1993 Saab 900 Turbo CE #86 of 325

[lensch09]

1993 Saab 900 Turbo CE #86 or 325
Pre-wash
(lens cap in the way)

Process
Wheels cleaned with Eagle One Wheel Cleaner and Schmitt
Liners cleaned with brushes and Megs APC cut 4:1
Wash car using Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo and conditioner, Chenille MF Mit
Dry using forced air and The Absorber
Clayed using Meguiars Professional Mirror Glaze Mild (the blue stuff) using Megs QD as a lub3

Pulled out for pictures/inspection

Time for some halogens

Tape off for 50/50

Again... this is just after wool. No polish

Both sides done. Car has a lot of chips

There were a few areas that needed wetsanding (because of bird-dropping etching). However, since i didn't have any paper those will have to wait for another day
Ew.

Now, that's better

This car happens to have single stage paint. It also happens to have a lot of trim work all over the car which prohibited me from using a rotary on most of it (because I don't have small enough pads for the 9227)
Hood, Roof, Trunk, A-Pillars
Tape-off with 3M green
W-4000 Meguiars Woolie, Meguiars #85 Diamond Cut Compound 2.0 1500-2100 RPM
Lake Country CCS White Pad, Menzerna Intensive Polish 1500-2100 RPM
3M Ultrafina Blue Pad, 3m Ultrafina Polish, 1200-1800 RPM
Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax

Rest of the vehicle
Pinnacle XMT#3 with PC7424 (lots of pressure) on Lake Country CCS Orange pad at speed 6 (6,000 OPM)
Menzerna Final Polish on Grey Lake Country CCS pad at speed 5
Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax

Tires dressed with Meguiars Endurance Tire Shine
Liners and Trim with Meguiars Trim Detailer Cleaner and Protectant
Windows with Stoner Invisible Glass
Wizards Black Renew on rear spoiler
Enjoy....I get some pictures in the sun tomorrow

Comments are welcome. Thanks for your time
-Dan

 

[christian900se]

Awesome! I love those c900s, and I still swear that single stage and 2 stage paints look better than alot of clear coated ones.

 

[woo0f1]

Looks great! :buffing:

 

[Meghan]

Money shot here!!!

Thats a lot of Coors Light, what time is the party!

 

[lensch09]

Funny thing is those cans are actually sitting ontop of a Keg-erator (sp?)

Exterior shots from today. It's really kinda crappy weather here

Interior coming soon. This car is sqeaky clean for a 1993... only has 61k on the clock as well
-Dan

 

[lensch09]

Interior process

Vaccum
Remove stains and shampoo carpet with Meg's APC cut 6:1 and then extracted
Dash with Meg's Interior Detailer
Windows with Stoners Invisible Glass
Blue Magic Leather Cleaner
Lexol Leather Conditioner/Preserver
Wet sand CE badge with 1500, then 2000, then Meg's DC 2.0 (#85), then Mothers Polish
Carpet "combed
All vents and crevices "brushed out"
There were some scratches on wood trim/glove box...they were corrected with Meg's DC 2.0
Certain spots on headliner and in coin tray were cleaned with Wolfgang Carpet and Vinyl Cleaner

Before

Here you can see the scratch on the glovebox

Dirty carpet

Dirty carpet with the flash on

Better

Seats were pretty clean.... 50/50 on the seat with just the Blue Magic cleaner

After

Matts before

Matts after. Drivers Matt was cleaned twice and didn't show much improvement. It's showing some age and might be time for a new one in the next year or so

Done on this car for the weekend.
-Dan

 

[GXPWeasel]

Your work on the car, and Paint correction = Great

The car itself = I'm not a fan.

Good job.

 

[TLMitchell]

Nice results!

I love those pre-'95, pre-GM 900 Turbos, especially the convertibles. Kept my eye open for a well-preserved, low-mileage '94 convertible for years to no avail. Stumbled across a '97 that was sweet and had to take the plunge.

Compared to the '94 and earlier Saabs it was the biggest piece of crap I ever owned. Heavy gauge sheetmetal replaced by tin that dented if you sneezed on it. Thick paint replaced by paper-thin, orange-peel ridden junk. And the legendary reliability suffered as well. General Motors was the worst thing to ever happen to Saab Scania, IMO.

TL <---- still got an eye out for that '94

 

[lensch09]

Nice results!

I love those pre-'95, pre-GM 900 Turbos, especially the convertibles. Kept my eye open for a well-preserved, low-mileage '94 convertible for years to no avail. Stumbled across a '97 that was sweet and had to take the plunge.

Compared to the '94 and earlier Saabs it was the biggest piece of crap I ever owned. Heavy gauge sheetmetal replaced by tin that dented if you sneezed on it. Thick paint replaced by paper-thin, orange-peel ridden junk. And the legendary reliability suffered as well. General Motors was the worst thing to ever happen to Saab Scania, IMO.

TL <---- still got an eye out for that '94

The car that I detailed has JUST 61k on the clock. I would say that he'd sell for the right price but I'm not so sure now that his car is damn near perfect...

Oh, here's something to think about

Before

After

-Dan

 

[TLMitchell]

The car that I detailed has JUST 61k on the clock. I would say that he'd sell for the right price but I'm not so sure now that his car is damn near perfect...

Think I'll pass. It'd be too time consuming to whack that hardtop off with a can opener Plus I've owned my last black vehicle.

TL