Pristine Auto: 2008 Cadillac STS Maroon Pearl

[mgproudfit]

This car was brought to me by a friend of mine's mom. It's an 08 I believe and overall in semi-decent condition. There was the usual moderate swirling, marring, and what not. However, this one presented a particular challenge. The owner used an ice scraper all over the body of the car and left 20-30 scratches of varying depth, length, and harshness. Needless to say, this slowed down the polishing process quite a bit. This detail was a full exterior paint correction, and 1 spot removal on the inside. The end results were, well... look for yourself:



Materials:

Menzerna SIP w/ Orange Pad

Menzerna 106FF w/ white pad

Makita 9227C

S100 Carnauba Wax

Lusso Oro

Majestic Solutions (various interior cleaners)

Stoner's Invisible Glass

Meg's Clay Bar



Before of the scratches all over the car.

Same deal in this picture, different location. These were on every panel on the car

Notice the heavy swirling in this picture:

What the clay bar came away with after the wash! WHOA! Went straight to the trash after this car.

More swirling throughout the car...

Rear quarter panel not corrected, the door is

Exhaust before!

And now..... the after shots!!!!

Same spot on car, no more scratches!

Great color, depth, and clarity!

Walk-Around of the car movie:

clip-2009-03-16 18;37;51.mov.zip



Thanks for looking!



-Matt :thx

 

[dublifecrisis]

holy dirty clay bar!!! looks great man. love that color in the afters.

 

[imported_sal3291]

Great work

 

[TSC17]

Looks great Matt!

 

[Joshs2013MSAltimaSL]

Man...those sparkles are poppin'!!

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Nice job! That color is called Black Cherry, and technically it's not a pearl (tri-coat), just a metallic.

 

[Barry Theal]

looks good matt