First rotary detail: Hacked `04 Toyota Corolla

[imported_shine]

I had the opportunity to do my first full detail with my new Makita 9227c rotary this weekend. The subject was a 2004 Toyota Corolla in red (not sure what the exact color name is). It had some fairly extreme swirling , and an absolutely horrendous trunk. I thought this would be a fairly easy fix, knowing that Toyota paint was fairly soft and I had a full range of Edge wool, foam, and LC FPW and OC/SIP. Wrong. I spent about 16-18 hours on this and did not get it near perfect, though it was certainly an improvement. :hmph:



Poorboy`s Bug Squash / Meg`s GC via foamgun

2BM w/ Ulti-Mit

Poorboy`s Bug Squash 3:1 w/ Pinnacle bug/tar sponge on tar

Clay Magic w/ Meg`s QD

Tires/Wheels Eagle One, Meg`s wheel brush, Wal-Mart tire brush



Measured pant thickness w/ Highline Meter



Paint Correction:

Hood:

-6" Edge Yellow Wool/SIP

-6.5" LC FPW/SIP

-6" Edge Yellow Foam/SIP

-6" Edge Blue/UF

Trunk:

Multiple applications of OC/SIP with...

-6" Edge Black Wool

-6" Edge Yellow Wool

-6" Edge Yellow Foam

-and finally 6" Edge Blue/UF--after examination in the sun I had some slight holograms--this cleaned it up.

The rest of the car...

-6" Edge Yellow Foam/SIP-this removed most defects while leaving a nice finish, so I did not finish up with UF. I normally would have but was short on time and the vehicle is a daily driver. :(



-Hose down to remove polish dust

-ONR wash

-Prep-All wipedown



LSP:

-Clearkote Red Moose Machine Glaze

-Clearkote Carnauba Moose Wax

-FK1 425



-Armor-All Extreme Shine Gel on tires...topped with Meg`s HD 2.5:1

-Wheel wells-Meg`s HD 2.5:1



Before:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1126.jpg



Tar--one of the several locations:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1127.jpg



The trunk: :soscared:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1128.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1129.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1130.jpg



Side:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1132.jpg



Clay:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1139.jpg



Taped up:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1160.jpg



Hood:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1156.jpg



Hood after SIP:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1166.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1169.jpg



Dusty...gotta love Menzerna:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1170.jpg



Here is the trunk under halogens:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1173.jpg



Trunk after a lot of SIP and UF:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1208.jpg



Before...:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1179.jpg



...and after:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1180.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1199.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1201.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1203.jpg



Camera flash showing some defects remain:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1205.jpg



Out in the sun:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1209.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1210.jpg



Trunk...it is better but far from perfect:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1219.jpg



LSPs:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1222.jpg



Done...



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1223.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1224.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1226.jpg



Trunk: :cry:



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1227.jpg



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/j0rdan1/Detailing/04red_corolla/IMG_1228.jpg



I really wish I would have had M105 for this as it would have likely cut through the crap that I wasn`t able to do with OC/SIP, saved me lots of time, and possibly resulted in a nearly defect free finish. Maybe next time...It was certainly a learning experience.

[dsms]

Great job:cooleek:. Dont you just love that rotary power!

[Obsessive1]

Looks good. Very big improvement. Did you use PC or rotary?



LMFAO nevermind i`m a moron.

[imported_gators241987]

perhaps a few more passes with the rotary on the trunk would have removed all the defects. much improved though!!

[imported_shine]

Thanks guys. I can`t see doing a whole vehicle by UDM anymore.

[BuffMe]

Looks like someone needs to place an order for M105 ;) Great job.

[rebelde33]

There is a huge improvement! BTW the color is Impulse Red.

[Old Pirate]

Nice recovery on the Toyota!...:usa

[imported_shine]

Looks like someone needs to place an order for M105 ;) Great job.



Thanks! UPS will be delivering it before the week ends. :up




Nice recovery on the Toyota!...:usa



Thanks.




There is a huge improvement! BTW the color is Impulse Red.



Ah, thanks. It`s a nice color.

[ReLoaDeD BuLLiT]

looks good man...if m105 doesn`t work on a yellow cutting pad, I`d try some 2000/3000 unigrit and follow it up with 105...works for me everytime

[Rickrack]

Wow, great job for your first time on the rotary on difficult paint



You really brought out the gloss!



Nice work!

[E300Diesel]

Nice Job!



I worked on our `03 Corolla (lunar mist) and it was in similar condition. It took me a while w/ my UDM, still don`t have all the swirls out. The paint is very hard

[imported_shine]

looks good man...if m105 doesn`t work on a yellow cutting pad, I`d try some 2000/3000 unigrit and follow it up with 105...works for me everytime



Thanks man. After doing this car I almost wish I would have ordered more than just a 12oz sample of m105 from ADS, but it should last long enough for now. I`ve also got some unigrit on the same order. :up




Wow, great job for your first time on the rotary on difficult paint



You really brought out the gloss!



Nice work!



Thanks Rick!




Nice Job!



I worked on our `03 Corolla (lunar mist) and it was in similar condition. It took me a while w/ my UDM, still don`t have all the swirls out. The paint is very hard



Thanks! It certainly surprised me that it took as much work/time as it did to remove the defects with the SIP/OC.