kennymathews
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This car was delivered in pretty bad shape, it was for sure neglected and upon inspection I made it perfectly clear that 100 percent correction would be out of the question.
Cat hair embedded into the top
All the wheels were caked with brake dust/tar and it had been on them for an extended period of time...
For testing purposes, I cleaned one wheel with APC before applying TRIX and the others I apply TRIX directly to the un-cleaned wheel.
Clean with APC first and now Trix working..
Trix directly on dirty wheel...
The whole car received a good bath and treated to Trix
On to the paint
The paint had some of the worst etching that I've seen in a garage kept car. The entire surface had deep pits, water spots, chemical etching, you name it was probably in the clear
This panel was after Prima Cut with a red Meg Solo Wool pad, then polished with Prima and my Flex- as you can see there is no chance of removing those defects on a factory panel. I actually went a little more aggressive on my test spots on the hood doing some test spots with Cut, FG400, Blackfires SRC compound, and a few Meg compounds with a few different pad choices. They all pretty much had the same results so I neglected to take any shots...
Here are some more defected panels
Direct Flash - Door
Deck Lid
Quarter Panel
Direct Flash on Hood
While the hood and Deck was treated to Prima Cut on a wool solo pad on a rotary at 1100rpm, followed by Swirl on a Blue Hydro-Tech, and then Prima- Finish on a Tangerine Hydro-tech both on Flex at speed 5 or 6 depending on what panel...
Here is a crappy 50/50 shot on the deck lid
Deck lid corrected and wiped down with a body solvent for inspection. Direct Flash from Nikon D40 - You can still see the clear etching but the panel was going to be the best it would capable of safely being corrected.
The rest of the body received Prima Cut on the Blue Hydro Tech pad on my Flex at Speed 6, followed by Finish on the Tangerine Pad - I did a test spot with swirl in between and made no gloss difference and the panels were swirl free skipping that step.
This shot is on the door after a solvent wipe down. The smudge in my finger trying to get the camera to focus, its not actually a defect, sorry.
As you can see I dialed in the system and was ready to go...
Corrected Quarter Panel
Door Corrected and also checked with solvent wipe down (door was repainted and polished much easier than the rest of the car was the only reason for checking)
So after I completed the polishing steps, I grab my Groits 6" with a Hybrid black finishing pad and worked in some Prima Amigo - Fantastic product, and I quested Nick @ Prima regarding the use of it on a full correction and he assured me that he always seen an improvement in depth and gloss. He was right, great, great, great product. Now I know that glazes/gloss enhancers add filling and masking purposes to cover defects but this car was swirl free so I wasn't concerned about a defect coming back down the road. And lets face it, if the owner let this car get this bad, what is the chances they are going to change and start performing correct washes and maintenance routine.. and yes, I spoke to them about it...
So on to the Amigo
At this point, I was getting close to the budget restrictions on the job so instead of Prima Epic (increase of time of application and product curing), I decided to grab Prima Hydro Max and use it the LSP product. One word. WOW
Direct Flash - And Perl on tire 1:1
Bounced Flash
Direct Flash
More Inside
No Flash
Bounced Flash
Direct Flash
The sun was gone by the time I finished but I snagged a few outdoor shots
Direct Flash
No Flash
No Flash
3 Coats of Perl 1:1
Final Thoughts
Trix- Awesome, I let it dwell a little longer than IronX or TarX by itself, and on this detail, the performance was just a good if not better than the products separate
Prima is amazing - Haven't used a product of theirs I didn't like! Cut, Swirl, Finish, Amigo (Personal Favorite),Epic (another personal Favorite) and Hydro Max(another, another Personal Favorite) - Can't say enough of how effortless these products work together to produce amazing results. If you have any Questions Nick will answer you with lighting quickness. His support sold me the first Prima Product, the performance of them, sold me the rest of their line.
First correction using Hydro Techs with Prima - Great combination and finishing extremely well with great cut.
Thanks for Checking this out!!!
Cat hair embedded into the top
All the wheels were caked with brake dust/tar and it had been on them for an extended period of time...
For testing purposes, I cleaned one wheel with APC before applying TRIX and the others I apply TRIX directly to the un-cleaned wheel.
Clean with APC first and now Trix working..
Trix directly on dirty wheel...
The whole car received a good bath and treated to Trix
On to the paint
The paint had some of the worst etching that I've seen in a garage kept car. The entire surface had deep pits, water spots, chemical etching, you name it was probably in the clear
This panel was after Prima Cut with a red Meg Solo Wool pad, then polished with Prima and my Flex- as you can see there is no chance of removing those defects on a factory panel. I actually went a little more aggressive on my test spots on the hood doing some test spots with Cut, FG400, Blackfires SRC compound, and a few Meg compounds with a few different pad choices. They all pretty much had the same results so I neglected to take any shots...
Here are some more defected panels
Direct Flash - Door
Deck Lid
Quarter Panel
Direct Flash on Hood
While the hood and Deck was treated to Prima Cut on a wool solo pad on a rotary at 1100rpm, followed by Swirl on a Blue Hydro-Tech, and then Prima- Finish on a Tangerine Hydro-tech both on Flex at speed 5 or 6 depending on what panel...
Here is a crappy 50/50 shot on the deck lid
Deck lid corrected and wiped down with a body solvent for inspection. Direct Flash from Nikon D40 - You can still see the clear etching but the panel was going to be the best it would capable of safely being corrected.
The rest of the body received Prima Cut on the Blue Hydro Tech pad on my Flex at Speed 6, followed by Finish on the Tangerine Pad - I did a test spot with swirl in between and made no gloss difference and the panels were swirl free skipping that step.
This shot is on the door after a solvent wipe down. The smudge in my finger trying to get the camera to focus, its not actually a defect, sorry.
As you can see I dialed in the system and was ready to go...
Corrected Quarter Panel
Door Corrected and also checked with solvent wipe down (door was repainted and polished much easier than the rest of the car was the only reason for checking)
So after I completed the polishing steps, I grab my Groits 6" with a Hybrid black finishing pad and worked in some Prima Amigo - Fantastic product, and I quested Nick @ Prima regarding the use of it on a full correction and he assured me that he always seen an improvement in depth and gloss. He was right, great, great, great product. Now I know that glazes/gloss enhancers add filling and masking purposes to cover defects but this car was swirl free so I wasn't concerned about a defect coming back down the road. And lets face it, if the owner let this car get this bad, what is the chances they are going to change and start performing correct washes and maintenance routine.. and yes, I spoke to them about it...
So on to the Amigo
At this point, I was getting close to the budget restrictions on the job so instead of Prima Epic (increase of time of application and product curing), I decided to grab Prima Hydro Max and use it the LSP product. One word. WOW
Direct Flash - And Perl on tire 1:1
Bounced Flash
Direct Flash
More Inside
No Flash
Bounced Flash
Direct Flash
The sun was gone by the time I finished but I snagged a few outdoor shots
Direct Flash
No Flash
No Flash
3 Coats of Perl 1:1
Final Thoughts
Trix- Awesome, I let it dwell a little longer than IronX or TarX by itself, and on this detail, the performance was just a good if not better than the products separate
Prima is amazing - Haven't used a product of theirs I didn't like! Cut, Swirl, Finish, Amigo (Personal Favorite),Epic (another personal Favorite) and Hydro Max(another, another Personal Favorite) - Can't say enough of how effortless these products work together to produce amazing results. If you have any Questions Nick will answer you with lighting quickness. His support sold me the first Prima Product, the performance of them, sold me the rest of their line.
First correction using Hydro Techs with Prima - Great combination and finishing extremely well with great cut.
Thanks for Checking this out!!!
