Can we fix it? Subaru BRZ

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Jan 17, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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Here we have a brand new Subaru BRZ that was a victim of a hit and run.

I'll let the photo speak for itself.

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When the customer brought his car in I was extremely skeptical at the possibility of even cleaning it up, already providing him with my body shop's phone number to him. I ran my fingernail across the scratches and they were pretty deep and there were many.

He was quite upset so I told him I would give it a shot without any promises.

The tools and products used:

Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES
Sufbuf Pad 6 inch
Meguiar's Microfiber Cutting Disc 5.25 inch
Menzerna Fast Gloss 400

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As you may or may not know I personally don't like to wetsand if I don't have to hence these were the tools and products I decided to use.

After a few passes with the Rupes with the microfiber cutting pad and fg400 we were able to most of the paint transfer out of the paint but it didn't look good.
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Another angle
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From there I decided to go a bit more aggressive with the Surbuf pad and Menzerna FG400 then went back to the MF Cutting Pad with FG400 to finish it out.
That combo was a success! We were able to get 95% of the damage out.
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Total time it took to get these results about 10 minutes, not too bad.

Enjoy


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Jan 17, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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Looks awesome for a quick fix. Nice Job..the clear coat in that particular area is going to be super thin now though lol. The alternative solution totally makes it worth it though.
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Jan 17, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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guess it did buff out,
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Jan 18, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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Quote: guess it did buff out,
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