2003 Bonneville Detail

[Grimm]

Here is my new daily driver I bought in August. 2003 Bonneville SLE. I figure I spent close to 14 hours so far and have a couple more to go finishing up the interior. I'm not totally happy with the results, there are still a lot of scratches. The car is probably 80-90% swirl free though, so hopefully I can remove more next spring. I still plan to put on another coat of wax, but had to get some pics since it was such a nice day.
Process:
Wash-Meg's Deep Crystal soap
Partial clay-Claymagic-Had a bad experience with this, see pic below.
OHC x2 via orange pad
OP via white pad
EX-P
Collinite 845
Meg's Hot Shine
Here are some before shots to show how swirled it was.
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This one shows the damage from the claybar that I used.
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/1410/img2120ox6.jpg
Here are the afters.
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/4932/img2132vd2.jpg
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http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/5707/img2154pz0.jpg
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[Grimm]

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http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4287/img2145jc4.jpg
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[alban61]

Wow!! Nice job Grimm! :applause: Love those reflections!! Black is such a perfect color for awesome reflections. Like you, I'm waiting till next Spring to get those little swirls on my hood.

[sparkie]

Sweet, Great job! Why did you take a pic of a mirrow?:D I like the last shot with the tree growing out of the side of the paint!

[Grimm]

Thanks for the replies. I'm very excited how it turned out. Like I said, I didn't get everything, but it looks great. I was literally blinded by the sun's reflection when I pulled it outside. My only complaint is the paint actually has brown in it, so it doesn't have the deep black look in the direct sunlight. But otherwise I'm pretty happy. I've been a fairly regular waxer in the past, but it is so much shinier now, and the smoothness is amazing. I just want to rub my hands across the car all the time. :D

[FloridaNative]

:) The car looks awesome! I love the reflection shot in the side view mirror! :) I think the trick with the clay magic is to use ALOT of lube and light pressure. It's no where near as good as Pinnacle or WG, but in a pinch it's not bad. I've never had any marring with it.

[XterraOverload]

Looks great nice job!!!!