whitejavaS500
06-24-2007, 12:05 AM
Well guys, shes done. After countless hours, this is the final result of months of reconditioning. Heres the basic story of the car:
Bought it new in `02. Cleaned the wheels with paper towels daily, and every now and then washed it my self with blue coral and a sponge. I usually left it out in the sun to dry, which left MAJOR water marks. If I didnt wash it, then my buds down the swirlomatic did:sadpace: . It then got somewhat neglected when we got our S500, and was cleaned only ever now and then. The S500 got toatled, and I had been learning on this website. This car was my test bed. I used SSR2.5 in May of 06, but basically applied it and buffed it off as wax :think2. While it might have made a slight difference, the car got battered as it had been before after that. When my father got a new car in the Summer of 06, this car would sit until my brother recieved it this month (still driven on and off between then). I made the decision to knock it out over the long time. An hour here, a panel polished there, then I decided to take it seriously and finish it up. I had to do this with my PC, as my d*mn Hitachi was broken. Heres the finals.
Keep in mind, this car has 112,000 miles.
CWG Wash
Z-18 Clay
Wetsand about 40% of the car with Unigrit 2500 then 3000
HTEC/OP 50/50 on LC Lambswool leveling pad at 6
HTEC/OP 30/70 on LC Yellow at 6
ZPC on LC orange at 6
ZAIO/ZPC 70/30 on LC grey at 4-5
CK Moose Wax Buffed off with 50/50 mix of OCW and Pinn Souv Spray (:bigups)
Opti Seal x2
Befores
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07029.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07030.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07038.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07011.jpg
Afters
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07013.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07020.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07167.jpg
Bought it new in `02. Cleaned the wheels with paper towels daily, and every now and then washed it my self with blue coral and a sponge. I usually left it out in the sun to dry, which left MAJOR water marks. If I didnt wash it, then my buds down the swirlomatic did:sadpace: . It then got somewhat neglected when we got our S500, and was cleaned only ever now and then. The S500 got toatled, and I had been learning on this website. This car was my test bed. I used SSR2.5 in May of 06, but basically applied it and buffed it off as wax :think2. While it might have made a slight difference, the car got battered as it had been before after that. When my father got a new car in the Summer of 06, this car would sit until my brother recieved it this month (still driven on and off between then). I made the decision to knock it out over the long time. An hour here, a panel polished there, then I decided to take it seriously and finish it up. I had to do this with my PC, as my d*mn Hitachi was broken. Heres the finals.
Keep in mind, this car has 112,000 miles.
CWG Wash
Z-18 Clay
Wetsand about 40% of the car with Unigrit 2500 then 3000
HTEC/OP 50/50 on LC Lambswool leveling pad at 6
HTEC/OP 30/70 on LC Yellow at 6
ZPC on LC orange at 6
ZAIO/ZPC 70/30 on LC grey at 4-5
CK Moose Wax Buffed off with 50/50 mix of OCW and Pinn Souv Spray (:bigups)
Opti Seal x2
Befores
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07029.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07030.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07038.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07011.jpg
Afters
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07013.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07020.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/ben812/Saab/6-24-07167.jpg