2000 Mazda Millenia Millennium

[coupe]

2000 Mazda Millenia Millennium





This car was probably one of the worste ive delt with yet. The previous owner must have washed the car with a scratch pad or steel wool, it’s the only thing I can think of that may have caused this kind of damage. It’s a shame, IMO it’s a beautiful color with tons of flake, the body lines are sexy and has real clean look to it.



After doing a test spot for the owner it was realized that most of the panels on the car needed to be wetsanded and buffed out. The owner bought this car as a winter beater and did not want to pay for wet sanding. So we came to an agreement. Only 2 compounding and polishing steps and what does not come out he will live with. Kinda upset me cuase I really wanted to use my wool pads.



Process

Washed with Optimum carwash in foam gun, only 1 bucket, no grit guard, old mitt, no way was I gonna make this paint any worse anyways.

Clay- claymagic blue

Makitta rotary

Orange edge2K pad with optimum compound at 1800rpm’s

Blue edge2K pad with optimum polish at 1000rpm’s

Loung Hual polish/sealant (AIO)

Duragloss aquawax





Before I even touched it:



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7723.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7726.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7727.jpg



Foamed down with optimum, this is after 5 minutes of dwelling time:



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7728.jpg



This is ONLY an 18�x18� section, the whole car was this bad!

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7731.jpg

[coupe]

This is after 1 pass of the compounding stage:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7749.jpg



Before:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7737.jpg



After:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7758.jpg



Before:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7735.jpg



After:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7762.jpg

[coupe]

All afters:





http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7764.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7765.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7767.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7769.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7775.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7774.jpg





Just for fun, here are my 2 pigs, ham and bacon:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/100_7714.jpg

[mikebai1990]

Looks like you went ahead to do the job :) Love the complete change in color and depth! You mentioned that you loved the design of this generation, but I`d have to say that I love the last generation. It has clear headlights lens and a very graceful design.

[coupe]

Yeah he decided it would be worth trying but not getting to involved with it.

Kinda neat, in the befores you cant see any flake but in the afters its everywhere :lol



I really dont know anything about these cars, i just like the way it looked.

[Joshua312]

Pigs in Grand Rapids...Never thought I would see the day haha :)



Looks great man, nice job!

[Brian_Brice]

Great job coupe, excellent illustration of the before condition in the side by sides.

[coupe]

Pigs in Grand Rapids...Never thought I would see the day haha :)



Looks great man, nice job!





Actually they are out in Ada, my father in law owns an 88 acre farm that had been shut down 30 some years ago. So he has a HUGE red barn and i built a pen coming out of one of the doors in the basement and then bought 2 piglets for $50 apiece. When they hit 200 pounds im taking them to the butcher.

[stiffdogg06]

I see a makita!



Awesome job. Def. brought the back to life!!!:bow

[Scottwax]

Huge improvement! Honestly, I think you did great for the condition it was in. :)



Not sure I`d get a Mazda as a winter beater, at least based on the reliability of my 626. Solid drivetrain (Millenia has the same unless it is an S) but the rest of the car ain`t so hot. I hope your customer has better luck with his Mazda than I`ve been having with mine. The Millenia is a lot nicer inside than my 626 though...a lot nicer!

[JRdetailerwoman]

The car looks great. ALSO_the pigs are adorable!!:2thumbs:

[Deenice21]

Actually they are out in Ada, my father in law owns an 88 acre farm that had been shut down 30 some years ago. So he has a HUGE red barn and i built a pen coming out of one of the doors in the basement and then bought 2 piglets for $50 apiece. When they hit 200 pounds im taking them to the butcher.



be careful mike vick killed a couple dogs and is now facing prison time

[imported_rydawg]

Great job! Some mazdas can be a real pain. I know the older early 90`s were a real nightmare, especially the green.

[Accumulator]

coupe- Great turnaround! I always liked the Millenias...good to see that one get a second lease on life :xyxthumbs



Wonder when Mazda quality started to drop off, and also wonder if it has to do with US/Japanese manufacture :think: Accumulatorette`s two 1980s Mazdas were utterly trouble-free...her GLC went 125K with only scheduled maintenance and her 626 Turbo had *one* non-maintenance problem in 96K..a leaky tail light.

[imported_Sludge]

be careful mike vick killed a couple dogs and is now facing prison time



"executed approximately eight dogs that did not perform well in `testing` sessions by various methods, including hanging, drowning and/or slamming at least one dog`s body to the ground."



Maybe more than a couple (which would be 2) and maybe killed doesn`t really describe what he did.



Back on topic, beautiful job and a huge improvement. I like that color green with the metal flake. :up