2001 morgan plus 8 (dark green)

[imported_paradigm]

here is a dark green 2001 morgan plus 8 i worked on this weekend. the paint was extremely difficult to work with. i originally thought it would be easier since it's single stage paint, but it ended up being difficult to correct the bad scratches. i had to use HTEC w/ 4" orange pads. the entire car is one big challenge (hard to reach areas, lots of vents on the side and hood, etc).



finishing was even worse...4" white and black pads. it would not finish clear no matter what i did or what i used on it. overall, this one ended up with about a 90% correction.



cleaning: ONR, DG FC&S

polishing: PC w/ 4" pads (orange, white, black), HTEC, FPII

chrome/exhaust: english custom polishes

protection/LSPs: Megs #7, Collinite 845, 303, RainX

wheels: ONR, toothbrush (ugh), AW, E1 Tire Shine





wheel before/after...yeah...those spokes were lots of fun...

exhaust before/after...

rear emblem before/after...

the leather strap holds the hood closed...i call it "the scratch installer"...

more befores...

swirls and waterspots...

afters...lighting was terrible...cloudy and misting rain today.:bawling:

 

[Bigpoppa3346]

Nice work, don't think I've seen one of those on Autopia before.



Awesome gig you got there, detailing all those classic cars.



Car looks great, nice work

 

[yoojeankim]

looks great! looks like hard angles though

 

[azenthusiast]

Gorgeous car. I really like the Jag in the background as well. I bet those spokes and that grille were a lot of fun.

 

[RTexasF]

I would rather do a Hummer than that one! Great work.

 

[imported_Steelth]

WOW great turnaround on that one.

 

[93AccordLXwhite]

That extra effort on the wheels really paid off:2thumbs: The front grill stands out as well:hifive:

 

[imported_paradigm]

thanks for the compliments!



i searched and searched for a wheel brush to help with this prior to moving forward on it...but never did find one small enough. many of the cars in this collection have similar wheels, so it would be nice to find a better tool than my finger and a MF towel or a toothbrush.



it definitely has the most curves, edges, tight spaces, etc that i've dealt with yet. i'm starting to look forward to regular, modern day vehicle designs again!

 

[HeavyB]

Hey Paradigm,

Dollars to donuts says I work for the Morgan owner's company. He drives this ride to work quite frequently in the summer, and how many Morgans are there in the Madison area. :goodjob



Cheers,

HeavyB

 

[David703]

What a turn around!!! BEAUTIFUL! I would hate to do that car with a rotory!

 

[klumzypinoy]

That's an interesting vehicle! Whoever thought of using leather straps to hold down the hood wasn't smart :grinno: What if the straps broke? Plus they instill scratches.

 

[audicoupej]

That did not look like fun at all. I would have :bolt



Great work. :goodjob :bow