Neglected 97 Crown Victoria

[Alansr]

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It doesn't look bad from a distance....but upon closer inspection2261722618226192262022621226222262322624 2262522626226272262822629

Here is the clay literally after 1/4 of the hood22630
Some 50/50 and after shots
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[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Your not supposed to clay the undercarriage.... lol man that clay is filthy.

Nice work.

[Alansr]

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In the end the customer was speechless. So that always feels good to satisfy a customer. It did still have some pretty deep scratches that I chose to leave rather than fix because it already had a few small spots of clear coat failure an I didn't know how much the old paint could take.

The steps I used:
Car wash "water shortage in Texas"
Clay
5.5 MF pad
M105 of some bad spots
Mcguires ultimate compound on the rest
Mcguires ultimate polish
LC orange pad
Ultimate wax
LC green pad

[iron_worker]

Nice work on the headlights as well. They look like they'd be tricky with that irregular surface. It's great to bring an older car back from the dead. :props:

IW

[Alansr]

The lights were tough because I couldn't get around the edges.

[hernandez.art13]

You actually raised the value of the car. :applause:

:props:

[Pureshine]

Great work :)

[Alansr]

Thank you. The guy is actually getting ready to sell it this month.

[Alansr]

Your not supposed to clay the undercarriage.... lol man that clay is filthy.

Nice work.

Yea that piece of clay was thrown away after I was done:)