I was able to document a recent detail on my daily commuter. Little history on the car, I had acquired it in April of 2016 with about 182000 miles on it. The interior was not in the best of shape and it was pretty evident that the previous owner neglected the car. The car for the last couple of months before changing owners was left outside under the Arizona sun, 100+ degree weather beating down on it daily did take it's toll on the paint. With the holiday that recently passed, I had some extra time to finally give it the attention that it desperately needed. I started withe the interior, also tackled removing the pin stripes on the exterior(was never a fan of the look) and was finally able to tackle the exterior and wrap it all up with CQuartz ceramic coating. It was also my first time working with a coating and I do have to say, the glossy reflection that everyone described lived up to the hype. Now I just hope the protection traits described will last but time will only tell. Sorry for the history but I hope you guys will appreciate the work gone into documenting this.
Exterior:
Started with the headlights
Before headlight
After headlight
Then I made my way from top to bottom. Started with the heavily oxidized roof first.
Before roof
After roof
Before rear driver side quarter panel
After rear driver side quarter panel
Before freshly removed pinstripe
After freshly removed pinstripe
Before passenger side mirror
After passenger side mirror
Polished windows
Polished rear window
Before hood
Polished hood before wiping off
50/50 shot hood
After fully polished hood
Before front passenger fender
After front passenger fender
Before front driver side fender
After front driver side fender
Before driver side front door
50/50 front driver side door
Closeup of 50/50
After driver side front door
Before driver side rear door
After rear driver side door
Before right side trunk
After right side trunk
Before trunk
After trunk
Before trunk
After trunk
Before passenger side quarter panel
After passenger quarter panel
Before passenger side rear door
After passenger side rear door
Before passenger side front door
After passenger side front door
All topped off with CQuartz
And the finished result of minimizing most heavy oxidation, removal of swirls and topped off with a coating of CQuartz.
And there you have it. So far I love what the ceramic coating has done to the 10 year old paint. It's gotten many compliments from coworkers and many of my fellow car enthusiasts who were curious how the coating would turn out. First wash will be scheduled next weekend but so far dirt and dust hasn't really clung to the black paint like it used too. I hope everyone enjoyed following the documentation of this detail. I have plenty more to come in the future. Oh and if anyone was curious if they couldn't tell, I had used the Makita PO5000 for this correction. This was my second detail with it and I'm loving it more and more every usage. My only experience prior to the Makita was with the PC7424. Night and day difference as far as correcting abilities! Also the smooth usage allows me to polish longer without suffering from hand fatigue compared to the Porter Cable on speed setting 6. Pads I also used for the correction were the Lake Country Hybrid foam pads. I also have to say they made using the Makita a lot easier! Prior to that on my first correction with the Makita, I was using some Adams 5.5" waffle pads and it seemed like it would cause the Makita to walk more. I read that the hybrid pads worked great for the FLEX and I figured since the Makita offered a force rotation setting, I opted for the Hybrid pads and my gamble paid off! I would highly recommend the hybrid pads for the Makita. I apologize for the rant so I'll end it here. Many more documented paint corrections to come. Duy(Do-wee) signing out.
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Exterior:
Started with the headlights
Before headlight
After headlight
Then I made my way from top to bottom. Started with the heavily oxidized roof first.
Before roof
After roof
Before rear driver side quarter panel
After rear driver side quarter panel
Before freshly removed pinstripe
After freshly removed pinstripe
Before passenger side mirror
After passenger side mirror
Polished windows
Polished rear window
Before hood
Polished hood before wiping off
50/50 shot hood
After fully polished hood
Before front passenger fender
After front passenger fender
Before front driver side fender
After front driver side fender
Before driver side front door
50/50 front driver side door
Closeup of 50/50
After driver side front door
Before driver side rear door
After rear driver side door
Before right side trunk
After right side trunk
Before trunk
After trunk
Before trunk
After trunk
Before passenger side quarter panel
After passenger quarter panel
Before passenger side rear door
After passenger side rear door
Before passenger side front door
After passenger side front door
All topped off with CQuartz
And the finished result of minimizing most heavy oxidation, removal of swirls and topped off with a coating of CQuartz.
And there you have it. So far I love what the ceramic coating has done to the 10 year old paint. It's gotten many compliments from coworkers and many of my fellow car enthusiasts who were curious how the coating would turn out. First wash will be scheduled next weekend but so far dirt and dust hasn't really clung to the black paint like it used too. I hope everyone enjoyed following the documentation of this detail. I have plenty more to come in the future. Oh and if anyone was curious if they couldn't tell, I had used the Makita PO5000 for this correction. This was my second detail with it and I'm loving it more and more every usage. My only experience prior to the Makita was with the PC7424. Night and day difference as far as correcting abilities! Also the smooth usage allows me to polish longer without suffering from hand fatigue compared to the Porter Cable on speed setting 6. Pads I also used for the correction were the Lake Country Hybrid foam pads. I also have to say they made using the Makita a lot easier! Prior to that on my first correction with the Makita, I was using some Adams 5.5" waffle pads and it seemed like it would cause the Makita to walk more. I read that the hybrid pads worked great for the FLEX and I figured since the Makita offered a force rotation setting, I opted for the Hybrid pads and my gamble paid off! I would highly recommend the hybrid pads for the Makita. I apologize for the rant so I'll end it here. Many more documented paint corrections to come. Duy(Do-wee) signing out.
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