2004 Rally Red Evo

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RRDShook

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So my buddy just recently got a good deal on a 2004 Rally Red Evo 8. After checking it out I realized how oxidated/faded the paint looked. I was shocked since it was only 8 years old. . . Shortly after that I found out that it was single stage paint (no clear) so I went and did a test panel to show him what that red could look like and he was ecstatic. We setup a date and yesterday happened to be the day.



I realize this car takes more work to keep it up than a normal car with clear does but I swear the previous owner not only chose to ignore the appearance but it looked like he chose to make it worse. . . We will get to the pictures so you can see what I'm referring to.



Subject: 2004 Rally Red Mitsu Evo 8

Goal: Remove all oxidation and swirls



Products used:

UWW+

Mothers Clay

Glassworkz

Menzerna FG400

Megs MF Cutting Pads

BNS Green Pads

IPA Wipedown

Cloud 9

3m Painters Tape





And away we go:



He got into town and we started around 11 am. Upon arrival:





9l6kn9o by Shook1db, on Flickr





bQBGgDI by Shook1db, on Flickr





I349PG3 by Shook1db, on Flickr





KcDcvSj by Shook1db, on Flickr





vquX9Tn by Shook1db, on Flickr



Pink Hood:





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Warmed up the garage and let all the slush and ice melt off the car. It was 25 degree's out so no hose washing. . .



Wiped her down with UWW+ mix. Got rid of some of the water spots and dirt and uncovered this. . . :



moCVbFb by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0253 by Shook1db, on Flickr





Time to get down to it. . . Originally tried FG400 on an Orange BnS pad but that wasn't removing the swirls in the amount of passes I was looking to do. Tried a MF pad with fg400 on it and went to work. Perfect combo! Even finished down well enough to 1 step this monster:





DSC_0166 by Shook1db, on Flickr





50/50's and Before and Afters:



DSC_0185 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0183 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0182 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0181 by Shook1db, on Flickr



This was a bloodbath . . Careful of high spots and rounded edges.



DSC_0155 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0251 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0227 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0230 by Shook1db, on Flickr



Tailights:



DSC_0236 by Shook1db, on Flickr



DSC_0242 by Shook1db, on Flickr



Headlights:



DSC_0279 by Shook1db, on Flickr



DSC_0281 by Shook1db, on Flickr





Paint Transfer Removal



(Ignore the product on the bumper) Paint transfer on rear bumper, the black that's left is missing paint down to the actual bumper:



DSC_0244 by Shook1db, on Flickr



DSC_0245 by Shook1db, on Flickr







One of my favorites:



DSC_0256 by Shook1db, on Flickr



On the plastic the fg400 and mf pad were leaving buffing marks so I followed that with a fg400 on a green bns pad and it pulled those right out and left it in much better shape:



DSC_0212 by Shook1db, on Flickr



Completes:



Doors:



DSC_0232 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0265 by Shook1db, on Flickr



Trunk:



DSC_0267 by Shook1db, on Flickr





Hood. . . Sooo much sealant pop at the front of the hood. The paint was better as it went towards the back of the car:



DSC_0271 by Shook1db, on Flickr





Rear 1/4 panel:



DSC_0270 by Shook1db, on Flickr



Working reflection:



DSC_0273 by Shook1db, on Flickr



Sadly I was interupted by work (since I was on call) so we didn't get done in time for daylight so I did my best to get some pictures with the light sources we had outside.





DSC_0303 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0312 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0315 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0321 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0327 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0359 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0295 by Shook1db, on Flickr





DSC_0301 by Shook1db, on Flickr





Any I save the best (IMO) for last (this picture was not edited in any way, it was exported from the camera, converted to jpeg and uploaded):



DSC_0309 by Shook1db, on Flickr
 
Rcrew said:
Really nice work! Did you consider any of the Coatings for lsp?
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Thanks!



I have twice explained to him how all the oxidation happened and that it would happen again if not taken care of and he seemed to understand. At that point I explained to him opti-coating and that would allow him to not worry about waxing/sealing for years instead of months with a typical wax/sealant. I also explained that it would stop the oxidation from coming back as long as it was still on the vehicle. He shrugged it off. He may be back for it but we will see.
 
Dan_Shook said:
Thanks!



I have twice explained to him how all the oxidation happened and that it would happen again if not taken care of and he seemed to understand. At that point I explained to him opti-coating and that would allow him to not worry about waxing/sealing for years instead of months with a typical wax/sealant. I also explained that it would stop the oxidation from coming back as long as it was still on the vehicle. He shrugged it off. He may be back for it but we will see.
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I still don't understand why he WOULDNT want to pay the little bit extra to have it Opti Coated..it just doesn't make a ton of sense. Nonetheless, wonderful job at truly restoring this absolutely hammered Evo!! Was it a re-spray or something? It doesn't make a lot of sense why it would be SS paint? Great job Dan!
 
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