My first try w/PC7424

[Emile]

So the local car wash ass-raped my G35's paint and I just couldn't take it anymore so I got myself a Porter Cable, orange and white pads, and some Poorboy's SSR 2.5. Being my first try, I wanted to share my results, it is an absolute WORLD of difference.

Here....

A close-up of what I was going to fix: scratches, swirl marks, and haze.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0815.JPG

Not all of it is car wash's fault, but the heavy stuff is due to them.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0816.JPG

Deep scratches left by the dirty machine wash.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0817.JPG

Hood is thoroughly cleaned, and taped up. No clue what the tape is for but I decided to be professional and use it too.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0820.JPG

A closer shot of the prepped surface.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0821.JPG

50/50 shot; left side done with SSR 2.5 and orange, right side untouched.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0822.JPG

Same thing; 50/50, left side done, right side untouched.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0823.JPG

Under dual halogens, sorry for the bad picture. Left side got Klasse AIO and white pad, right side STILL untouched. Looking even better.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0826.JPG

Tape is off but there is a mark left by the tape in the middle, showing the 50/50. I am a bad photographer but the difference in person was night and day.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0828.JPG

Another 50/50 shot without the tape, right side still untouched.
http://www.amirsaleh.com/PC7424/DSCN0829.JPG


After the pics, I did the right side of the hood, same as left: SSR2.5 & orange, then K-AIO & white. Wiped down the whole hood with Z-AIO and still waiting for it to dry up.


I have NEVER used a PC7424 before, only watched the videos and did lots of online reading but NO experience. It took me several passes on one area before I got the technique down right, and SSR2.5 was not able to take care of everything. There are still a couple of deep scratches still there, but the haze is gone and the swirls are gone. When summer time rolls around, I will have to do the entire vehicle and I'd like to try the Pinnacle XMT products as well.

Thank you to AG for giving me the right advice and recommending the right tools for the job. Thanks to the forum members who were quick to the punch to answering my questions while working.

Thanks,
Emile

[robb01]

Looks so much better :)

[redg35]

Good job for the first time.

[AudiTTman]

AMAZING JOB!!!, so you used the orange pad i see, ill prolly have to do the same, because i dnt think mine are much worse as yours were. My kit wanted me to use the wool pad, but you did magic on that infiniti G

[Emile]

I did my mirrors tonight with a 4" Orange Spot Buffs pad and the driver-side was fine, and so was the passenger-side. But after I did the passenger-side mirror, the pad was BLACK. I don't think it was dirt, but it could have been because I only did a waterless wash on the mirrors for prep, and I did a crappy job on the passenger side. But the blackness looked like the color of my paint so I don't know.

The mirrors look damn good now, I just freaked a bit when I saw the entire pad covered in black....it came off easy though, just a few sprays with XMT Pad Cleaner and some rubbing with my bare hands under running water and it was all gone.

Anybody think it was dirt or oxidation, or both??