06 Mustang GT - Crazy Bad Condition (NO 56K)

[CleanGSR]

The Story:

THis car was beat up pretty bad last fall from a tornado that came through town. It ended up needing a lot of body work and a complete repaint. Well, where to begin. After 3 months, the owner wanted his car back from the body shop. They rushed the final buffing and there were rotary holograms/buffer trails over the entire car. THis was my first experience removing them. Next......this was the softest clear I`ve ever seen. I couldn`t hardly wipe the polish without scratching the paint. Oh, and it had a few swirls in it too from the soft clear coat.



In the end, I wasn`t able to remove everything, but got pretty close. The hardest part was getting it to finish down completely without marring from my PC....yeah it was so bad that Meg`s #9 and a final finishing pad marred if I wasn`t careful. Tried an Orange pad, but it left as much marring as it removed, so on to the green.



Process:



Wash w/ 2 bucket

(didn`t need clay, but I tested various spots incase)

SSR 2.5 w/ Propel Green Pad - PC Speed 6 (twice in some areas)

Meguiars #80 w/ Propel Green Pad - PC Speed 6 (twice or three times in some areas)

Meguiars #80 w/ Propel Blue Pad - PC Speed 6 (only in some areas)

Meguiars #9 w/ Propel Blue Pad - PC Speed 6 (medium pressure, then letting up to light pressure)

Meguiars #26 w/ Propel Blue Pad

Final Wipe Down with Meguiars Last Touch



Windows got Invisible Glass

Interior got a wipe down with Meguiars NXT Interior Protectant

Vaccumed

Wheels Polished with Mother`s Liquid Aluminum Polish

Exhaust Tips Polished with Mother`s Liquid Aluminum Polish

Tires got Meguiars Hot Shine



I think that`s everything. Now on to the horror shots





BEFORES

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/BeforeHood.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/BeforePDoor.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/BeforePFender1.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/BeforePFender3.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/BeforePQuarter.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/BeforeDoorHandle3.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/BeforeDoorHandle2.jpg



AFTER 1 Pass of SSR2.5 on hood

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/After1Pass-3.jpg



Some Half and Half Shots

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/HalfandHalf5.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/HalfandHalf4.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/HalfandHalf3.jpg











AFTERS

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/AfterFender2.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/AfterFender1.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/After1.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/After3.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/After4.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/After5.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/After7.jpg







Some Reflection Shots......just because

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/Reflection7.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/Reflection6.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/Reflection4.jpg



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/B16Vtec/cars/Detail%20Jobs/06%20Mustang%20GT/Reflection3.jpg





Like I said it`s not 100% in full sun, but the customer was extremely pleased with the results. Was also open to tips about using the two bucket method.



Thanks for looking.

[Old Pirate]

Great turnaround you did on the GT, very wet and shine too!:goodjob

[Todd@RUPES]

Great work. I loved this picture so I ran it through an editoer and sharpened it. I think maybe a little to much, but I cleaned up the colors, let me know what you think.



http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/misc/Reflection3.jpg

[CleanGSR]

doesn`t look bad. Made it look a little grainy though. I usually edit mine a little in photoshop to get the color`s looking good. Didn`t spend the time on it this time.

[Bigpoppa3346]

Very reflective and wet. I feel your pain on the soft black paints-I did a black BMW today that is the same way-an MF will mar it and it looks like there are little swirls/streaks/smears left over at the end. Very frustrating.



Paint looks awesome though...cool car too.

[Old Pirate]

Wow what a difference on these pic`s.

[15951]

The shop did a lousy job on the detail, but they sure did a nice job on painting and wetsanding...very little OP. Nice looking car, and you did a great job on getting it in good shape!

[CleanGSR]

Thanks guys. Yeah, the shop did a good job with the wetsanding. I noticed the driver`s side door had a decent amount of orange peel. When I asked the owner he said that was the only panel that didn`t get a repaint. Also the rear bumper had a good bit of OP that was still in there. The spoiler was really bad. I guess it`s suppossed to have a little, but it was really bad with OP.

[imported_Dave1]

The Story:

THis car was beat up pretty bad

You wern`t kidding.....



Excellent work........:2thumbs:



I`ll bet that owner had a permagrin after he saw his car......

[codiddy]

I noticed the driver`s side door had a decent amount of orange peel. When I asked the owner he said that was the only panel that didn`t get a repaint.



Ford`s paint quality is a joke, my 06 mustang is covered in orange peel!!

[jtford95]

That looks great!!! Nice turnaround. The door shot is cool. Nice land scape.LOL.THat is my favorite car. Is that a shaker hood scoop?

[CHAOS]

wow, that thing was in really bad shape... you did an excellent job.. hopefully they hire you again to maintain that shine!

[CleanGSR]

Yeah, when the damage was done from the tornado he too the oportunity to cut a hole in the hood and make it a shaker hood. Pretty cool. I hope he hires me to keep it clean for him. This was definately a fun car to detail.