2009 Hyundai Elantra restoration project!

Sizzle Chest

Sizzle Chest

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2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring Edition
61,000 miles​


During Hurricane Irma my mother’s husband lent Mrs. Sizzle their extra vehicle to use. (I could not get the garage doors open due to the power outage that we experienced as well as the numerous outdoor items that were placed inside the garage that were blocking our vehicles in. So as a ‘thank you’ I mentioned that I would detail his vehicle for him.

7 years old, a few miles, always kept outside and it has never, ever been waxed/polished/etc. It was in pretty bad condition.

It was covered in major swirls, scuffs, paint transfer from unknown objects hit/rubbed against, some serious scratching, water spots and it had clear failure on the mirrors and door handles along with the black trim being hammered and the roof rack hardware’s finish flaking off. It was also covered in canon fungus and the windows were filthy, both inside and out.

I had some new goodies from Blackfire to use (thanks again Meghan!) and knew I could make this thing look so much better as well as put some protection on the paintwork.

Process/chemicals/tools/etc:

Waterless wash with McKees N914.
Clayed with Optimum nano bar heavy.
Dodo Born Slippery as clay lube.
Rupes MkII 21.
Griot’s 6”.
Misc MF towels.
Defelsko paint gauge.
Surfbuf pads.
Red generic foam polishing pads.
Red hydrotech finishing pad for LSP application.
NEW Blackfire Compound.
Spot compounded some heavier scratches with Griot’s MF pad and M101.
NEW Blackfire Polish.
Final wipe-McKees N914.
LSP-Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection.
Tire dressing: Blackfire.
Glass cleaner: NEW Blackfire Glass Cleaner.
Dedicated MF glass towels.
Metro vacuum.
NEW Blackfire Interior Cleaner on interior plastics/vinyl surfaces.


Thanks for looking!



As delivered:












Defects:



















 













Work pics:







After the initial hit:





Getting some gloss back!

 







After compounding:




Reduced the Grand Canyon of scratches:




Taillights after:





 
Glass condition:




The newness!!!





Knocked this out:











After:






 
wow, it's not too often you see someone use surbuf pads anymore. these were the go to pads for serious defects on the DA before microfiber pads took over. paint looks much better, nice job... :props:
 
^^^^Exactly! I had a decent stock of them and burnt thru them quickly with the heat the MkII 21 made on higher settings; they did not take well to the heat!

Thanks for the response!!!
 
Nice results. I see you also got some good results with the compound and polish. I was also thinking about using Blackfire Wet-Ice Over Fire combo for my review but I had to review another sealant.

Nice job.
 
Thanks guys! Guz, yep, it's good stuff...I wanted to keep it all BF if I could! LOL
 
Nice work as usual. My question is does Mrs Sizzle know she is referred to as Mrs Sizzle?
 
I never thought I'd see such an inexpensive car in THAT garage, LOL!

Now that its been corrected and has such low miles, time to trade it in, its probably never going to look that ever again....GREAT JOB!!!
 
Nice work, Scott, and thanks for sharing your experience with the new BF products.
 
Thanks everyone! LOL!!!! Jared, yes she does know! LOL, she reads my threads sometimes!

Klasse, Thank you!! I wish he would just keep it up...and keep the vehicle!

Thanks Paulie! Hope all is well home-boy!
 
Sizzle Chest said:
^^^^Exactly! I had a decent stock of them and burnt thru them quickly with the heat the MkII 21 made on higher settings; they did not take well to the heat!

Thanks for the response!!!
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have you tried using the surbuf pads on the GG6 (or any PC-style DA)? i think that was what they were initially used with. never tried them on a long-throw, especially considering they aren't built as well as microfiber pads. if you haven't seen this article, it's a great read...

https://www.autopia.org/forums/epic-threads/169076-surbuf-pad-paired-m105-pc-defect-killer.html
 
VISITOR said:
have you tried using the surbuf pads on the GG6 (or any PC-style DA)? i think that was what they were initially used with. never tried them on a long-throw, especially considering they aren't built as well as microfiber pads. if you haven't seen this article, it's a great read...

https://www.autopia.org/forums/epic-threads/169076-surbuf-pad-paired-m105-pc-defect-killer.html
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Yep, that's what I originally had purchased them for. Worked great. I don't use them anymore, and said, what the heck, might as well use them and see how they work with the 21! They did not like the heat, lol, and I smoked quite a few pads, but that was OK.

And yes, a great article-by a great wealth of info and talent. Great results from 'back in the day', LOL
 
Love reading your threads, Scott! Even a beat up DD looks amazing after you're done. And again, thanks for so many details on the detail.
 
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