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Here are some pictures of my Chrysler 300. I recently made a thread regarding wetsand scratches. Overall I was suggested to use a rotary to remove them. I borrowed a friends Dewalt rotary. Used a wool pad with M105. The scratches came out with little effort. Im starting to think these scratches were already there. Just couldnt be seen due to the faded paint. Reason I say that is the passenger side of the hood has similar scratches. I can only see them if I look real close though.

I only worked on the drivers side of the car. I wetsanded the roof and decklid with 3000. I then used M105 and M205 with a GG 6" DA. Next I washed the car to get rid of all the dust then applied ultimate wax. I didnt wetsand the sides just compound and polish. I plan on taking the car as it sits to a few cruise ins. Hoping to attract some business showing the differences. Passenger side is before and drivers side is after. Still need to polish the left side chrome and trim. Also the interior needs cleaning. I'm very happy with the results. The surface is rediculously slick.

Thanks for looking.
 
May I ask what pads you used with each product? Can you mention the specific entire process you did?

Is the paint original, or is it a repaint with base coat and clear coat?

Nice car, and it looks like you made a drastic difference in how the paint looks.
 
Great classic, getting back to better than new, half at a time!

Looks great!!
 
I should have mention, the car was repainted long before I bought it. It's bc/cc, not single stage. The flat surfaces seemed to be the most faded. I used a Meguairs maroon cutting pad with 105. Next I used a white LC polishing pad with 205. I clayed beforehand then tried some wet sanding. Mostly 3000 grit. The only part I used a rotary was the hood. There are still defects such as putting in various places, but overall I'm satisfied.
 
Did you do a test spot first starting with the least aggressive combination first? Mainly just curious of the combinations that didn't work, or if you already had an idea of what it would take to turn out the shine.

Did you use that rotary with that maroon Meg's cutting pad and M105?

Just curious if that was the combination of all 3 that you used, which is a stout combination indeed. Gotta love those Meg's pads, for sure. I have them and use them as often as possible.

One of the local guys in town has about 4 of those cars. I always love it when he drives them through town. Love seeing those huge flat surfaces. Those are the kind of cars that if you need to do engine work on them you just climb right in. LOL!
 
I did a test spot of just m105 and a polishing pad first. This was being done with a DA. I wasn't quite satisfied so I stepped up to a maroon cutting pad. There were still some very light pitting I wanted to remove so I tried wet sanding a spot. I used 2500 then went over with the cutting pad, 105 with a DA and came out great. I determined that I could get by with 3000 grit. I used 3000 on the rest of the hood, roof, and deck lid. The rotary was used with a wool pad and 105. The hood had some scratches I couldn't remove with the DA. I only used the rotary on the hood. The DA was used everywhere else. I know I used an aggressive combo. I would have been much more cautious if it were a customer car, or if the paint was original.
 
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