Why do I do this to myself? Don't look if you have a weak stomach...

[zesty-man]

my friend, you are a miracle worker. i probably wouldn't have ever touched that...... great job!

 

[Don]

The headlights do look really bad now...but only because the car looks like it has a new paint job!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bigups

Maybe they'll pay you to polish the headlights. You did an awesome job; hopefully you will get some business out of it around the neighborhood.

To me that looks like water got inside the head light and rusted part of the reflector & stained the lens

 

[jaybs02]

To me that looks like water got inside the head light and rusted part of the reflector & stained the lens

:yeah
It's a shame the headlights look so bad and the reat of the car looks sooo good

 

[wifehatescar]

To me that looks like water got inside the head light and rusted part of the reflector & stained the lens

Ding ding, we have a winner! There are two 1/2" holes that are melted(?!?!?!) in the lens. There's all kinds of rust and dirt in there.

Thanks for the compliments guys, the car still looks like junk in person and is still a bit oxidized but I threw in the towel (literally) on it.
It was funny, I would pick up dirt on my MF's and foam pad and just keep buffing, I figured the grit would actually help me polish the paint, I needed all the help I could get

PS - can I be the first to use this: :rabbi great icon!

 

[edschwab1]

Loos really good. The people should sell the car before it oxidizes again.

Eric

 

[Maxtorque02]

To be honest I mainly did this JUST for the cool hood shot to add to my website, I have had very positive feedback from my before/after pics.
Since the job is free, I'm only doing it to MY satisfaction.

AIO, in my experience, works about as good as PP (PB's pro polish) for oxidation. I'm using alot of product too since it's soaking into the paint, so PP is cheaper than AIO in this case.

Steve, thanks for the tips, you're right I was using a terry applicator with a ton of PP on it and that was about as quick as using the PC. You are also right that the paint looks blotchy and uneven right now. I hope the SSR2 will take car of that tomorrow. (I'm actually going to have a hard time removing the line I created on the middle of the hoodlol)

As of today, I "broke through" the top layer of oxidation. I hope tomorrow will be a little easier. The car looks about 1/2 way there. From NO REFLECTION in the paint to SOME REFLECTION in the paint:lol :brick

A detailer friend of mine years ago told me to wash with Comet if the SS paint is badly oxidized. This helps cut into the dead paint much quicker. It will leave some fine scratches in it, but nothing a rotary can't take out. I tried it one time and it worked pretty good. Scared the hell out of me though. Something that badly oxidized will never have a perfect shine again and will probably be somewhat blotchy, but at least your going to make a dramatic improvement in it. Keep up the good work.