Volvo V70 GLT straight from Satan`s Den

[stilez]

This vehicle belongs to my girlfriend`s mother and has haunted me since day 1. I can honestly say that I`ve lost sleep over this car.



They purchased it about 2 years ago with around 70k on the clock. It has 103k now and still looks like hell. The previous owner`s beat the piss out of the thing. Swirls were an understatement on top of the pellet shooting practice the front end took plus R.I.D.S. all over, haze, bad-repaint, sanding marks...I could go on.



Anyways, this is the 3rd time I`ve worked on it since they picked it up. My girlfriend`s father (god bless him) is VERY environmentally friendly. He uses the minimal amount of water to rinse, about 1/4 ounce of soap per 3 gallons of bucket water, an old chamois to wash/dry, and thats it. I`ve tried educating, but no luck. Other times, it visits the cheapest swirl-o-matic in town. I pretty much try to just keep the swirls under control.



Today, I did just that, try to keep everything under control. I was not concerned about full-anything fixes as I know the clearcoat is getting low. My finals were:



-Meguiar`s Hyper Wash

-TOL tire cleaner cut 50/50 on tires/wells

-Meguiar`s Wheel Brightener cut 3:1 on wheels

-Optimum Clay with Hyper Wash lube



-Hi-Temp Extreme Cut via rotary and LC Cutting Pad @ 1500 rpm on hood

-Menzerna FPII via rotary and LC Finishing Pad @ 1500 rpm on hood

-Zaino Z5 via rotary and LC Finishing Pad @ 600 rpm on entire car

-Zaino Z6 to touch-up



-Meguiar`s All Season Dressing on trim/tires

-Meguiar`s Extreme Shine Dressing in wells





Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/Summer%2005/IMG_1823.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/Summer%2005/IMG_1840.jpg





Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/Summer%2005/IMG_1825.jpg



After (those are scratches; smears from my towel were cleaned up after pic)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/Summer%2005/IMG_1839.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/Summer%2005/IMG_1837.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/Summer%2005/IMG_1849.jpg





This car is not perfect, nor will it ever be. I did what I could with what I was given.





Questions/Comments, fire away.

[DrSauekraut]

Considering the circumstance, you’ve done a great job :xyxthumbs

[Anthony O.]

Yea for what you were given it came out very nice. I also applaud you for the posting of the sun shot showing some remaining marring. :up



It just can`t always be made perfect.



Anthony

[stilez]

Yea for what you were given it came out very nice. I also applaud you for the posting of the sun shot showing some remaining marring. :up



It just can`t always be made perfect.



Anthony





Yep, some will not accept it, but in consideration of the thinning paint, I did what I could. No way am I about to reimburse $500 for a hood repaint.

[1 Clean WS6]

Excellent revival Sean!!! :xyxthumbs

[Pats300zx]

Beautiful as always Sean.... :clap:

[s2skimon]

how was the "sling factor" with Zaino Z5 via rotary and LC Finishing Pad @ 600 rpm on entire car ?

[stilez]

Thanks all.





tumbler: Zilch. The Z5 worked really nicely in the shady areas, but grabbed a bit on the sunny sides. All in all, if you kept the pad lubricated, there was no risk in marring. The Z5 hid/removed very minor defects and richened the colour of the paint. I was pretty happy with it as a one step although #20 or NXT would`ve been a better route (cut wise).