Envious Eric
12-30-2009, 05:18 PM
1966 El Camino
“Project El Gloss-o Restor-o”
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How can you be upset having to work when this is your view on the way there….
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el005.jpg
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Upon arrival, this is what I was met with:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el009.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el010.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el011.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el012.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el013.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el017.jpg
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Looks like this was a playground for some cats!!!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el022.jpg
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I decided to use a waterless wash on this car so that I could get to the grunt work asap. It works pretty well, but has some streaking issues alone, but since I was polishing after, I didn’t care.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el008.jpg
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Here is what the hood looked like (paint is about toast!); almost like the paint was splitting, not just scratched as it was a little raised:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el076.jpg
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Taping off a section to test which products would get the job done the best: you can see the difference in clarity in these shots. Left side untouched, right side done
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el026.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el041.jpg
Right side untouched, left side done
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el065.jpg
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And you can CLEARLY see (no pun intended) the section worked on the hood/roof
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el058.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el062.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el078.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el081.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el082.jpg
“Project El Gloss-o Restor-o”
<o>
</o>
How can you be upset having to work when this is your view on the way there….
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el005.jpg
<o>
</o>
Upon arrival, this is what I was met with:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el009.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el010.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el011.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el012.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el013.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el017.jpg
<o>
</o>
Looks like this was a playground for some cats!!!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el022.jpg
<o>
</o>
I decided to use a waterless wash on this car so that I could get to the grunt work asap. It works pretty well, but has some streaking issues alone, but since I was polishing after, I didn’t care.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el008.jpg
<o>
</o>
Here is what the hood looked like (paint is about toast!); almost like the paint was splitting, not just scratched as it was a little raised:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el076.jpg
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</o>
Taping off a section to test which products would get the job done the best: you can see the difference in clarity in these shots. Left side untouched, right side done
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el026.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el041.jpg
Right side untouched, left side done
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el065.jpg
<o>
</o>
And you can CLEARLY see (no pun intended) the section worked on the hood/roof
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el058.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el062.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el078.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el081.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/toyotaguy/66el082.jpg