2003 Subaru WRX Detail

budman3

budman3

Detail time!
After 7+ hours my Uncle's 2003 WRX is finished. :jump The paint rally didn't have much gloss, was covered in tar, and was really swirled. Well I didn't try to get a perfect finish so don't mind the swirls that are left. I love this color. The whole front end is pitted along with the windshield. The headlights were really bad so I decided to take some 1500 and 2000 grit sandpaper to it. I wetsanded, SSR3ed, SSR2, and some PP to get it to where they are now. The foglamps will have to be removed and polished out to get them 100% later on down the road. He is getting new tires in a few weeks so he didn't want anything crazy on there either.

Process:
Wash
Stoners Tarminator on Tar Spots
Clay
SSR2 (cutting pad PC on 5)
Mothers PowerPolish Stage 1 (polishing pad PC 5)
ExP (finishing PC 4)

Pictures:
1- Before of the front of car
2- Before of hood
3- Before of roof
4- After front of car
5- After hood
6- After roof
 
Next up are the tire /wheels, interior and the headlights.

Tires and wheels were washed and cleaned with Simple Green and ArmorAll wheel cleaner. There were loads of breakdust and not all came off even after I used Poorboys ProPolish. But they do look a lot better than before.

The interior got some Megs #40, Woolite mix and some Invisible Glass. There weren't any major issues in here so no need for specifics.

The headlighs (as stated above) were wet sanded and polished clean.

Pics-
Wheels before
Wheels after
Interior before
Interior after
Headlights before
Headlights after
 
Ok after this I am done with the pics. I just love this car and why not show it off to the city? :bigups

The engine was hosed off, sprayed with simple green, brushed clean and then rinsed. The plastics got a shot of 'No Touch Tire Gloss'. I've used it on engines before and the resuslts last! Not so great on tires but workes great on engines!

Pics-
Engine before
Engine After
Side reflection
My favorite shot :beer
 
Thanks guys. If you haven't tried the Mother's PowerPolish I would recommend trying it out. It is very unique... it is like a liquid but once it is worked a little it begins polishing. I don't know if it has any fillers but it did a realy nice job with the swirls.
 
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