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My brother left me with his car while he went on vacation for a week. I took the opportunity to correct it. I kept putting it off until my MT300 showed up so that I can try it with the new thin foam discs.
Some time last year he had this aftermarket hood painted and I have no idea what the body shop did to it. Other than scratching it and swirling up the paint very bad. After working on the car I am starting to suspect that they took a rotary to the car. There is still some deep sanding marks that I was not able to get out of the hood. These would need to be wet sanded with a higher grit and polished out. The goal of this was to remove as much of the defects as possible. Not 100% since this is his daily driver. We just wanted the red color to pop.
This is how he got it back last year. Ouch.
I took this sun shot after I got home from taking him to the airport.
First thing I did was decon the paint with ironx. I followed this write up by Mike Phillips which indicates to apply ironx to the paint prior to washing. Saves a little time this way instead of washing, decon and rinsing. I gave it a go and it worked out great.
I ended up using Hyper Wash in an MTM foam cannon. I used a little over 2 oz's. I also used 1 oz in a bucket and did a 2 bucket wash as well while the foam was still on the paint.
I then clayed the car using a clay magic clay bar and M34 as clay lube. Ironx removed a lot of the surface contaminants so claying was effortless.
This one was going to need a good compounding with these deep defects. Prepped a new burgundy cutting disc with some D300 and preoceeded onto a test spot on the hood. Here's the 50/50.
50/50 on the trunk with D300 + foam cutting disc.
The worst parts of the car were the front fenders and the rear bumper. The driver side fender needed M101 on a microfiber cutting disc. There are still some RIDS but it looks much better.
I used M101 on a foam cutting disc on the passenger side fender. Here's the 50/50
Here's the passenger side rear quarter. Used D300 on a foam cutting disc. This gives a good view of how bad the rear bumper was. I had to use M101 on a MF cutting disc.
He had some water spots from his sprinklers. D300 + foam cutting disc took care of them with no problem.
I took it outside and D300 on a foam cutting disc finished LSP ready. There was still some deeper defects but I went ahead to polishing to refine the finish more and gloss up the car even more. Looks so much better.
I typically use M205 but the polish of choice was Americana Car Care's Ameridepth. Used it on a Lake Country flat finishing pad. I then used Americana Car Care Ameriseal as the sealant of choice. This is how the car looked after I pulled it out. Very good sealant. Easy to apply and easy to remove. Gives a great look.
A week later I topped it off with a carnauba. This time with Americana Car Care Ameriwax 33. It just added that warm glow to his red paint. There is no metal flake in the paint but his car is deep red. I took these photos prior to picking him up from the airport.
I had a set of these letters custom made for our Grand Prix's by a place called Emblem pros. They are black mirrored stainless. These were the finishing touch.
His car came out great. I just like how his red paint looks. It looked dripping wet. A nice deep red color. I did smaller things during the week since I had to go back to work. Worked out pretty well spreading it out over a few days. It was a lot of work but the end results were worth it. He had tat wowed look in his eyes when I picked him up from the airport.
The MT300 with the new foam discs are awesome.
Here's a product break down.
Friday: Interior work
Vaccum
Meguiar's D102 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner on the carpets
Meguiar's Quik Interior wipe down on all rubber and plastics.
Meguiar's New Car Scent Protectant on all rubber and plastics.
Meguiar's Leather & Vinyl Cleaner on the leather seats and door panels
Wolfgang Leather Conditioner on the leather seats and door panels
Meguiar's D120 on all glass
Saturday: Wash, decon & compound
Ironx
Hyper Wash
Clay with a clay magic clay bar and M34 as clay lube (paint and glass)
Compounds - D300 on 95% of the car, M101 on the rest
Pads - Meguiar's burgundy cutting disc, Meguiar's microfiber cutting disc
Tires - Cleaned with D143, dressed with Ultimate Black Tire Coating
Wheels - DUB wheel cleaner
Wheel Wells - Cleaned with APC+, dressed with D4510 Plastic & Vinyl Coating
Meguiar's MT300
Porter Cable PC7424XP
Sunday: Polish & Seal
Polish - Ameridepth
Pads - Lake Country Flat Black Finishing pad
Sealant - Ameriseal
Meguiar's MT300
Porter Cable PC7424XP
Wednesday: Wheel Coating
Detailer's Pro Coating Prep Polish
Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating
Thursday: Glass Coating & Trim
Glass :
Detailer's Pro High Performance Glass Restorer. Windshield only.
Detailer's Pro Coating Prep Polish to prep the glass for the coating. Used on all glass and side mirrors
Detailer's Pro Glass Coating on all glass and side mirrors.
Trim - APC+, Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant
Friday: Wax & Exhaust tips
Wax - Ameriwax 33
Exhaust tips - Meguiar's Medium Cut, Meguiar's Final Cut, Wolfgang Metal Sealant
Saturday: New Car Scent Air-Refresher Odor Eliminator
Sunday: M34 Wipe down prior to delivery
Some time last year he had this aftermarket hood painted and I have no idea what the body shop did to it. Other than scratching it and swirling up the paint very bad. After working on the car I am starting to suspect that they took a rotary to the car. There is still some deep sanding marks that I was not able to get out of the hood. These would need to be wet sanded with a higher grit and polished out. The goal of this was to remove as much of the defects as possible. Not 100% since this is his daily driver. We just wanted the red color to pop.
This is how he got it back last year. Ouch.
I took this sun shot after I got home from taking him to the airport.
First thing I did was decon the paint with ironx. I followed this write up by Mike Phillips which indicates to apply ironx to the paint prior to washing. Saves a little time this way instead of washing, decon and rinsing. I gave it a go and it worked out great.
I ended up using Hyper Wash in an MTM foam cannon. I used a little over 2 oz's. I also used 1 oz in a bucket and did a 2 bucket wash as well while the foam was still on the paint.
I then clayed the car using a clay magic clay bar and M34 as clay lube. Ironx removed a lot of the surface contaminants so claying was effortless.
This one was going to need a good compounding with these deep defects. Prepped a new burgundy cutting disc with some D300 and preoceeded onto a test spot on the hood. Here's the 50/50.
50/50 on the trunk with D300 + foam cutting disc.
The worst parts of the car were the front fenders and the rear bumper. The driver side fender needed M101 on a microfiber cutting disc. There are still some RIDS but it looks much better.
I used M101 on a foam cutting disc on the passenger side fender. Here's the 50/50
Here's the passenger side rear quarter. Used D300 on a foam cutting disc. This gives a good view of how bad the rear bumper was. I had to use M101 on a MF cutting disc.
He had some water spots from his sprinklers. D300 + foam cutting disc took care of them with no problem.
I took it outside and D300 on a foam cutting disc finished LSP ready. There was still some deeper defects but I went ahead to polishing to refine the finish more and gloss up the car even more. Looks so much better.
I typically use M205 but the polish of choice was Americana Car Care's Ameridepth. Used it on a Lake Country flat finishing pad. I then used Americana Car Care Ameriseal as the sealant of choice. This is how the car looked after I pulled it out. Very good sealant. Easy to apply and easy to remove. Gives a great look.
A week later I topped it off with a carnauba. This time with Americana Car Care Ameriwax 33. It just added that warm glow to his red paint. There is no metal flake in the paint but his car is deep red. I took these photos prior to picking him up from the airport.
I had a set of these letters custom made for our Grand Prix's by a place called Emblem pros. They are black mirrored stainless. These were the finishing touch.
His car came out great. I just like how his red paint looks. It looked dripping wet. A nice deep red color. I did smaller things during the week since I had to go back to work. Worked out pretty well spreading it out over a few days. It was a lot of work but the end results were worth it. He had tat wowed look in his eyes when I picked him up from the airport.
The MT300 with the new foam discs are awesome.
Here's a product break down.
Friday: Interior work
Vaccum
Meguiar's D102 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner on the carpets
Meguiar's Quik Interior wipe down on all rubber and plastics.
Meguiar's New Car Scent Protectant on all rubber and plastics.
Meguiar's Leather & Vinyl Cleaner on the leather seats and door panels
Wolfgang Leather Conditioner on the leather seats and door panels
Meguiar's D120 on all glass
Saturday: Wash, decon & compound
Ironx
Hyper Wash
Clay with a clay magic clay bar and M34 as clay lube (paint and glass)
Compounds - D300 on 95% of the car, M101 on the rest
Pads - Meguiar's burgundy cutting disc, Meguiar's microfiber cutting disc
Tires - Cleaned with D143, dressed with Ultimate Black Tire Coating
Wheels - DUB wheel cleaner
Wheel Wells - Cleaned with APC+, dressed with D4510 Plastic & Vinyl Coating
Meguiar's MT300
Porter Cable PC7424XP
Sunday: Polish & Seal
Polish - Ameridepth
Pads - Lake Country Flat Black Finishing pad
Sealant - Ameriseal
Meguiar's MT300
Porter Cable PC7424XP
Wednesday: Wheel Coating
Detailer's Pro Coating Prep Polish
Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating
Thursday: Glass Coating & Trim
Glass :
Detailer's Pro High Performance Glass Restorer. Windshield only.
Detailer's Pro Coating Prep Polish to prep the glass for the coating. Used on all glass and side mirrors
Detailer's Pro Glass Coating on all glass and side mirrors.
Trim - APC+, Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant
Friday: Wax & Exhaust tips
Wax - Ameriwax 33
Exhaust tips - Meguiar's Medium Cut, Meguiar's Final Cut, Wolfgang Metal Sealant
Saturday: New Car Scent Air-Refresher Odor Eliminator
Sunday: M34 Wipe down prior to delivery
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