1993 Mazda Miata - Some single-stage love

[KMG]

We were contacted by the owner of this car after he was unhappy with the finish on the vehicle. He wanted to see what we could do with the finish as he was thinking about possibly having the vehicle repainted due to the condition of the paint. We settled on a multi-step paint correction prior to applying CQuartz Finest to the vehicle, keeping this weekend toy looking great for years to come.

Before Photos

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This is a picture of the car just after being dropped off.

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You can see a scuff mark on the top of the driver side rear quarter.

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Another before shot from the rear.

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And one last before shot prior to doing a rinseless wash due to being very clean when dropped off.

Paint Correction & Coating Process

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This was my first test spot on the hood. You can see just how poor the condition of the paint was prior to compounding.

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This was my second test spot, as I changed products to get a bit more correction.

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This is 50/50 shot on the driver side fender after the compounding process.

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The deck lid before the paint correction process.

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The deck lid after the compounding process.

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Once the whole car was compounded, we moved onto the final polish to deepen the finish and further enhance the gloss. You can see the left side is a much deeper black.


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The tail lights were also in need of assistance as they were swirled and lacking in gloss.

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The tail light after being polished.

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Once the car was polished it was wiped down with Eraser to prep the vehicle for the application of CQuartz Finest. Once the final coating was applied the vehicle was backed out of the garage to check for high spots.

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The finish was outstanding with tons of depth and gloss for paint that it over 20 years old.

Final Product


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Quick walk around video of the vehicle once it was finished and waiting to be picked up.

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The final product was a mirror like shine.

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Thanks for looking!

[Civicclutch]

outstanding and nice save of paint. i don`t know how many people i`ve talked too who think the need a repaint cause it looks so bad and all it needs is a multi-step correction to bring it to its quality looks

[ShakingHorizons]

Great turn around!

The first pictures go to show how well paint can look from 10`, only to be a swirled mess at 5`

[Ronkh]

Great clarity and shine !!!!!

[KMG]

outstanding and nice save of paint. i don`t know how many people i`ve talked too who think the need a repaint cause it looks so bad and all it needs is a multi-step correction to bring it to its quality looks
Yeah I have had people on quite a few occasions say they were thinking about repainting before I have worked on vehicles.


Great turn around!

The first pictures go to show how well paint can look from 10`, only to be a swirled mess at 5`
Lighting is also very important. Reflection shots are great, but without sun shots or shots under lights it really don`t tell the whole picture.


Great clarity and shine !!!!!
Thanks, single-stage paint always seems to look great after it is polished.

[dcjredline]

It looked pretty good when you got it...from a distance. WOW what pop it has now! Didnt expect anything less tho from you Kevin

[Sizzle Chest]

Very nice work! Love some single stage!

[Stokdgs]

Yet another outstanding example of a great Detail !
Entire vehicle is simply perfect !
You killed another one !
Thanks for sharing..
Dan F

[KMG]

It looked pretty good when you got it...from a distance. WOW what pop it has now! Didnt expect anything less tho from you Kevin
Thanks Don, the owner was more then happy with it. Certainly a car that they enjoy as it has been up and down the east coast a few times now.


Very nice work! Love some single stage!
Yeah it is nice to work on some single stage once and awhile. I have worked on a few this year now.


Yet another outstanding example of a great Detail !
Entire vehicle is simply perfect !
You killed another one !
Thanks for sharing..
Dan F

Thanks Dan!