1997 Mustang Cobra

**Tyler@Poorboys** · 02-23-2012, 12:06 PM

I did this car for a client this past summer. I think it had around 50,000 miles on it. Nice car but just needed freshened up, as it hadn`t been cleaned in a while. Between the one I owned and others, I had a few Mustang details this year. Not sure what that`s all about, but hey, I`ll take it!! lol

Here are a few of the before shots that I took. Pretty dirty....

After I de-grimed and washed the engine, I started off with the usual shampoo wash and clay. I couldn`t do much with the convertible top as far as brightening. However, I did get it cleaner with PB`s APC and a stiff bristled scrub brush. Once all washed, dried and free of pesky water hiding in nooks and cranny`s, I was ready to start correcting and polishing, but before that I like to add a coat of Wheel Sealant to all the wheels and let it dry while I polish. That gives me time to let it dry and add a couple coats. I didn`t want to go real heavy with the correction but still get a majority of the swirls out. I did this with my PC7424 and white pad with SSR2.5. After that I used SSR2.5 again but with a black pad this time. That really finishes off nicely. Although, I wanted more. So, I grabbed another black pad and used the almighty Pro Polish for the mirror finish. That is one of my favorite products to use, it just yields great shine. I always like to use Black Hole glaze, especially on these darker colored cars. It just fills in nicely and has a fantastic look. I`ll admit... between the great scent and fantastic results, Black Hole is very addicting whether the finish needs it or not!

I finished off this Red Stallion with Natty`s Red Paste Wax and PB Spray `n Gloss to catch any left over wax residue. Just can`t go wrong with that as a last step.

**mrclean81** · 02-23-2012, 12:48 PM

Great job. Gotta agree with the Black Hole. Im not a big fan of glazes, but Black Hole and White Diamond are both fantastic.

**mjlinane** · 02-23-2012, 12:52 PM

Excellent work!!

**viOlaziOne** · 02-23-2012, 02:23 PM

great job !! I`ve always loved mustangs .. just never really fell in love with THIS particular body style .. my heart fiends for an 04 Cobra :-X haha that body style is dead sexy IMHO lol

**Tyler@Poorboys** · 02-23-2012, 02:28 PM

The `04 Cobra is the Mustang of the 2000`s! With the forged internals these things can be monsters!

This is the `03 that I had last Summer..

**NoleFan** · 02-23-2012, 03:41 PM

Wow, that came out really good!

**mustangmikeFL** · 02-23-2012, 03:46 PM

great work, I love those early Cobras even to this day.

**Old Pirate** · 02-23-2012, 03:47 PM

Looks awesome Tyler

, on the convertible top did you put any type of protectant on it?

**Tyler@Poorboys** · 02-23-2012, 04:38 PM

Thanks guys. He was getting it ready to sell. As far as the top goes. You know that`s a good question. I didn`t apply anything to it after cleaning. Wasn`t really sure what would hold up all that well. I suppose Bold N Bright diluted a little would work well or even Natural Look.

**tropicsteve** · 02-23-2012, 04:56 PM

very nice finish. gotta love the mustang cobras.

**rzatch** · 02-23-2012, 05:18 PM

Looks nice Tyler.

**rurocking** · 02-23-2012, 05:58 PM

Great job on the Pony...

**polisher** · 02-23-2012, 07:40 PM

the engine came out really nice..good job

**mikenap** · 02-23-2012, 08:26 PM

Looking good!

**Todd@RUPES** · 02-23-2012, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Tyler@Poorboys

Thanks guys. He was getting it ready to sell. As far as the top goes. You know that`s a good question. I didn`t apply anything to it after cleaning. Wasn`t really sure what would hold up all that well. I suppose Bold N Bright diluted a little would work well or even Natural Look.

Raggtopp makes the best convertible top products I have ever used.

Great job on the car Tyler, that Cobra looks so sweet now!!!!