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1987 Jeep Cherokee
Black Single Stage Paint - Mostly original, some portions repainted.
220,000 MILES! That's a lot of stuff to screw up your paint.
A friend of the family bought this for his son as a Christmas gift, and wanted it to look good on Christmas Morning. Well, it needs a few things, but the kid just turned 15, so they have some time to work on it. Just wanted a good first beater vehicle. Keep into consideration I was going for the big picture with this, not the small details (I know, kind of backwards for a detailer). To fully detail this thing to the extent of a normal job would have taken a few weeks. Imagine a 1987 that had never been detailed and lived out of and you can imagine. As far as the paint finishing, it came out around 80% corrected and 100% better looking!
Methods/Products
Cleaning:
Wash: 2BM, Grit Guard in each, Dawn Non-Ultra (Was tying to get the most amount of junk removed as possible - I normally do not use Dawn), Pressure Washer, Lake Country Blue Sponge. Dried with leaf blower and Ultimate Guzzler.
Wheels, Tires, Inner Fenders: Meg's APC+ 4:1, various brushes.
"TOGW" Wax Removal: Mineral Spirits, APC+ 10:1, various brushes.
Clay: Pinnacle XMT Speed Clay with ONR Lube.
Finishing:
Windows: Surf City Garage Clearly Better Glass cleaner, Cobra Window Towel, Glassmaster Pro.
Tires: SCG Beyond Black and Black Magic Titanium Tire Wet Gel. Mixed 4:1 respectively. (Experimenting with this. Wanted a slight gloss with a matte look. The mix is just about right, just need to tweak it a little. The BMT Gel is really stout stuff).
Trim: Poorboys Trim Restorer
Paint: Machine polished with PCXP & Rotary
Pads = LC CCS Pads - Yellow, Orange, White, in 6.5", orange in 5", Hydrotech Pads in 5.5" (both) and LC twisted wool pad, wax applied with 6" Red Flat Pad.
Compound and Materials: M105 (1-4 passes) M205 (1-3 passes) Straight 91% IPA wipedowns (Thanks Rsurfer for the tip).
Final finishing - Meg's #7, Meg's #26.
This thing was hammered. The interior is going to get replaced, so don't look to hard at the interior afters.
Time involved - guessing around 30 hours.
On to the show:
Before Shots
Scratch on rear passenger door, after shot below.
Plenty of TOGW to be found.
One of the BETTER spots on the top!
This dullness (oxidation) was covering the entire vehicle.
Yea, that's a reflection! HA!
Black Single Stage Paint - Mostly original, some portions repainted.
220,000 MILES! That's a lot of stuff to screw up your paint.
A friend of the family bought this for his son as a Christmas gift, and wanted it to look good on Christmas Morning. Well, it needs a few things, but the kid just turned 15, so they have some time to work on it. Just wanted a good first beater vehicle. Keep into consideration I was going for the big picture with this, not the small details (I know, kind of backwards for a detailer). To fully detail this thing to the extent of a normal job would have taken a few weeks. Imagine a 1987 that had never been detailed and lived out of and you can imagine. As far as the paint finishing, it came out around 80% corrected and 100% better looking!
Methods/Products
Cleaning:
Wash: 2BM, Grit Guard in each, Dawn Non-Ultra (Was tying to get the most amount of junk removed as possible - I normally do not use Dawn), Pressure Washer, Lake Country Blue Sponge. Dried with leaf blower and Ultimate Guzzler.
Wheels, Tires, Inner Fenders: Meg's APC+ 4:1, various brushes.
"TOGW" Wax Removal: Mineral Spirits, APC+ 10:1, various brushes.
Clay: Pinnacle XMT Speed Clay with ONR Lube.
Finishing:
Windows: Surf City Garage Clearly Better Glass cleaner, Cobra Window Towel, Glassmaster Pro.
Tires: SCG Beyond Black and Black Magic Titanium Tire Wet Gel. Mixed 4:1 respectively. (Experimenting with this. Wanted a slight gloss with a matte look. The mix is just about right, just need to tweak it a little. The BMT Gel is really stout stuff).
Trim: Poorboys Trim Restorer
Paint: Machine polished with PCXP & Rotary
Pads = LC CCS Pads - Yellow, Orange, White, in 6.5", orange in 5", Hydrotech Pads in 5.5" (both) and LC twisted wool pad, wax applied with 6" Red Flat Pad.
Compound and Materials: M105 (1-4 passes) M205 (1-3 passes) Straight 91% IPA wipedowns (Thanks Rsurfer for the tip).
Final finishing - Meg's #7, Meg's #26.
This thing was hammered. The interior is going to get replaced, so don't look to hard at the interior afters.
Time involved - guessing around 30 hours.
On to the show:
Before Shots
Scratch on rear passenger door, after shot below.
Plenty of TOGW to be found.
One of the BETTER spots on the top!
This dullness (oxidation) was covering the entire vehicle.
Yea, that's a reflection! HA!
