SON1C Blue Paint Correction 40+ hours invested , enjoy!

[SON1C]

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So it goes something like this..picked this up used, and have been caught up working/school full time, well finally I've had the opportunity to sink some hard work into this bad boy so the correction went something like this..

Spent hours upon hours researching techniques and products
griots garage 5" backing plate, uber full set of pads all colors 5 (not used)
cyan hydro techs (cutting) x2 tangerine hydrotech pads polishing/aios x2
m105 m205 p085/sf4500 (not used)
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note all pictures taken with iphone 4

quick wash..
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claying

remove headlights tails spoiler tape emblems
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pad prep..
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m105 correction begins.. incredible improvement
http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab134/Elias101a/Drews%20Detailing/d584a070.jpg
side by side comparison taped off both sides clean / ipa wiped

awful m105 dusting

another side by side of just 105
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pad failure
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the cyans ripped apart while polishing, just exploded

ipa wipedowns
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12 hours
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sitting dirty after just 105, no editing, great improvement already..

day 2..

different location, foaming session, quick wash

remove heads tails spoiler etc again

break out m205

polish, polish, polish

ipa wipedowns

finish day 2 ending with completion of step 2 polish

day 3..

total ipa wipedown
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hand apply black light entire car.. twice
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hand apply jetseal109 entire car.. twice
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buff to new level

drive vehicle and proceed to be rained upon..
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some of the expenses..
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[SON1C]

Pictures, opinions, etc
http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab134/Elias101a/Drews%20Detailing/96dde005.jpg
mothers microfiber, wow! under rated, much better than my over priced cobras and better than some of the cg towels, this towel is great, if you want a sample of it pickup a mothers claybar kit

bluesmokesixxers freshly corrected gt rear bumper cover
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check out some of the contamination taken off of just a section of this piece..
http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab134/Elias101a/Drews%20Detailing/d287dfc6.jpg
and another..
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guess you could say that im sold on black tails.. courtesy of blues test fit! lol
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how I keep track of my frog tape ;)
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midday day 2
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foam down prep for m205 (day 2 / polish day)
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wash
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sampling m105 on relatives tahoe, they quickly learned its not as easy as it looks haha
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little bit of pad cleaning, carpro paint cleaner.. yeah its not supposed to soften your clearcoat like apparently ipa will (which I used 70% 1:1) I used the paint cleaner, it acted pretty much the same, maybe a little less potent, way over priced its something like 1000x more expensive because I pickedup a couple 32 oz of ipa for cheap from wegmans, won't be buying paint cleaner again
http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab134/Elias101a/Drews%20Detailing/c84fbff3.jpg

[SON1C]

noitcurtsnoc rednu

mini photoshoot upon completion
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[Hammondc]

Nice write up. I wonder what caused the blue pad failure?

[swanicyouth]

Nice job. A lot of hard work that paid off!
I'm wondering, were you polishing outside or in a hot garage? I noticed this heat really affects how hot pads can get. Even on my Porter Cable the pad area was getting pretty warm.

If you flip flop between two pads it gives them time to cool down.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Very well documented write up. Car looks great.

[BobbyG]

WOW, what a great writeup with a ton of before and after photos! :dblthumb2:

Pad Failure

More often than not, I've discovered that my pad failures are due to two things in particular; too much product and downward force.

When a pad becomes saturated, the motion of the pad combined with downward force causes the liquid to heat and degrades both the foam and Velcro adhesive which leads to the failure.

You're Mustang came out gorgeous and that blue is stunning! To some detailing is a relatively easy task that should take no more than a couple of hours tops.

I'm glad you took the time to document your work and share it with the group....:props:

[TimmyG]

Well done, Sonic.

[Klasse Act]

That blue is stunning, great job!

[AutowerxDetailing]

Great work! Those 50/50 shots show amazing improvement. :props:

[drbobbybones]

great write up. I'd love to see how much durability you get out of the BL/Jetseal combo. I have both, but I've never used them together.

[Jomax]

Looks really good! First time using M105? Was it pretty easy to use?


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[swanicyouth]

40 hours is what it takes me too to wash thoroughly, clay, do a 3 step correction, apply 2 coats of a sealant, 2 coats of a wax, clean jams and wells, and dress all trim.

I have no idea how guys do multi step corrections in a day, but I see write ups on them all the time. One thing I do notice,when I work on my own car I tend to do a lot of steps twice for thoroughness.

[SON1C]

Nice write up. I wonder what caused the blue pad failure?
I guess between a little too much product, not switching pads often enough working in 90-100 humid heat too much pressure, poor quality pads, probably a mixture of all of the above, but thank you

Nice job. A lot of hard work that paid off!
I'm wondering, were you polishing outside or in a hot garage? I noticed this heat really affects how hot pads can get. Even on my Porter Cable the pad area was getting pretty warm.

If you flip flop between two pads it gives them time to cool down.
polishing in a cool garage compared to outside lol, but thanks though and at 40+ hours it better have! parts of my gg would have slightly burned if you kept your finger on it

Very well documented write up. Car looks great.
thanks :xyxthumbs:

WOW, what a great writeup with a ton of before and after photos! :dblthumb2:

Pad Failure

More often than not, I've discovered that my pad failures are due to two things in particular; too much product and downward force.

When a pad becomes saturated, the motion of the pad combined with downward force causes the liquid to heat and degrades both the foam and Velcro adhesive which leads to the failure.

You're Mustang came out gorgeous and that blue is stunning! To some detailing is a relatively easy task that should take no more than a couple of hours tops.

I'm glad you took the time to document your work and share it with the group....:props:
thanks bobby appreciate the input, although we had pad fatalities the results were well worth the loss!

Well done, Sonic.
thanks timmy :dblthumb2:

[SON1C]

That blue is stunning, great job!
thank you :props:

Great work! Those 50/50 shots show amazing improvement. :props:

yeah this car really needed it, and the side by side swirl removal is only 105! thanks man :buffing: