Tesla Model Y Evaluation
This is a new customer to me and he called asking if I could correct the paint after a bad car wash. I saw his number was out of the area so I told him I needed to see some pictures to get a better understanding of what needed fixing. Then he told me he was actually nearby so I asked him to bring the car to me to see it.
February 08, 2021 Filed in: TESLA
The moment I saw the front and rear door, I had a lot of questions in my mind. Did the car wash make a mistake and try to fix it? Did the owner have some body work done recently but forgot? Does he know that the damage thats been caused isn’t the result of a simple car wash? As I inspected the paint, I noticed a variety of typical factory paint defects. As I asked the owner about the history of the car, he assured me he was the first and only owner and hasn’t had anyone work on the car since he got it a few months ago.
EXISTING CONDITION
Machine Buffer Trails on both doors
Do you see the 45 degree line? It’s a tape line.
Do you see the 45 degree line? It’s a tape line.
One of the Tesla Assembly Line Repairs
Machine buffer trails
These arcing scratches are sometimes referred to as pigtails. They aren’t as tight as the common pigtail but usually happens as a result of dirt in the wool pad.
These arcing scratches are sometimes referred to as pigtails. They aren’t as tight as the common pigtail but usually happens as a result of dirt in the wool pad.
These arcing scratches are sometimes referred to as pigtails. They aren’t as tight as the common pigtail but usually happens as a result of dirt in the wool pad.
These arcing scratches are sometimes referred to as pigtails. They aren’t as tight as the common pigtail but usually happens as a result of dirt in the wool pad.
There are two Tesla Repair spots here
Typical Tesla Assembly Line Paint Repair
These squiggly lines are pigtails. The foggy area of paint to the right is a Tesla assembly line repair that wasn’t finished properly.
These arcing scratches are sometimes referred to as pigtails. They aren’t as tight as the common pigtail but usually happens as a result of dirt in the wool pad.
Machine buffer trails around badge
No machine buffer trails here.
Other than water spots there really aren’t any machine buffer trails here.
These are machine buffer trails. The owner asked Tesla to fix some badging issues at the time of pickup. It appears the paint was scratched and then buffed to “fix” it.
These are machine buffer trails caused by a rotary buffer and a wool pad usually found at body shops or detailers using high speed buffers.
About the owners
ShowCar is a small family owned and run business. Richard & Gillian May Lin are a match made in heaven, both passionate car enthusiasts, who support each other in thick and thin. Richard’s role is to run the shop and handle the day to day duties of staying on schedule, while Gillian May provides a supportive role as well as the primary role in ensuring our BlackWow products are made, filled, packed, and shipped properly.
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