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    Neglected 97 Crown Victoria

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    Here is the clay literally after 1/4 of the hoodNeglected 97 Crown Victoria-imageuploadedbyagonline1383580690-600402-jpg
    Some 50/50 and after shots
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    Re: Neglected 97 Crown Victoria

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

    Nice work.

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    Neglected 97 Crown Victoria-imageuploadedbyagonline1383580899-066059-jpgNeglected 97 Crown Victoria-imageuploadedbyagonline1383580906-949248-jpgNeglected 97 Crown Victoria-imageuploadedbyagonline1383580915-149316-jpgNeglected 97 Crown Victoria-imageuploadedbyagonline1383580924-332948-jpgNeglected 97 Crown Victoria-imageuploadedbyagonline1383580937-800426-jpg

    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

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    Re: Neglected 97 Crown Victoria

    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.

    IW

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

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    Re: Neglected 97 Crown Victoria

    You actually raised the value of the car.


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    Re: Neglected 97 Crown Victoria

    Great work

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by smack View Post
    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

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