hammer and dolly the inside of the right fender to sort out the buckle

valley out multiple cracks in the right fender

knocked down hard edges with 80 on the DA

valley out cracks on the left fender

knocked down the hard edges with 80 grit on the DA

tight wiped the feathered cracks on both fenders with reinforced filler

cut filler with a cheese grater

blocked the filler on both fenders with 40grit

blocked 40grit with 80 grit

spread body filler on the right fender

cut filler with a cheese grater

blocked body filler with 40-grit

blocked 40grit with 80 grit

tight wiped the fender with polyester glazing putty

grind down the remains welds from the spoiler on the right corner

finished up the grind

knocked down hard edges with 4 on the DA

sanded the area in Prep for filler

spread reinforced filler on the bottom of the lower valances

cut reinforced filler with a cheese grater

sanded reinforced filler with 40 on the DA

spread body filler on the bottom of the lower valance

cut the body filler with a cheese grater

started to sand the body filler with 40 grit on the inline sander

removed front bumper

finished remove the bulk of the filler with the inline sande

sanded the smaller sections with 40 grit in the DA sander

started blocking the body filler to rough up the shape

spot filled a few spots that remained low

blocked the spots with 40

blocked the spots with 80

wiped polyester glazing putty

quickly blocked the polyester glazing putty with 40 to get the rough shape

filled a couple of spots that were still low with polyester glazing putty

blocked the spot wipes quickly with 40-grit

blocked all the glazing putty with 80-grit

hammer and Dollied a big dent next to the fog light

sanded the repair with 80 grit in prep for filler

wiped repair with body filler

blocked the repair 40 grit, then 80 grit

wiped the repair with polyester glazing putty

knocked down the ridges with 40-grit

blocked the putty with 80-grit

blocked all repairs with 120-grit

started detail sanding a few recessed areas to finish up the repair. The final stage of the filler work, then primer.

finished up the detail sanding on the recessed areas

sanded around the repair with 180 on the DA sander

sanded around the 180 grit with 400 grit to finish off the repair

went and hand sanded the edges and remaining shinny spot

gave the repairs a quick blow off and wipe with a dry rag to remove dust

cleaned the repairs with wax and grease remover

started outlining the repairs with tape in prep for first rounds of primer

finished outlining the repair with tape

swept the floor so tape can stick

bagged off the vehicle with plastic to protect from overspray

taped the plastic to the floor to prevent overspray creeping from underneath the vehicle

cut the repair out of the plastic

wiped down repairs with wax and grease remover

applied 3 coats of super high build primer

went around and spot filled the pinholes that didn’t fill with primer

shaved Down the filler and specs in the primer

blocked primer with 180

blocked primer with 320, then 320 on a soft block

blocked primer with 400, then 400 on a soft block

removed bumper brackets

went around and did the detail sanding. Around the fog light the inner fender lip etc.

sanded the repair with 400 on the DA

cut the fenders out of the plastic

taped the leading edge of the door and hood to prevent scratches

sanded bother fender with 600 on the da

sanded both fenders with 600 on an interface pad

gave the vehicle a quick blow-off and wiped down with a dry rag to see areas I didn’t get

scotch brite by hand the remaining shiny spots

grabbed front chin spoiler

bolted up spoiler

measured for stretching the spoiler

measured and marked the spoiler

cut the spoiler into three pieces

measured and marked the filler panels

cut the filler panels to size

bonded the filler panels to the left side

made a couple bends and trimmed them into place for the radiused corners

started bonding the filler panels to the right side of the spoiler

Finished bonding the right side of the spoiler

made a couple of bends and trimmed them into place for the radiused corners

sanded the areas that stretched to make everything level

made end caps for both sides of the spoiler so the spoiler can wrap around the corners

sealed off the edges so I can wax the spoiler

Removed clamps

removed spoiler from vehicle

trimmed back the excess fiberglass

applied 4 coats of wax to the parts of the spoiler that I couldn’t reach/was difficult when it was attached to the vehicle

glassed a layer over the parts the I waxed

let the first layer kick

glassed a second layer

removed clamps

trimmed back any excess fiberglass

popped the spoiler form the mold

filled a few small gaps with glue

shaped the few small spot

filled a bigger gap with polyester filler

blocked the filler

filled 5 more areas I thought would cause issue later down the road

blocked the other areas I filled

blew off and wiped down part with dry rag

clean with wax and grease remover

applied 4 coats of wax

measured mold and cut carbon to length

fit the carbon on the mold and trimmed the major excess off

laid the carbon in the mold

mixed and pour the resin onto the carbon

shaved down the last little spot fills on the spoiler

blocked the areas that I shaved with 180

blocked the 180 scratches with 320

blocked the 320 scratches with 400

blocked the 400 scratches with 600

buzzed the spoiler with 600 on the DA sander

sanded the edges with a sanding sponge

set up the spoiler on a stand

applied 3 coats of clear

came back 3 hrs later to remove from the booth

quickly masked the edges to prevent scratching adjacent panels in the wet sand and buff process

skated 2000 grit to identify imperfections

shaved down the imperfection

LEFT FENDER

blocked the spots I shaved with 800 grit

blocked the 800 with 1200 grit

blocked the 1200 with 1500 grit

blocked the 1500 with 2000 grit

buzzed the fender with 2000 on the DA sander to soften the scratches

buzzed the fender with 2000 on the DA sander with an interface pad to even everything out

RIGHT FENDER

started blocking the spots I shaved with 800-grit

RIGHT FENDER

• finished blocking the spots with 800

blocked the 800 with 1200 grit

blocked the 1200 with 1500grit

blocked the 1500 with 2000 grit

buzzed the fender with 2000 on the DA sander to soften the scratches

buzzed the fender with 2000 on the DA sander with an interface pad to even everything out

buzzed both fenders with 3000 trizact flat

buzzed both fenders with 3000 trizact on an interface pad to even out all the scratches

skated 2000 grit across the spoiler to identify the imperfections

shaved the imperfections

sanded the spots I shaved with 800 grit

sanded the 800 with 1200 grit

sanded the 1200 with 1500grit

sanded the 1500 with 2000grit

buzzed the spoiler with 2000 on the DA to even out all the scratches

buzzed the 2000 with 3000 trizact on the DA flat

buzzed the spoiler with 3000 trizact on the interface pad

buffed the spoiler with step 1

polished the spoiler with step 2 on the rotary buffer

polished the spoiler with step 2 on the random orbit polisher

buffed both fenders with step 1

started to polish the left fender with step 2 on the rotary buffer

finished polishing both fender with step 2 on the rotary buffer

went back and buffed a few rouge scratches with step 1

polished those areas with step 2 on the rotary buffer

polished both fender with step 2 on the random orbit polisher

blew off the dust

reinstalled both fog lights

reinstalled front bumper brackets

reinstalled front bumper

reinstalled the carbon spoiler

opened up hood and started to clean up the buffing residues

removed the masking that prevented the car from being caked in compound

the hood had a bunch of minor scratches that the vehicle came in with so we decided to fresh it up

buffed the hood and fender tops with a wool pad and step 1

buffed the hood and fender tops with a foam pad and step 1

polished the hood with step 2 on the Rotary buffer

polished the hood with step 2 on the random orbital buffer

blew off and wiped down the vehicle with a microfiber cloth to remove the compound residues

opened up all the jambs and wiped them down

touched up a couple of spots