I worked on this car for a coworker Wed. night. Exterior only detail, it actually turned out to be alot more of a project than I thought. Atleast I know to think twice about doing a car on a weeknight. It was full of scratches and paint chips and would've taken touchup and wetsanding to fix right. Almost depressing considering it's a 2004 model. I could've got out more scratches, but I'm not brave enough to use a rotary on anything other than my own, especially with Toyota paint. After researching it to death beforehand, I was expecting ss paint, but it was actually clearcoat. Atleast she was impressed with it, she's asked me to do it every three months along with her new Malibu SS. She had been getting some guy down the street to slap a coat of cleaner wax and some armor all on the tires. I charged her twice what he'd been charging and still have her business, so I guess it didn't turn out that bad. :har:
This was my first time using #16, I was worried about it being hard to remove, but applying it thin with the PC made a world of difference. It's hard to believe this stuff has been around as long as it has.
Here's the process, everything was done with the PC:
Megs #83 polishing pad
Megs #80 polishing pad
RMG finishing pad
Megs #16
Meg's Hyper-Dressing 2:1 tires, 3:1 fenderwells
Wheels were done with Mother's FX Spraywax
Turtle Wax Platinum Ultra Gloss spray when I delivered it.
Befores:
Afters:
Sorry for the bad pics, the afters were taken at 6:30am, so the sun wasn't exactly there yet.
This was my first time using #16, I was worried about it being hard to remove, but applying it thin with the PC made a world of difference. It's hard to believe this stuff has been around as long as it has.
Here's the process, everything was done with the PC:
Megs #83 polishing pad
Megs #80 polishing pad
RMG finishing pad
Megs #16
Meg's Hyper-Dressing 2:1 tires, 3:1 fenderwells
Wheels were done with Mother's FX Spraywax
Turtle Wax Platinum Ultra Gloss spray when I delivered it.
Befores:
Afters:
Sorry for the bad pics, the afters were taken at 6:30am, so the sun wasn't exactly there yet.
