I think I'm getting the handle on this stuff

[Beercan31]

This weekends project was a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. 8 hours total.

The passenger side had white paint from Front to Back even made it all the way up to the top of the rear window (I think it was Latex )


The rims were very neglected I tried all sorts of stuff to get rid of the baked on brake dust even some of the nasty stuff i use at work

Nothing I had would touch these rims, I ended up going out and getting 000 steel wool and still had to break my but to get them clean up.




Products used:
NXT car wash
Mothers clay bar
NXT wash again
#83
#20
NXT x1

When I first started this veh. I though what I was working with is what Chrysler would call midalantic blue. Nope not even close, Boy was I surprised when the metallic started to show after using the #83 and keep getting better after each step I did. I think it was 2000 that once wrote the term "metallic pop" you kind'a know what they said but don't realize what they are taking about in till you see it happen before your own eyes.

After


Now the Question I have is?
Does #20 polymer Sealant cover up some imperfection I'm leaving behind?

[Tim Lingor]

Hey

Great job!!! Wow! I did not even realize from the first photo of the wheels that they were chrome!

Meguiar's #20, as far as I know, does not have any ingredients that would fill swirls or other marring.

Again, fantastic job!!!

Tim

[Beercan31]

"HAY"
Thanks Tim.

[Tim Lingor]

Hay back!! LOL!!

I decided to move your post to the Show Off forum as you completed a great transformation!!!

I still can not believe those wheels!!!

Tim

[rusty bumper]

You get all the good jobs don't you Rich?

Was the white paint hard to get off?....Great job on the wheels...Paint too!

[Teak]

WOW!!! Great transformation. I did not know the rims were chrome. What did you use with the steel wool on the rims? Did you finish the wheel wells?


Eric

[gb387]

Looks great! Doesn't even look like the same blue compared to the before and after!

[drag_slick]

Outstanding, I would have never guessed those wheels were chrome.

[Vandelete]

you did a good detail job there

[hirosh]

like everyone else said: i can't believe the wheels were chrome! i'll also add that i can't believe it was a metallic paint either!

[2000]

I saw the picture with the white paint and thought to myself...he's going to spend his profit in replacing his clay. than I saw the picture of the rims and thought...he had to of spent $800 to detail someone elses car! (you sure you didn't buy new ones?)

great job on the metallic pop. but I got to give you mad props on those rims.

[Beercan31]

Thank You all.

Tim

I decided to move your post to the Show Off forum.

Thanks

Rusty Bumper

Was the white paint hard to get off?

yep 1 clay bar bit the dust..and
I used fast evaporating reducer on a cotton towel then washed the side again with NXT wash and then did the clay bar. So this side of the car was washed 3 times.

Teak

What did you use with the steel wool on the rims?

The stuff I used is really "hot" stuff Need to have gloves on and all. I would not recommend using this stuff near aluminium. It's called "Greased Lightning" This stuff by it self wouldn't touch the break dust. "USE WITH CAUTION"

gb387
What really made the biggest difference was the NXT even though when I applied it by hand it looked as if it was making the paint darker, But when I started to wipe it down with a Microfiber the "metallic pop" was very noticeably. I feel because of the "metallic pop" this made the paint appear lighter in color.

2000

he's going to spend his profit in replacing his clay. than I saw the picture of the rims and thought...he had to of spent $800 to detail someone elses car! (you sure you didn't buy new ones?)

Now this one had me LMAO and took a long time to type this out.
This car belongs to my brother-in law...can you say FREEEE BE.... It was my way to pay it forward for all the nice things He and his Wife has done for my family.

The funny thing was later that night there neighbor call and left a phone message on there machine wanting to know who I was and how to get a hold of me....Now this is where I can cha-ching.

[HotRodGuy]

looks great!

[ScottS]

Awesome. I still want to know how you turned painted wheels into chrome. Are you some kind of alchemist?!