MarcHarris
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The "Terminator" Mustang Cobras were sold in realatively low volume and desipite being rated at nearly 400hp from the factory, with minor mods, their power number can climb extremely quickly. Enter this local owners nearly 700hp (600whp) black beauty...
The owner was gracious enough to give us the time needed to bring the best out of his ride, and much to our dismay, we'd end up needing it. Working during the hottest week of 2011 thus far, work was slow and paintful from high heat and humidity. With air so thick you could back-stroke through it, we ended up purchasing a dehumidifier to better control how products worked while the heat index held steadily over 100 degrees. It seems Mother Nature wanted me to remember what I was missing being away from Fort Bragg for the last few years
Upon Arrival:
Light swirls? No problem!!
Wait...
What's that? Enhance!
Light etching marks in addition to the swirls? Shouldn't be too much of a problem though...right?
Lightly dirty interior surfaces were due for a nice cleaning as well.
Even the red tail light housings had some light swirling that was distracting from the glossy look they could, and should have.
Before we got started, we pulled the lightly dirty Cobra in the garage to cool down. During that time, we also started examining the other thing's we'd need to address over the course of our work.
The underside of the hood had some light water marks and splashing from being driven in the rain.
Trunk water chanels with dirt build-up isn't unusual, but on a low mileage vehicle like this is an eye-sore.
The same type of dirt seemed to be in / around the door hinges. Looks like she has been driven down a dirt-road at some point.
Other things: The blower in need of a light cleaning:
Block:
The beautiful wheels are a nice design...but not a nice design to have to clean.
Tim began going over the engin bay to clean her up a bit. This is a car that has sees her fair share of time on the strip, so we didn't go overboard and instead wanted to maximize the return compaired to time spent.
In the mean time, I began by treating the tires to a thorough cleaning, ridding old dressing and browning from the finish, and then turned my attention to the wheels which weren't going to be fun with all the bolts on the finish.
As I continued on the wheels, Tim worked on the nooks that needed a cleaning.
Let there be white!
With the initial foam application loosening up and suspending dirt from the surface, Tim turned his attention to the exhaust tips which thankfully cleaned up easily (some of you know how fun it can be to clean exhaust off track toys).
The owner was gracious enough to give us the time needed to bring the best out of his ride, and much to our dismay, we'd end up needing it. Working during the hottest week of 2011 thus far, work was slow and paintful from high heat and humidity. With air so thick you could back-stroke through it, we ended up purchasing a dehumidifier to better control how products worked while the heat index held steadily over 100 degrees. It seems Mother Nature wanted me to remember what I was missing being away from Fort Bragg for the last few years
Upon Arrival:
Light swirls? No problem!!
Wait...
What's that? Enhance!
Light etching marks in addition to the swirls? Shouldn't be too much of a problem though...right?
Lightly dirty interior surfaces were due for a nice cleaning as well.
Even the red tail light housings had some light swirling that was distracting from the glossy look they could, and should have.
Before we got started, we pulled the lightly dirty Cobra in the garage to cool down. During that time, we also started examining the other thing's we'd need to address over the course of our work.
The underside of the hood had some light water marks and splashing from being driven in the rain.
Trunk water chanels with dirt build-up isn't unusual, but on a low mileage vehicle like this is an eye-sore.
The same type of dirt seemed to be in / around the door hinges. Looks like she has been driven down a dirt-road at some point.
Other things: The blower in need of a light cleaning:
Block:
The beautiful wheels are a nice design...but not a nice design to have to clean.
Tim began going over the engin bay to clean her up a bit. This is a car that has sees her fair share of time on the strip, so we didn't go overboard and instead wanted to maximize the return compaired to time spent.
In the mean time, I began by treating the tires to a thorough cleaning, ridding old dressing and browning from the finish, and then turned my attention to the wheels which weren't going to be fun with all the bolts on the finish.
As I continued on the wheels, Tim worked on the nooks that needed a cleaning.
Let there be white!
With the initial foam application loosening up and suspending dirt from the surface, Tim turned his attention to the exhaust tips which thankfully cleaned up easily (some of you know how fun it can be to clean exhaust off track toys).
