Well, I guess the value doubled??? **56K NO

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Well, this car was quite the challenge. TONS of dead paint and a $500 paint job to start with. I made the most of it. :)



The process that I used to restore the paint is as follows:



Wash



Dry



Apply Hi-Temp heavy cut compound with a twisted wool pad (first I tried knitted wool, but it loaded too fast) via rotary @2000 RPM’s



Apply Meguiars #83 dual action cleaner polisher via rotary and a foam pad @ 1200 RPM’s



Apply Meguiars #80 speed glaze via the PC and polishing pad @ speed 5.



Apply two thin coats of Meguiars NXT



All products removed with MF



Tires dressed with NOTOUCH seriously WET



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This was what the knitted wool looked like after one pass!!!! :soscared:



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This is all of the pads that I used. :D



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Can you tell where the car was parked? LOL!! :rofl



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did you have to use several of the same foam pads for this car? my friend has an old 1st gen s-10...same color...with the factory paint job that is just as faded and oxidized. i wasnt going to charge him if i try to bring back the paint, but i was going to have him pay for materials. i dont want to have to drop 50+ on pads haha.



also...what are foam pads used for generally?
 
Holy crap !!!!!! :soscared:



Did they paint the car with a spray can???? Geez..the cost of the detail alone will go towards new pads.



Awesome work !!!!!! Its a Xtreme Detail entry for sure.... :xyxthumbs
 
What an improvement. You sure did remove a LOT of paint. It's gonna be fun washing those pads now.

You should enter this into the extreme detail contest. Bookmarked.
 
Thanks guys, I appreciae the kind words!!!



Nah, I don't think I'll enter it. IMO, it would only be extreme if I had done the interior, exterior, and engine. This was just a 5 hour exterior only. Thanks though!!!



tommyortom, could you see the pic of all the pads that I used? Yep, I used multiple foam and wool pads. If you do this for your friend I would look into having about 8 foam polishing pads and a few wool pads. I am assuming you will be doing this via rotary? If via PC you should plan on needing about 10-12 foam polishing pads.



6][9, I used pads from a local supplier, they are just private labeled buff-n-shine though.
 
OK now put the plates back on the car that you started with. Are you sure that this is the same car?



Just kidding!! Nice look to a $500.00 paint job. With five hours invested in that job I am amazed. Work like that should be commended. :woot:
 
Wow that looks WAAAAAY better!



I never understand why people buy expensive wheels and put cheap crap tires on them. Was this a AWD turbo or just the base model Talon?



Oh BTW the "56K NO" part of your title definitely applies here. I opened this thread, then vacuumed my whole apartment and came back to see that it was ALMOST done loading! lol
 
Wow that is a real nice job in bringing that car back from the dead. keep up the good work. :dance can not imagine the clean up on that mess you had left over. looking forward to viewing more of your details :up
 
White95Max said:
I never understand why people buy expensive wheels and put cheap crap tires on them.
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Some people are house-poor. Others are car-poor. The owner of the Talon was "rim-poor". :chuckle:



Obviously not into handling.
 
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