Hi:
New to this forum.
I was recently helping my sister move. There was the threat of heavy rain so I threw a plastic tarp over the bed of my pickup and secured it with some bungee hooks. In the 20 mile or so drive I managed to wind whip my paint into a mess.
I have significantly damaged the clear coat. Basically flat black patches all over the otherwise shiny clear coat on the two side bed panels and tailgate. It is very noticeable.
It is a 99 Tacoma with black paint. It had a repaint with clear coat two years ago. While it is just an old truck, it looks pretty awful with this damage. Some basic research shows me I could need anything from an aggressive staged polishing to wet sanding to a repaint. I am really trying hard to avoid the repaint.
I have a garage full of Griot's products including their polishers and a random orbital.
I wanted to get a sense of what is best to do before just diving in and trying things.
I would greatly appreciate any advice.
What I think I need is a high quality detailer and I posted a "wanted" note in that forum as well. I live in Tyler, TX. I've read good things about Nick Chapman IN Grapevine, TX but he is about 2-3 hours away from me.
Thanks in advance.
Mike Austin
New to this forum.
I was recently helping my sister move. There was the threat of heavy rain so I threw a plastic tarp over the bed of my pickup and secured it with some bungee hooks. In the 20 mile or so drive I managed to wind whip my paint into a mess.
I have significantly damaged the clear coat. Basically flat black patches all over the otherwise shiny clear coat on the two side bed panels and tailgate. It is very noticeable.
It is a 99 Tacoma with black paint. It had a repaint with clear coat two years ago. While it is just an old truck, it looks pretty awful with this damage. Some basic research shows me I could need anything from an aggressive staged polishing to wet sanding to a repaint. I am really trying hard to avoid the repaint.
I have a garage full of Griot's products including their polishers and a random orbital.
I wanted to get a sense of what is best to do before just diving in and trying things.
I would greatly appreciate any advice.
What I think I need is a high quality detailer and I posted a "wanted" note in that forum as well. I live in Tyler, TX. I've read good things about Nick Chapman IN Grapevine, TX but he is about 2-3 hours away from me.
Thanks in advance.
Mike Austin
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