ZimRandy
09-23-2013, 08:16 AM
I got a chance to work on this car for a coworker of my wife. They plan on using the car in an upcoming wedding and asked if I could "clean it up and wax it". ;) It isn't anything exotic or a show car, but more like a member of their family. The paint isn't in the greatest shape as there are a lot of deep scratches, door dings, and some repainted parts, but I asked them to leave it with me over the Labor Day weekend and I'll see what I can do........:)
The car as it was dropped off. Notice the hazy, lifeless paint.
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/733/9wen.jpg
The fender had been repainted at some point.
http://imageshack.us/a/img208/5358/8h3r.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/4083/qw2b.jpg
I began to remove some of the "easy to remove" parts so I could do a better job and make it easier to polish. The rear plate bracket and the luggage rack were removed.
http://imageshack.us/a/img849/3943/iupg.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img853/3276/yoj8.jpg
The first round of polishing to see what I was working with. I tested pads and products to see what will clean up the paint on the deck lid. M105 and orange pads did pretty well.
http://imageshack.us/a/img22/9827/4e19.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img6/9960/z4id.jpg
The first pass removed the oxidation pretty well, but there were still quite a few scratches left, so I went to a little more aggressive pad (purple foamed wool) and continued on to the hood.
The car as it was dropped off. Notice the hazy, lifeless paint.
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/733/9wen.jpg
The fender had been repainted at some point.
http://imageshack.us/a/img208/5358/8h3r.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/4083/qw2b.jpg
I began to remove some of the "easy to remove" parts so I could do a better job and make it easier to polish. The rear plate bracket and the luggage rack were removed.
http://imageshack.us/a/img849/3943/iupg.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img853/3276/yoj8.jpg
The first round of polishing to see what I was working with. I tested pads and products to see what will clean up the paint on the deck lid. M105 and orange pads did pretty well.
http://imageshack.us/a/img22/9827/4e19.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img6/9960/z4id.jpg
The first pass removed the oxidation pretty well, but there were still quite a few scratches left, so I went to a little more aggressive pad (purple foamed wool) and continued on to the hood.