Mazda 626- Extreme Makeover

[seech]

As part of the compound test that can be found here:

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36844

The Mazda 626 was completed with the 'winner' M105 followed by NXT 2.0 and UQD.

Before:

Contamination caused by what looks like tree sap:

Contaminants wetsanded to try and smooth out the imperfections:

After the compound test:

Although the best results were from the wetsanding + M105, it was not practical to wetsand the entire car and it was decided to use M105 for the remainder.

Some afters:

Before and after of the bootlid:

Pictures of the tree sap contaminant. Did not want to wetsand too deep as the defect appears to have eaten through the clear coat.

Although most of the defects have been corrected, the paint was in very bad shape with plenty of RIDS and other surface defects which were too deep to be corrected.

Some after shots:

In conclusion, M105 is an AMAZING product! The quality of the finish with a wool pad was astounding.

Thanks for looking. Comments and feedback are most appreciated.

[KC's]

Re: Mazda 626- Extreme Makeover

Pro is at work

I think you can start your detailing center liow (liow= means most definite in Chinese)

good work...now u can sleep


P/s i know how u feel now....a mission complete is a mission well done

Good work

[Ganesa]

Re: Mazda 626- Extreme Makeover

great work :]

so after using #105 the paint was LSP ready ??

[seech]

Re: Mazda 626- Extreme Makeover

great work :]

so after using #105 the paint was LSP ready ??

It was good enough for me. I didn't have any full sunlight to really see if it left any hologramming or micro marring behind but from the halogens and the LED's, the paint looked pretty good to my eyes.

I'm sure if I spent more time refining it with M80 or M205 (which I haven't gotten yet.) it would be even better but it was good enough for this vehicle.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Mazda 626- Extreme Makeover

The car looks great. What a transformation. Nice reflection pics.