Flex Detailed 1997 Mustang Cobra - my favorite color Rio Red!

Matt S.

Matt S.

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I always enjoy detailing this car....it is owned by a very good friend of mine and I often help him clean it up. However, since getting it repainted (a VERY impressive paint job especially for the price he paid...it's hard to find good work like this out of local shops around here), I haven't gotten my hands on it. The car was clayed a few months ago, and surprisingly enough, the paint was still smooth (as I mentioned, the car is not garage kept so this was surprising to me).

Anyways, the swirls were not as bad as I expected. While the detailers at this body shop did not do a great job buffing, I would say it is better than average since the swirls were pretty mild, unlike most other repaints. No sanding scratches, holograms, etc.


For swirl removal, I used the new WG 3.0 polishes. Total Swirl Remover 3.0 with an orange LC pad, and Finishing Glaze 3.0 with a white polishing pad. Both polishes were used with the Flex VRG3401 on the highest speed. Since some people requested a polycharged UPP durability test, I decided to use that as an LSP.

On with the BEFORE pics...

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OK so the first thing I noticed, is the new UPP is considerably thicker in consistency than the older formula. Ease of use was the same, but it seemed to dust a little bit more. Not a big deal by any means...still extremely easy to use compared to most other products. Slickness is off the charts. Since this car sits outside it will be a good test for durability...I'm going to try to have him bring it over every Saturday for a wash / durability update. :cool:
 
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...I'm going to try to have him bring it over every Saturday for a wash / durability update. :cool:
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I don't think he will mind stopping in for a free wash every week... heck I know where you live, what time every Saturday! :D
 
holy crap Matt, that looks phenomenal. I would say it's swirl free!!! lol

Dripping wet.....nice job.
 
Oh wow, that red looks amazing!! I liked the old versions of UPP and am looking forward to trying the newest UPP w/ Polycharger. Thanks for the pictures, it looks great.
 
Gorgeous work...looks perfect....I hope my Hawk turns out that good after this weekend.:buffing:

-Matt
 
man that red looks dripping wet... lemme ask, does the Glaze 3.0 contain fillers?
 
That's beautiful Matt. A dripping wet cherry.
I love the reflection of the red stop sign in the red paint.
 
Thanks everyone! I was very satisfied with the results...looking forward to washing it this weekend! I'll give this thread a durability update every week. :cool:
 
That looks amazing, I mean I've always loved the Lazer Red Ford used on those Cobra's but man it looks like a well polished candy apple. I'm really impressed with this picture
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I look forward to the durability count down.
 
Just a brief update....

The car was NOT washed since it was detailed, due to conflicting schedules. I tell my friend I'll do it for him, yet anytime I'm available, he's not. He finally washed it 2 days ago....I saw the car yesterday and it still looked pretty good. Slickness is almost all gone (some left though), and it is still beading pretty good!

I'll post another update next time the car is washed...if it ever does get washed, LOL.
 
First time seeing this thread. Great job Matt. Cobra looks great. Looks like the paint shop did a pretty good job on the repaint. Appears to be far less orange peel than the factory Ford paint job, that's for damn sure. lol
 
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First time seeing this thread. Great job Matt. Cobra looks great. Looks like the paint shop did a pretty good job on the repaint. Appears to be far less orange peel than the factory Ford paint job, that's for damn sure. lol
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Thanks! And I agree it has way less orange peel than it used to have. :D
 
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