Paint Correction: 2004 Mystichrome Cobra

Caleb@ImpeccableImage

Caleb@ImpeccableImage

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Wheels & Tires:
Mothers All Wheel & Tire Cleaner
Daytona Speed Master Wheel Brush
Mothers Wheel Brush
Mothers Tire Brush
Ecotouch Tire Shine

Wash:
CG Citrus Wash and Gloss via Foam Gun and 2BM
Micro-Chenile Wash Mit
Mothers Ultra Soft Drying Towel
Air Compressor

Clay:
Mothers Clay Bar
Mothers California Gold Quick Detailer

Paint Correction:
Griots Garage 6in DA with Meguiars 5in BP
PC 7424XP with LC 3.5in BP
Meguiar's D300 / Meguiar's DCM5 inch Microfiber Cutting Discs
Meguiar's M205 / LC Hydrotech Tangerine 4in Pads
Pad Conditioning Brush
Air Compressor
Craftsman 1000W Halogen Light
Harbor Freight 500W Halogen Light

LSP's:
11% IPA
Meguiars M21 Synthetic Sealant 2.0
Meguiars M26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax
LC Hydrotech Crimson 5.5in and 4in Pads

Plastic Trim/Wiper Cowl:
Mothers Protectant

Interior:
Mothers Protectant
Meguiars Gold Class Leather Conditioner
Shop Vac

I received this car by making a post on Facebook to a local Mustang group I belong to by offering my services. The customer contacted me immediately and scheduled a full correction and detail for the weekend. I am so blessed to have been able to work on such a beautiful vehicle.

Upon inspection the car was actually in really good shape for being 9 years old and it only had 40k miles! There were swirls all over and a few scratches but nothing overly severe. After 19 hours of putting my heart and soul into this beautiful Cobra the results were nothing short of stunning. Here are the pictures :).

Arrival:

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Cleaning the Wheels & Tires

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Wash:

2oz of CG CWG in 5 Gallons of water to strip any prior LSP
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Taping the Car and Inspecting All the Defects:

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Defects Continued:

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Claying the Car:

Surprisingly the car was not all that contaminated. Lower portions of the car were the worst obviously. Owner must have clayed car sometime prior.

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50/50's:

I appologize for not having more of these but the paint changing colors made it difficult to capture

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Corrected:

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My Bussiness Card
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Wow amazing job, Caleb!! That's a very interesting color. Is that stock?

The after reflection shots look amazing. The paint looks a mile deep. Seriously. The paint looks totally different from the before shots.

The headers look familiar. ;)
 
Awesome work man! Thanks for all the pics too.

Now that Mystichrome can shine on to its full potential.:props:
 
Marc08EX said:
Wow amazing job, Caleb!! That's a very interesting color. Is that stock?

The after reflection shots look amazing. The paint looks a mile deep. Seriously. The paint looks totally different from the before shots.

The headers look familiar. ;)
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Thanks Marc that means alot coming from you! Yes that is a stock color...only offered in 2004 in a limited quantity. Yes I used your header format lol. I hope you don't mind, but I really like how you do your write ups and this is my very first time doing one.
 
Great turn around! You did alot of work to this S/C'ed Cobra. This is a unique color, it must of been a blast working on this paint.
 
Great job. Is that color original? Really like the different angles shots of the color. Very interesting color for sure. Cobra, my favorite car of all time and somehow, I still like that body style! Thanks for sharing with us.
 
Cobra looks amazing, you did a great job. I love the Mystichrome and hope to have one in the garage next to my 96 Mystic one day.

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Nice work on the Terminator! I have seen that paint several times at car shows and I wasn't impressed because the cars weren't properly upkept. Great job on the paint correction, those Mystichrome cobras need it! Was hoping for some engine shots, but the real question is did you get a courtesy test drive when the owner saw his newly revived paint?
 
pcw25 said:
Great job!!! Love the color(s)!!!
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Thanks its an amazing color to see in person.

CM8 6MT said:
Great turn around! You did alot of work to this S/C'ed Cobra. This is a unique color, it must of been a blast working on this paint.
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Thanks Aaron! I appricate your tips and help. It was an absolute treat working on this car.

Pureshine said:
Looks great very nice work:)
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Thank you!

Francisco said:
Great job. Is that color original? Really like the different angles shots of the color. Very interesting color for sure. Cobra, my favorite car of all time and somehow, I still like that body style! Thanks for sharing with us.
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Thank you for the compliments! Yes it is an original factory color. This is my favorite body style mustang besides the new 2010-2013 model.

steeda said:
Cobra looks amazing, you did a great job. I love the Mystichrome and hope to have one in the garage next to my 96 Mystic one day.

Thank you very much. I really appriciate the kind words. It is truly an amazing color when corrected and done properly.

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T0RCH3D said:
Nice work on the Terminator! I have seen that paint several times at car shows and I wasn't impressed because the cars weren't properly upkept. Great job on the paint correction, those Mystichrome cobras need it! Was hoping for some engine shots, but the real question is did you get a courtesy test drive when the owner saw his newly revived paint?
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Thank you fellow Mustang owner! The paint was mind blowing when I was finished. It had so much depth and gloss. I did get to take it for a drive actually. It was making just over 600hp and it had a Whipple on it along with lots of other mods lol. Ill post up an engine picture in a bit.
 
Thanks for the engine shot, jealous of the whipple under the hood! A side note, he should remove that hood blanket for better heat extraction and let that blower scream!
 
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Thanks for the engine shot, jealous of the whipple under the hood! A side note, he should remove that hood blanket for better heat extraction and let that blower scream!
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Your welcome :). I thought the same thing....I wanted to remove it myself. It wouldve cleaned up the look under there for sure.
 
Great correction! How hard would you say the paint was? I've never worked on a mustang before.
 
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