Hi friends!
Here is an update (last one) on the paintwork of the doctor's car requiring a presale enhancement. Not yet posted due to getting a very bad wrist pain (RSI syndrome). Overuse of keyboard… learning all the time!
It’s not a full correction though as the car is going to be sold.
I had to move to my in-laws’ place to carry out the buffing, it was too rainy at my place
The best light was amongst us, thanks God! So, let’s see how sweet paint was, I mean swirled!
Close-up
Extreme close-up
The roof
The vertical panels
Remember from where we left, cool car!
Looks are deceiving very often! The reality is different.
Every section was more or less the same, added to the numerous RIDS (the paint is a soft one too). The ride is full of decals so I attacked the most obvious areas: the hood, the front wings and bumper. The rest of the car got a coat of glaze.
Products used:
Some towels
Pads: LC wool, white and black
Polish: Uber Clay, Menz 203s. Megs #80, Menz PG, Menz PO85rd, Optimum ONR
Looks can be deceiving! Beware! The Johnson bottles are just my dispensers
Rinse & Clay
Buffing the usual way,
Compounding: Menz PG S34A, LC wool pad + Makita (Used M#80 to lubricate the pad) It works for me, but pad need cleaning on the fly after each section.
RIDS became apparent
Wet-sanded 2000 grit,
Buffed again with Menz 203s, LC white + Makita (Flex for the bumper). RIDS are gone, clarity and depth improved.
I refined with Menz PO85rd, Flex/Makita. Stone chips were visible, in fact the very first thing that others would see, but out of focus for me, due to the depth and gloss restored,
inspector: I’ve been seeing only swirls and scratches)
Some 50/50
Some sun shots
Sun was shy
Finishing pics
The Siamese chair
The Flex in the aquarium
Close-up
Close-up
My favourite
i'll update the wheels very soon
Thanks for reading, your comments and thoughts are welcome as always
Cheers
Zaid
Here is an update (last one) on the paintwork of the doctor's car requiring a presale enhancement. Not yet posted due to getting a very bad wrist pain (RSI syndrome). Overuse of keyboard… learning all the time!
It’s not a full correction though as the car is going to be sold.
I had to move to my in-laws’ place to carry out the buffing, it was too rainy at my place
The best light was amongst us, thanks God! So, let’s see how sweet paint was, I mean swirled!
Close-up
Extreme close-up
The roof
The vertical panels
Remember from where we left, cool car!
Looks are deceiving very often! The reality is different.
Every section was more or less the same, added to the numerous RIDS (the paint is a soft one too). The ride is full of decals so I attacked the most obvious areas: the hood, the front wings and bumper. The rest of the car got a coat of glaze.
Products used:
Some towels
Pads: LC wool, white and black
Polish: Uber Clay, Menz 203s. Megs #80, Menz PG, Menz PO85rd, Optimum ONR
Looks can be deceiving! Beware! The Johnson bottles are just my dispensers
Rinse & Clay
Buffing the usual way,
Compounding: Menz PG S34A, LC wool pad + Makita (Used M#80 to lubricate the pad) It works for me, but pad need cleaning on the fly after each section.
RIDS became apparent
Wet-sanded 2000 grit,
Buffed again with Menz 203s, LC white + Makita (Flex for the bumper). RIDS are gone, clarity and depth improved.
I refined with Menz PO85rd, Flex/Makita. Stone chips were visible, in fact the very first thing that others would see, but out of focus for me, due to the depth and gloss restored,
inspector: I’ve been seeing only swirls and scratches)Some 50/50
Some sun shots
Sun was shy
Finishing pics
The Siamese chair
The Flex in the aquarium
Close-up
Close-up
My favourite
i'll update the wheels very soon
Thanks for reading, your comments and thoughts are welcome as always
Cheers
Zaid