'05 Mustang GT and '07 Ford Edge

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imported_weekendwarrior

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I did these 2 cars on Saturday - both belonged to the same person (couple). The Mustang hadn't had a lot done to it, and needed a bit of work....

Interior before....

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Interior after....

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Dingy Leather...

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Leather after Woolite/Water and Gold Class conditioner...

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Now to the exteriors....
 
I washed with NXT soap, and clayed with the white Meguiar's clay....



Befores...

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There was no sun out yet, and the owner didn't have halogens, so this was the best I could do at capturing defects (befores)...

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Ready for washing...

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Wax from the last person...

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Now to the correction....
 
I used Meguair's 83 at 1500 rpm with a yellow Meguiar's pad, followed by Ultrafina with the blue Ultrafina pad at 1500 rpm. After I started polishing, the sun came out. After checking my test spot in the sun, I proceeded to do the entire car with the 83 / UF combo. Here are some pics of the car after polishing, with no LSP. The owner and I inspected every inch of it in the sun after polishing before I put the LSP on....

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We moved it back into the garage, and here is a reflection shot - again, with no LSP om at this point...

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Now for the afters...
 
I used NXT 2.0 as the LSP. Meguiar's #20 was used on the wheels, and Meguiar's #40 was used on the tires and wheel wells. I forgot to mention earlier that the interior was wiped down with Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer...

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Now to the Ford Edge....
 
The Edge was 3 months old. NOTHING had ever been done to it - luckily the dealer never touched it. The owner said it had been bird bombed. We inspected every inch of it for etchings, and marked them with blue painter's tape. I then pulled out the PC with Orange LC orange pad, and hit the etchings with Poli-Seal. This combo corrected the etchings on the soft Ford paint. I then switched to a 6.5" LC white pad, and Poli-Sealed the rest of the car. It was topped with Collinite 845. I was running out of daylight (this was done after the Mustang, so the pictures aren't very good, and the tires/wells hadn't been dressed yet)...

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Thanks for looking
 
mshu7 said:
Nice turn around on the Mustang. The Edge looks great. I love the PS/Collinite combo!
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Thanks - I am really liking the Optimum products - especially now that I have realized less is more.



csimian - I used a Mr Clean Magic Eraser, dampened with a little bit of alcohol.
 
Jscort98 said:
The mustang and edge both look great. I'd like to know what you used on the trim to get rid of the wax too.
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Thanks for the compliments guys - I used a Mr Clean Magic Eraser, dampened with alcohol to remove the old wax from the black trim.
 
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