Thaboymike
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- Jun 2, 2011
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Last week, I had the opportunity to detail a 2004 Mustang GT. Unfortunately, I was unable to take as many pictures as I would have liked because of time constraints, but I still managed to take some decent shots even with the iPhone camera.
Plan of Action
- I really wanted to get a "base" time to see how long it would take just using the system.
Before Shots - As received from the customer
- Car looks clean from a distance, but we'll see later that the paint if full of imperfections and has a lack of "pop" to it.
- Front bumper and hood scoop were in bad shape. There wasn't much I could do.
- Swirls on the roof
Progress
- The clay bar "bled" a lot. I'm unsure if this is normal with the more coarse clay bars, but it was a little annoying to clean up.
- If you can tell from the crappy picture, I taped off a section of the hood. Top half (front) of the hood remained untouched, while the bottom (back) of the hood had compound applied.
- Here is a better picture of the imperfections I was referencing early. The car was covered with these pesky swirl marks.
- Same swirls, different lighting
- Compound applied. Similar results were achieved throughout the entire vehicle. Most swirls were removed, and some deeper scratches remained. Since time was an issue, I didn't address the deeper imperfections.
Finished Results
- Roof again
- Here is a great picture of the "pop" back into the paint. It's amazing how much more blue the car appeared.
Overall, I feel like the Meguiar's system is very efficient at removing light swirls. I really did enjoy using the microfiber pads instead of the more traditional foam pads. No pad saturation, no product sling, and REALLY EASY cleanup. As stated above, deeper imperfections remained. If time allowed, I would have brought out a stronger compound/pad to handle those imperfections accordingly. As far as the wax, I can't really comment on the durability yet. Supposedly, the wax contains a polymer blend so it should hold up pretty well. As you can see, it really brought the blue out on the vehicle.
I would really love to start detailing more on the side, and I am hoping these pictures could help me sell my services. I still have ton to learn, so if anyone has questions or feedback please let me know! Thanks for looking :xyxthumbs:
Plan of Action
- I really wanted to get a "base" time to see how long it would take just using the system.
Before Shots - As received from the customer
- Car looks clean from a distance, but we'll see later that the paint if full of imperfections and has a lack of "pop" to it.
- Front bumper and hood scoop were in bad shape. There wasn't much I could do.
- Swirls on the roof
Progress
- The clay bar "bled" a lot. I'm unsure if this is normal with the more coarse clay bars, but it was a little annoying to clean up.
- If you can tell from the crappy picture, I taped off a section of the hood. Top half (front) of the hood remained untouched, while the bottom (back) of the hood had compound applied.
- Here is a better picture of the imperfections I was referencing early. The car was covered with these pesky swirl marks.
- Same swirls, different lighting
- Compound applied. Similar results were achieved throughout the entire vehicle. Most swirls were removed, and some deeper scratches remained. Since time was an issue, I didn't address the deeper imperfections.
Finished Results
- Roof again
- Here is a great picture of the "pop" back into the paint. It's amazing how much more blue the car appeared.
Overall, I feel like the Meguiar's system is very efficient at removing light swirls. I really did enjoy using the microfiber pads instead of the more traditional foam pads. No pad saturation, no product sling, and REALLY EASY cleanup. As stated above, deeper imperfections remained. If time allowed, I would have brought out a stronger compound/pad to handle those imperfections accordingly. As far as the wax, I can't really comment on the durability yet. Supposedly, the wax contains a polymer blend so it should hold up pretty well. As you can see, it really brought the blue out on the vehicle.
I would really love to start detailing more on the side, and I am hoping these pictures could help me sell my services. I still have ton to learn, so if anyone has questions or feedback please let me know! Thanks for looking :xyxthumbs:
