Nth Degree
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Back in July a customer contacted me in the morning after finding me through one of the forums. He told me he needed overspray removal and full correction. He was anxious to get it done and drove about an hour and a half to drop the car off the same day and leave it for a week.
This ’94 Renaissance Red Toyota Supra looked to be in good shape when it first arrived.
My initial concern before seeing the car was the age and being red. I expected heavy oxidation and neglect. Turns out the car has been garaged nearly all its life. A closer inspection shows the overspray.
The owner said he had tried claying the overspray, but it was just taking way too long. Fortunately, a little testing with some Optimum Power Clean @ 3:1, allowed to dwell a few moments and lightly agitated with a MF towel was capable of removing the overspray. It was either a water based paint or had drifted far enough in the wind to dry enough to not bond completely with the surface.
So I proceeded to wash with Chemical Guy’s Citrus Wash & Gloss. I then went over the entire car with OPC to remove the overspray. I was particularly glad that this was effective when dealing with the windshield cowl.
After another quick wash I clayed using Meg’s white clay.
The red gave me a moment of pause. I wasn’t sure if it was due to the numerous paint chip repairs or ???. A quick search led me to discover that on this car, the red and black paints utilized an Integrated clear. Basically it responded like a single stage paint… and was quite soft.
Once the surface was nice and clean I got a look at it under the fluorescent lights as well as the Halogen.
I don’t recall what compound I used, but I think it was a blend of M105 and D300, using both an LC orange pad and MF pad.
Some 50/50s.
From there I finished with Menzerna PO106FA (SF 4000) on a white pad. After an IPA wipe down a coat of BFWD was applied, followed by 3 coats (12 hours between each) of BFMS to create some depth to the single stage paint.
The wheels were cleaned using OPC, but they are in need of refinishing, so nothing more was done. Headlights were polished using Menzerna PO203S (Power Finish/PF 2500) with a 4” LC orange pad. Some of the cloudiness was on the inside so there wasn’t much I could do.
Some before and after comparisons & beauty shots. I love when the clouds are just right for photographs!
A friend who is an amateur/aspiring photographer took some photos for me, since my camera sucks. He has been busy and these are the only ones he has gotten to me so far. Thanks, Scotty (Scott Fleming Photography).
Thanks for looking.
This ’94 Renaissance Red Toyota Supra looked to be in good shape when it first arrived.
My initial concern before seeing the car was the age and being red. I expected heavy oxidation and neglect. Turns out the car has been garaged nearly all its life. A closer inspection shows the overspray.
The owner said he had tried claying the overspray, but it was just taking way too long. Fortunately, a little testing with some Optimum Power Clean @ 3:1, allowed to dwell a few moments and lightly agitated with a MF towel was capable of removing the overspray. It was either a water based paint or had drifted far enough in the wind to dry enough to not bond completely with the surface.
So I proceeded to wash with Chemical Guy’s Citrus Wash & Gloss. I then went over the entire car with OPC to remove the overspray. I was particularly glad that this was effective when dealing with the windshield cowl.
After another quick wash I clayed using Meg’s white clay.
The red gave me a moment of pause. I wasn’t sure if it was due to the numerous paint chip repairs or ???. A quick search led me to discover that on this car, the red and black paints utilized an Integrated clear. Basically it responded like a single stage paint… and was quite soft.
Once the surface was nice and clean I got a look at it under the fluorescent lights as well as the Halogen.
I don’t recall what compound I used, but I think it was a blend of M105 and D300, using both an LC orange pad and MF pad.
Some 50/50s.
From there I finished with Menzerna PO106FA (SF 4000) on a white pad. After an IPA wipe down a coat of BFWD was applied, followed by 3 coats (12 hours between each) of BFMS to create some depth to the single stage paint.
The wheels were cleaned using OPC, but they are in need of refinishing, so nothing more was done. Headlights were polished using Menzerna PO203S (Power Finish/PF 2500) with a 4” LC orange pad. Some of the cloudiness was on the inside so there wasn’t much I could do.
Some before and after comparisons & beauty shots. I love when the clouds are just right for photographs!
A friend who is an amateur/aspiring photographer took some photos for me, since my camera sucks. He has been busy and these are the only ones he has gotten to me so far. Thanks, Scotty (Scott Fleming Photography).
Thanks for looking.
