danwatt
Doing stuff.
Did my friend's 2000 Camry today. First off, I gotta say... this is the car for people that hate cars. And the paint is very thin. But I wanted some practice on different paints before I start going mobile, so I did end up learning a lot.
First off, I washed the car with some Dawn just to get rid of anything in my way. Wanted to start fresh. Clayed the whole thing while it was still soapy. I then attacked some scratches and pits with the rotary, Meg's burgandy pad, and 3M medium cut or Meg's fine cut, depending on the area. Even had to wetsand some scratches out, which I was probably a bit too aggressive on. DACP'd the whole car with the PC and a yellow Propel pad. After that, I applied some of Meg's Show Car Glaze with the blue propel pad, and cleaned my pads while the glaze dried. Took the glaze off in 2-3 passes about 20 minutes later, came off easily with no dust. Applied #26 with a gray propel pad. After that, I spent a good two hours spit shining with S100 and some chilled Meg's QD. Applied Autoglym Bumper Care to all weather stripping and rubber. 303 went to the tires, and Invisible Glass on the... glass. Didn't touch the interior, that will be a lesson for me on another day.
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After:
A few hours later, it started raining.
First off, I washed the car with some Dawn just to get rid of anything in my way. Wanted to start fresh. Clayed the whole thing while it was still soapy. I then attacked some scratches and pits with the rotary, Meg's burgandy pad, and 3M medium cut or Meg's fine cut, depending on the area. Even had to wetsand some scratches out, which I was probably a bit too aggressive on. DACP'd the whole car with the PC and a yellow Propel pad. After that, I applied some of Meg's Show Car Glaze with the blue propel pad, and cleaned my pads while the glaze dried. Took the glaze off in 2-3 passes about 20 minutes later, came off easily with no dust. Applied #26 with a gray propel pad. After that, I spent a good two hours spit shining with S100 and some chilled Meg's QD. Applied Autoglym Bumper Care to all weather stripping and rubber. 303 went to the tires, and Invisible Glass on the... glass. Didn't touch the interior, that will be a lesson for me on another day.
Before:
After:
A few hours later, it started raining.
