A common problem with a Ford Focus are rusty lower wheels arches. However, they are easy to repair and blend.
Rusty Lower Wheel Arch
Author: bcwood16
Large Bumper Scuff on corner
This is a typical example of a scuffed bumper that Smarter Cars repair all the time.
Once its finished, its as good as new. Took less then 3 hours and it can already be polished up.
Honda Alloy Wheel Refurbish
All four wheels on this Honda were fully refurbished. The damage was minimal but rust patches and paint flake was consistent over the surface.
The effected areas are sanded and rubbed down ready for priming with undercoat.
The wheel is then sprayed with silver and lacquered. We use high quality 2K lacquer that is durable, ideal for the abuse roads give to wheels.
KA Rust
Ford KA rust around the petrol cap is very common, though we can not guarantee rust it can be repaired and paint matched and blended out.
The repair certainly makes the car look smarter.
Wing Mirror Fix
You park on a narrow street only to return and find your wing mirror hanging off! It happens….narrow country lanes also seem to be a culprit for poorly wing mirrors. Using specialist techniques wing mirrors can be re-attached and repaired. Dont resort to parcel tape! Give Smarter Cars a call.
Large Wing Repair
Here a wing has been badly crushed in, damaging the front indicator too. Most garages will want to replace the whole wing with an expensive cost attached.
Using special SMART techniques and tools the majority of the dent is pushed back into place. A flat surface is used to check for high spots which are also tapped back into place.
A special filler is used which will be rubbed down a number of times to regain a nice smooth surface.
Once the wing has been repaired a thick undercoat is applied. This will be rubbed down and re-applied a number of times until the surface is very smooth, scratch and blemish free.
A base coat (colour) is then applied taking care to ensure the paint blends in perfectly with the existing paint.
Finally a high quality lacquer is applied and blended in perfectly to hide any joining seams. A new indicator light is also fitted.
Basic Wing Repair
Wings are often scuffed just as much as bumpers, especially with small driveways. SMART repairs are designed to work within the affected area keeping it as local as possible, this way the new paint can be blended for a perfect match with no need to spray the whole wing.
Blue Metallic Shine
Sometimes a car can start looking sorry for its self, even with a clean. Paint fades and small scuffs and marks to the lacquer can build up over time making the car look not as shiny as it once had.
Smarter Cars uses a variety of special grade compounds and polishes to remove those marks and buff that shine up again. The result can be pretty amazing and the polish will keep the car protected against the elements for a while longer.
Headlight Polish
Plastic headlights are becoming the norm and unfortunately they are often forgotten about when cleaning cars. Â UV light from the sun can often cause them to slowly fade and become yellow, giving a fog-like look. Eventually this will not only effect your night-time visibility from your lights, but can even fail its M.O.T. However these lights can often be buffed up with special compounds and polished to give a nice shiny surface again.
Quick Sticker Removal
Sometimes when buying a car the previous owner may have left an old sticker on it, perhaps symbolising where they are from or a fan club sticker etc.
Luckily these stickers can be quickly removed and the sticky residue cleaned up. Sometimes if the sticker has been left on for a long time there is a ghostly outline left behind. With a proper cutting compound this ghosting can be reduced or removed completely.
