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Well this car was a shock indeed... First thing to point out is that this car has been "professionally" machine polished by a bodyshop. When I heard about the car, I though "hmmm, maybe a few holograms then but nothing too bad surely". Then I turned up at Bryan's this morning, and I swear the car must have been machined with wet and dry paper. Sit back, enjoy!
No before photos of this one I'm afraid, Bryan prepped the car last night for polishing with a wash, and clay, wheels clean and arches with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care:
So with the car prepared, it was straight to work on the polishing. First up was the bonnet, and this was one of the best areas on the car yet there was still a combination of swilrs and holograms there, as seen in the before pics:
I decided to run with Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze on a W8006 polishing pad by rotary. One pass at 600rpm to spread, two passes at 900rpm then eight to ten passes at 1500rpm followed by two passes at 900rpm to refine. The results of one set:
So with #80 working well, I decided to use this method round the whole car, Bryan joining in doing the roof now that he has his rotary too, and cutting in the tight areas by PC! :thumb: On some areas, two sets were required of #80 in order to fully removethe hologramming and swilrs (yep, it really was that bad the hologramming!). A few choice areas from around the car:
Rear 3/4 Panel
Before:
After:
Front Passenger Door
Holograms before:
1/2 and 1/2 Pics:
After:
Front Wing
Before:
After:
Once the car was completed with #80, either one set or two, I then used Meguiars #3 Machine Glaze on a W9006 Finishing pad to refine the finish, applied with one pass at 600rpm, seven or eight passes at 1200rpm and then two at 900rpm. Then topped off with Meguiars #26 Yellow wax for protection, applied by PC.
Wheels were waxed with Smartwax Rim Wax, glass done with Meguiars Glass Cleaner Concertrate (diluted), tyres with Meguiars Endurance. Thankfully the weather played ball so we could roll the car out into the best light of all for checking for holograms, direct sun:
Happy with the finish now, the car will be returning to the supplying dealer who sent it away to the bodyshop for polishing to compare what we achieved with what the bodyshop got (the bodyshop having charged upwards of £200 for the polish job it should be noted)...
And a couple of completed shots of the car:
And finally, just for Brazo, a tree shot!:
No before photos of this one I'm afraid, Bryan prepped the car last night for polishing with a wash, and clay, wheels clean and arches with Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care:
So with the car prepared, it was straight to work on the polishing. First up was the bonnet, and this was one of the best areas on the car yet there was still a combination of swilrs and holograms there, as seen in the before pics:
I decided to run with Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze on a W8006 polishing pad by rotary. One pass at 600rpm to spread, two passes at 900rpm then eight to ten passes at 1500rpm followed by two passes at 900rpm to refine. The results of one set:
So with #80 working well, I decided to use this method round the whole car, Bryan joining in doing the roof now that he has his rotary too, and cutting in the tight areas by PC! :thumb: On some areas, two sets were required of #80 in order to fully removethe hologramming and swilrs (yep, it really was that bad the hologramming!). A few choice areas from around the car:
Rear 3/4 Panel
Before:
After:
Front Passenger Door
Holograms before:
1/2 and 1/2 Pics:
After:
Front Wing
Before:
After:
Once the car was completed with #80, either one set or two, I then used Meguiars #3 Machine Glaze on a W9006 Finishing pad to refine the finish, applied with one pass at 600rpm, seven or eight passes at 1200rpm and then two at 900rpm. Then topped off with Meguiars #26 Yellow wax for protection, applied by PC.
Wheels were waxed with Smartwax Rim Wax, glass done with Meguiars Glass Cleaner Concertrate (diluted), tyres with Meguiars Endurance. Thankfully the weather played ball so we could roll the car out into the best light of all for checking for holograms, direct sun:
Happy with the finish now, the car will be returning to the supplying dealer who sent it away to the bodyshop for polishing to compare what we achieved with what the bodyshop got (the bodyshop having charged upwards of £200 for the polish job it should be noted)...
And a couple of completed shots of the car:
And finally, just for Brazo, a tree shot!:
You did a very nice job. You need to tell the owner to let you ride along and go to the bodyshop that tried to "kill the paint". 
Very great work. Love the front end shot with that color and stance. 
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