Lancia Musa - "buttery" black paint nightmare

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Piotr Boguslawski
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For a few days of my vacation I dealt with a five years old Lancia Musa. The interior has been thoroughly cleaned and protected by the best cosmetics I have in my collection (according to manufacturers protection should work for over a year). From the outside, the car was washed several times using different products to get rid of everything "clung" to the paint over the years - metal particles, asphalt, tar, insects, bird droppings, etc. When the car was really clean I started paint (in very bad shape) correction. This process took me two days because the paint was terribly difficult to process, behave a little like a butter :(. Even a little stronger wiping leaves a micro scratches as well as polishing using the most sensitive polishes and tools. The final effect is far from ideal, but is 10 times better than it was.

Cleaning and restoration of the interior:

George dry/wet vacuum cleaner
4nano Predator APC
Chemical Guys Fabric Clean (1:18)
Sonax Xtreme Foam Upholstery & Alcantara Cleaner
4nano Plastic & Wrapped Cleaner
4nano Ex & Interior Care
Chemical Guys Pure Leather Conditioner
4nano Glass Shine

Cleaning the outside:

4nano Rim Cleaner+
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:4)
Valet Pro Citrus pre wash (1:6)
Chemical Guys Bug Bugger and Tar Remover (as a pre wash and a shampoo)
CarPro IronX (distributed with a sponge throughout the car)
Prickbort MAC124 (distributed with a sponge throughout the car)
Bilt Hamber Auto Clay Medium
Dodo Juice Born Slippy Concentrate (1:5 as clay lube)
4nano Glass Shine

Polishing:

CarPro Eraser
Meguiar's D300
Meguiar's #205
Menzerna SF4000/4500
Meguiar's MF pads
Chemical Guys HexLogic white, black pads
Menzerna Finishing Pad (black)
Flex XC 3401 VRG, Rupes LHR15
Zaino Z-12 Clear View Glass Polish
Chemical Guys Metal Shine Extreme Polish & Protection

Protection:

Chemical Guys Black Light & Hybrid V7 Optical Select High Gloss Spray Sealant (paint, by machine and hand)
Chemical Guys Wheel Guard (wheels)
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 (lights, windows)
Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel (plastics and rubber)
Meguiar's High Gloss Tyre Gel (tires)

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While working on the paint:

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpkP8HqICY8]Lancia Musa - the result of two-step paint correction - YouTube[/ame]
 
Great job on that soft Lancia black paint mate .

I see that you re getting to be real busy in the Club mate ! Keep it on .
 
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