SeaJay's
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- Aug 2, 2010
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I was contacted by Christian (therock0720) a fellow forum member looking to get the severe swirls taken care of on his 99 Mitsubishi Eclipse. We worked out a deal that I would give him some training on polishing with a DA and he would help me with the correction. Took him a panel or 2 to get the hang of it, but once he did he was on his own.
The paint was in horrible condition as the previous owner took the car to a swirl-o-matic on a regular basis. Overall we probably got about 80-85% correction. Wish it was better but there was a good amount of RIDS left after a heavy compound with a wool pad and M105.
Products Used:
Dawn - for wheels and tires
Duragloss 901
Wolfs' Chemicals Decon gel
Megs Super Degreaser - 5:1
Speedy Prep Towel
ONR - Diluted to clay lube strength
M105
D300
M205
IPA mixture
Blackfire wet diamond paint sealant
Megs Glass Cleaner
Poorboy's trim restorer
Blue Painter's tape
Equipment Used:
3 - 5 gallon buckets - 1 for wheels & tires
Chenille wash mitts
Many MFs
Various Brushes - daytona wheel brush, tire brush, wheel brush, etc
Flex PE 14-2
PC 7424xp
Wool pads
Red Hydro Tech Pads
White LC CCS pads
Waxing pad - forget the brand
Onto the pics
Not a ton of pics but enough to tell the difference.
Pic of Christian cleaning the wheels
50/50
Afters:
It was great to meet Christian and show him how to polish paint. He has some general knowledge of general detailing (cleaning, clay barring, etc) but had never really used a polisher.
Thanks for reading!
The paint was in horrible condition as the previous owner took the car to a swirl-o-matic on a regular basis. Overall we probably got about 80-85% correction. Wish it was better but there was a good amount of RIDS left after a heavy compound with a wool pad and M105.
Products Used:
Dawn - for wheels and tires
Duragloss 901
Wolfs' Chemicals Decon gel
Megs Super Degreaser - 5:1
Speedy Prep Towel
ONR - Diluted to clay lube strength
M105
D300
M205
IPA mixture
Blackfire wet diamond paint sealant
Megs Glass Cleaner
Poorboy's trim restorer
Blue Painter's tape
Equipment Used:
3 - 5 gallon buckets - 1 for wheels & tires
Chenille wash mitts
Many MFs
Various Brushes - daytona wheel brush, tire brush, wheel brush, etc
Flex PE 14-2
PC 7424xp
Wool pads
Red Hydro Tech Pads
White LC CCS pads
Waxing pad - forget the brand
Onto the pics
Not a ton of pics but enough to tell the difference.
Pic of Christian cleaning the wheels
50/50
Afters:
It was great to meet Christian and show him how to polish paint. He has some general knowledge of general detailing (cleaning, clay barring, etc) but had never really used a polisher.
Thanks for reading!
