TTQ B4U Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Many thanks to Adam who's Beautiful Black FJ turned out to have brought me a referral. This one is a 2008 that has also seen some of the same trails as his had. The owner is just under 100k in miles and looking to sell her but in order to do so it needed some restoration work. The challenge here however is he is the 2nd or perhaps 3rd owner and the paint was very very thin. Paint Gauge Measurements across nearly all panels showed only 3.25 to 3.75 mils left Not knowing what they measure in at new is one thing but I do know for sure once you cross the 3.0 mark, the clear is gone and likely some color too. Had to tread carefully here. Overall the vehicle came out extremely well. The major scratches were able to be knocked down about 80-90%. Fine swirls which abounded this vehicle were thankfully easy. The brief video I shot tells the story there. Likely the vehicle was run through a typical car wash after going off-road thus grinding the hell out of the paint. All in all the owner should be very pleased upon delivery and hopefully it nets a good sale for him. BEFORE Shots: http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/20170303_102204%20before%20web_zpstdwqcrgk.jpg http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/20170303_103544%20before%20web_zpspysgqqfv.jpg Roof: http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/20170302_192507%20before%20web_zpsmaqxd2p6.jpg Swirls overall are much worse than even this pic shows: See VIDEO http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/20170302_192439%20before%20web_zpsibeqywf4.jpg Contamination was pretty bad. Tons of ferrous deposits to be removed. http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/20170303_110426%20iron%20x%20web_zpsfpwulpoc.jpg Deposits just poured out from the paint and seems: http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/20170303_110413%20iron%20x%20web_zpsckidhol5.jpg AFTER Shots: http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/P1070086%20web_zpsyiszlk0q.jpg http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/P1070077%20working%20web_zps8xihmyin.jpg http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/P1070093%20web%20REFLECT_zps4ywkkolm.jpg http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/20170303_223826%20web_zpsff7lr1ju.jpg http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/P1070079%20web_zpsijci0fqi.jpg http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah133/PDQS4/Some%20of%20the%20vehicles%20I%20have%20detailed/2008%20Toyota%20FJ%20-%20Yellow/P1070090%20web_zps8izxlieb.jpg Video Link: https://youtu.be/jQR6dWF-gZA Save Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Nice work!. Pavel takes that thing through stuff I would never even dream of. Dude is nuts lol On my turnin sheet for our 2015 rav it said the paint was all 4 mils thick, so I think they just have thin paint naturally. The fender Kevin painted had come back as 6 mils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Amazing. Well done Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Wow, that's an unbelievable transformation. Great work Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiek2000 Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 That's a hell of a transformation. This is the last time I saw it http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r39/aussiek2000/Toyota/E3732D2A-EB01-4CDE-8F56-EE2880E834C8.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Great job on the restoration, Tim. Sounds like that FJ has been thoroughly enjoyed. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Holy cow, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 He showed me videos of the stuff he did with it and I gotta say I'm floored by how well these things go perform. Now I know where all the river bed gravel and mud that came out of it when I buffed it was from. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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