imported_d00t
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Finished this car a few weeks ago, but have been slamemd so I'm a little behind.
I was contacted by the owner who had some concernes about scratches on the roof pilar. Turns out, there was scratches all over the car, and being a very meticulous car guy, he wanted almost every single scratch paid attention to. Now, the scratches were deep, easily caught with a fingernail. But he has had horrible experiences in the past with body shops, and the whole car would need a repait to make it 100% perfect again, but this wasn't in the cards for this car, or the owners wishes. So after explaining, that I can level the scratches out and minimize the reflection of the scratches, so they aren't as noticeable.
Along with the wetsanding, the car was giving a complete interior and exterior detail. Sorry, no befores as I started early morning under low cloud cover, and the car was relatively clean.
So lets start with the wheels:
Cleaned with Poorboys Spray and Rinse, P21S Wheel Gel, and P21S TAW, with various brushes.
As you can see, the wheels are fairly clean, but the barrels can use some attention.
Getting the calipers as well:
Everything looking as it should:
Moving on to the wash. Used a 3:1 mixture with half Citrus Wash and Clear, and half Optimum Power Clean, then carried out a two bucket was with more CWC before pulling the car into the garage for a clay with ONR as lube, and Riccardo Yellow.
In this picture, you can see the swirls in the bottom rght:
Obviously, someone's been here!
And some more that were taken after I had started polishing, but lighting was just right to capture some swirls:
Now for the scratches on the roof pillar I mentioned:
First thing I did, measure the paint:
Plenty to work with, on with the sanding! I used Meguiars UniGrit 2000 then 3000 on the roof pillar.
I then used a 3" PFW with 3M FC+ at 2000rpm, and followed up later with 3M UK Green Pad and FC+, 3M UK Yellow and 3M EFC, and finally 3M UK Blue and M205.
Imperfect 50/50:
Scratches greatly minimized and mostly removed:
I was contacted by the owner who had some concernes about scratches on the roof pilar. Turns out, there was scratches all over the car, and being a very meticulous car guy, he wanted almost every single scratch paid attention to. Now, the scratches were deep, easily caught with a fingernail. But he has had horrible experiences in the past with body shops, and the whole car would need a repait to make it 100% perfect again, but this wasn't in the cards for this car, or the owners wishes. So after explaining, that I can level the scratches out and minimize the reflection of the scratches, so they aren't as noticeable.
Along with the wetsanding, the car was giving a complete interior and exterior detail. Sorry, no befores as I started early morning under low cloud cover, and the car was relatively clean.
So lets start with the wheels:
Cleaned with Poorboys Spray and Rinse, P21S Wheel Gel, and P21S TAW, with various brushes.
As you can see, the wheels are fairly clean, but the barrels can use some attention.
Getting the calipers as well:
Everything looking as it should:
Moving on to the wash. Used a 3:1 mixture with half Citrus Wash and Clear, and half Optimum Power Clean, then carried out a two bucket was with more CWC before pulling the car into the garage for a clay with ONR as lube, and Riccardo Yellow.
In this picture, you can see the swirls in the bottom rght:
Obviously, someone's been here!
And some more that were taken after I had started polishing, but lighting was just right to capture some swirls:
Now for the scratches on the roof pillar I mentioned:
First thing I did, measure the paint:
Plenty to work with, on with the sanding! I used Meguiars UniGrit 2000 then 3000 on the roof pillar.
I then used a 3" PFW with 3M FC+ at 2000rpm, and followed up later with 3M UK Green Pad and FC+, 3M UK Yellow and 3M EFC, and finally 3M UK Blue and M205.
Imperfect 50/50:
Scratches greatly minimized and mostly removed:
