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Apr 1, 2016 | 02:14 PM

ggroller

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Burning Brakes

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From: Slatington PA

Paint Correction Pics

Hello Everyone,

I thought you might enjoy seeing some before and after pics of paint correction on my 2007 Z.

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Apr 1, 2016 | 02:59 PM

0Gloss-it

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Good job that looks really good! What product/pad combo were you using?

Apr 1, 2016 | 04:13 PM

ggroller

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Burning Brakes

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From: Slatington PA

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Originally Posted by Gloss-it

Good job that looks really good! What product/pad combo were you using?

I didn't do it. I gave it to a professional.

Unfortunately I don't have the time or patience for this sort of thing. The paint was a mess. He spent 20 plus hours on it.

Apr 1, 2016 | 06:23 PM

Broker99

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Any before and afters of the whole car?

Apr 1, 2016 | 09:07 PM

0Killrwheels@Autogeek

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nice work ... care to share what it cost for the rehab ??? Might be a good way to share with others the price of repair, and to consider keeping a car's finish up from the start with good techniques.

Apr 2, 2016 | 06:43 PM

0Adam's Polish

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St. Jude Donor '15-'16-'17

Nice save!

Apr 3, 2016 | 09:08 AM

ggroller

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Burning Brakes

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From: Slatington PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Broker99

Any before and afters of the whole car?

I don't have any before pics of the entire car. From a few feet away it looked good.

More after pics.

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Apr 3, 2016 | 09:10 AM

ggroller

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Burning Brakes

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Originally Posted by Adam's Polish

Nice save!

Yeah, tell me about it. I'm so happy I found this guy. There are lots of guys around here that think they know. This guy definitely knows what He's doing.

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Apr 3, 2016 | 09:16 AM

ggroller

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Burning Brakes

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From: Slatington PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killrwheels@Autogeek

nice work ... care to share what it cost for the rehab ??? Might be a good way to share with others the price of repair, and to consider keeping a car's finish up from the start with good techniques.

$1,075

30 hours

Stripping wash, major correction, C.Quartz coating, wheel barrels and calipers cleaned and coated.

I'm the second owner of this car. The previous owner did the damage. Fortunately it was saveable.