3hrs to do 2 cars? Um, yeah I can do that. (uh oh)

white gecko

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I'm not gonna put this in the pro section, as they were quickie details and I don't feel they deserve it lol. But anyway, here ya go.







So while I was in working on couple of Z06 Vettes, they snagged me and asked if I could give a black focus a quick cleanup too. Not the kind of thing I typically do, but I was ahead of schedule and that would put me in HEAVY traffic all the way home (read: 2+ hrs). So I decided to avoid traffic and pick up a few extra bucks.



But I couldn't spend the usual time on it. Typical combos were just NOT working on this super hard and super abused clear. Likely hundreds of scratch o' matic tunnel washes had severely marred the finish. M105 and orange surprisingly didn't yield great results. As did several other usual combos. What ended up working quite well was PO203 and LC green. LSP was OCW for this. Again this was a VERY short correction and was intened only to improve the finish. There were remaining swirls and a LOT of RIDS, but thats all there was time for...






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Finished pics



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Then they asked for a quick headlight restoration on this Acura. Then I was ready to go home. But alas, it was not to be. They were so happy, they insisted I do more. Oh boy...





Headlight resto...



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After doing the headlights they asked if I could polish the rest of the car...(oh boy...) I only had about 90 min so I had to move really fast. I had no time to look for the absolute best combo, so I went with the faithful LC orange and M205. It worked nicely. LSP was OCW. Some how I managed to get pics along the way.





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Well if you actually made it through to the end, I applaud you. Pretty boring cars, but they cleaned up well at least. It was a crazy hectic 3 hours, but since the cars were already clean it helped greatly. However not something I'll likely do again!
 
Wow, its a pretty amazing job for a quickie. I think I would spend 3 hours on one car minimum ... Anyways those cars really look waaay better. Awesome job. Congrats!
 
Big difference!! Resale value just went up. You have a good relationship going with that dealership. They know a good thing when they see it!
 
Barry Theal said:
3 hours? Seriously? wow thats fast as crap.



Yes sir. It helped that the cars had already been washed and clayed by their detail department, so it was just correcting and the LSP, but even so it was the fastest I've ever moved!
 
gofast908z- Leaving aside the speed factor (and just "wow" regarding that!), I want to give you props for posting some "less than Autopian" work. Seriously; I'm not kidding. We get awfully wrapped up in "nothing but perfection!" and that's not always the sensible goal. I bet that Focus will be the best looking car in the parking lot when its next owner drives it to work...perfectly swell-looking in real world terms.
 
Accumulator said:
gofast908z- Leaving aside the speed factor (and just "wow" regarding that!), I want to give you props for posting some "less than Autopian" work. Seriously; I'm not kidding. We get awfully wrapped up in "nothing but perfection!" and that's not always the sensible goal. I bet that Focus will be the best looking car in the parking lot when its next owner drives it to work...perfectly swell-looking in real world terms.



Agreed!!!!!
 
TedFred said:
That paint must be soft if you can get 205 to correct that much.

Looks like Nighthawk Black Pearl, or at least similar to it. My wife's car has it, and soft doesn't even begin to describe it.
 
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