Super oxidized single stage red 4Runner

[the walrus]

Hey dudes-

I am new to polishing so I did this as a practice car just to develop more skill and see what was possible with my new G110. This was not a full detail, I primarily just focused on the paint. Being single stage I had to wash pads often but I got a little system down so it wasn't a big deal. This is the 2nd car I have polished and all in all I am happy with the result. And I must admit that I love meg's #26. It smells like bananas and leaves the paint looking shiny and wet.



-Justin



Process:

Hand wash & clay

Polish using G110

UC Orange

SwirlX White

Meg's #26 Blue



Before

:nervous:

Lots of paint transfer on the pads

50/50 of the fender

Hood before

Hood after 1 pass of UC

All waxed up

Remember the chalkboard hood?

Money shot!

:spot



Time to take a nap.

 

[imported_reeeko991]

very nice... love those model 4Runners.



How often did you have to clean the pads ?

 

[the walrus]

Thanks. I had to clean the pads after about a panel and a half. It's good to have multiple pads of each color.

 

[gamby]

Badass. :woohoo:



That's the beauty of single stage--it can be brought back.



Awesome transformation.

 

[imported_bigfoot1]

A-ma-zing!!!!!

 

[honkeybizkit]

Great job. You definitely picked the right brand of products.. Meguiars products always cut thru oxidation the best (for me at least)

 

[imported_Jakerooni]

Just love the SS paints. You can make them look soooo good. Awesome restore on that paint there. looks like you just brought it home from the lot.

 

[imported_wagonproject]

Very nice work mate!

 

[Wknd Dtlr]

Will SS paint stay looking this nice if you keep it up with an LSP or will it need regular paint correction once it has already oxidized once?

 

[imported_OrangeStang]

Wow.



Wowwie wow wow.

 

[backwoods_lex]

Pretty cool that you pretty much get a full correction on your 2nd time out. Night and day--it looks great.



Smart man to tape off that trim too. I know I left a few trim stains when I first started out.

 

[MrCLRider]

Awesome results, how did you like the UC and SX? nice for being able to purchase OTC!

 

[the walrus]

Awesome results, how did you like the UC and SX? nice for being able to purchase OTC!

Thanks! UC and SX work great, and yes OTC, $8 a piece at Walmart. :xyxthumbs



I can't wait to try some M105 and M205 as well.



Justin

 

[craigdt]

Looks great!



If you were one of my friends, Id make fun of you for wearing hearing protection with the G110. And then wonder why I cant hear well :rofl



I really enjoy seeing these SS corrections

 

[David703]

CRAZY AMAZING RESULTS!!!!! That looked so fun!!! :spot

 

[mikey]

Impressive! Looks like a different vehicle in the "after" shots! How long did the job take you to complete?

 

[imported_Denzil]

Great recovery on that vehicle!

 

[the walrus]

Impressive! Looks like a different vehicle in the "after" shots! How long did the job take you to complete?

Thanks! The whole job took about 10 hours. Lots of :waxing:





Justin :usa

 

[craigdt]

For what its worth, when I was showing a friend this picture, he laughed and said the right side was just wet.

 

[the walrus]

LOL!! What about the paint transfer on the tape from the pad hitting it during polishing? I guess blue tape turns red when it gets wet? Too funny!



Tell your friend thank you for the compliment, the wet look is exactly what I was going for. And thanks for the laugh.



Justin