Hello everyone!
This is a 2007 Mazdaspeed3 I detailed in April of 2009. Never got the chance to post these until now as I was busy throughout the season. But hey, rather be busy than not!
I'll get right into it...
Car came for full correction including stone chip repair (which had to be done later because the paint refused to dry properly). The paint was in need of a thorough polishing as there were holograms, swirls, and RIDS that were robbing the paint of its true red beauty. The engine bay was also shampooed but there was some stubborn rust proofing that simply would not come off.
For correction, I tried various things until I was happy with the first step. Mazda paint is slightly harder than most japanese cars, which means I could use a slightly harsh step and have it finish down better than usual (like Honda paint for example). I tried various combinations (SIP on PFW, M105 on white, M105 on yellow) but settled on M105 on PFW.
Here is M105 & PFW before and after:
And so, I carried on with the rest of the car carefully compounding out the holograms, swirls and RIDS...
I found it difficult to capture the defects on this red paint.
After compounding with M105, I followed up with SIP on a white pad and PO106FF on a black pad. The paint was taking on a completely different look from where it was before...
After all the polishing was complete, I brought the red stallion out for an engine bay shampoo and final wash before its LSP treatment. These pictures are Pre LSP.
Before sealing the paint, I swapped out the winter tires for the summers.
Rims were cleaned with Kleenol @ 8:1 and tires with Grime Reaper @ 4:1. Tires dressed with Opti-Bond and rims sealed with Opti-Seal. Exhaust tip polished with P21S FR & #0000 Grade Steel Wool, and P21S FR & microfiber towel.
At this point, I was ready to seal the paint. I wanted to add lots of protection and a wet look at the same time. For this, I chose 476S, followed by two coats of Opti-Seal. The results speak for themselves.
Thanks for looking!
Kaval
This is a 2007 Mazdaspeed3 I detailed in April of 2009. Never got the chance to post these until now as I was busy throughout the season. But hey, rather be busy than not!
I'll get right into it...
Car came for full correction including stone chip repair (which had to be done later because the paint refused to dry properly). The paint was in need of a thorough polishing as there were holograms, swirls, and RIDS that were robbing the paint of its true red beauty. The engine bay was also shampooed but there was some stubborn rust proofing that simply would not come off.
For correction, I tried various things until I was happy with the first step. Mazda paint is slightly harder than most japanese cars, which means I could use a slightly harsh step and have it finish down better than usual (like Honda paint for example). I tried various combinations (SIP on PFW, M105 on white, M105 on yellow) but settled on M105 on PFW.
Here is M105 & PFW before and after:
And so, I carried on with the rest of the car carefully compounding out the holograms, swirls and RIDS...
I found it difficult to capture the defects on this red paint.
After compounding with M105, I followed up with SIP on a white pad and PO106FF on a black pad. The paint was taking on a completely different look from where it was before...
After all the polishing was complete, I brought the red stallion out for an engine bay shampoo and final wash before its LSP treatment. These pictures are Pre LSP.
Before sealing the paint, I swapped out the winter tires for the summers.
Rims were cleaned with Kleenol @ 8:1 and tires with Grime Reaper @ 4:1. Tires dressed with Opti-Bond and rims sealed with Opti-Seal. Exhaust tip polished with P21S FR & #0000 Grade Steel Wool, and P21S FR & microfiber towel.
At this point, I was ready to seal the paint. I wanted to add lots of protection and a wet look at the same time. For this, I chose 476S, followed by two coats of Opti-Seal. The results speak for themselves.
Thanks for looking!
Kaval
