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    Be Careful of Who You Hit When Fleeing the Scene!

    So my buddy calls me up a 9:00 AM this morning asking me if I had my buffer in my hands. I told him that I was waxing something but her name wasn't "car". Of all the nerve, he knows that I am either sleep or "working" that damn early in the morning! He's a bachelor too so he KNOWS better!

    Here's what happened. He's turning into a parking lot and some guy with no license decides to pull out and swipe the back end of his car. Realizing what he did, the guy decides to run. Bad decision. My buddy is a detective with the local PD and he was driving his unmarked Charger with a HEMI. So he chases the guy for a block and pulls him over. I told him that it must be nice having a cop around when you need one!

    Bottom line is, this bumper will need to painted in order to make it 100% perfect, which means that he would have to turn it in to the motor pool. He didn't want to do that because he knows that he would get a hooptie to drive while they take their time fixing his. He wasn't having any of that so he called me. Here's the damage he showed up with.











    Damage like this is going to require a more aggressive polisher than the PC-7424XP if you want to fix it sometime this week. At the same time, a rotary polisher could have easily MELTED this rear fascia considering how flexible it is. Since he was in a hurry, I had to just blast the job out. So I broke out some 3M Perfect-It™ I Rubbing Compound, 3M Perfect-It™ II Machine Polish, a flat surfaced green pad, a flat surfaced white pad and my trusty ol' Flex-3401VRG.

    A couple of things to note. Normally I would have washed and clayed that area, and wet sanded that remaining scratch out of the paint. However, due to time restraints, I just did the "hook a brutha' up" repair. If you saw the finished product, you wouldn't have ever known that this car was in an accident. I told him to make sure that he reported it to Car Fax.

    Here's the final results.












    And because you all know that I never fake the funk, here's the flash test.








    He asked me what I wanted for the job. I told him to dance like Calvin & Hobbs. He said he'll meet me at Texas Roadhouse.

    My Lord, I would have loved to seen the face of that guy when his rear view mirror filled up with Christmas lights!



    That's all folks!

    The Junkman

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    Amazing work man!

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    wow !! It looks better than ever!!!! That is awesome!!

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    I need to try that. I have the PC, but I need to get some fine directional scratches out of the clearcoat on my wife's car. Looks like the previous owner got a little aggressive trying to get something off the surface in a couple of spots. I tried some Fine Cut Cleaner #2 on it by hand and it helped, but I should try something a little more assertive with the PC.

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    Thanks guys.

    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    I need to try that. I have the PC, but I need to get some fine directional scratches out of the clearcoat on my wife's car. Looks like the previous owner got a little aggressive trying to get something off the surface in a couple of spots. I tried some Fine Cut Cleaner #2 on it by hand and it helped, but I should try something a little more assertive with the PC.
    The key to your success is going to be TECHNIQUE. I can't stress that enough. What you use to do the job is important but how you use it is going to determine the level of success that you are going to have. Perfect your technique and the results will follow.

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    "That'll buff right out." Yes, with the appropriate OCD auto detailing skills, tools and materials. Nice work.

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    awesome job.

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    Nice work Junkman! Looks like you just earned a "Get Out of Jail Free card"


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    Quote Originally Posted by WASABI View Post
    Nice work Junkman! Looks like you just earned a "Get Out of Jail Free card"

    Man, I hope I don't have to use it! lol!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsingson View Post
    Amazing work man!
    And amazing story to boot! To hit a Cop car, and then take off, what a MORON!
    96 Montego, replacing a 95M... I miss: My running peeps in Tampa, running barefoot @ Clearwater Beach and First Choice BBQ, in Brandon. In So Cal I miss: The Malibu Canyons, CA 33 and In & Out Burgers ! I'm from Tampa, if I was from Tampa Bay, I'd be a fish!

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    Thats looks wonderful..................................I need to drive up to Ky, and leave my Roadster with you for a day or two!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by atank View Post
    Thats looks wonderful..................................I need to drive up to Ky, and leave my Roadster with you for a day or two!!!!!!!
    .. or three or four... does it have a turbo? For a month or two...

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