haris300
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A friend of mine asked me if I could help make his daily driver 2007 Acura TL look any better. After inspecting the paint and discussing his budget, we decided on a one step polish and CQuartz application. His trunk was horribly scratched up so I offered to do a little extra work to get it looking nice again.
Products used:
After washing and drying, I took some photos of the paint condition before getting to work. Below you can see the damage on the truck that required damp sanding.
The rest of the car was a swirled out mess.
I managed to remove almost every little defect out of the trunk with a Meguiar's 3000 Unigrit disc and distilled water. Once the scratches were leveled and I was left with a uniform haze, I polished out the sanding marks with FG400 and followed up with PF2500.
The rest of the car was corrected with PF2500 and orange Lake Country Hybrids.
I then wiped the car down twice with CarPro Eraser and applied the CQuartz.
We let the car spend the night since it was pouring rain outside by the time I finished up.
Unfortunately the next day was overcast, but the rain had stopped so I brought the car out for some photos.
The rear bumper had been repainted a few days ago, so I promised to coat it for him later after giving it a chance to outgas. I also promised to polish and coat the exhaust tips for him.
Although it stopped raining, I managed to snap a little beading teaser from some water that fell from the trees.
And here's a shot from the day after when the sun was out.
That's all I got. Thanks for looking and happy holidays everyone!
Products used:
- 2 bucket wash with MTM foam cannon and Iron X Snow Soap
- Chemical decontamination with Iron X Iron Remover
- Mechanical decontamination with Nanoskin Autoscrub mitt
- Dried with Dry Me a River microfiber towel and Metro Vac N' Blo
- Machine polished with a Flex 3401, Lake Country orange Hybrids, and Menzerna PF2500
- Wiped down twice with CarPro Eraser
- Paint coated with CarPro CQuartz
- Tires and trim dressed with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard
- Headlights coated with Optimum Opti-Lens Permanent Headlight Coating
- Wheels and glass coated with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Surface Coating
After washing and drying, I took some photos of the paint condition before getting to work. Below you can see the damage on the truck that required damp sanding.
The rest of the car was a swirled out mess.
I managed to remove almost every little defect out of the trunk with a Meguiar's 3000 Unigrit disc and distilled water. Once the scratches were leveled and I was left with a uniform haze, I polished out the sanding marks with FG400 and followed up with PF2500.
The rest of the car was corrected with PF2500 and orange Lake Country Hybrids.
I then wiped the car down twice with CarPro Eraser and applied the CQuartz.
We let the car spend the night since it was pouring rain outside by the time I finished up.
Unfortunately the next day was overcast, but the rain had stopped so I brought the car out for some photos.
The rear bumper had been repainted a few days ago, so I promised to coat it for him later after giving it a chance to outgas. I also promised to polish and coat the exhaust tips for him.
Although it stopped raining, I managed to snap a little beading teaser from some water that fell from the trees.
And here's a shot from the day after when the sun was out.
That's all I got. Thanks for looking and happy holidays everyone!
