Be Careful of Who You Hit When Fleeing the Scene!

Junkman2008 · 10-19-2014, 11:38 PM

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

FriedPiston · 10-20-2014, 12:55 AM

Nice work, almost looks as good as new!

NightStalker · 10-20-2014, 02:50 AM

impressive

Junkman2008 · 10-20-2014, 02:51 AM

Thank you gents.

UncleWede · 10-20-2014, 09:58 AM

Why you keep taking pictures of yourself in front of a mirror???

KamBMW335i · 10-20-2014, 10:05 AM

Nice work. I need your skills here at the moment but I'm in Texas.

Junkman2008 · 10-20-2014, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Why you keep taking pictures of yourself in front of a mirror???

It's a hobby. I have a ton of them.

Junkman2008 · 10-20-2014, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by KamBMW335i

Nice work. I need your skills here at the moment but I'm in Texas.

I've got videos that you can watch for free that explain this whole process. I plan to post them here when I finally figure out this forum. You all have MULTIPLE detailing sections! I've never seen that on a forum and I'm on a LOT of forums!

tmdals0213 · 10-20-2014, 11:13 AM

The Junkman has come to e90post!!!! HELL YES!!!!

Junkman2008 · 10-20-2014, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by tmdals0213

The Junkman has come to e90post!!!! HELL YES!!!!

Wassup buddy.

blackturbo · 10-20-2014, 01:24 PM

Wow nice work

KamBMW335i · 10-20-2014, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

I've got videos that you can watch for free that explain this whole process. I plan to post them here when I finally figure out this forum. You all have MULTIPLE detailing sections! I've never seen that on a forum and I'm on a LOT of forums!

Cool man. I will be on standby...

10-19-2014, 11:38 PM	#1
Junkman2008 "Detailing Devil Dog" 309 Rep 409 Posts Drives: 2001 Corvette Coupe Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Louisville, KY iTrader: (0)	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 __________________ "Marines - Making the other guy die for his country for over 200 years."
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10-20-2014, 12:55 AM	#2
FriedPiston Colonel 1969 Rep 2,711 Posts Drives: Scraper Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: East Oakland, CA iTrader: (26)	Nice work, almost looks as good as new!
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Junkman2008 "Detailing Devil Dog" 309 Rep 409 Posts Drives: 2001 Corvette Coupe Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Louisville, KY iTrader: (0)	Thank you gents. __________________ "Marines - Making the other guy die for his country for over 200 years."
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KamBMW335i Engineering the World 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2008 Space Grey 335i Join Date: May 2014 Location: Sugar Land iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 335i [8.00]	Nice work. I need your skills here at the moment but I'm in Texas.
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