Heavy Swirls and the power of SSR3

[blkyukon]

This is a friend of mine's car that I've been procrastinating doing...finally bit the bullet and tackled it.
03 Black Highlander
Products used
PC
SSR3 - Cutting pad
PO85RD - Polishing pad
4Star - UPP
Souveran Paste wax

Here are the befores:
http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/before_full.jpg




http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/before_01.jpg


http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/before.jpg


Nothing was touching these so I decided to break out SSR3 and a cutting pad..finally getting somewhere, with very little hazing.
The thing to remember with SSR3 is DO NOT prime the pad with a QD or water. Priming the pad will lead to heavy hazing.
http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/ssr3_haze_side.jpg


Here is the hazing left from SSR3 up close:
http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/ssr3_haze.jpg



Here is after PO85RD - polishing pad:
http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/ssr3_po85rd.jpg


Here is another before and after:
http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/bna_01_before.jpg
http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/bna_01_after.jpg



This was a 2 day process and here it is after UPP and Souveran paste wax:
http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/_DSC9850.jpg



http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/_DSC9841.jpg



http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/_DSC9837.jpg


http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/_DSC9836.jpg


http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/_DSC9830.jpg



http://melncal.com/detailing/pictures/highlander/_DSC9831.jpg

Not a 100% perfect...but a 100% better!

[Strokin04]

Great job making the black look new again. What pad system did you use? Mike...

[FloridaNative]

Looks fantastic Charles!! What speed did you work the SSR 3 in at?

[Whitethunder46]

Very nice. I'm looking forward to XMT #4, I wonder how well it would of performed on that!

[HighEndDetail]

Nice turnaround

[ehuth1]

looks great

[nick19]

Very nice :applause:

[budman3]

Awesome work... since you just used SSR3 would you say it has more cut than Optimum Compound? I can't believe the turnaround on that for just using the PC. I did a car last week (1997 Avalon, posted on DC) which looked like that and I had a horrid time with the rotary and would have gone straight to the PC if I saw this before I did that car. Gotta love black shine!! UPP and Souveran = perfect

[blkyukon]

Thanks everyone:cheers:



Great job making the black look new again. What pad system did you use? Mike...

I used Lake Country Pads


Looks fantastic Charles!! What speed did you work the SSR 3 in at?
Jen, thanks!

I used speed 6 with slow overlapping movements...Just make sure to change pads often, SSR3 will clog the pads and cause excessive marring.

[Nica]

First of all the before pictures are shocking, really bad swirls on that vehicle.

You sure turned that car around though, looks like new.

Good job...oh I really like the hazing picture, it totally shows the hazing.

You take really nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

[Nuke33]

Looks great how heavy of a cutting bad did you use?

[supercharged]

Beautiful!:applause:

[blkyukon]

Looks great how heavy of a cutting bad did you use?

I used a LC yellow pad...I did start out with SSR2.5/orange pad then moved to SSR3/orange pad, but got the best results with the cutting pad and SSR3

[Nuke33]

Looks great! It really did a good job

[sparkie]

WOW, she looks Beautiful. I am a fan of your work.:applause: