From swirled red to glowing red - A one-step presale enhancement on a Toyota Vitz

[zckid]

Hello friends
Very nice sunny greetings from Mauritius :)

Please enjoy a pre-sale enhancement detail on this beautiful red Nippon lady

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qKCOf5mbYl823X7KM7nuibHfsssOSFYColV1yD9iloY=w958-h381-no

Engine cleaned and rinsed
Tools and products: a few paint brushes, a tooth brush. a wash sponge. engine degreaser (given by my bro)
During

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0No0K-DTD-8/U3ij8zLcp6I/AAAAAAAAEPc/xZNlURBBJA4/w767-h581-no/001.jpg


After

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0jMzmlPlOnA/U3ikAOc-mcI/AAAAAAAAEPk/-wIMYG56C5A/w770-h581-no/002.jpg


Wheels and arches
MPC, plastic brush and wash mitt for wheels
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lUpkk3gsAB8/U3ijz5y9pfI/AAAAAAAAEPM/IB_51y9hssk/w957-h559-no/003.jpg

Wash
2BM Method

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kK7FAiC2EDs/U3ijwgtwfMI/AAAAAAAAEPE/Bn7HMiqk078/w889-h581-no/004.jpg


Clay

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2r2tUMWFeYI/U3ijr1esQNI/AAAAAAAAEO8/c7ix3h3qJKE/w776-h581-no/005.jpg


Ready for inspection

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OMK0N4ZTzOc/U3ih1f4MgLI/AAAAAAAAEK0/aJjzW7jGalg/w775-h581-no/006.jpg

the hood

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RwlrjAWbo-4/U3ijC11FNcI/AAAAAAAAEOc/dKtA3EqiP5c/w773-h581-no/008.jpg


the vertical panels

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-h_PjP0zRs-o/U3ijUjNDkvI/AAAAAAAAEO0/PYJt-O1h8To/w768-h581-no/011.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NyU0p-FlsuE/U3ijMnDI1JI/AAAAAAAAEOs/Ei4ONu67Evs/w776-h581-no/012.jpg



the roof

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hOQ37FmwX5o/U3ijHDSKRsI/AAAAAAAAEOk/jqix6FbGKlM/w770-h581-no/014.jpg


the paint texture

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gm7oSirUMyQ/U3ihr4ES9rI/AAAAAAAAEKk/e8gjKrnmX_0/w775-h581-no/013.jpg

Correction underway
Tools: Lake Country White or HT Crimson pad, a polish for testing, both DA and rotary

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5CPH5Xm08xI/U3ih9f-nSpI/AAAAAAAAELU/D6nG-sDtHFo/w775-h581-no/016.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kuC2WKY8cNY/U3ih5LywTPI/AAAAAAAAELE/qxTmUcyL-30/w775-h581-no/017.jpg

Because the testing polish left a haze, I refined with M80

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kuC2WKY8cNY/U3ih5LywTPI/AAAAAAAAELE/qxTmUcyL-30/w775-h581-no/017.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bk656e_AJxI/U3iiy6hGbDI/AAAAAAAAENs/N25u43SWe-8/w775-h581-no/019.jpg

the rear fender with testing polish, I got better results with the Makita than the DA
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QIr8lkC9YgY/U3ikCM8PIxI/AAAAAAAAEPs/a4ByzI6NeuY/w772-h581-no/020.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jDxHrdu1Z8s/U3ikEMGNl7I/AAAAAAAAEP0/g8-MLIZnQkM/w766-h581-no/021.jpg


tail lights

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-saKsJcCegf0/U3ij4uPHjiI/AAAAAAAAEPU/tFWZYeE0yyU/w764-h581-no/022.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DBqqk6tn4GU/U3ih7UrLYeI/AAAAAAAAELM/uAbQc4orm4k/w771-h581-no/023.jpg

the vertical panels

before
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ey5K2py8Hxw/U3ihn3-852I/AAAAAAAAEKU/QBuG_X9wf_4/w775-h581-no/024.jpg

After Sonax (4-4) with LC white pad

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--Ek_IVhFO9E/U3ikGoy4PVI/AAAAAAAAEP8/C1N42GDvRQc/w770-h581-no/025.jpg

Hereafter all done with Sonax

Before

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NaDHs7KvqbI/U3iiFfbIFUI/AAAAAAAAELs/v6cyMz9ogbI/w775-h581-no/027.jpg


50-50

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XF3q014bysc/U3iiI9JawvI/AAAAAAAAEL0/AHNRBIg3U8g/w775-h581-no/028.jpg

[zckid]

Hello

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Before

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0hMOoLXVDOY/U3iiRiuBbRI/AAAAAAAAEMU/bB60C9Up3Qg/w775-h581-no/033.jpg


50-50

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CjXU-qpMGiM/U3iiUEc3LYI/AAAAAAAAEMc/UPhhvD0WyBI/w774-h581-no/034.jpg


Hood

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MNUxB96xZcw/U3ihuIQj6oI/AAAAAAAAEKs/j6EkAdO-Lk4/w775-h581-no/035.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KTNh8sTCYS8/U3iiXmkYB3I/AAAAAAAAEMk/1USrK1AoKeU/w775-h581-no/036.jpg


50-50

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BkLgYlukhZk/U3iiZej2fyI/AAAAAAAAEMs/NV7Jc_iZRrs/w775-h581-no/037.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fJkaDmKjNSQ/U3iibG2FokI/AAAAAAAAEM0/1rXO3ALr-RU/w775-h581-no/038.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vuervRyXK_A/U3iifrArz8I/AAAAAAAAENE/LThQA5WLMMw/w775-h581-no/039.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lm7APSuzO40/U3iidMYmp8I/AAAAAAAAEQ8/atNNX-_u_q8/w775-h581-no/040.jpg

Headlights & front bumper

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Ctm9cL90fIs/U3iimTPAWkI/AAAAAAAAENU/hTWRSc0nXs0/w775-h581-no/041.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k6LzzuW-IDI/U3ikKBuFUAI/AAAAAAAAEQE/Q19B4OH7YSE/w769-h581-no/042.jpg


TA DA…. A blessing from Almighty Above, smile appears again

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qWUplLGgBwo/U3iij6Aa4YI/AAAAAAAAENM/fcg-o8ZzZrY/w775-h581-no/043.jpg


My boss

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Hello!

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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/JPNaTPSnNJWaqIFKpBs13EtHSb4hycZQrIA0w5d0FE8=w717-h538-no

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[zckid]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EBcpYF8zWiE/U3j1H3JsKLI/AAAAAAAAETQ/UuwNLxX9ync/w717-h538-no/063.jpg

front door handle

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4U9hVOE9eWc/U3j1KrLj35I/AAAAAAAAETY/NG5qr34VjZc/w717-h538-no/064.jpg


rear one

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uN4pyf0I9Ms/U3j1NfcC3nI/AAAAAAAAETg/ZeRfZ7opoWM/w717-h538-no/065.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vRFXyJ427qE/U3j1SSig1dI/AAAAAAAAETo/xKElwMxHFE8/w715-h538-no/066.jpg

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Thanks for viewing

Your comments and thoughts are most appreciated

Cheers

Zaid

[Todd@RUPES]

Stunning work! :bigups
That red paint looks dripping wet now :)

[Pats300zx]

Outstanding job !!!!