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fixing a uv damaged 2002 subaru impreza wrx

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    hey guys, just wanted to share this with you.
    A friend of mine drives a black 2002 wrx, same as mine except it had bad sun damage all over the car.
    Unfortunately this was the only before pic that i took

    this was all over the car, and it felt very rough because it looked like the clearcoat was lifting up in tiny bubbles.

    I used Meguiar's medium cut to shave off some clearcoat. The rear bumper was so bad i had to cut it three times just to get it smooth again, to the point where i was scared i would start burning paint. after medium cut i proceeded to use swirl remover, followed by using NXT wax to finish.
    here's the final pics:






    Needless to say to say my friend was really happy on how it turned out, since i offered it to do it for him for free haha. It took a long 7 hours for everything, but in the end, it was good practice.

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    Re: fixing a uv damaged 2002 subaru impreza wrx

    Very nice job!
    Ray...
    Graphic Designer and detail semi-freak!

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      Re: fixing a uv damaged 2002 subaru impreza wrx

      Big improvement!

      Were you using a DA or rotary?
      Originally posted by Blueline
      I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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        Re: fixing a uv damaged 2002 subaru impreza wrx

        I was using some cheap rotary i borrowed from my friend back then, but now I own a DA which is muuuuchh better. needless to say you learn alot from using something in the low end

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