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Today in the Detail Garage we have this 2017 Nissan Armada.
Now, it's a rental car and it came from up North so it's covered in dirt.
It's got a lot of bugs on it, but what we are focusing on today is these deep scratches
on the door handle.
Now, apparently, as it was being driven from Oregon, it came across a pack of dogs and
the dogs attacked the door.
As you can see, their nails have dug into the paintwork, causing these fairly deep scratches.
So, today, I'm going to show you one of the best ways to not only make it look better,
but also remove at least 80% of those scratches.
So, over here we have our TORQ 10FX set up with a 3" backing plate and I am also going
to be using a 3" orange pad.
Now, I've used those because this is the small area above the door handle and also on this
edge over here where you're going to have to get pretty intricate.
So, you're going to give you more control to get the best results.
But, before we get started, I've already wiped down the door with Swift Wipe and now we are
going to clay it using an OG Clay Bar.What this does is it pulls off any of the embedded
contamination and anything else that we need to remove before we start polishing.
Even though this car is fairly brand new, it is a rental and it gets driven daily.
It sits outside where there's a lot of airborne debris and anything else that falls into the
pores of the paint make it feel rough.
So, I'm going to start by spraying down the surface and a little bit on the clay bar as
well as my hand.
We'll work our way back and forth, starting at the highest point.
At first it may sound or feel kind of rough, but as you pull the impurities out of the
pores of the paint, it will get smooth, it will get quiet, and then it will just slide
across the surface.
And there we go.
So, I just finished clay baring the entire door.
I used a small patty which is just about the size of three fingers and it covers a large
surface area and also gets intricate areas like underneath the door handle.
You can use this on your paintwork, on glass, chrome... anything that has that rough feel
and anything that has impurities stuck in the pores of the paint.
Now that it's all been decontaminated, I'm going to take a clean microfiber towel and
wipe off the excess.
I'm working in straight lines and linear motions.
I'm also rolling the towel, this way so we don't create new imperfections.
So, before we begin polishing, I'm going to tape off the area around the door, such as
the door handles and also this trim up here.
I don't want to stain or damage any of that so I'm just using some regular masking tape
and this will prevent any kind of excess work or any kind of cleaning.
So, over here like I mentioned, we have our TORQ 10FX set up with a 3" red backing plate.
If you didn't know, the red is actually a flexible rubberized backing plate and this able to contour
and shape to any kind of body lines or intricate areas of the vehicle, this way we are not
putting any excess heat and friction.
Now, I've also got a 3" Hexlogic orange pad.
I'm going to center it as best as I can, this way it 1. doesn't cause any kind of vibrations,
but also, it's going to give me the best results as I polish.
Today, since it's got really deep scratches, I've decided to go with a compound using V34
which is going to cut through a majority of those scratches to refine the finish.
So, start be shaking it up and we are going to apply, since we are working with small
area to start off with, we are going to do four dime sized drops on our pad.
We will also apply some Pad Conditioner which helps reduce friction and also helps reduce
dusting and also helps moisten the pad to help it last as long as it can, this way you
don't have to constantly buy new pads or replace pads.
Just a couple of sprays and we will bring it the car.
If you haven't used a Dual Action before, with these machines you blotch out or dab
out your product, prep the surface, and then you turn the machine on while it's still on
the vehicle.
This way, you don't have any kind of mess or fling.
But, with a rotary, you do your whole spreading process and then you start the machine and
then place it on the vehicle to reduce any kind of micro scratches or creating a swirl.
So, I'm going to gets started by spreading it out on the low speed setting, and then
on the highest speed setting, we'll start removing that dead, scratched paint to reveal
that fresh, high shine.
And I have to say, that looks pretty good.
So, a quick recap: we started off the day using Swift Wipe to remove any of the loose
dirt and debris that was on the surface.
Then, we used an OG Clay Bar to decontaminate the pores of the paint, giving it that nice
slick feeling and also prepping it for polishing.
The machine we were using today was a TORQ 10FX with a 3" red backing plate.
That's the flexible, more versatile backing plate with an orange Quantum pad.
We also used V34 to cut through those deeper scratches and swirls.
Then, using a green pad with V36, we refined the paintwork on the door panel here as well
as on the pillar to give you back that high shine.
Now, to finish off, we are going to use some Black Light that is going to fill in any remaining
scratches and swirls to give us some high shine, enhance the depth, but also, it's going
to give you some paint protection so that 1. we're repelling any UV rays or anything
else tyhat can damage the finish.
Also, you see that I taped off here.
This is just cheap insurance that I don't damage any trim or any rubber or plastic components
around the vehicle.
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