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squigmang
04-27-2009, 10:56 AM
i spent 5 evenings restoring the paint on my Jeep, it was absoutley horrible and im ashamed I let it get that bad. I started out with a hand wash and dry, claybar, and then moved onto the porter cable with a heavy cut, cleaner polish with light cut, machine glaze, and finally wax and buff. I also did the interior.

As you can see there were scratches, heavy to light and CRAZY SWIRLS!!!

I used a PC with orange white and grey pads with Meg`s Mirror Glaze products.





This was a my first time using the PC but i couldnt be happier with the results. Here are the before and after pictures!!!



Driver side before

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04145.jpg

Driver side after

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04647.jpg



Pass. Side before

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04144.jpg

pass side after

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04651.jpg

driver side rear panel before

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04129.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04128.jpg

driver side rear panel after

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04645.jpg

Pass rear door before

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04138.jpg

Pass rear door after

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04652.jpg

Pass mirror before

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04139.jpg

pass mirror after

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04655.jpg

hood before

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04136.jpg

hood after

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa145/squigmang/DSC04649.jpg
steelwind101
04-29-2009, 12:53 PM
Great recovery :cooleek:! That was some pretty flat scratched up black!
DRT
04-29-2009, 01:17 PM
Nice Job! You did a really good job on those scratches. If you dont mind, could you tell us which mirror glaze products you used and your process?
MrRumble
04-29-2009, 01:27 PM
Wow, good job correcting with your PC!



What was the cause of those aggressive looking scratches? bushes/tree branches??
resek
04-29-2009, 01:29 PM
Very nice correction !!

Very very very very very nice JGC SRT-8 !

Oh god, i want one so bad ! LOL



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jmkiang
04-29-2009, 01:54 PM
DAMN man first time??



Amazing. Did you use M105?
squigmang
04-30-2009, 06:27 AM
Thanks guys!!

The cause of the scratches was that i was using a MF mitt which had one of those plastic tag attachers stuck within it.. i didnt find it untill a few washes.. dumb dumb dumb i know...



Process

Alrite i started off with a wash/dry

Clayed with Mothers kit

PC with orange pad and Meg`s #4 (i know its not the optimal choice but its the only one with a heavy cut that i could get local, ended up working good!)

Followed with white pad and meg`s 83

followed that with meg`s white pad and megs 3

meg`s gold class wax applied with pc and grey pad

removed by hand with MF towels.
Anzafin
04-30-2009, 02:18 PM
Great correction mate!

There was a time I dreamed about a Jeep Grand Cherokee. I still think it`s a great car, and especially the SRT8:xyxthumbs!
ohiostate
04-30-2009, 02:52 PM
Very nice....



Love those JGC SRT8`s!!!
DetailersDomain
05-01-2009, 05:31 AM
nice save on the jeep!
squigmang
05-01-2009, 05:56 AM
Thanks fellas!!!
jmkiang
05-01-2009, 06:58 AM
I keep coming back to this thread to look at the pics! Still can`t believe how beat up the Jeep was before! Haha



Great work.