Defining Details: black Mercury Milan - got scratches?

[DefiningDetails]

Mercury Milan V6



Background: Client bought this Mercury Milan a couple months ago. The previous owner had no interest in taking car of the car lol. This thing was a MESS, and was head to toe covered in swirls, marring, water etching and deep isolated scratches.



Time was limited to a single day with the car, so a FULL correction was not going to be possible with the condition it was in. I would say though that about a 95% correction was achieved; only thing remaining were a few serious isolated scratches which would have required wetsanding to remove. Not enough time for that, so here we go!



Due to time constraints, client opted to apply LSP himself so all pics are raw paint and clear.



Products Used:

Dawn Dishsoap

Meguiars clay

Optimum No Rinse

Meguiars M105

Optimum Polish II

LC Orange and White pads

Obsessive Detail Silk Shine interior dressing

Obsessive Detail Leather Conditioner



Random shots during the detail:



Driver Door Before:



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury047.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury049.jpg



Driver door after:



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury050.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury052.jpg



random befores



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury013.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury002.jpg



Test Spot



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury017.jpg



Test spot after:



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury020.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury022.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury024.jpg

[DefiningDetails]

Quarter panel finished / door not finished



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury035.jpg



Door



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury041.jpg



Trunk finished / spoiler not finished



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury060.jpg



Both finished!



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury059.jpg



Rear quarter



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury092.jpg



passenger door 50/50



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury098.jpg



Passenger door finished



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury101.jpg



Checking the work in the sun - so far so good!



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury067.jpg



Trunk reflections



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury064.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury152.jpg

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Reflections! Reflections! Reflections!



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury153.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury108.jpg



Where does the glass end and the paint begin? Who knows!



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury144.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury128.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury113.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury123.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury121.jpg



http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/chstyles/Mercury%20Milan/mercury116.jpg



Thanks for looking!

[imported_DJ Mayo]

Great detail, don`t you just love OPII?

[BigAl3]

what machine application was used?

[Barry Theal]

great work!

[DefiningDetails]

what machine application was used?



Hey BigAl - PC, M105 + Orange was used for correction and PC, Optimum polish II + White pad were used to finish out.



Thanks for the compliments guys! Wish I had more time with this one; These are not sold in Canada so people dont see them too often... I wish I could have had another day with it... ah well!

[Thats Fresh]

great work. nice turnaround in the short amount of time.

[BigAl3]

Hey BigAl - PC, M105 + Orange was used for correction and PC, Optimum polish II + White pad were used to finish out.



Thanks for the compliments guys! Wish I had more time with this one; These are not sold in Canada so people dont see them too often... I wish I could have had another day with it... ah well!



great job DD... :)

[MarcHarris]

awesome turn around. love the rear window shot :)

[AcuraYYZ]

Nice recovery. The Milan must have been an import since you can`t get Mercury vehicles in Canada.

[DefiningDetails]

Nice recovery. The Milan must have been an import since you can`t get Mercury vehicles in Canada.



You are correct - this client purchased the car a couple months ago in the US before he moved to Canada. First one I have ever seen! It is a Ford Fusion with the interior of a Lincoln. Very sweet ride...

[dsms]

Nice correction work!

[DefiningDetails]

Thank you! Would have loved to have been able to do some wetsanding, as well as finish the car out with Optimum Finishing Polish, but hey...



Question (that I probably already know the answer to, so no point in starting a new thread...) Any of you guys moved from OPII to M205? I love OPII as a finishing polish in a 2-step after M105, or as a middle polish in a 3-step, but the work time is so LONG! Does the 205 finish out as quickly as the 105 cuts?

[Perferd]

You did an OK job, coulda done better...btw that car looks familiar...





























































wait that is my car! You did a great job brotha thanks....