imported_Picus
06-18-2006, 12:44 PM
Like the title says, 1999 Lincoln LS, 200,000km. This is easily the toughest detail I`ve had since I`ve been in Toronto. When the owner contacted me he said "it was pretty bad", which was true. I had 6 hours; the detail was a present for his g/f (who is the actual owner of the car). He was picking her up from the airport at 2pm, so the deadline loomed. Definitely the worst swirls I`ve seen in a long time, nevermind the random really deep marring from groceries, gas fillups, etc... buttload of rock chips too, I filled what I could.
Yes, I used a wool pad on my Makita rotary. Why? Well, time constraints...and the overall condition of the car can be summed up pretty acurately by this:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/18.jpg
I ended up wetsanding about 3/4 of the rear of the car (rear quarterpanels, rear decklid, trunk, rear bumper) as well as some spots near doorhandles, on the hood, c-pillars... you get the idea. The results were good, but not nearly perfect. I was unable to get out some of the deeper marring, but I told the owner ahead of time to expect it. He was very pleased with the results... Process:
Wetsand above mentioned areas with 2000 grit then 3000 unigrit
Menzerna PG/RMG, wool pad, rotary @ 1300 rpm
Menzerna IP/RMG, orange pad, rotary @ 1500 rpm
Menzerna PO106FF, grey pad, rotary @ 1200 rpm
I stopped here. Had I had more time I`d have done PO106FF via PC but I was satisfied with the results after the grey pad/rotary and I was running low on time...
Poorboys EX
Clearkote Carnauba
The spot above after PG and IP (before P0106FF), notice the haze... :bawling:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/25.jpg
Left side polished all the way down, right side...not:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/1.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba4.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba2.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba3.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba1.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/23.jpg
Gratuitous and meaningless reflection shot:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/15.jpg
Yes, I used a wool pad on my Makita rotary. Why? Well, time constraints...and the overall condition of the car can be summed up pretty acurately by this:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/18.jpg
I ended up wetsanding about 3/4 of the rear of the car (rear quarterpanels, rear decklid, trunk, rear bumper) as well as some spots near doorhandles, on the hood, c-pillars... you get the idea. The results were good, but not nearly perfect. I was unable to get out some of the deeper marring, but I told the owner ahead of time to expect it. He was very pleased with the results... Process:
Wetsand above mentioned areas with 2000 grit then 3000 unigrit
Menzerna PG/RMG, wool pad, rotary @ 1300 rpm
Menzerna IP/RMG, orange pad, rotary @ 1500 rpm
Menzerna PO106FF, grey pad, rotary @ 1200 rpm
I stopped here. Had I had more time I`d have done PO106FF via PC but I was satisfied with the results after the grey pad/rotary and I was running low on time...
Poorboys EX
Clearkote Carnauba
The spot above after PG and IP (before P0106FF), notice the haze... :bawling:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/25.jpg
Left side polished all the way down, right side...not:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/1.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba4.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba2.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba3.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/ba1.jpg
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/23.jpg
Gratuitous and meaningless reflection shot:
http://gtaindetail.com/fp/lincolnls/15.jpg