Trashed Jetta needed some cosmetic work...to put it lightly

[gofast908z]

So, we got another winner here lol. This Jetta sat in an apartment complex for 3 years in the same spot with a blown motor all the while being hit daily by sprinklers using recycled water. Starting to get the picture here? To say it was rough would be a severe understatement. This car chewed up two brand new clay bars before I got to the correction. Correction for this car was M105 on LC orange with the PC using KBM. Followed by Gloss-It Extreme cut on LC orange. Finished with M205 on LC black. LSP was Collinite 845

Some pinstriping that needed removing

Plates removed to get to areas that have never been cleaned

No beading whatsoever....

Now it gets bad....

Corrected!

 

[gofast908z]

Removal of the pinstriping and 50/50 shot

Some beading shots to compare to the original..

Finished pics

Thanks for checkin it out!

 

[Elite Pro]

Excellent work!!:dblthumb2:

 

[Meghan]

Very nice work what did use to remove stripes?

 

[gofast908z]

Very nice work what did use to remove stripes?

plastic razor blade + goof off. Then rotary and twisted ply wool pad and M105. It was so deteriorated, it was a nightmare to remove...took about 5 hours.

 

[BobbyG]

I'll bet you had two bowls of Wheaties before tackling that restoration!

I can just imagine how much crap and debris were stuck to the paint after sitting all that time. The before photos were shocking but the after photos were amazing!! rops:

Nice work!! :dblthumb2:

 

[skipper1]

WOW! Great job, were they drying that car with sandpaper?

 

[TheCougarGuy]

Excellent work!

:xyxthumbs::xyxthumbs::xyxthumbs:

 

[ScubaCougr]

"3 years...same spot" Well done, and thanks for the details on products used. How did you get into the area around the door handle? That's tough for me, especially when this thrashed...

 

[mchant]

Great turn around! The car looks sooooo much better rops:

 

[Ted S.]

Those swirls look like straight up sandpaper scratches!

Great job reviving this beastly paint.:awesome:

 

[ChrisGT]

Goodness, those trunk shots made me cringe. You saved that little car's life. Great job.

 

[DetailedByPrecision]

what did you use to clean the rear license plate area? Also how did you clean the area beneath the door knob area.

 

[Matt575]

Good save. Nice work!

 

[gofast908z]

Goodness, those trunk shots made me cringe. You saved that little car's life. Great job.

Thanks!

what did you use to clean the rear license plate area? Also how did you clean the area beneath the door knob area.

Same thing as the rest of the paint.

Good save. Nice work!

Thanks

 

[Jeff120]

Amazing results!
About how many hours did that take?

 

[gofast908z]

Thanks! About 18 hours into this one.

 

[kingofsorrow]

excellent work. that was in some serious need of TLC.

 

[5.4 Shelby]

Wow! The abuse is unbelievable. Nice save.