A rank amateur does black...

[JimHare]

Well, at the risk of inciting personal ridicule and abashed disdain, I thought I`d toss up a few shots I took of my 2001 Eldorado ETC. I finished cleaning her up the other day, except for the wheels. I didn`t do it all at one time, it was an hour here, an hour there. Started with wash, clay, wash, PB SSR2, AIO, SGx3, and IWx2. This is a daily driver with 67K miles that sits outside 24x7, in New Jersey no less. For five year old paint, it`s not too bad - it took me a while to get the dealer-applied swirl marks and spider webs out, but I didn`t really attack the tiny chips. I don`t trust myself with Duplicolor, so if it didn`t polish out, it stayed there.



Off the starboard bow:

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0607.JPG



Head-On

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0609.JPG



How most BMW drivers see it :nana:

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0611.JPG



Roof Reflections...

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0619.JPG



In the `hood

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0642.JPG



LSP

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0640.JPG



Squirrel`s-Eye View

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0648.JPG



For Big Butt Fans... :rofl

http://www.jmhare.com/EldoPics/DSCN0655.JPG

[Thomas Dekany]

nice detail, but you are way more funny than the reflections. :D



You are funny!

[2000firebird]

i hate thoes darwin stickers.. nice job lookin sweet

[sumptimwong]

Great work, especially for someone who labels themself as an "amateur!"



I can see some very minor swirling on your trunk lid in the last shot. But other than that, it looks flawless!

[Scottwax]

Very nice! :)



BTW, a heat gun and some fishing line or dental floss will make short work of that dealer emblem on the back.

[JimHare]

Great work, especially for someone who labels themself as an "amateur!"



I can see some very minor swirling on your trunk lid in the last shot. But other than that, it looks flawless!





If you`re talking about that spot over on the left side near the edge separating the vertical from horizontal, yes, I have a couple of those. I wanted to be careful about grinding away too much over the PAINTED pinstripe...



Thanks.

[tanha]

Very nice! :)



BTW, a heat gun and some fishing line or dental floss will make short work of that dealer emblem on the back.



I believe that`s the famous Corvette and Cadillac dealer in NJ!

[sQuashed]

Great looking Daily Driver !!!

[EMazda3S]

Looks terrific!!!! Excellent job. 67K on a daily driver from NJ is now impossible to discern.

I know outside 24/7 in the NE from living in SENY and now NEPA and it`s horrible!!!



How much of a change did you see after the IW over the SG?

[JimHare]

Looks terrific!!!! Excellent job. 67K on a daily driver from NJ is now impossible to discern.

I know outside 24/7 in the NE from living in SENY and now NEPA and it`s horrible!!!



How much of a change did you see after the IW over the SG?



To be honest, I think it dulled just a bit - it`s hard to say because I went a day or so between SG coats to let it cure, and a day or so between IW coats. The only thing I really noticed is that, after the SSR and AIO and SG, the finish seemed pretty clean. But after the first coat of IW (or probably almost any wax) I noticed the tiny chips more. The wax gets in them and increases their visibility quite a bit.



Most of them are very very small, no more than a pencil point. But between the grit on the roads, the damn cats that seem to love sitting on the car, and just plain old five years of use, there are a good number of them.



I try to throw a cover over the car when it`s not in use, but it`s just one of those $60 Walmart cheapies, and there`s probably as much grit and crud in the cover getting transmitted to the car.. but I use it to protect against birds and cats...



Thanks for the kudos, everyone. Next comes the 02 Deville.. :LOLOL

[JimHare]

I believe that`s the famous Corvette and Cadillac dealer in NJ!



Correct. Big huge dealer Caddy/Vette/Lambo dealer in Palmrya up near Cherry Hill, but I got the Eldo at their Atlantic City location. Between the trunk sticker and the two license plate frames, they should be payin` me to shill for `em .. lol