H20 International Winner, 97 MK3

[lensch09]

Did Brobs car today.

Process
Liners cleaned with Meg's APC cut 4:1
Wheels cleaned with Eagle One Rim cleaner, Finger Foams
Tires cleaned with PP cut 2:1 and tire brush
Lower bodywork pre-soaked with Meg's APC cut 6:1
Wash vehicle with Ceneille MF mitt and Zaino's Show Car Wash
Dried with Absorber and Cobra MFs
Clayed with Meguiars Professional Mirror Glaze Mild (blue), Meguiars QD as lube, wiped dry with Cobra MF
Inspected paint.

Paint on this car really wasn't all that bad as it is baby'd by Brian (baby). The car won it's class at H2O International last year (I'm not sure which class it was) Only 2 panels needed to be hit with wool (the hood and the roof)

Paint correction:
Meguiars W4000 Wool Pad with Rotary, Meguiars #85 (Diamond Cut 2.0)
Menzerna IP with Orange Lake Country CCS, Rotary
Menzerna IP with Lake Country CCS White, PC
Menzerna FP with Lake Country CCS Grey, PC
Hand applied Pinnacle Souveran Paste

After each step car was wiped with Cobra MFs.

Glass cleaned with Stoners Invisible Glass and MF
Rims wiped down with Meguiars QD
Tires dressed with Meguiars Endurance Tire Shine
Exhaust tip polished with Mothers Metal Polish
Trimwork cleaned and dressed with Meguiars TD
Jams wiped down with a MF and Meguairs QD
Before:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3778.jpg

There were a few scrapes that were also hit with the wool

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3779.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3780.jpg

Gross

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3781.jpg

Pulled the car out of the bay and inspected the paint after wash

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3782.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3783.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3784.jpg

Another scrape

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3785.jpg

Pulled the car back into the bay and under the lights

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3786.jpg

50/50 on the hood

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3787.jpg

C-pillar

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3791.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3792.jpg

50/50

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3793.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3794.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3795.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3796.jpg

C-pillar corrected

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3797.jpg

1/4

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3798.jpg

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50/50 (notice one of the scrapes on the tapeline)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3799.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3800.jpg

Corrected (majority of the scrape removed)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3801.jpg

Door

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3802.jpg

50/50

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3803.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3804.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3805.jpg

Corrected

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3806.jpg

Fender

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3807.jpg

50/50 (this is before I did a second pass to remove some of the deeper stuff)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3808.jpg

Started to get bored

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3809.jpg

A happy customer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3814.jpg

[lensch09]

Afters

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3815.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3816.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3817.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3818.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3819.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3820.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3821.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3822.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3823.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3824.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3825.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3827.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/lensch09/IMG_3826.jpg

Thanks for looking. Comments are welcome
-Dan

[sal329]

What an improvement, the car looks great

[woo0f1]

This is a really nice rid and I think you did an excellent job Im the MANhttp://www.pppcm.com/72l1082.jpg

[pampos]

Top job there mate...Lovely 50/50 pictures.....