn't get them all the way out but I could make them less visible. Even I didn't know that the results would be that good. The scratch is still there but you have to hold the light just right and turn your head a certain way to see it. I just had to turn down detailing a 95 Viper becuase the owner took it upon himself to wet sanded and polish his car in a shop were somene was griding on metal. The result ended in the car needs wet sanded again to remove all the scratches he reinstalled on the car with his metal covered wool pad and they cover the entire car. He also burned through his clear coat in a few spots from wet sanding. Ruined a brand new paint job. WOW! I can only imagine what that must have looked like. Thanks to everyone for the comments. I'm still interested to what others think is a fair price for something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggoZ Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Me too! So what would be a fair price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Great save!!!! Do you have a paint gauge? If not= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Real nice save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDepthAutoDetailing Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Great save!!!! Do you have a paint gauge? If not= Thanks! No paint gauge here Brian. Just common sense, nerve, and a little experience. Real nice save! Thanks Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDepthAutoDetailing Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Me too! So what would be a fair price? Hoping one of the pros might chime in on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark L Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice job! I've wetsanded and polished a lot of vehicles. A great way to get started with wetsanding is to try it on an old body panel at a junkyard. Also restoring old oxidized headlights can help one learn how to wetsand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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