Talk about a turnaround!!! I was really stoked on the way this car turned out. I was thinking I could make it look much better, but I wasn't expecting this, and neither was the owner, who may now be keeping the car instead of selling it! I really like single stage paint jobs. I dont like the fact I ended up doing this one for free, but hopefully the owner will send me some business and make it worth while! 15 hours total time invested, about $30 in product/pads used and thrown out...it cost me money to detail this one! Results were about 95%ish, some areas were pretty hacked up.
anyway,...I didnt want to use a rotary on this one as I didnt know how much paint was left (no PTG), so I stuck with a PC. The owner didnt remember when it was painted, or how much paint was laid on.
Process in order:
-wash with chemical guys wash and gloss to strip whatever was on the surface of the car (minus the oxidation obviously)
-PC/LC yellow cutting pad/megs 66 chemical cleaner wax to eat through the heavy oxidation
-clay with megs red clay with megs
last touch 1:1
-spot compound deeper stuff with PC/lc orange 5.5"/M105
-PC/lc orange 5.5"/megs 83
-PC/lc white 5.5"/megs 80
-PC/lc blue/poliseal on paint and windows
-one grand chrome polish on all trim with PC/4" lc orange
-chemical guys barebones on tires
-megs
glass cleaner concentrate
-megs 66 in door jambs
BEFORES
This was after just the PC/yellow/66 to remove the oxidation
Some split shots showing the progress:
AFTERS
So, going from this:
To this:
i would say it was worth the time and effort I put into it...wouldn't you? 
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