1969 Mustang Mach 1

[SeaJays]

This car was restored at a body shop/restoration center. The job they did with the paint was sub-par for a classic like this. There are sanding marks in the primer throughout the entire car. The roof was especially bad. There was a good amount of sanding marks left from the wet sand and buff, plus several burn through areas. Also, the flat black on the hood was not sprayed evenly. There are spots where it was darker than other areas.



I pointed everything out to the customer prior to doing the job. He was aware of some of the issues, but not all. Especially the burn through areas. Which I documented.



The goal of this detail was to spot wet sand a few areas that had orange and deeper scratches. Then a full compound and polish.





Products & Equipment Used:



Wheels

1 - 5 Gallon Bucket

Dawn (in wheel bucket)

Megs Super Degreaser

Tire Brush

Wheel Brush

Daytona Wheel Brush Junior



Wash

2 - 5 gallon buckets w/ grit guards

Chenille wash mitt

Raceglaze detail brush

Karcher 2000 PSI Pressure Washer

Foam Cannon

Duragloss 901 (wash bucket & foam cannon)

Optimum Power Clean (2oz in foam cannon)



Paint Decontamination

Clay Magic Blue Clay

ONR Diluted to clay lube

Waffle weave drying towel



Wet Sanding, Compounding, & Polishing

Meguiar's 1000, 1500, & 2000 sand paper

Various MF's

3M Green Tape - 1/4" & 1/2"

Menz Power Gloss

D300

M205

Makita 9227

PC 7424xp

Griot's Garage 3" Polisher

2 - 7.5" LC Wool Pad - used with Power Gloss

3 - 4" wool pads - used with Power Gloss

3 - Megs MF cutting discs - used with D300

2 - Megs MF Finishing disc - used with 205

1 - Blue waxing pad



Final Touches - Wax, Glass, Tires, etc

Blackfire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant - Applied via PC

Swissvax Pre-Cleaner Opaque

Swissvax Opaque Wax for matte finishes - Applied foam applicator

Various MF's

Megs Glass Cleaner

Waffle Weave Glass towels

Wolfgang Black Diamond Tire Gel

Cobra Tire applicator

Optimum Metal Polish - Rims & Exhaust





Car upon arrival:

One of the few burn throughs...

Pic of the primer sanding marks...

Wheels & Tires where cleaned, then the car was foamed. Cracks & crevices were agitated.

After the wash and clay bar it was time to inspect the paint a little more.

Vehicle was taped up...lots of tape used here...

One of the areas to be wet sanded

Another area wet sanded - had to be careful here not much room to play with

Couple 50/50's

Ball of tape used...

And the afters - Going to apologize it was a rainy day so no real sun shots. I had to wait for the rain to slow to get the car out of the garage so I could even get the pics. You'll notice some rain drops in the pics.

Thanks for reading!

 

[mikenap]

Great job Jason! That headlight closeup is such a perfect shot. Ton of skill and time put into this one, thanks for posting it!

 

[SeaJays]

Great job Jason! That headlight closeup is such a perfect shot. Ton of skill and time put into this one, thanks for posting it!

Thanks Mike! I had a total of about 17 hours into. 3 hours longer than I quoted/expected. But he's suppose to have me compound and polish his Dodge Viper and 68 Camaro.

 

[DeanSweet]

That's is impressive. Owners reaction? Had to be speechless...

 

[MirrorDetailing]

Amazing car. Terrible taste in color combo, but great detailing work. One day I will own a '71-73 Cobra Jet Mach 1!

 

[Scottwax]

Great job making up for the body shop's less than acceptable paint job!

 

[Fast Eddie]

Man I love those old Mustangs, they look so cherry when properly polished, very nice job.

 

[SeaJays]

Thanks everyone!

 

[David Fermani]

I love those cars! You did a great job of returning it to the glory it deserves. And nice documentation on the products you used too and taping everything off. Nice to know you're still a fan of PowerGloss.

 

[SeaJays]

I love those cars! You did a great job of returning it to the glory it deserves. And nice documentation on the products you used too and taping everything off. Nice to know you're still a fan of PowerGloss.

Thanks! In all honesty I prefer M105 over PowerGloss. But I was out of M105 and didn't check that before I arrived, so PowerGloss it was. It worked great though.

 

[Junebug]

Man - got a little misty eyed there, you see, back in the day, my cousin got a car exactly like that, his folks were Ford people. Me? I got a 1972 Z-28, cause Dad was a GM man! Anyway, it was

the summer of 1975 and neither of us would keep our cars long. He wrapped the asre end around a telephone pole (and walked away!), I sold mine before I did the same.

We both got crap after that, Ford LTD and Pontiac Ventura.......puke!

 

[imported_GregCavi]

Sharp Work!! You definitely brought back the clarity!



Greg