2003 Subaru Impreza STI -Correction detail (Sticky paint)

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Hi all!



The paint was a nightmare to work with it, because some black japan cars have weird paint that reacts differently to the polishes.I'd started out with the rotary, but the polish just clumped up and welded itself to the paint.I settled for the Menzerna IP/orange lc pads on a Flex DA.But all the same polishes welded themselves to the paint and made it a real pain to buff off.

After about 25 hours I finally got it done.



3 step paint correction :

Menzerna IP PO91/Orange LC pads

Menzerna 106FA/White LC pads

3M Ultrafina/Black LC pads

Last Step - Lusso Oro paste wax



Before

Wheels first

Snow foam

Wash

The paint free of wax

Claying

Before and after

 

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One side after first step

Before

Sanded

After

 

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Afters

Thanks for looking!



Evgeny

 

[MrCLRider]

Damn that thing was hammered. I had a chance to play with Subie paint two years ago, what a pain. Patience was the only thing that helped and working in very small sections. You did a really good job.

 

[DaGonz]

Wow.. the paintrwork looks deep enough to dive into! Great work!

 

[Scottwax]

The flake really pops in the after shots, very nice!



I've run into that sticky paint issue with Hondas a few times, seems like everything you try welds itself to the paint. Found that polishes with a lot of oils (like Meguiars 80 series polishes) work well to break up whatever surface film there is that makes it sticky.

 

[JohnKleven]

Excellent work on probably the most difficult paint in the world.







John

 

[johnnyk]

wow, subaru paint is terrible, nice job cleaning that up

 

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Damn that thing was hammered. I had a chance to play with Subie paint two years ago, what a pain. Patience was the only thing that helped and working in very small sections. You did a really good job.

Yeah, you're right about that.

Thank you Mrclrider!

Wow.. the paintrwork looks deep enough to dive into! Great work!

Thank you DaGonz for the comment!

The flake really pops in the after shots, very nice!



I've run into that sticky paint issue with Hondas a few times, seems like everything you try welds itself to the paint. Found that polishes with a lot of oils (like Meguiars 80 series polishes) work well to break up whatever surface film there is that makes it sticky.

Yeah, me too...I came across the same problem on Accord,S2000,CR-V,FR-V.

Thank you Scottwax for the compliment!

Excellent work on probably the most difficult paint in the world.







John

Thank you John for the comment!

wow, subaru paint is terrible, nice job cleaning that up

Thank you Johnnyk for the feedback!

 

[Barry Theal]

Great work there for sure

 

[dsms]

Just the thought of correcting a black subaru makes me cringe these days, that if STUNNING work!



Very well done, car looks perfect from every angle in the sun!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

You have done an excellent job showcasing your talent. Love the pictures.

 

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Great work there for sure

Thank you Barry for your comment!

Just the thought of correcting a black subaru makes me cringe these days, that if STUNNING work!



Very well done, car looks perfect from every angle in the sun!

Thank you David for the kind words!

And don't worry, everything will be fine!

You have done an excellent job showcasing your talent. Love the pictures.

Thank you tdekany very much for your kind comment!

 

[darkonion]

So beautiful!!! Here in the U.S., that color, Java Black Pearl, was only offered in one year. My friend has one, and even after he got a basic detailed, those flakes really come out. It looks even more amazing at night!

 

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So beautiful!!! Here in the U.S., that color, Java Black Pearl, was only offered in one year. My friend has one, and even after he got a basic detailed, those flakes really come out. It looks even more amazing at night!

Thank you Darkonion!

 

[Guitarist302008]

just beautiful work... and yes Subaru paint sucks... it's very thin, but it came out great! Let's hope the owner keeps it that way for a while!

 

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just beautiful work... and yes Subaru paint sucks... it's very thin, but it came out great! Let's hope the owner keeps it that way for a while!

Thank you Guitarist302008!

 

[imported_sal3291]

Great work the gold flakes are really poppin now

 

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Great work the gold flakes are really poppin now

Thank you Sal329!