Rasky's AD: Black Mazdaspeed3

[RaskyR1]

For having 20,000 miles on the clock this car was in very good shape…I actually wish more people would take care of their cars like this. Having evaluating the finish 2 weeks prior, we decided to give the car a 1-step polish and fluff up the interior doing whatever it may need. I tried both Menzurna Nano polish and Meguiar's M205 on my test spots. Both polishes yielded about the same results with M205 working faster, easier, and still leaving an excellent finish. I did try to capture the very light marring in the paint, which was typical from 20,000 miles worth of washings, but was unsuccessful with my camera. About the only thing on the paint that did show in the pics were the bug corpses, which had etched into the mirrors having been on the paint since last fall.

-Car was washed with Megs Gold Class, P21S Gel on the wheels, APC+ on the wheel wells, and Amazing Roll Off on the tires.

-Exhaust tip was cleaned with M105 and protected with KAIO.

-The lower half of the car was loaded with bonded surface contaminants and fine tar. I first used Tarminator to remove the tar, and the clayed the whole car with Megs Mild Clay.

-Some water spots were on the trim around the side windows and center pillars from when the window tinting had been done. I tried KAIO which removed them and left the trim looking like brand new.

-For my choice of protectant on this car I tried out some Opti-Seal, which I was using for the first time…it was very easy to use. I then topped it off the following day with some Dodo Juice Supernatural.
-On the interior I shampooed the floor matts and front carpets, went over the vinyl with Megs QID, and treated the leather with some Leather Masters cleaner and protectant.

Before
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After
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I’ll try and get some day pics tomorrow…it’s been raining all day. :(

Thanks for looking,
Rasky

[YNOT]

Wow...looks like you did a fantastic job on it!

[Banacheq]

Awesome work! How long did it take you?

[supercharged]

great job!!!

[RaskyR1]

Thanks guys!


Awesome work! How long did it take you?

I had about 10 hours on this car. ;)

[GXPWeasel]

Looks excellent once again Rasky.

[reeeko99]

Very Nice...
I know that color has some metallic flake in the paint.
How did that look after applying Opti-Seal vs. after the coat of Dodo ?

[RaskyR1]

Some days pics....still cloudy though.

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[sal329]

Looks great Rasky. I used 205 for the first time this weekend I really liked it a lot

[Brian_Brice]

Looks great Rasky! lotta hard work there for sure. Your garage looks nicely decorated too!

[RaskyR1]

Looks great Rasky. I used 205 for the first time this weekend I really liked it a lot

Good to hear! Did you use it with a rotary or DA?


Looks great Rasky! lotta hard work there for sure. Your garage looks nicely decorated too!

Thanks Brian!

[bunyz06rabbitt]

Another super impressive turnaound Rasky! Still love your technique of wiping down the tires with a MF to avoid the sling. Would have liked to see the bug etchings turnaround and how to. Keep 'um comin' Rasky!

[RaskyR1]

Another super impressive turnaound Rasky! Still love your technique of wiping down the tires with a MF to avoid the sling. Would have liked to see the bug etchings turnaround and how to. Keep 'um comin' Rasky!

Thank you!

The bug etching actually came right out with the M205 and a little pressure. :cheers:

[bunyz06rabbitt]

Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Thanks Rasky!