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    Subaru Forester...JDM YO!

    Last week I got the chance to detail my buddies Subaru Forester. He called me over a week prior and asked if it could be saved, to which I told him, yes. But I wasn't sure how much so.

    This thing was in bad shape, so I'll let the pictures below do all the talking for me!

    Some decon pictures:



    Decon by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Decon by glossfactor, on Flickr

    And some real good before/afters. Pics were in the best focus, both times, no tricks here.

    Hood:

    Dano, hood before by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, hood after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    Dano, hood before by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, hood after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    Dano, hood before by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, hood after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    Rear quarter:

    Dano, rear quarter before by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, rear quarter after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    Door stains:

    Dano, door before by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, door after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    Roof, NASTY SCRATCH was not removable without sacrificing integrity of the clear coat:

    Dano, roof before by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, roof after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    Spoiler:

    Dano, spoiler before by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, spoiler after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    There's all the before/afters I took. Came out pretty well I imagine, ha.

    After pics.

    Dano, after by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, after by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, after by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, after by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, after by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, after by glossfactor, on Flickr
    Dano, after by glossfactor, on Flickr

    This one was a learning experience and a surprise for sure!!!

    Thanks for looking, hope you enjoyed it!

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    Re: Subaru Forester...JDM YO!

    Quote Originally Posted by arisking View Post


    Holy crap that's a lot of contamination. Nice work, the finished product looks great.

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    Does he park that thing beside a railroad everyday? I bet you used an entire bottle of iron x.
    Amazing transformation as well as documentation.

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    Re: Subaru Forester...JDM YO!

    Awesome transformation! Good job!

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    Re: Subaru Forester...JDM YO!

    Is it a manual? Just noticed it's rhd.. Nice

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    Re: Subaru Forester...JDM YO!

    Holy contamination Batman! That's bad!

    Beautiful work! That thing looks incredible now!

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    Quote Originally Posted by actuator_mz3 View Post
    Holy crap that's a lot of contamination. Nice work, the finished product looks great.
    Yeah, definitely surprised me. But the K a lot!
    Quote Originally Posted by KillaCam View Post
    Does he park that thing beside a railroad everyday? I bet you used an entire bottle of iron x.
    Amazing transformation as well as documentation.
    I'm thinking there was some heavy contamination in the air or area this used be at in Japan before it was shipped to Canada.

    That or even when it was sitting at auction/waiting to be shipped who know.

    Thanks a lot though!
    Quote Originally Posted by Johnnyboy View Post
    Awesome transformation! Good job!
    Thank you!
    Quote Originally Posted by wrb_subie View Post
    Is it a manual? Just noticed it's rhd.. Nice
    Sadly automatic.
    Quote Originally Posted by Mike@DedicatedPerfection View Post
    Holy contamination Batman! That's bad!

    Beautiful work! That thing looks incredible now!
    Thanks a lot Mike! Means a lot.

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    Here's a video of the paint before Iron-X and claying.

    http://s53.photobucket.com/user/aris...z7rvs.mp4.html

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    Re: Subaru Forester...JDM YO!

    What did you use for the paint correction?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 10secdream View Post
    What did you use for the paint correction?
    Rupes 15
    Meguiars MF system
    DP Max Wax

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