Reviving 10 year old Volvo 850 paint!

[armoredsaint]

I spent 5 hours today detailing one of my parents cars, it`s a 1994 Volvo 850, 90k miles with some oxidation, swirls and scratches, always garaged kept but hasn`t seen wax or anything else on over 5 years, but washed weekly at the car wash:eek: I used 3M PI-IIIMG with yellow pad on PC7424, then Klasse AIO and SG by hand, finishing with Sonus spray. I got about 90% of the swirls out, ran out of time. But I think it turned out decent for a decade old car!



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[MattZ28]

Looks GREAT! :up













........now don`t let them take it to the carwash :D



:nono

[bboy850]

Nice job! :bounce



Did you have trouble with the trim? I used DACP and there`s still stains from splatter. I find Volvo`s paint are pretty good but hard, I use a LC yellow pad for the whole car.

[beastie]

That first reflection shot was unbelievable. I had to go back to it once I saw that the car was red. Great work!

[armoredsaint]

Originally posted by bboy850

Nice job! :bounce



Did you have trouble with the trim? I used DACP and there`s still stains from splatter. I find Volvo`s paint are pretty good but hard, I use a LC yellow pad for the whole car.



Hey thanks everyone, my first time with a problem car, but I did stain a small part of the side molding with the 3M. It`s a pain to get off, I wll probably mess with it next week. I did have to press harder on certain spots to remove swirls and scratches, I wish Audi paints are just as hard too. I need to get some DACP!

[stilez]

Looks really excellent!



You should fill the rents in on some of your detailing/washing knowledge :D.

[bboy850]

I was able to get rid of the white polish stains by using a used toothbrush and an old bottle of STP Citrus Degreaser at full strength. Taping prior to polishing or waxing the 850 is a must, as I`ve learned out the hard way!

[armoredsaint]

I did tape all the emblems, side markers and trunk keyhole, but too lazy for side molding. I have some Stoners Tarminator that I will try out.:D BTW, I discovered using Sonus on the trim it leaves a nice matte smooth finish too.