Videos: #toyota

Toyota RAV4 pre-return inspection. Gary and Tom identify the chargeable items and repair selectively to get below the lease company's recharge threshold.

Deep scratches too severe for polishing alone treated with wet sanding first to level the surface, then machine polished back to gloss. The result is a significant improvement without respraying.

Severe bird mess damage to paintwork -- acidic droppings etching into the clear coat. Ceramic, graphene, or polymer coating absorbs the chemical contact and protects the lacquer underneath.

A Toyota C-HR Hybrid being prepped for sale -- double buff, paint corrections, three-month wax. Gary spots bird etch that has gone right through the lacquer on the roof. No ceramic coating meant the paint had no protection. Honest caveat: the bonnet scratch will only see about 60 per cent improvement.