I decided to detail my John Deere GT275 and really feel like I've hit a wall.
The tractor is 16yrs old, been through 4 owners, NEVER been washed once, smashed into multiple trees, a barn, a cow, a house, several fences, as well as flipped once or twice in the ditch.
I've tossed everything my cyclo has at it, to point of just bogging it down to where it can barely move, the most aggressive products and pads I have, and although it looks good to most people's view, from an autopean standard I'd give it a 70%.
You can see what i mean below.
hood before:
front before:
front after (50/50) :
front after(50/50)
Got rid of the oxidization, most of the scratches, but there's just some scratches in the clear that are vexing me.
I've wetsanded with 1200, 1500, and 2000, and the marks are STILL there (I believe this is single stage paint, if that matters)....it's like wetsanding is doing nothing to them (and thus my cyclo definately can't remove them) .... they only show up under hallogens, can't feel with my fingernail.
*sigh*
I dunno, maybe I'm just looking for re-assurance that a 16yr old single stage paint that's never been touched before and has been slamed into trees, fences, animals and houses may be impossible to bring to autopean standards?
The tractor is 16yrs old, been through 4 owners, NEVER been washed once, smashed into multiple trees, a barn, a cow, a house, several fences, as well as flipped once or twice in the ditch.
I've tossed everything my cyclo has at it, to point of just bogging it down to where it can barely move, the most aggressive products and pads I have, and although it looks good to most people's view, from an autopean standard I'd give it a 70%.
You can see what i mean below.
hood before:
front before:
front after (50/50) :
front after(50/50)
Got rid of the oxidization, most of the scratches, but there's just some scratches in the clear that are vexing me.
I've wetsanded with 1200, 1500, and 2000, and the marks are STILL there (I believe this is single stage paint, if that matters)....it's like wetsanding is doing nothing to them (and thus my cyclo definately can't remove them) .... they only show up under hallogens, can't feel with my fingernail.
*sigh*
I dunno, maybe I'm just looking for re-assurance that a 16yr old single stage paint that's never been touched before and has been slamed into trees, fences, animals and houses may be impossible to bring to autopean standards?
