richy
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- Mar 27, 2007
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This gentleman found me online and approached me about getting the best protection possible for his Mustang. He bought a 2013 that was a demo in this pretty purple-blue colour. I had suggested CQF but that got changed to OG due to budget constraints. My goal was to have this paint looking better than the day it was delivered to the dealership, not how it was delivered to him after being driven as a demo. One concern he had was this stripe that the dealer had added to the side. It was a cheap decal with edges that caught everything. Many were already peeling and it had not been on very long. He was very concerned about it and I didn't want to go anywhere near it. Stay tuned to its fate.
It actually looked pretty good but I was able to point out the swirls to him but we were quickly losing the sun, so I couldn't capture them on camera 5 minutes later. The important thing was that he saw them and would know the improvement.
Here it is as it arrived:
Chips:
First up was the wash. Wheels, barrels wells and tires were all done. Next came a foam wash followed by a hand wash. That was followed up with IronX paste on a grout sponge.
The Decal:
So, here it is. It ran along the entire length of the car with the Pony portion at the rear and all its exposed points that were already starting to peel. My recommendation would have been to remove it, but that's not my place to suggest that. However, the owner had been spinning on it for a day and called and asked if he could come by and remove it while I was polishing the paint. I gladly took him up on the offer and supplied my heat gun and plastic razor blade.
Good riddance!!
Paint correction:
The paint got a 2 stage correction with M105 + black TB wool + Flex followed by M205 + white B/S + Flex. There were quite a few small chips on the leading edge of the front bumper and some ones in various other places that all got filled. The car was given an ONR wash and then wiped down with ERASER. OG was then applied to the paint, head and tail lights and the glass (OG Windshield treatment). The wheels were coated too. The rear trim part was treated with a new beta version of the DG trim coating and the tires were treated via air gun with DG wet shine.
Here we go:
Metallic Close Up:
Some Reflection Shots:
Thanks for looking!
It actually looked pretty good but I was able to point out the swirls to him but we were quickly losing the sun, so I couldn't capture them on camera 5 minutes later. The important thing was that he saw them and would know the improvement.
Here it is as it arrived:
Chips:
First up was the wash. Wheels, barrels wells and tires were all done. Next came a foam wash followed by a hand wash. That was followed up with IronX paste on a grout sponge.
The Decal:
So, here it is. It ran along the entire length of the car with the Pony portion at the rear and all its exposed points that were already starting to peel. My recommendation would have been to remove it, but that's not my place to suggest that. However, the owner had been spinning on it for a day and called and asked if he could come by and remove it while I was polishing the paint. I gladly took him up on the offer and supplied my heat gun and plastic razor blade.
Good riddance!!
Paint correction:
The paint got a 2 stage correction with M105 + black TB wool + Flex followed by M205 + white B/S + Flex. There were quite a few small chips on the leading edge of the front bumper and some ones in various other places that all got filled. The car was given an ONR wash and then wiped down with ERASER. OG was then applied to the paint, head and tail lights and the glass (OG Windshield treatment). The wheels were coated too. The rear trim part was treated with a new beta version of the DG trim coating and the tires were treated via air gun with DG wet shine.
Here we go:
Metallic Close Up:
Some Reflection Shots:
Thanks for looking!
