I recently offered to help clean up my roommate's parent's classic TA as they were going to be getting it appraised and ready to sell. This was something I was going to do just as a favor to them so I didnt go for a full detail. This was just an effort to clean up the paint of a LOT of swirls and watermark etching. No interior, no rims/tires (the tires were almost rotting out from sitting so long).
The car had been repainted a few times in it's life by previous and the last paint job is not a good one, but I wanted to tackle it just to see how much better I could make it. The paint was hard and there is still swirls left in it, but at least the camera doesnt show it
A good reminder as to how much more I have to learn.
Process:
Washed with Megs Gold Class
Polished with a WG Orange Light Cut pad and Megs DACP #83
Followed with SSR2.5 to tackle more swirls on a WG Orange
Touched up in spots with SSR1 on a WG White Polishing pad
Waxed with PC and a WG grey finishing pad and Megs NXT Tech Wax
Before shots (Some you need to look real close to see the etching)
This next shot made me cringe
The car had been repainted a few times in it's life by previous and the last paint job is not a good one, but I wanted to tackle it just to see how much better I could make it. The paint was hard and there is still swirls left in it, but at least the camera doesnt show it
A good reminder as to how much more I have to learn.
Process:
Washed with Megs Gold Class
Polished with a WG Orange Light Cut pad and Megs DACP #83
Followed with SSR2.5 to tackle more swirls on a WG Orange
Touched up in spots with SSR1 on a WG White Polishing pad
Waxed with PC and a WG grey finishing pad and Megs NXT Tech Wax
Before shots (Some you need to look real close to see the etching)
This next shot made me cringe
