Apollo_Auto
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Hi everyone!
So this is "Motzen"
. "Motzen" means "to groan, gripe" in English... He got his name when my customer and now friend, Jason, picked him up in Switzerland (if I remember correctly). He had wanted one of these cars for some time and after a long time searching finally found one to call his P&J. In the beginning, Motz had a few problems with him and Jason said that every time he turned on the car, lights would flash, buzzers would sound, things would creak, etc. hence the name "Motzen" . After a lot of TLC, some mods, this, that and a new paint job Motz was is tip top shape... less the paint. It was one of "those" paint jobs that we're all too familiar with. The ones where the body shop just sort of go through the motions and do the job "well enough" to pass when handing the keys back.
This one loads of orange peel, plenty of wet-sanding marks, etc. but surprisingly no fish eyes. Also, they did a right sod job on the bumpers and didn't bother to sand or properly prep the surface before spraying, which led to flaking of the new paint. It's a shame that whoever resprayed this car didn't have enough respect for it to do it properly... this car is an icon IMO. So, meet Motz!
The engine before >>
After cleaning with Wolf's WT-2N exterior APC and dressing with WO-1N dressing
On to the paint. I was working with some pretty hard water here... you can see the streaks on the paint in this picture... and lots of swirls.
Some of the wet-sanding marks that I've mentioned
Some deep RIDS
The tail lights were in pretty bad shape. I hit them with Wolf's WP-6S and a cutting pad, followed by WP-1N and a finishing pad.
The results.
After polishing the boot with Wolf's WP-6H and a wool pad, followed by WP-1N and a finishing pad. Still some remnants of the RIDS, but much better.
The number plate before...
After a few passes with Wolf's WP-3N
For the panels with heavy OP I broke out my old, trusty Auto Magic XP Compound... a non-diminishing compound that will rip through orange peel like it's a wet paper bag. I didn't get any pics of the OP, because I left my camera at home on the first day, but it was pretty bad. I cut through the OP taking off about 10 microns (didn't want to go deeper than that), then cleared that up with a wool pad and Wolf's WP-6H and a wool pad, followed by Wolf's WP-1N and a finishing pad. Here's the results before LSP and interior cleaning >>
So this is "Motzen"
. "Motzen" means "to groan, gripe" in English... He got his name when my customer and now friend, Jason, picked him up in Switzerland (if I remember correctly). He had wanted one of these cars for some time and after a long time searching finally found one to call his P&J. In the beginning, Motz had a few problems with him and Jason said that every time he turned on the car, lights would flash, buzzers would sound, things would creak, etc. hence the name "Motzen" . After a lot of TLC, some mods, this, that and a new paint job Motz was is tip top shape... less the paint. It was one of "those" paint jobs that we're all too familiar with. The ones where the body shop just sort of go through the motions and do the job "well enough" to pass when handing the keys back. This one loads of orange peel, plenty of wet-sanding marks, etc. but surprisingly no fish eyes. Also, they did a right sod job on the bumpers and didn't bother to sand or properly prep the surface before spraying, which led to flaking of the new paint. It's a shame that whoever resprayed this car didn't have enough respect for it to do it properly... this car is an icon IMO. So, meet Motz!
The engine before >>
After cleaning with Wolf's WT-2N exterior APC and dressing with WO-1N dressing
On to the paint. I was working with some pretty hard water here... you can see the streaks on the paint in this picture... and lots of swirls
.
Some of the wet-sanding marks that I've mentioned
Some deep RIDS
The tail lights were in pretty bad shape. I hit them with Wolf's WP-6S and a cutting pad, followed by WP-1N and a finishing pad.
The results.
After polishing the boot with Wolf's WP-6H and a wool pad, followed by WP-1N and a finishing pad. Still some remnants of the RIDS, but much better.
The number plate before...
After a few passes with Wolf's WP-3N
For the panels with heavy OP I broke out my old, trusty Auto Magic XP Compound... a non-diminishing compound that will rip through orange peel like it's a wet paper bag. I didn't get any pics of the OP, because I left my camera at home on the first day, but it was pretty bad. I cut through the OP taking off about 10 microns (didn't want to go deeper than that), then cleared that up with a wool pad and Wolf's WP-6H and a wool pad, followed by Wolf's WP-1N and a finishing pad. Here's the results before LSP and interior cleaning >>
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