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Beason

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The 60 day waiting period between getting new paint and being able to polish and wax is now up. I took my car in yesterday and they removed a few spots of overspray and touch up on a few spot. So now I can remove the body shop installed bufer trails. So I have set off on a three day devotion to my car to get it back to what I so love.



Day 1 - Tonight

Clean Wheels and Tires with Eagle One A2Z

Clean Wheel Wells with 1:4 APC

Optimuim No Rinse Wash and Shine w/ Grout Sponge

Clay with Clay Magic bar and ONR Lube (paint, wheels, windows and chrome)



Day 2 - 8AM - whenever

Clean and Dress Engine Bay

Wash Again with Optimium No Rinse Wash and Shine

Clean and Seal Door Seals with APC>AIO>#845

Dress Wheel Wells

AIO and #845 on Wheels

Polish Tailight and Headlights with Meguiars Plastic X

Autogylm Window Polish w/ Polishing Pad

Tape Off Everything

SSR2.5 w/ LC Polishing Pad

SSR1 w/ LC Polish Pad

RMG w/ LC Finishing Pad

EX w/ Carnuba by Hand

Meguiars Window Cleaner

Polish Chrome with Mothers

303 on Plastics



Day 3 - 8AM

Reinstall Brush Guard and Tailight Guards after waxing with VM

ONR Quick Detail

Natty's Blue by Hand

Clean plastis with MCME

Clean Leather with Water:Woolite

Protect Plastics with Meg. Quick Interior Detailer

Condition Leather with Zaino Leather in a Bottle

Vacuum

Clean Carpet with Little Green Machine

Clean Windows with Meguiars Window Cleaner



It's going to be a very long next two days. :waxing:
 
themightytimmah said:
Attaboy, I did the same thing on my car once (2 days of polishing, waxing and perfecting), and may I suggest keeping a fridge full of cold beer during the process :).
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I don't think my mom would go for that.



Bence said:
With FK1 2180 you could protect it after a 24 hour period on fresh repaint.
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I wasnt worried about protecting it because I know Id be doing this. I washed every weekend though.
 
There was a slight delay in getting my plans off on time. Last night my dad drove through a broken water main and about 3" of water. I washed and waxed his car so he Im about 2 hours behind schedule with that and some extend breaks. The engine bay took longer then expected. I have just finished Taping off the vehicle and awaiting lunch to be delivered.



GearHead_1 said:
C'mon, one days work tops. Haven't you heard of Wheaties? :p J/K
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Some areas may require two passes with SSR2.5 and maybe even a cutting pad. Also I am going over everything with detail. Taking off the wheels to polish them. Removing the lights to get the hard to reach spots and such.
 
GearHead_1 said:
You did see the J/K right?
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Yeah but all of that could be accomplished in a day but not with the attention to detail I am trying to give.



These are the only two things keeping me going right now.

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Now that lunch is over its time to start the paint. :buffing:
 
So my 3 day plan looks like it may turn into a four day. I wasnt able to get to the polishing today because one of my friends was admitted into the hospital with a kidney infection. So I went up see her. Before I started polishing. Here are some before pics.



Not to bad eh?

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Closer Look

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Added some color, black is so 2005...

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notice the scratches over my right thigh (camera left)



Completed so far

Wash and Clay

Clean and Dressed Engine Bay

Door Seals cleaned with Steamer & AIO

AA on Wheel Wells

Clay, AIO & #845 on Wheels

Z-16 on Tires (Alittle shiner then expected, but love the smell)

Meg Plastix on Tailights and Headlights

Autogylm Window Polish (Man does this dust)

ScratchX on door handles.

MF Whipe down with ONR

Taped Everything Up
 
good luck!



I think I worked on one of those with a pc and the paint wasn't too hard. You will do well. Make sure that the polish breaks down. Work it in well.
 
tdekany said:
good luck!



I think I worked on one of those with a pc and the paint wasn't too hard. You will do well. Make sure that the polish breaks down. Work it in well.
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Im just not sure of how hard the new clear coat is, other then that it just takes time and patience. Hopefully Ill get the paint done tomorrow by four so I can go on a date. :getdown Reinstall my brushguard and hardwire my X50 tomorrow. Apply Natty's Blue after EX has cured for 12 hours. And work on the interior for the rest the day.
 
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