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A few months ago I did a full correction on my brothers car. I posted that in the following thread as well as final updates.
It was time to move on to the next level of protection with a coating. He was intrigued by it and decided to have that applied.
I did not take to many before photos. He did a good job in maintaining it. He was not looking to have a show car finish as this is his daily driver.
Here's a video of the initial pass I made with a polishing pad and some M205. A few more passes left the surface in very good shape for the next polishing step using Menzerna SF3800.
http://vimeo.com/146601989
50/50 on the pillars using M205 on a 3" Lake Country Tangerine Hydrotech pad.
The hood is not OEM and thus the paint is not OEM. It is on the hard side and my test spot with M205 on a DFP5 thin yellow polishing pad was not giving me the result I wanted. I moved to a DFC5 thin burgundy pad with some M100. It did finish LSP ready. I followed up with M205 on a DFP5 polishing pad followed by a final step of Menzerna SF3800 on a DFF5 thin black finishing pad.
The remainder of the car was a 2 step with M205 and SF3800. The car was then coated with Ameriarmour.
A couple photos as soon as I pulled it out of the garage.
We ended up taking a ride to another place to take a few photos. This is the location for the old CSI Miami TV show headquarters.
Wouldn't be So Cal without the palm trees.
The sun was shifting and this is the last shot before we left.
Products used:
Wash: Foam Gun, Meguiar's D110 Hyper Wash, Iron X (As always I use this wash method http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...shing-car.html)
Paint decon: Meguiar's D155 Last Touch, Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay bar
Compound: Meguiar's M100 + Meguiar's DFC5 Thin Burgundy Cutting Pad (hood only), Meguiar's 3" Microfiber Cutting Disk + M100 for spot correction
Polish: Meguiar's M205 + Meguiar's DFP5 Thin Yellow Polishing Pad, Menzerna SF3800 + Meguiar's DFF5 Thin Black Finishing pad
Coating prep: CarPro eraser
Coating: Ameriarmour
Wheels: Meguiar's DUB wheel cleaner, Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Coating Booster to boost Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating
Tires: Meguiar's D143, Pinnacle Black Onyx
Exhaust tips: Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner & Brightener
Glass: Meguiar's D120, DP Glass Coating still going strong
Trim: Mothers Back to Black Heavy Duty Trim Cleaner, Blackfire Total Trim & Tire Sealant
Interior: Vacuum, Meguiar's Upholstery Cleaner, 303 Fabric Guard, Meguiar's Natural Shine, Meguiar's Leather Sealer System, Meguiar's New Car Scent Air-Refresher
Tool: Meguiar's MT300, Porter Cable 7424XP, 2" Harbor Freight Orbital
It was time to move on to the next level of protection with a coating. He was intrigued by it and decided to have that applied.
I did not take to many before photos. He did a good job in maintaining it. He was not looking to have a show car finish as this is his daily driver.
Here's a video of the initial pass I made with a polishing pad and some M205. A few more passes left the surface in very good shape for the next polishing step using Menzerna SF3800.
http://vimeo.com/146601989
50/50 on the pillars using M205 on a 3" Lake Country Tangerine Hydrotech pad.
The hood is not OEM and thus the paint is not OEM. It is on the hard side and my test spot with M205 on a DFP5 thin yellow polishing pad was not giving me the result I wanted. I moved to a DFC5 thin burgundy pad with some M100. It did finish LSP ready. I followed up with M205 on a DFP5 polishing pad followed by a final step of Menzerna SF3800 on a DFF5 thin black finishing pad.
The remainder of the car was a 2 step with M205 and SF3800. The car was then coated with Ameriarmour.
A couple photos as soon as I pulled it out of the garage.
We ended up taking a ride to another place to take a few photos. This is the location for the old CSI Miami TV show headquarters.
Wouldn't be So Cal without the palm trees.
The sun was shifting and this is the last shot before we left.
Products used:
Wash: Foam Gun, Meguiar's D110 Hyper Wash, Iron X (As always I use this wash method http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...shing-car.html)
Paint decon: Meguiar's D155 Last Touch, Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay bar
Compound: Meguiar's M100 + Meguiar's DFC5 Thin Burgundy Cutting Pad (hood only), Meguiar's 3" Microfiber Cutting Disk + M100 for spot correction
Polish: Meguiar's M205 + Meguiar's DFP5 Thin Yellow Polishing Pad, Menzerna SF3800 + Meguiar's DFF5 Thin Black Finishing pad
Coating prep: CarPro eraser
Coating: Ameriarmour
Wheels: Meguiar's DUB wheel cleaner, Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Coating Booster to boost Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating
Tires: Meguiar's D143, Pinnacle Black Onyx
Exhaust tips: Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner & Brightener
Glass: Meguiar's D120, DP Glass Coating still going strong
Trim: Mothers Back to Black Heavy Duty Trim Cleaner, Blackfire Total Trim & Tire Sealant
Interior: Vacuum, Meguiar's Upholstery Cleaner, 303 Fabric Guard, Meguiar's Natural Shine, Meguiar's Leather Sealer System, Meguiar's New Car Scent Air-Refresher
Tool: Meguiar's MT300, Porter Cable 7424XP, 2" Harbor Freight Orbital