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[Jem]

I detailed this Alfa last year and the customer was very happy until three days afterwards when they reversed into a fence, damaging the off side rear corner of the bumper and the off side rear arch. The car went to a bodyshop, who had been recommended to my customer by a friend. Sadly while the bodyshop did a good job of the repair and the painting, the finishing left a lot to be desired to say the least. The car had been back to the bodyshop three times to have the hologrames removed! So I was contacted to correct the bodyshops failings.

The pictures speak volumes!





This reading shows the filler in the arch, but the quality of the repair was very good, apart from the holograms:


So the whole car was washed, clayed, corrected, protected, and the customers smile restored :

[-ghost-]

Good work jem

[Jem]

Good work jem

Thanks mate. As you can see the polishing work by the bodyshop was shocking. The customer said it wasn't immediately apparent each time the bodyshop tried to correct it, so my guess is they were using a filler heavy glaze to mask the holograms rather than properly remove them with a true polish, so once the fillers come out the holograms return.

[Clint]

Looks to me like they're made an arse of the panel gap between the tailgate and rear quarter in the second pic. Too wide IMO

Excellent work by the way Jem, looks superb.

[Jem]

Looks to me like they're made an arse of the panel gap between the tailgate and rear quarter in the second pic. Too wide IMO

Excellent work by the way Jem, looks superb.

Thanks Clint, I think that's where the sun is getting into the panel gap making it show up more than normal. The car only had a light brush against the a fence, so only a little filler on the arch and repainting.

[Clint]

Fair enough, must be just the angle of that one pic so. Nevermind!

[millsy200sx]

hi do u travel to do this detailing? thanks

[Jem]

hi do u travel to do this detailing? thanks

Yes I do, all over the country, Northampton is not far from me at all.

[millsy200sx]

ok ill keep you in mind thanks

[Jem]

I have been as far as south wales!

[MASH]

Yeah nice work again Jem.. she didnt stop going on about this when it first happened and she sits opposite me at work so its good to see that you have made her happy about the look of her car again! now she just gos on about everything else thats wrong with the world :-)

This is at her new house as well right which is just down the road from me.. I'll have to give you call one day to sort out my S14a.

[Jem]

Thanks mate, she did seem over the moon with it on the day, give me a shout when you're ready

[Egon]

Apologies for bumping an older thread but i've been absent for a while...

Cracking job Jem, was the paint hard? I wonder if its harder than the older alfas as you only have to look at mine and it marks..

[Jem]

It was fairly average really, but yes older Alfas are painted with butter!