imported_Dave KG
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Products used and why:
The front end of this car had been resprayed so this was noted incase the paintwork responded differently... After washing and claying the car the paint thicknesses were assessed across the board showing average readings of around 130 - 160um, with the front end nearer 180um. Healthy thicknesses across the board and this provided good news as the condition of the paintwork required dedicated correction of severe swirls and several deeper marks.
Kicking off on the front of the car, the bonnet and the wings before:
and an example of some of the deeper scratches:
So first of all, the deeper scratches were corrected using Menzerna S34A Power Gloss on a 4" SFX-1 cutting pad by rotary. 4" pad was used to localise the area of greater paint removal to just where the severe defects are. Power Gloss applied as follows:
No attempt made to refine finish here, this will be carried out later. But the correction offered:
Still evident as RDS under the lights:
But with in excess of 30um of paint removed here, this was deemed by me to be enough paint and to preserve the life of the paint finish the above correction deemed the maximum possible for this region.
Next up was the general correction using Menzerna PO85RD3.02 Intensive Polish, applied using a Meguiars W8006 yellow polishing pad as follows by Makita:
To maximise the beauty of the paint finish, it was then burnished to a high gloss using what for me is the best finishing polish on the market today, Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish on a Rubbish Boys 6" Finishing Pad:
In action pics:
The end result:
- Meguiars Shampoo Plus for cleaning the paintwork
- Autobrite Supa Snow Foam for prefoaming the paintwork before washing
- Meguiars Last Touch for claying lubrication and general quick detailing
- Meguiars Mirror Glaze Mild Blue Clay for removal of bonded contamination to the paintwork
- Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner (4:1 and 10:1) for cleaning the wheel arches
- Meguiars All Seasons Dressing for dressing the wheel arch plastics
- Bilberry Wheel Cleaner (4:1) for cleaning the alloy wheels inside and out
- Menzerna S34A Power Gloss for spot correction of severe scratches
- Menzerna PO85RD3.02 Intensive Polish for general swirl correction
- Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish for refining the paint finish to a deep gloss
- IPA for wiping down panels after polishing in preparation for wax
- Valentines Concours Wax for first wax layer offering protection and a little extra gloss
- Dodo Juice Rubbish Boys Jucied Edition wax for second wa layer and a little extra wettness as well as additional protection
- Black Wow for dressing the exterior plastics
- Smartwax Rimwax for protecting the alloy wheels
- Meguiars Hot Shine Tyre Shine for dressing the tyres
- Stoner Invisible Glass for cleaning the glass inside and out
The front end of this car had been resprayed so this was noted incase the paintwork responded differently... After washing and claying the car the paint thicknesses were assessed across the board showing average readings of around 130 - 160um, with the front end nearer 180um. Healthy thicknesses across the board and this provided good news as the condition of the paintwork required dedicated correction of severe swirls and several deeper marks.
Kicking off on the front of the car, the bonnet and the wings before:
and an example of some of the deeper scratches:
So first of all, the deeper scratches were corrected using Menzerna S34A Power Gloss on a 4" SFX-1 cutting pad by rotary. 4" pad was used to localise the area of greater paint removal to just where the severe defects are. Power Gloss applied as follows:
- Spread at 600rpm
- Worked at 1500rpm for a couple of passes
- Worked at 2000rpm until defects removed or until paint thickness reduced by maximum safe amount for compounding
No attempt made to refine finish here, this will be carried out later. But the correction offered:
Still evident as RDS under the lights:
But with in excess of 30um of paint removed here, this was deemed by me to be enough paint and to preserve the life of the paint finish the above correction deemed the maximum possible for this region.
Next up was the general correction using Menzerna PO85RD3.02 Intensive Polish, applied using a Meguiars W8006 yellow polishing pad as follows by Makita:
- Spread at 600rpm
- Begin working at 1200rpm
- Work at 1500 - 1800rpm until residue clear
- Refine at 1200rpm for a couple of passes
To maximise the beauty of the paint finish, it was then burnished to a high gloss using what for me is the best finishing polish on the market today, Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish on a Rubbish Boys 6" Finishing Pad:
- Spread at 600rpm
- Begin working at 1200rpm for a couple of passes
- Work at 1500rpm until residue goes clear
- Refine at 1200rpm for two or three passes
- Burnish to a deep gloss at 900rpm for a few passes
In action pics:
The end result:
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