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Old 01-21-2008, 12:55 AM
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Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

I havent been on AG in a while, since last fall probably. I did a detail for an old lady i work with, i do alot of oddjobs for her to earn some extra cash. I told her i also do detailing and she had me detail their old Mazda MX6. It is their baby, had it since new. Each of their kids had used it in college, and her husband (in his late 80s) still drives it to work each day. Its a fun little car being it is a 5speed and is turbocharged. Its quite fast!
The paint was extremely faded, they thought that they would need to get it repainted, or sell the car because it became such an eyesore. I prevented them from doing both!

Process:

Wash, poorboys spray and rinse on wheels plus green scotchbrite pad and steel wool.
Clay entire car
Polish with PC XMT3 and orange pad.
ran out of time, had to return car.
Cleaned interior, wiped down with woolite and water, vacuumed, cleaned glass.
A coat of Pinnacle Liquid Souveran was the final step.











and after!






nevermind my sister and the TP in the trees in this pic lol.


sorry no interior shots, it wasnt that dirty anyways.

125 bucks from this job baby! And i will be detailing her minivan this spring also! Plus she says her hairdresser wants a detail also, plus a neighbor. I cant wait for spring!

When i brought this car back to her house, her and her husband had the biggest smiles on their face. They couldnt believe how good of a job i did. They were in complete awe and their jaws were dropped to the ground. It made me feel really good. She actually had a few tears of joy from seeing her baby in such new condition! Things like this are what detailing is all about.
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Old 01-21-2008, 01:07 AM
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

nice turn around...

looks good
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Old 01-21-2008, 04:17 AM
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

That's a pretty good job you have done! you turned it from pink and oxidized to red and glossy!
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Old 01-21-2008, 05:33 AM
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

You done a awesome job, glad they was happy with your work....
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

thats quite a turn around for xmt3 and a pc!!! very nice
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

Looks like the XMT 360 and the Souveran liquid did a number of that paint! Darn good job!
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

Thats what I call a detail
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

Looks good. I've been wanting to see what XMT360 would do for an oxidized paint job with out many other steps.
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

I didnt use 360. I used XMT #3 with a orange pad via PC.
Its a pretty strong combo. I ordered XMT#4 with a yellow pad to tackle deeper scratches though.
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Re: Mazda MX6 turbo, VERY Faded red paint.

Wow, I sure misread that! I thought I say XMT 360. I was surprised that 360 could do so much. XMT 3 makes much more sense!
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