Can we fix it? Subaru BRZ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

DetailersDomain · 01-17-2013, 04:23 PM

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.

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

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.

Another angle

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.

Total time it took to get these results about 10 minutes, not too bad.

Enjoy

Got3n · 01-17-2013, 04:24 PM

holy hell! thats fantastic!!!!

jadewbj · 01-17-2013, 04:31 PM

I'm honestly surprised that the paint on the BRZ was still there after that.

jjkerr626 · 01-17-2013, 11:47 PM

Amazing work!

russv · 01-18-2013, 12:21 AM

WOW!

Jedi1 · 01-18-2013, 12:49 AM

Nice work sir! Great to see someone that not only knows their stuff but takes great pride in their work. Unfortuantely it's getting harder to find both of those characteristics in the same person or shop these days. Great work!

OrbitalEllipses · 01-18-2013, 01:22 AM

What. That's insane. Too bad my rear bumper scratch isn't blue and white, but plain old black urethane .

switchlanez · 01-18-2013, 02:02 AM

Was the body indented at all?

This is a great thread to reference to body shops in case owners keep getting turned down by shops unwilling to take the job.

Mr. Sparkle · 01-18-2013, 10:03 AM

finished down really well with that pad switchup. well done

GT86drifter · 01-18-2013, 11:08 AM

you sir is a magician and a scholar

spitz · 01-18-2013, 11:32 AM

Wow magic!

Rayme · 01-18-2013, 11:43 AM

That's great!

abutterman · 01-23-2013, 02:05 PM

Looks like i'm going to need some of this magic. Just saw this, probably a result of plowing through the icy slush a few days ago. I'm alreay set to go see Bryan (Mr Sparkle) for opticoat on sunday. Hopefully mine can be fixed up too without going to a body shop. Pretty much the same scuffing but a little less overall and on the bottom of my bumper

flippy · 01-23-2013, 02:17 PM

ILU YOU'RE MY HERO

01-17-2013, 04:23 PM	#1
DetailersDomain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Audi S4 Location: NY/NJ Posts: 521 Thanks: 13 Thanked 211 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s)	Can we fix it? Subaru BRZ 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. 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 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. Another angle 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. Total time it took to get these results about 10 minutes, not too bad. Enjoy

01-18-2013, 12:21 AM	#5
russv First 86 Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Argento Automatic Location: Northern California Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 1,069 Thanked 544 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	WOW! __________________ Life is short...NO BORING CARS

01-18-2013, 02:02 AM	#8
switchlanez Glorious BRZ Master Race Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: Subaru Libird Location: Race Wars Posts: 3,645 Thanks: 1,050 Thanked 2,719 Times in 1,079 Posts Mentioned: 110 Post(s)	Was the body indented at all? This is a great thread to reference to body shops in case owners keep getting turned down by shops unwilling to take the job. __________________ << BUILD THREAD >>

01-18-2013, 11:08 AM	#10
GT86drifter Drift Specialist Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 180SX,GT86 Location: JDM ONLY Posts: 1,041 Thanks: 237 Thanked 475 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s)	you sir is a magician and a scholar __________________ My 86 \| Instagram \| Store \| Limit Garage

01-18-2013, 11:32 AM	#11
spitz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: '13 SWP BRZ-L Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 252 Thanks: 70 Thanked 106 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s)	Wow magic! __________________

01-18-2013, 01:22 AM	#7
OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,890 Times in 2,903 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s)	What. That's insane. Too bad my rear bumper scratch isn't blue and white, but plain old black urethane .

01-18-2013, 10:03 AM	#9
Mr. Sparkle Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Mr. Sparkle Detailing Wagon Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 225 Thanks: 3 Thanked 72 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	finished down really well with that pad switchup. well done

01-18-2013, 11:43 AM	#12
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s)	That's great! __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

01-23-2013, 02:05 PM	#13
abutterman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited - WRB, MT Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 58 Thanked 176 Times in 139 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s)	Looks like i'm going to need some of this magic. Just saw this, probably a result of plowing through the icy slush a few days ago. I'm alreay set to go see Bryan (Mr Sparkle) for opticoat on sunday. Hopefully mine can be fixed up too without going to a body shop. Pretty much the same scuffing but a little less overall and on the bottom of my bumper Attached Images

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