Pristine Auto: 2008 Cadillac STS Maroon Pearl

[mgproudfit]

This car was brought to me by a friend of mine`s mom. It`s an 08 I believe and overall in semi-decent condition. There was the usual moderate swirling, marring, and what not. However, this one presented a particular challenge. The owner used an ice scraper all over the body of the car and left 20-30 scratches of varying depth, length, and harshness. Needless to say, this slowed down the polishing process quite a bit. This detail was a full exterior paint correction, and 1 spot removal on the inside. The end results were, well... look for yourself:



Materials:

Menzerna SIP w/ Orange Pad

Menzerna 106FF w/ white pad

Makita 9227C

S100 Carnauba Wax

Lusso Oro

Majestic Solutions (various interior cleaners)

Stoner`s Invisible Glass

Meg`s Clay Bar



Before of the scratches all over the car.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/BEFORE1-1.jpg

Same deal in this picture, different location. These were on every panel on the car

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/BEFORE2-1.jpg

Notice the heavy swirling in this picture:

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/BEFORE4-1.jpg

What the clay bar came away with after the wash! WHOA! Went straight to the trash after this car.

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/CLAYAFTER.jpg

More swirling throughout the car...

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/BEFORE3-1.jpg

Rear quarter panel not corrected, the door is

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/5050.jpg

Exhaust before!

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/EXHAUSTBEFORE.jpg



And now..... the after shots!!!!

Same spot on car, no more scratches!

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER11.jpg

Great color, depth, and clarity!

http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER10-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER12.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER3-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER5-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER6-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER7-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/EXHAUSTAFTER-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/after1-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER2-1.jpg



http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww277/PristineAuto/AFTER8-1.jpg



Walk-Around of the car movie:

clip-2009-03-16 18;37;51.mov.zip (http://www.mediafire.com/?omztyyzwoqo)



Thanks for looking!



-Matt :thx

[dublifecrisis]

holy dirty clay bar!!! looks great man. love that color in the afters.

[imported_sal329]

Great work

[TSC17]

Looks great Matt!

[Joshs2013MSAltimaSL]

Man...those sparkles are poppin`!!

[Setec Astronomy]

Nice job! That color is called Black Cherry, and technically it`s not a pearl (tri-coat), just a metallic.

[Barry Theal]

looks good matt