Hey Fellas,
The car is owned by a current autopia member who was looking to bring his car to the next level. The car currently has around 80-90k on the clock. The paint was harder than I thought it would be. The car had the normal wash swirls and RIDS. Due to only having a certain amount of time to work on it due to the owner needing to head back home today; I did my best I could with the time allowed. I used SIP which took care of mainly everything but I was left with some holograms. I tried Ultrafina because I was excited to use it but unfortunately it just didn`t have enough cut I was looking for. So I went to PO85RD which did exactly what I needed it to do. Sorry for not many detailed photos - Like I said before, the owner needed the car back ASAP and I didn`t want to slow down the process down too much with "during" photos.
Exterior Cleaning:
Washed with Duragloss 902 with TOL`s Prep Wash to remove any old wax/silicone.
Clayed with Clay Magic`s Red and Blue with Clay Magic`s Lube.
Rims washed with P21S Wheel Gel
Tires cleaned with Hi-Temps Tire Cleaner.
Engine degreased with Purple Power APC diluted down for safety and then dressed with 303 aerospace and z16.
Door shuts cleaned with Purple Power APC, Sprayed down and then Opti-Sealed
Tires dressed with Z16
Polishing:
Top Panels: Menzerna SIP 6.5" LC Orange Pad & Menzerna PO85RD 6.5" LC White Pad
Bottom Panels: Menzerna SIP 4" LC Orange Pad & Menzerna P085rd 4" LC White Pad
Washed with a mixed ratio of Duragloss 902, TOL`s Prep Wash, and diluted APC to remove any possible silicone left from polishing.
I would`ve loved to run Ultrafina or PO106FF over the paint one last time, but with the time allowed I just physically wouldn`t have enough time.
Paint & Windows Sealed with Optimum Opti-Seal; waited 30mins and then applied z8. And then a final wipe down of Z6. I then went around to every crack I could find with Q-Tips and remove any possible sign of polishing residue.
Interior Cleaning:
Vacuumed interior with Mini Shop Vac.
Clean all leather with Woolite/water
Dressed leather and dash with 303 Aerospace
Tools:
Makita 9227c rotary polisher w/Megs W66 BP and LC 4" BP
Olympus FE-340 8.0MP Camera
Dual Stand 500W Halogens
Befores:
Just wet her down; as you can tell not much gloss/shine to it at all.
Afters:
Sorry for no "Artistic" pictures. As you can tell, it was cold (40-50F) and it was rainy all day so I had no chance to even pull her out to get some distance shots...
Enjoy. Constructive criticism always welcomed.
- Andy
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