Kia Spectra Metallic Black (never been detailed)

fishbonezken · 08-09-07, 07:24

hi hi

This is a Kia Spectra with Metallic Black paint. The car is four years old and has never seen wax or polish. It has *HEAVY* acid rain etchings on the horizontal panels, especially the bonnet. The interior has *NEVER* been cleaned with any chemicals, it was very very dirty. Sorry didn't get much befores of the interior.

Process :

Wash
Clay
Wash
Polish
- M83/W8006/900rpms (RB)
- M82/W9006/600rpms (RB)
- M82/W8006/Speed 3 (ROB)
Seal
- M21/W9006/Speed 1 (ROB)
Wax
- M16 by hand

on to the pics!

Before :

During :

After :

The interior(all plastic,rubber,vinyl,leather) got cleaned and scrubbed with APC diluted at 10:1. Leather conditioned with Gold Class Rich Leather cleaner & conditioner, which smells lovely!

Thanks for looking

BlueZero · 08-09-07, 08:08

Good work! Looks much better.

I like your signature on the last picture.

mikebai1990 · 08-09-07, 08:10

Nice job! You really transformed that dull, lifeless, paint into a puddle!

DoubleT · 08-09-07, 09:46

Yes, very nice job.

Sludge · 08-09-07, 10:03

Big improvement, really looks nice for a 4 year old car.

SilverSeven · 08-09-07, 12:32

Great work...... Very nice shots of the b4 and after. Real big difference.

Nice work.

fishbonezken · 08-09-07, 04:51

Thanks MikeBai, DoubleT, Sludge! appreciate the kind words.

Hey SilverSeven, thanks buddy!

needles · 08-09-07, 07:16

Looks like new

EdLancer · 08-14-07, 06:17

Nice badge in Europe, here in Canada they use the "KIA" logo and everyone hates the "Killed In Action" moniker and proberly KIA looses a lot of prospective customer due to it.

Scottwax · 08-14-07, 09:13

Huge improvement! Looks 1000x better.