What is it with Volvo`s these days ???

[Flatfour]

Today I did a VERY NEGLECTED Volvo 850 BLACK.

Car has run over 200.000 miles (yes two-hunderd thousand), never been polished or any kind of wax on it.

"She" has seen every country in Europe, ran over several race tracks and more.

The car belongs to a friend of me who is busy in the "Mini challenge", a race event of Mini`s all over Europe (and tracks in all European countries).



I washed as usual, then used 2 pieces of Sonus clay before I even could take my PC to start polishing.



Polishing sequence :



- Hood/Roof with whool pad and SSR3

- Orange cutting pad - OC - 6

- Orange cutting pad - OP/OC - 5

- Black and white polishing pads - SSR1 - 4



(Note that again, the SSR series dusted like hell, who can explain that ? Even Poorboys doens`t send me an answer...)



- All trim with PB trim restorer x 3 (!!)

- Cleaned door jambs with Meg. APC



Nothing for the interior this time....

No wheels or tires cleaned as he will change them following week.



It took me 6 hours in total.



BEFORE :



http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1901.JPG

http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1902.JPG

http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1909.JPG



Here you see the difference between polishing (right) with "Orange cutting pad - OC - 6" and a untouched pice of panel (left), in between is a part with polish on...



http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1907.JPG



After 1 polishing step... :



http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1908.JPG





I finished off with Poorboys Nattu`s wax x 2 and all windows with AG super resin polish.



AFTER :



http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1918.JPG

http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1919.JPG

http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1921.JPG

http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Volvo850/IMG_1922.JPG





The car is not perfect, but keeping in mind the Milage and the abuse that it has taken the last years, it looks fine to me...



Wally

[Steve02SLT]

WOW :bow That looks better than most cars out there with 1/10th of the mileage as that! What year is it? Almost looks brand new!

[Scottwax]

That is a huge improvement! :eek:



What I can`t figure out is how it got that bad in the first place.

[Flatfour]

What can I say about the "wash technique" of my friend...

As he cruised trough all Europe, I suspect him of washing it at petrol stations with coin ups, truck wash brushes and so on...

[s2skimon]

holee neglect..



nice transformation

[gmblack3]

I bet the owner was very happy!