98 Caravan Expresso in progress - neglected mess!

[ltoman]

OK, here is the beater i have to fix up:






Scary, eh? I am open to suggestions.

[FloridaNative]

Once it is washed and dried you'll know much better what you're dealing with. It looks like you'll need to start with a clay if it hasn't been detailed before and a medium cut polish with the orange pad. I'd start there.

[ltoman]

Here is today's progress on one door panel:



after
claying,
Pinnacle Paintwork Cleaning Lotion
PB SSR3
PB SSR1
VM glaze
Pinnacle Signature Series 2
here is the new and improved door, hours later:

[FloridaNative]

It looks much much better! You don't need any suggestions. You got it girl!

[AUdakota]

I think its crazy how long rookies like you and I spend on a car (my truck took about 15 hrs) and than justin whips one out in like 2.5 hrs.

But thats a great improvement...

[ltoman]

think there is hope?
thank you, jen. i must be learning something because that is what I did. in the photos, you can see the door progress -
dirty,
washed and clayed,
then all done.

[ltoman]

Originally Posted by FloridaNative

It looks much much better! You don't need any suggestions. You got it girl!

thank you jen. means a lot from a woman who did such a bomb @ss job on tha black vw bug!

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by ltoman

think there is hope?
thank you, jen. i must be learning something because that is what I did. in the photos, you can see the door progress -
dirty,
washed and clayed,
then all done.

Yeah that's a big difference. It may not be showroom new since it has been neglected and it is 9 years old, but I am confident that you will turn it around to where it will be as close to new as possible.

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by ltoman

thank you jen. means a lot from a woman who did such a bomb @ss job on tha black vw bug!

hahahahahahaha That thing was a MESS!!! AUdakota talks about 15 hour details, but I think I might take the forum record for longest detail with my 6 days on that damn beetle! lol

I want to do a full detail on my own car, but I doubt I will be able to find the time until summer break comes. I know it will take me a couple of days to get it up to snuff, (I work slow too), but when I find the time and get her done, I'll be sure to post plenty of pics.

[ltoman]

Originally Posted by FloridaNative

Yeah that's a big difference. It may not be showroom new since it has been neglected and it is 9 years old, but I am confident that you will turn it around to where it will be as close to new as possible.

thank you for your support. it will take a while. i am going after it peice by peice. it hasnt even seen wax in like 5 years - literally. we bought it off ebay and nothing has been done to it since the last owners sold it to us.