The power of speed glaze

[TH0001]

2002 Ford F-150 4x4...

The paint was heavily faded and swirled, not to mention there was huge amounts of clear coat faliure on the upper portions of the vehicle. When I orginally gave the truck a once over, I figured it would take at least M83 via rotary to get anywork done. Was a suprised when M80 via PC did the job. I hear people state the M80 isn't strong enough!!!

Process was...

Wash and clay
All wheel cleaner and a brush on the rims, simple green on the tires....
M80 via PC, entire truck
M26 via hand
NTX Tire Shine on the rims...

I also wipe a section I did with the speed glaze with a 50/50 alc/water mix to remove the oils and see if the swirls where gone. They were.

Pics...

Starting point, faded and dull...





Can you believe 80 might take car of this...



No reflection...





More before pictures, just to give you an idea...(You can see a small dark area under the rear window, which I did with the Hiatichi and 83 the night before, just to get a small idea of what I was working with.



Small square with one pass of 80 on the pc, starting to darken up...

[scrub]

What a tease!
Where's the rest of the pics?

I'm on the edge of my seat. Looking good so far. I have a feeling its gonna be awesome.

[TH0001]

The section with alcohol wiped on it, the top still looks a little swirly but that is because I started small and got wider with every pass so I didn't work the product well in that area, (my sections always grow, so I am constantly having to overlap). However in the center, the swirls where gone!!!



Working toward the front fender...



Working the hood, the hazy cloud on some sections (where I haven't done yet)....



This one shows it alittle more, you definatly see before and after (the haze), unfortuanly the hood was cracked everywhere so I couldn't get a real good finish on, but this gives you an idea...



Took a little break while my parnter took over (my two yearold son, Devin)...



Just a reminder of the before...



And finally....







If you notice the specs at the top of the reflection shot, those are actually cracks in the clearcoat...

[matt colvin]

Re: The power of speed glaze

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TH0001
[B]2002 Ford F-150 4x4...

not to mention there was huge amounts of clear coat faliure on the upper portions of the vehicle. [QUOTE]

On an '02????? Ouch, this should really show you how important it is to take good care of your vehicle's finishes!!!

[TH0001]

Before....



After, looking wet and nice, IMO.. Not bad for a product with no bite?

[scrub]

Originally posted by TH0001

That's my fav. Looks like a mirror. Good job! #80 is my go to product.

[Murr1525]

Thats pretty bad failure for an 02.. should last longer than 4 years...

Good work though...

Have to see how much of that haze/failure comes back / how soon. Hopefully you hid it for a little while.

[TH0001]

Its not really hidden. The hood looks like somebody boiled an egg and then squeezed it, crackign the shell. Its really bad, it just didn't show up in the pictures.

There are no shots of the roof because it is starting to rust in the cracks!!!! I suggested to the owner that he contact Ford, but apparently he did and Ford is saying too bad, its outta warrenty!

[scrub]

Must be a Ford thing. One of my client's vehicle (Ford Explorer newer model) had the same thing. The paint was cracked on the hood. It's hard to see in low light. It really stood out in the bright sun light.

[Jbirk]

Look up your warranty info. Most car companies warranty new paint for 5 years from clear coat failure and the like.

Scratches, swirls, and those things are not warrantied, but clear coat failure usually is warrantied.

If it turns out it is under warranty, file a claim that you want a respray.

[Tom Weed]

That's a big difference you made in that truck, nice job!

[96greencivic]

Wow, #80 does a lot. I may not even need to go to #83 when I start my car.

[TH0001]

Thanks for the advice, regarding warrenty info. This was a customer's car however, I will speak to them and pass it along.

[RLdetail]

Have him check on that for sure as I believe that they warranty paint longer than the typical bumper-to-bumper as well as a seperate warranty for the cats and yet another for rusting body panels.
I checked on this for one of my wife's clients and saved them $1500 as GM warrants the cats for something like 7 years (as most car manufacturer's have to by epa standards). I also noticed that they have a warranty for about the same amount of time against body panels rusting through.