Rasky`s AD: Black Mazdaspeed3

[RaskyR1]

For having 20,000 miles on the clock this car was in very good shape…I actually wish more people would take care of their cars like this. Having evaluating the finish 2 weeks prior, we decided to give the car a 1-step polish and fluff up the interior doing whatever it may need. I tried both Menzurna Nano polish and Meguiar`s M205 on my test spots. Both polishes yielded about the same results with M205 working faster, easier, and still leaving an excellent finish. I did try to capture the very light marring in the paint, which was typical from 20,000 miles worth of washings, but was unsuccessful with my camera. About the only thing on the paint that did show in the pics were the bug corpses, which had etched into the mirrors having been on the paint since last fall.


-Car was washed with Megs Gold Class, P21S Gel on the wheels, APC+ on the wheel wells, and Amazing Roll Off on the tires.


-Exhaust tip was cleaned with M105 and protected with KAIO.


-The lower half of the car was loaded with bonded surface contaminants and fine tar. I first used Tarminator to remove the tar, and the clayed the whole car with Megs Mild Clay.


-Some water spots were on the trim around the side windows and center pillars from when the window tinting had been done. I tried KAIO which removed them and left the trim looking like brand new.


-For my choice of protectant on this car I tried out some Opti-Seal, which I was using for the first time…it was very easy to use. I then topped it off the following day with some Dodo Juice Supernatural.

-On the interior I shampooed the floor matts and front carpets, went over the vinyl with Megs QID, and treated the leather with some Leather Masters cleaner and protectant.


Before
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After
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I’ll try and get some day pics tomorrow…it’s been raining all day. :(



Thanks for looking,
Rasky

[OCDinPDX]

Once again...:horse: Great work!! :bigups

Granted the befores are about as dirty as I`ll ever let my car get but still, I agree, much better care taken of that Mazda than most people`s rides.

[RaskyR1]

Once again...:horse: Great work!! :bigups

Granted the befores are about as dirty as I`ll ever let my car get but still, I agree, much better care taken of that Mazda than most people`s rides.

Thanks!

It`s hard to get before and after pics on cars like this...it`s also harder to impress the owner when it`s already in such good condition. ;)

[Ronkh]

Nice job
as usual

[shopking68]

looks good, I almost bought one of those last year...

[RaskyR1]

looks good, I almost bought one of those last year...

Thanks guys.

I was actually pretty impressed with the car. I`m not big into 4 door hatches, but this thing was sharp. I really like the interior too (aside from the carpet). The paint was a joy to work on too!

[Troy@Protekt]

:inspector: :bigups

[agentxc_02]

I agree it is hard to get before pics when the car looks that good. I have that problem with my xc. Great work RaskyR1!!!!

[RaskyR1]

A few day pics....still cloudy out though.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2009/IMG_0746.jpg


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[tuscarora dave]

looks great, nice job. Is that PB leather stuff in the console? You did`nt mention that, Just curious as to what you used that on. TD

[RaskyR1]

looks great, nice job. Is that PB leather stuff in the console? You did`nt mention that, Just curious as to what you used that on. TD

That was the owners stuff. He said I could use it if I wanted but I didn`t like the idea of charging him money and using his stuff. :D

[tuscarora dave]

that was a fast reply, I thought it looked full. Just wondered..

[RaskyR1]

that was a fast reply, I thought it looked full. Just wondered..

He had some AIO stuff that I almost used too. ;)

[Jeremy]

Did you have any issues with streaking and smears from the opti-seal?

Yesterday I used it on black paint for the first time and when I pulled it out the garage there were smears all over it.I really need some florescent lights

[Scott P]

No pictures of that sweet little DISI turbocharged engine? I might be a bit biased as I have a MazdaSpeed 6. :)