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Old 01-28-07, 05:13   #1 (permalink)
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His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)

I actually got this detail because of Autopia.org, in the SouthEaster section.

Process,
both washed with NXT
clayed with Meg's blue clay
rims cleaned with Meguiars All Wheel Cleaner
Tires dressed with Meguiars HotShine
Exhaust polished with NXT All Metal Polysh
Windows cleaned with NXT Window Cleaner
Interiors cleaned with Meguiars Quik Interior Cleaner and protected with Natural Shine
Headlights,taillights cleaned with Meguiars Plastx
Carpets shampooed with Meguiars APC, 4:1
Wheelwells dressed with Meguiars Hyperdressing 3:1

Infiniti

Polished with Meguiars #80 Speedglaze, via PC with a 8006 pad for 2 passes.
Two coats of Meguiars #21 Synthetic Sealent via pc/hand

Mazda

Marring, scratches removed with Meguiars #83 DAC/P, via rotary @1800 rpm
Polished with Meguiars #80 Speedglaze, via rotary@1300 rpm, with 8006 pad
One coat of Meguiars #21 Sythetic Sealent via pc/hand
One coat of Meguiars NXT Paste Wax via hand

On a note, I forgot how small MX-5's are, and short it takes to buff them. It took me maybe 20 mintues to hit the whole car with the rotary.

Okay, enough talking, some pictures...

Arrived early and started claying. The Infiniti had a lot of bonded contaminents. Here is the clay after 1/4 of the hood.



The rear was worse, here is after half the rear bumper (about 2 inches thick and 2 feet long)!!!



After washing, claying, and polishing with #80 on the PC, it was time to seal the paint with #21. Here is the fender after the second coat of #21 via PC.



Here is a coupe pictures taken inside the garage. The paint is looking liquid wet.







Then it was outside for some shots and to check for swirls (sorry for the lack of before pictures, but the car had minor water etching and light swirling).





Here you can see the Mazda Miata waiting to be polished with the Infiniti is showing off.









 
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Old 01-28-07, 05:20   #2 (permalink)
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Re: His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)



Then it was on the Miata which went quick. I spot buffed some scuffs and scratches, then hit the whole car with 80 on the rotary followed by a coat of 21, topped with NXT.





The white came out very wet, but also very reflective. I had a hard time from keeping the pictures from washing out, so it was hard to capture the liquid reflections on the surface.















 
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looks great
 
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Re: His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)

Both of the cars look great, love the shot of the Miata and the clouds.
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Re: His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)

Nice work both turned out great.
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Re: His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)

Both turned out excellent, the FX looks immaculate. Call me partial because my mom has one and I picked it out, but I love these cars!
 
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Re: His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)

Both look really great....Nice job!!
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Re: His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)

Todd, great work as always. I always enjoy your posts.
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Hello all,
Those vehicles are mine, and I just wanted to say what a pleasure it was to do business with Todd. Great person and great work! Thank you!
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Re: His=black Hers=white Both=Shiny (lot of pictures)

Nice job.

If one knows what they're doing, white can be eye popping.
 
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Looking good there. I love those black on the FX.
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Man. Those cars look really good.

It must also be a great compliment to your work if someone registers to tell eveyone how good your work is.
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