Restoring the paint on my DD...first timer.
Show N' ShineDiscuss Restoring the paint on my DD...first timer. in the Auto Detailing Forums forums; I have to say first that I will never own a black car again. After a week of a minor ...
I have to say first that I will never own a black car again. After a week of a minor detail on the paint I still had scratches so I set out to do some research. I decided to pick up a lot of Chemical Guys products to fully renew my paint and interior. There is more products that are not in the picture also. I will update as I go.
Just getting started. Hard to get the photos to show the swirls but my paint is pretty bad. These are the before pics. I will post after when the car is finished. And georgia is horrible about water spots btw. The grill and spoiler are coming off for this and whole car getting taped off.
Completed the process with V36 w/orange cut pad and then V38 w/white polish pad. I will have to finish tomorrow with 2 coats of black light then 2 coats of Pete's '53 then V7. Those polishes come off very easily. V36 makes a lot of dust but V38 does not at all. Great system for first timers. More photos to come on the exterior
Trim mostly taped off. Those are paint chips from when I lived in colorado. I filled those in as well with touch up paint.
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Great work! You did a number on those swirls. I have a black car as well, and it will be the last. Black looks the best when it is nice and clean, but it shows everything! Keep up the good work.
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Thanks everyone. Car is finally done after 2 days of work on the paint. I will post pics once the thunderstorm outside goes away and the sun comes back.
That is I'm looking forward to seeing the after results.
Were you able to remove all the water spots/stains?
Ya looks like glass now. Only things I could not fix was the RIDs.
Thanks for all the info on the forum Mike. Made doing this that much easier. I was a little worried at first and kept coming back to the forum for more info.
So I could not get photos in Georgia cause it was raining when I finished the car. After the rain storm, at night, I drove 800 miles to St. Louis from Georgia, hit 2 small rain storms and lots of bugs. I did a quick spray off when I got to my destination. I have to say everything that got thrown at the car during my drive the paint is still in excellent condition. So here are some pics after I sprayed it off. I basically tested the crap out of these products.
Car is dusty from sitting over night outside. Also you can see the small dent above the passenger side scope. Not sure how it happened but has been there for a while.
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