richy
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- Mar 27, 2007
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This fellow lives up the street and has been on the fence about getting his car done for a few years. This year he gave it the green light. It is a garage kept, weekend only, never sees rain kinda car. Overall the shape was pretty nice, but it did need correction. Here it is as it arrived:
(Please excuse the editing error on the 1st photo)
Swirls to get rid of:
Unfortunately, it got caught in the rain going to the dealership last time:
The wheels (especially the barrels) needed some work:
Also, there were several chips in the hood that needed repair:
There were also some pretty serious gouges and scrapes along the bottom of the passenger side:
For the wheels, there was a multi-step process needed on them, namely:
-barrels cleaned with Tarminator and AutoGlym wheel brush (the long, narrow one)
-barrels and faces then cleaned with Megs WB
-barrels and faces then neutralized with Zep Citrus
-tires cleaned with Zep 505
-wells cleaned with LATA
The car was then washed with DG 901 followed by a 2nd wash with IronX paste and a grout sponge. It was brought inside wet and clayed with my new speedy surface clay mf and then dried.
For correction, I used my Flex 3401 + TB black wool + M105. That was followed by Rupes 21 with B/S white pad + M205. Squeaky Clean was then done by hand to ensure true correction and a clean surface ready to coat.
The exhaust tips were polished by hand via mf + M205 and subsequently coated.
Here's the hood after being polished:
The following day it was given a fast wipe down with ONR to remove any overnight dust. The wheels, paint, head & tail lights and all glass were coated with Americoat. The windshield was coated with DP glass coating (2 coats). The convertible top was treated to DG 341 to add repellency to the top. Unfortunately it was trying to rain when I was about to deliver it. You'll see rain drops in the pics. I was disappointed not to have some strong sun to show this baby off!!
Inside Shots:
Now, THAT'S better!
Remember the passenger side?
Thanks for looking!!
(Please excuse the editing error on the 1st photo)
Swirls to get rid of:
Unfortunately, it got caught in the rain going to the dealership last time:
The wheels (especially the barrels) needed some work:
Also, there were several chips in the hood that needed repair:
There were also some pretty serious gouges and scrapes along the bottom of the passenger side:
For the wheels, there was a multi-step process needed on them, namely:
-barrels cleaned with Tarminator and AutoGlym wheel brush (the long, narrow one)
-barrels and faces then cleaned with Megs WB
-barrels and faces then neutralized with Zep Citrus
-tires cleaned with Zep 505
-wells cleaned with LATA
The car was then washed with DG 901 followed by a 2nd wash with IronX paste and a grout sponge. It was brought inside wet and clayed with my new speedy surface clay mf and then dried.
For correction, I used my Flex 3401 + TB black wool + M105. That was followed by Rupes 21 with B/S white pad + M205. Squeaky Clean was then done by hand to ensure true correction and a clean surface ready to coat.
The exhaust tips were polished by hand via mf + M205 and subsequently coated.
Here's the hood after being polished:
The following day it was given a fast wipe down with ONR to remove any overnight dust. The wheels, paint, head & tail lights and all glass were coated with Americoat. The windshield was coated with DP glass coating (2 coats). The convertible top was treated to DG 341 to add repellency to the top. Unfortunately it was trying to rain when I was about to deliver it. You'll see rain drops in the pics. I was disappointed not to have some strong sun to show this baby off!!
Inside Shots:
Now, THAT'S better!
Remember the passenger side?
Thanks for looking!!
rops:
