Here it is...my first real job with my Porter Cable.
Unfortunatly my pads havent arived from CMA yet, so this was all done using the stock PC pad. Not bad all things considered. But im sure with the CMS pads i will see alot better results. But for right now, im happy as can be with what i was able to achieve.
BIO: 2003 Blackout Nissan Sentra GXE with dealer installed swirls.
Since i got the car its alwyas had this...brownish titnt to the paint when in direct sun. Really crummy looking IMHO. Made the paint look cheaper then it already is.
Finally tonight i got ambitious and started on some of the worse spots on the car.
One of the big areas was the rear wing. It has tons of small swirls and scratches in it. Alot from closing the trunk im sure. Now only a couple of spots are noticible. The rest...completely gone, thanks to my new friend SMR2.0
For some strange reason my right rear fender was PARTICULARLY bad. Not to mentiont eh dealer, aside from giving me the swirls, also put that lovely dent in there at my last oilchange. They have the retractable air hoses on the ceiling with the rubber gromets to prevent them from retracting fully...it was one of those rubber gromets that hit the car. Fortunatly the hose fitting seems to have missed the car alltogether.
Heres the result. I think i could have done alot better on this fender. But im working with the stock PC pad, and i have no creeper, so my back started to KILL me. So i had to stop. Either way though, its a HUDGE improvment from what it was.
My next spot to tackle was the hood. It was particularly bad, with lots of verticle straking, and hazy scratch marks. Again, all courtesy of my Nissan dealer. Heres the before...all flash illuminated.
And heres the after, again all flash illuminated.
This is also the only "complete" after picture. SEPC, followed by #7, then S100. Looks like a pool of water sitting on my hood right now outside. Amazing shine.
Again i think i could have done better. But im going to wait for the orange pad from CMA, and try it again. Not to mention this is my first real test with the PC...so all things considered, im pleased with my results, and cant wait to complete the whole car.:xyxthumbs
Unfortunatly my pads havent arived from CMA yet, so this was all done using the stock PC pad. Not bad all things considered. But im sure with the CMS pads i will see alot better results. But for right now, im happy as can be with what i was able to achieve.
BIO: 2003 Blackout Nissan Sentra GXE with dealer installed swirls.
Since i got the car its alwyas had this...brownish titnt to the paint when in direct sun. Really crummy looking IMHO. Made the paint look cheaper then it already is.
Finally tonight i got ambitious and started on some of the worse spots on the car.
One of the big areas was the rear wing. It has tons of small swirls and scratches in it. Alot from closing the trunk im sure. Now only a couple of spots are noticible. The rest...completely gone, thanks to my new friend SMR2.0
For some strange reason my right rear fender was PARTICULARLY bad. Not to mentiont eh dealer, aside from giving me the swirls, also put that lovely dent in there at my last oilchange. They have the retractable air hoses on the ceiling with the rubber gromets to prevent them from retracting fully...it was one of those rubber gromets that hit the car. Fortunatly the hose fitting seems to have missed the car alltogether.
Heres the result. I think i could have done alot better on this fender. But im working with the stock PC pad, and i have no creeper, so my back started to KILL me. So i had to stop. Either way though, its a HUDGE improvment from what it was.
My next spot to tackle was the hood. It was particularly bad, with lots of verticle straking, and hazy scratch marks. Again, all courtesy of my Nissan dealer. Heres the before...all flash illuminated.
And heres the after, again all flash illuminated.
This is also the only "complete" after picture. SEPC, followed by #7, then S100. Looks like a pool of water sitting on my hood right now outside. Amazing shine.
Again i think i could have done better. But im going to wait for the orange pad from CMA, and try it again. Not to mention this is my first real test with the PC...so all things considered, im pleased with my results, and cant wait to complete the whole car.:xyxthumbs
But yes, overall, the learning curve is really low, and i cant help but recemend anyone else considering a PC, to get one! Once you have one, you wont regret it. Heck, it worked so well on my car that my GF thinks it was a great investment. How about that one?!
