An older friend of mine at work has a 1970 Karmann Ghia that he loves. He thinks he takes great care of it. He has been talking to me about getting a new paint job because his old one is completely oxidized. The old paint job is only about 7 years old too
. I told him to let me at least try to detail the engine cover and if he liked what I did, he can compensate me for the rest of the car. I spent about 2.5 hours on the engine cover alone so I know this would be a big job. The paint was in horrible condition. He said he had been using a PC and all kinds of Meguiars products he got at AutoZone. Here was my process.
Washed the car with MG Gold Class:
Clayed with Claymagic and suds
Tried to see if AIO would work it, I didn't have the patience.
Used SFX-2 on 6 and it was still not going very well.
Used SFX1 on 6 and it started getting the job done.
Did 2 passes of engine cover with SFX-1
One pass with SSR1.0 on 6
Applied #16 by hand
Here are some before shots. Don't mind the holes, he removed the luggage rack and emblems before coming over.
You can see the horrible oxidation on the engine cover here
Some More horrible oxidation and swirling
And a little more
After
I realize a few of the afters are not perfect however I feel it is a good start if you look at what I was up against.
He was extremely happy with the results on his engine cover so he will be coming over to my house every Wednesday for a few hours until we complete it. When I was talking about compensation, since he is a good friend, all he will be doing for me is buying me some more product and new pads to replace the stuff I use on his car.
I loved the SFX-1. It worked great at removing swirls and that bad oxidation. I will have some full body shots of this car after we are all said and done since he will only be coming over at night for the next 6 weeks or so.
. I told him to let me at least try to detail the engine cover and if he liked what I did, he can compensate me for the rest of the car. I spent about 2.5 hours on the engine cover alone so I know this would be a big job. The paint was in horrible condition. He said he had been using a PC and all kinds of Meguiars products he got at AutoZone. Here was my process.Washed the car with MG Gold Class:
Clayed with Claymagic and suds
Tried to see if AIO would work it, I didn't have the patience.
Used SFX-2 on 6 and it was still not going very well.
Used SFX1 on 6 and it started getting the job done.
Did 2 passes of engine cover with SFX-1
One pass with SSR1.0 on 6
Applied #16 by hand
Here are some before shots. Don't mind the holes, he removed the luggage rack and emblems before coming over.
You can see the horrible oxidation on the engine cover here
Some More horrible oxidation and swirling
And a little more
After
I realize a few of the afters are not perfect however I feel it is a good start if you look at what I was up against.
He was extremely happy with the results on his engine cover so he will be coming over to my house every Wednesday for a few hours until we complete it. When I was talking about compensation, since he is a good friend, all he will be doing for me is buying me some more product and new pads to replace the stuff I use on his car.
I loved the SFX-1. It worked great at removing swirls and that bad oxidation. I will have some full body shots of this car after we are all said and done since he will only be coming over at night for the next 6 weeks or so.
