tiSS'er
05-15-2014, 04:05 PM
I took the day off to do a full 5 step paint correction on my nephew's "new" 2005 Mustang. The paint was not in good shape, it was full of swirls from automatic washes and neglect. I didn't get any good before shots as the car came in late at night. After about 11 hours of work, it came out nearly flawless. Pretty darn good for a 9 year old car.
The paint has so many contaminants that is literally felt like sand paper. In fact, while drying the paint, my waffle weave towel started to tear. It was BAD.
I really enjoyed this experience, this is the first car I have worked on that is not my own. Quite rewarding when you have such great results.
Products used:
Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo
Griots clay / Meguiars Final Inspection
Meguiars Ulltimate Compound / Meguiars MF Cutting pad
Meguiars M205 / Meguiars MF Finishing Pad
Ultimate Paste Wax topped with M26
Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer
Mothers Back to Black Trim Cleaner
Mothers Back to Black Tire Renew
Mother Metal Polish
Stoner Invisible Glass
I only have 1 before photo as took delivery of the car late at night. I started early this morning (4AM) and didn't have much chance to take photos as I had a pretty tight deadline. The car was completely swirled as seen below, to be expected for a 9 year old neglected car.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5340/14088475612_4c162dd825_b.jpg
This image is taken from the same spot right after compounding with UC and a MF. The car responded very well to this combo. I initially tried a polishing pad with M205, then UC. The Polishing pad with UC would have worked, but required considerably more passes than the MF, so away I went. Not bad for just UC. You can see some hazing, to be expected, and the images are not crisp. All of this will be worked out with the next pass.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2926/14111670943_0f853a2795_b.jpg
After polishing, I pulled the car out for some sun shots. The tires have no dressing on them, they were cleaned with the Mothers Tire Renew which works very well. I apply a bit to a MF towel and wipe the tire down. I LOVE the look of a new tire, with no dressing. None of the plastic trim has any dressing on it, I used The Mothers HD Trim Cleaner on a MF towel to clean it. It does a great job of removing stains, old wax, and brings a nice fresh look to the trim. I pulled the wheels and scrubbed them inside and out, and polished them by hand twice. I didn't spend much time on the wheels as I believe they will be changed out soon.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/14091589265_792c0b2d27_b.jpg
Such a beautiful color.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5537/13904994580_b0a3175018_b.jpg
Crisp and bright reflections. I didn't spend any time on the wheel wells.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5181/13904979717_807b84a20b_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/13904979437_a1418b529a_b.jpg
Near perfection. I'd say the correction is about 95%. There are a few RIDS I chose not to work too hard on. Sometimes you need to choose your battles.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/14111669953_7a6cb9ebbf_b.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5554/14088379581_04a9699164_b.jpg
The obligatory LED shots. Nice, crisp, and clean. BTW, I really like this LED I got from Home Depot. I rarely use it on the tripod, and with careful placement makes an excellent detail light.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14092048394_bb0d08aa00_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/13904978937_c07cbcda86_b.jpg
The paint has so many contaminants that is literally felt like sand paper. In fact, while drying the paint, my waffle weave towel started to tear. It was BAD.
I really enjoyed this experience, this is the first car I have worked on that is not my own. Quite rewarding when you have such great results.
Products used:
Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo
Griots clay / Meguiars Final Inspection
Meguiars Ulltimate Compound / Meguiars MF Cutting pad
Meguiars M205 / Meguiars MF Finishing Pad
Ultimate Paste Wax topped with M26
Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer
Mothers Back to Black Trim Cleaner
Mothers Back to Black Tire Renew
Mother Metal Polish
Stoner Invisible Glass
I only have 1 before photo as took delivery of the car late at night. I started early this morning (4AM) and didn't have much chance to take photos as I had a pretty tight deadline. The car was completely swirled as seen below, to be expected for a 9 year old neglected car.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5340/14088475612_4c162dd825_b.jpg
This image is taken from the same spot right after compounding with UC and a MF. The car responded very well to this combo. I initially tried a polishing pad with M205, then UC. The Polishing pad with UC would have worked, but required considerably more passes than the MF, so away I went. Not bad for just UC. You can see some hazing, to be expected, and the images are not crisp. All of this will be worked out with the next pass.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2926/14111670943_0f853a2795_b.jpg
After polishing, I pulled the car out for some sun shots. The tires have no dressing on them, they were cleaned with the Mothers Tire Renew which works very well. I apply a bit to a MF towel and wipe the tire down. I LOVE the look of a new tire, with no dressing. None of the plastic trim has any dressing on it, I used The Mothers HD Trim Cleaner on a MF towel to clean it. It does a great job of removing stains, old wax, and brings a nice fresh look to the trim. I pulled the wheels and scrubbed them inside and out, and polished them by hand twice. I didn't spend much time on the wheels as I believe they will be changed out soon.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/14091589265_792c0b2d27_b.jpg
Such a beautiful color.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5537/13904994580_b0a3175018_b.jpg
Crisp and bright reflections. I didn't spend any time on the wheel wells.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5181/13904979717_807b84a20b_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/13904979437_a1418b529a_b.jpg
Near perfection. I'd say the correction is about 95%. There are a few RIDS I chose not to work too hard on. Sometimes you need to choose your battles.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/14111669953_7a6cb9ebbf_b.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5554/14088379581_04a9699164_b.jpg
The obligatory LED shots. Nice, crisp, and clean. BTW, I really like this LED I got from Home Depot. I rarely use it on the tripod, and with careful placement makes an excellent detail light.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14092048394_bb0d08aa00_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/13904978937_c07cbcda86_b.jpg