Rod73
02-13-2017, 05:32 AM
I upload a companion video for this project here:
https://youtu.be/J0vxUCtWNDc
Blackfire Interior Cleaner
Detailers Pro Series Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
Optimum Car Wash
Blackfire Rinseless Wash (rinseless wash and clay lubricant)
Blackfire Total Eclipse Tire & Wheel Cleaner
Pinnacle All Purpose Cleaner (full strength and 10:1)
medium grade Claybar
Carpro Iron X Lemon SCent
Blackfire Crystal Coat Prep
Menzerna Medium Cut Polish PF2500
Menzerna FG400
Menzerna SF3500
Blackfire Total Polish and Seal
Blackfire Crystal Seal
Mckees Glass Coating
GTechniq I1 Smart Fabric
Blackfire Interior Protectant
Rupes Duetto
Green and Yellow Rupes Pads
Porter Cable 7424XP w/5 and 3inch backing plates
Orange, White and Green Pads (Lake Country CCS)
Green Pads I used specifically with Total Polish and Seal.
Orange and White pads were mostly 3inch polishing work.
The vehicle has never been detailed since owned. A rare touchless wash after roadtrips, even though I was told the latest trip to a touchless wash was recent. This vehicle is owned by his girlfriend. The Subaru was as you can imagine in pretty rough shape. I was looking to make it to significantly better, but I wanted to do something that made sense.
I came in with the approach of an All In One and moderate spot correction for bad areas that made sense to work on.
Essentially with low expectations of the owner taking better care of her vehicle, bugs etched significantly into the clear, paint probably close to failure, and somewhat thin paint, I was not looking to get carried away.
55024 55027
Bugs were all over the front of this Forester
55023
As expected.
55028 55029 55030
Before Doorjamb Area
55033
After
55034 55035 55036
Scratches like this of similar depth were very common.
55025 55026
Aside from the all in one, I did some paint correction on about 3 quarters of the paint.
No heavy cutting pads were used (i.e. no blue rupes pads). I corrected 3 quarters of the Subaru with a 1 step PF2500 and rupes yellow and green pads, or FG400 and light compounding green followed with SF3500 and yellow pad.
The level of paint correction (very fluid) varied from section to section; light, medium, to spot compounded where appropriate (I.E. - a concentration of deep scratches)
Before LSP
55031 55032
After LSP Total Polish and Seal topped with Crystal Seal
55037 55038 55039
Mirror Reflections Auto Spa LLC (https://www.mirrorreflectionsautospa.com/)
https://youtu.be/J0vxUCtWNDc
Blackfire Interior Cleaner
Detailers Pro Series Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
Optimum Car Wash
Blackfire Rinseless Wash (rinseless wash and clay lubricant)
Blackfire Total Eclipse Tire & Wheel Cleaner
Pinnacle All Purpose Cleaner (full strength and 10:1)
medium grade Claybar
Carpro Iron X Lemon SCent
Blackfire Crystal Coat Prep
Menzerna Medium Cut Polish PF2500
Menzerna FG400
Menzerna SF3500
Blackfire Total Polish and Seal
Blackfire Crystal Seal
Mckees Glass Coating
GTechniq I1 Smart Fabric
Blackfire Interior Protectant
Rupes Duetto
Green and Yellow Rupes Pads
Porter Cable 7424XP w/5 and 3inch backing plates
Orange, White and Green Pads (Lake Country CCS)
Green Pads I used specifically with Total Polish and Seal.
Orange and White pads were mostly 3inch polishing work.
The vehicle has never been detailed since owned. A rare touchless wash after roadtrips, even though I was told the latest trip to a touchless wash was recent. This vehicle is owned by his girlfriend. The Subaru was as you can imagine in pretty rough shape. I was looking to make it to significantly better, but I wanted to do something that made sense.
I came in with the approach of an All In One and moderate spot correction for bad areas that made sense to work on.
Essentially with low expectations of the owner taking better care of her vehicle, bugs etched significantly into the clear, paint probably close to failure, and somewhat thin paint, I was not looking to get carried away.
55024 55027
Bugs were all over the front of this Forester
55023
As expected.
55028 55029 55030
Before Doorjamb Area
55033
After
55034 55035 55036
Scratches like this of similar depth were very common.
55025 55026
Aside from the all in one, I did some paint correction on about 3 quarters of the paint.
No heavy cutting pads were used (i.e. no blue rupes pads). I corrected 3 quarters of the Subaru with a 1 step PF2500 and rupes yellow and green pads, or FG400 and light compounding green followed with SF3500 and yellow pad.
The level of paint correction (very fluid) varied from section to section; light, medium, to spot compounded where appropriate (I.E. - a concentration of deep scratches)
Before LSP
55031 55032
After LSP Total Polish and Seal topped with Crystal Seal
55037 55038 55039
Mirror Reflections Auto Spa LLC (https://www.mirrorreflectionsautospa.com/)