Poor Camaro Suffers from a Paint Correction Gone Wrong

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You know the saying “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.”? Well, the owner of this Chevy Camaro can certainly relate to that. The owner had taken the car to another shop in an attempt to have a paint stain removed via paint correction. Instead of repairing the vehicle with a proper 2-step process, the shop ended up causing more paint damage by using improper sanding techniques and correction procedures. After they failed to produce a satisfactory result, the vehicle came to Jay’s Detail to have a proper paint correction and paint coating done.

This was going to be a significant project, so we started by giving the car a good sack and decontamination. This allows us to truly evaluate what damage exists and come up with a suitable strategy to correct the damage.

A gray Chevy Camaro covered in white foam, being washed at a car wash.

The cleaning and decontamination shows significant paint damage throughout the vehicle. In the next pictures you can see the extent of the damage to the paint finish and how it looked after we corrected it. The paint was scratched and dull across every panel as you can see in the picture below.

Moon reflecting on the water under a dark blue sky.

Roofline Before

Blue car roof reflecting bright lights in a garage setting.

Roofline After

Close-up of a blue car's glossy surface with white trim and a bright highlight.

Swirl Marks Before

Close-up of a dark blue car surface with a bright streak and scattered white specks, possibly damage or residue.

50/50 of Same Panel After We Began Correction

Blue car paint, one side with defects, other side polished. Light reflection in the center.

Sanding Marks on Doors Before

Close-up of a dark blue car surface reflecting light, showing paint imperfections.

Door Corrected

Close-up of a shiny blue car door with visible light reflection.

The picture below shows a 50/50 of the correction on the rear trunk.

Blue car hood with faded, speckled paint. Reflection of a light source in the windshield.

You can see from the After pictures above and the picture below that the paint was near perfect when we were finished with the correction.

Close-up of a blue car's paint with a single, bright light reflecting off the surface.

After the paint correction is complete, we protect the the newly perfected surface by applying our CQuartz Ceramic Paint Coating treatment. We also finished off the entire project by tinting the windows with our Rayno S5 Carbon Ceramic window film. The picture below shows the paint after the CQuartz Ceramic Paint Coating is applied.

After application of the CQuartz Ceramic Paint Coating, it must go through an infra-red curing process to give it full strength to protect the finish from future damage.

One last show to show you how great this car turned out!

Blue Chevrolet Camaro parked in front of a building.

We see what we illustrated above way too often. Just because a shop owns a buffer and some compound does not qualify them to correct your paint. Often, we end up having to fix other shops mistakes, if we even can. Sometimes the damage is too great, that we cannot even recover the finish. Don’t let this happen to you. Bring your vehicle to the pros at Jay’s Detail first!

There is a difference in discount work and quality craftsmanship. Jay’s Detail pays attention to the details in order to give you a superior result every time. When you want the very best, call the pros at Jay’s Detail at Call (210) 863-1633 or email us at jaysdetail@gmail.com for your paint correction, paint protection, paint coating and window tinting needs.

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