KMG
05-04-2015, 11:57 AM
This car belongs to a neighbor of mine and it was bought out of a junkyard for $800 with a bad transmission. The car has roughly 181k miles on it, and the exterior was quite rough. The interior is next to perfect in the car so he wanted to get the exterior up to par on it. The car is Nighthawk Black Pearl, however with all the paint defects it looked more dark gray/black and was hiding all the blue pearl and metallic.
Before Pictures
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picture of the car just after being dropped off
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11169925_439015379607177_518134027551665366_n.jpg? oh=9656ddca501589c5ab06140a85d68e20&oe=55D9AA71
lots of dirt build up residue after intalling a new windshiled gasket
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1795523_439015436273838_6829301241896303776_n.jpg? oh=db71697e0e4c4cb6fc785c3f88eaf2b8&oe=55CB6259
more dirt build up behind the rear wheel
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11218830_439015456273836_7806214602096373831_n.jpg ?oh=bc7bc76f9fd4cfab737b322770fbeab0&oe=55E1E7CB
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11026033_439015509607164_7121480680910271847_n.jpg ?oh=a30df360fff3be9fb9966e4faadb667f&oe=55D7DBD9
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11209716_439015639607151_8781333874278020608_n.jpg ?oh=078d86a37869a3e286673843bfb5a4ac&oe=55C92308
some bugs on the front bumper
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11209773_439015652940483_4904810864824233633_n.jpg ?oh=692a421c967e1a5bbffa11602adb8cd5&oe=55DA5F53
some bird droppings and other dirt built up on the roof
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11178240_439015726273809_7801735016478728217_n.jpg ?oh=9827ea3c2edcea75a968169c6cd3a921&oe=55DD6AE0
you can see swirls along with buffer tails on the trunk lid
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11181206_439015746273807_5113573444639897987_n.jpg ?oh=f46b0d644ed8f34b4f4bee3be7e9f386&oe=55E3349C
this picture shows the condition of the hood
Wash Process
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first step of the cleaning process was cleaning the wheels and tires
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11193338_439015819607133_3399952643745262609_n.jpg ?oh=a8cea93cc11062fad752f0864abff9c4&oe=55CEC615
the vehicle was then treated with a foam pre-soak prior to the 2-bucket wash
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11174990_439015872940461_712710120312355169_n.jpg? oh=fca30904482787bdc90410d4efcf6f97&oe=55DAC868
all set up for the 2 bucket wash
Post Wash Inspection
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/21823_439015902940458_8058053522940792985_n.jpg?oh =5c22497b8c4d1ee80376c77f54879d70&oe=55DC8BC6
all washed and up looking good, pictures can be quite deceiving though
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11174808_439015956273786_7294592313394644292_n.jpg ?oh=3b965e002ba5b85bcdfd5079a8d81617&oe=55C5713B
the true condition of the hood, which was also in very poor shape with lots of swirls and scratches
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10458433_439015962940452_1254006114956349405_n.jpg ?oh=6cbf73788a7287aa5408807728fec53c&oe=55D4682A&__gda__=1439811227_d9f7b047e0002edc60b7e700f5424a9 f
another picture of the same area
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11138145_439016022940446_5028455743117990828_n.jpg ?oh=3c99c4937baad5e5fa988371ca4de17d&oe=55E1A4C4
pretty much the entire car looked like this, this is the driver side door
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11196240_439016032940445_8008838779716793369_n.jpg ?oh=b29be4503f69215b3e3a7c39e687f71c&oe=55DFB77E
behind the rear quarter window on the driver side
Paint Correction Process
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10259014_439016062940442_3315328944654371511_n.jpg ?oh=c8eb773e6ff580615f3b7f4f9224d0e6&oe=55D5CC75
the car was pulled inside and taped off to begin the compounding and polishing process. this is a picture of the passenger side fender covered in swirls
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11200628_439016086273773_2540993287610718487_n.jpg ?oh=81cef1b866bff0317561dd11eecdb23c&oe=55CE6C04
another picture of the passenger side rear quarter
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/11209703_439016162940432_7035047333456059388_n.jpg ?oh=67d2bdd2c49ae9088f33dece69c584f7&oe=55C69CF7
taped off for my test spot on the passenger front fender
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11203096_439016436273738_7496957874083178949_n.jpg ?oh=d89b3abec57580e8d8abd5b18bcd1e43&oe=55D18310
let the fun begin
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50/50 shot after being compounded
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the same area after being fully compounded
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11182217_439016239607091_2930856253666964833_n.jpg ?oh=675297f1b80091910e4e07dbb5d1911d&oe=55D15596
50/50 shot of the passenger side door
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11209694_439016256273756_5589149603155916426_n.jpg ?oh=2ef3e5c26d535ea815faeb355bc390a7&oe=55D4E092
50/50 shot of the rear passenger quarter
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11205999_439016292940419_8557244659583094890_n.jpg ?oh=f0bf2e67cb2dcfb0119cf161c0827484&oe=55C11BD3
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/19799_439016312940417_4123375511273242981_n.jpg?oh =ede5c6e4a17ae53d5edc267de8513ab9&oe=55D8ABAC
hood taped off for a 50/50 shot
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10941866_439016346273747_7027716739951494639_n.jpg ?oh=ed7141180f62d7bb1c386b626d8e67dc&oe=55D92E6F
actual 50/50 shot of the hood after being compounded
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11218910_439016382940410_6630400378741650352_n.jpg ?oh=e07116708c1c12ed8f6753577ded1208&oe=55D90B68
this is a shot of the trunk lid, you can see the buffer tails and swirls on the area that has not been corrected
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https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11046681_439016479607067_8816905626296142968_n.jpg ?oh=a67ef99d8dc54ea119a8592233837ab0&oe=55E18193
the car was then pulled outside and power washed off to remove some of the dust build up from compounding process
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/10931305_439016496273732_4799371877157107469_n.jpg ?oh=459bacdf993b98d6532e314fe05a701f&oe=55CB3B2D
a lot more clarity on the hood after removing all the previous defects
Coating Process
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11188155_439016536273728_657449559111546006_n.jpg? oh=5b7b76112400c07a6a083bd85314f5c0&oe=55DFD85D
the car was wiped down with Eraser to prep it for the coating application
Finished Product
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11008542_439016562940392_5533424225380938794_n.jpg ?oh=90196261a3abbf1b0eeb2372cc315508&oe=55CDF009
finished product, the car now has lots of gloss and depth which it did not previously have
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11212768_439016746273707_2772882424973802732_n.jpg ?oh=c85e71f57f1cbb6a5bca746614067b6a&oe=55C67EB2
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11203705_439016652940383_168084422102733714_n.jpg? oh=b0db7e24e40534f418131c0ea40adb7b&oe=55DA63C1
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Thanks for looking!
Before Pictures
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/11164647_439015399607175_1641256870136381807_n.jpg ?oh=31c085528cac7266f9bffa06680a0300&oe=55DE489C
picture of the car just after being dropped off
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11169925_439015379607177_518134027551665366_n.jpg? oh=9656ddca501589c5ab06140a85d68e20&oe=55D9AA71
lots of dirt build up residue after intalling a new windshiled gasket
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1795523_439015436273838_6829301241896303776_n.jpg? oh=db71697e0e4c4cb6fc785c3f88eaf2b8&oe=55CB6259
more dirt build up behind the rear wheel
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11218830_439015456273836_7806214602096373831_n.jpg ?oh=bc7bc76f9fd4cfab737b322770fbeab0&oe=55E1E7CB
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11026033_439015509607164_7121480680910271847_n.jpg ?oh=a30df360fff3be9fb9966e4faadb667f&oe=55D7DBD9
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11209716_439015639607151_8781333874278020608_n.jpg ?oh=078d86a37869a3e286673843bfb5a4ac&oe=55C92308
some bugs on the front bumper
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11209773_439015652940483_4904810864824233633_n.jpg ?oh=692a421c967e1a5bbffa11602adb8cd5&oe=55DA5F53
some bird droppings and other dirt built up on the roof
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11178240_439015726273809_7801735016478728217_n.jpg ?oh=9827ea3c2edcea75a968169c6cd3a921&oe=55DD6AE0
you can see swirls along with buffer tails on the trunk lid
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11181206_439015746273807_5113573444639897987_n.jpg ?oh=f46b0d644ed8f34b4f4bee3be7e9f386&oe=55E3349C
this picture shows the condition of the hood
Wash Process
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11204903_439015799607135_4792638276833109635_n.jpg ?oh=c17cc4e4b4af157ceea6c21e24bb31f3&oe=55C07FBF&__gda__=1440648967_5073f41a6fc64c14125c6254a53ac5f 6
first step of the cleaning process was cleaning the wheels and tires
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11193338_439015819607133_3399952643745262609_n.jpg ?oh=a8cea93cc11062fad752f0864abff9c4&oe=55CEC615
the vehicle was then treated with a foam pre-soak prior to the 2-bucket wash
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11174990_439015872940461_712710120312355169_n.jpg? oh=fca30904482787bdc90410d4efcf6f97&oe=55DAC868
all set up for the 2 bucket wash
Post Wash Inspection
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/21823_439015902940458_8058053522940792985_n.jpg?oh =5c22497b8c4d1ee80376c77f54879d70&oe=55DC8BC6
all washed and up looking good, pictures can be quite deceiving though
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11174808_439015956273786_7294592313394644292_n.jpg ?oh=3b965e002ba5b85bcdfd5079a8d81617&oe=55C5713B
the true condition of the hood, which was also in very poor shape with lots of swirls and scratches
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10458433_439015962940452_1254006114956349405_n.jpg ?oh=6cbf73788a7287aa5408807728fec53c&oe=55D4682A&__gda__=1439811227_d9f7b047e0002edc60b7e700f5424a9 f
another picture of the same area
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11138145_439016022940446_5028455743117990828_n.jpg ?oh=3c99c4937baad5e5fa988371ca4de17d&oe=55E1A4C4
pretty much the entire car looked like this, this is the driver side door
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11196240_439016032940445_8008838779716793369_n.jpg ?oh=b29be4503f69215b3e3a7c39e687f71c&oe=55DFB77E
behind the rear quarter window on the driver side
Paint Correction Process
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10259014_439016062940442_3315328944654371511_n.jpg ?oh=c8eb773e6ff580615f3b7f4f9224d0e6&oe=55D5CC75
the car was pulled inside and taped off to begin the compounding and polishing process. this is a picture of the passenger side fender covered in swirls
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/11200628_439016086273773_2540993287610718487_n.jpg ?oh=81cef1b866bff0317561dd11eecdb23c&oe=55CE6C04
another picture of the passenger side rear quarter
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/11209703_439016162940432_7035047333456059388_n.jpg ?oh=67d2bdd2c49ae9088f33dece69c584f7&oe=55C69CF7
taped off for my test spot on the passenger front fender
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11203096_439016436273738_7496957874083178949_n.jpg ?oh=d89b3abec57580e8d8abd5b18bcd1e43&oe=55D18310
let the fun begin
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50/50 shot after being compounded
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the same area after being fully compounded
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11182217_439016239607091_2930856253666964833_n.jpg ?oh=675297f1b80091910e4e07dbb5d1911d&oe=55D15596
50/50 shot of the passenger side door
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50/50 shot of the rear passenger quarter
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11205999_439016292940419_8557244659583094890_n.jpg ?oh=f0bf2e67cb2dcfb0119cf161c0827484&oe=55C11BD3
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/19799_439016312940417_4123375511273242981_n.jpg?oh =ede5c6e4a17ae53d5edc267de8513ab9&oe=55D8ABAC
hood taped off for a 50/50 shot
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actual 50/50 shot of the hood after being compounded
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11218910_439016382940410_6630400378741650352_n.jpg ?oh=e07116708c1c12ed8f6753577ded1208&oe=55D90B68
this is a shot of the trunk lid, you can see the buffer tails and swirls on the area that has not been corrected
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https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11046681_439016479607067_8816905626296142968_n.jpg ?oh=a67ef99d8dc54ea119a8592233837ab0&oe=55E18193
the car was then pulled outside and power washed off to remove some of the dust build up from compounding process
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/10931305_439016496273732_4799371877157107469_n.jpg ?oh=459bacdf993b98d6532e314fe05a701f&oe=55CB3B2D
a lot more clarity on the hood after removing all the previous defects
Coating Process
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11188155_439016536273728_657449559111546006_n.jpg? oh=5b7b76112400c07a6a083bd85314f5c0&oe=55DFD85D
the car was wiped down with Eraser to prep it for the coating application
Finished Product
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11008542_439016562940392_5533424225380938794_n.jpg ?oh=90196261a3abbf1b0eeb2372cc315508&oe=55CDF009
finished product, the car now has lots of gloss and depth which it did not previously have
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11212768_439016746273707_2772882424973802732_n.jpg ?oh=c85e71f57f1cbb6a5bca746614067b6a&oe=55C67EB2
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