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2000 Ford Mustang convertible revived (50+ pics)
OK, so this is my first writeup on MOL that does not involve one of our cars. This car belongs to a guy that my dad works with who just bought it for his wife for her birthday. This car has been sitting in a field for the past 2 years or so, so it was a mess to be sure. It has a little more than 118,000 miles on the odometer. I spent yesterday evening and all day today on this car. Total time spent was between 14 and 15 hours. I don't think the pics do it justice. It looked worse before, and it looked a lot better afterwards. Oh well. This was a good experience for me anyway. Please enjoy and comment!
Process
Interior
Vacuum
Plastic and vinyl wiped down with organic citrus cleaner
Natural Shine on most plastic surfaces, QID inside glovebox, inside center console, and on plastics under the seats
Z-Max carpet cleaner and Quik Out on carpets
Auto Magic Ready to Use glass cleaner on glass
Leather cleaned with Sprayway Leather & Vinyl cleaner, conditioned with Tip Top Leather Conditioner
Vinyl behind rear seat conditioned with M40
Exterior
Tires and wheel wells cleaned with Tip Top APC and leftover Armor All car wash
Wheels cleaned with All Wheel Cleaner
Door jams and fuel area cleaned with Armor All car wash
Wash with 3M car wash, microfiber chenille mitt, 2BM
Clay with Smooth Surface clay kit
Re-wash with Gold Class, microfiber mitt, 2BM
Convertible top scrubbed 3 times with Greased Lightning Orange Blast degreaser and stiff bristle brush
Convertible top, side mirrors, and cowl protected with 303 Aerospace Protectant
Ultimate Compound by hand on exterior painted surfaces
M07 Show Car Glaze on whole car
NXT 2.0
Ardex Viper Wax on exterior windows
Headlights with Headlight Restoration Kit
Endurance on tires
Hot Shine tire coating in wells
Engine
Tip Top APC, assorted brushes
M40
UQW on painted surfaces
Before
Car upon arrival
passenger side floorboard
floorboard behind passenger's seat
Driver's side floorboard
Floorboard behind driver's seat
Vinyl behind rear seat
During
Clay after doing just the hood
Clay after rear of car
driver's side quarter panel after UC and M07
quarter panel done, door undone
test spot with UC on hood
same test spot, different angle. Big difference, huh?
right side done, left side undone
pic taken from driver's door - side polished with UC
pic from other side of driver's door - side not polished with UC
Afters
Thanks for looking!
Process
Interior
Vacuum
Plastic and vinyl wiped down with organic citrus cleaner
Natural Shine on most plastic surfaces, QID inside glovebox, inside center console, and on plastics under the seats
Z-Max carpet cleaner and Quik Out on carpets
Auto Magic Ready to Use glass cleaner on glass
Leather cleaned with Sprayway Leather & Vinyl cleaner, conditioned with Tip Top Leather Conditioner
Vinyl behind rear seat conditioned with M40
Exterior
Tires and wheel wells cleaned with Tip Top APC and leftover Armor All car wash
Wheels cleaned with All Wheel Cleaner
Door jams and fuel area cleaned with Armor All car wash
Wash with 3M car wash, microfiber chenille mitt, 2BM
Clay with Smooth Surface clay kit
Re-wash with Gold Class, microfiber mitt, 2BM
Convertible top scrubbed 3 times with Greased Lightning Orange Blast degreaser and stiff bristle brush
Convertible top, side mirrors, and cowl protected with 303 Aerospace Protectant
Ultimate Compound by hand on exterior painted surfaces
M07 Show Car Glaze on whole car
NXT 2.0
Ardex Viper Wax on exterior windows
Headlights with Headlight Restoration Kit
Endurance on tires
Hot Shine tire coating in wells
Engine
Tip Top APC, assorted brushes
M40
UQW on painted surfaces
Before
Car upon arrival
passenger side floorboard
floorboard behind passenger's seat
Driver's side floorboard
Floorboard behind driver's seat
Vinyl behind rear seat
During
Clay after doing just the hood
Clay after rear of car
driver's side quarter panel after UC and M07
quarter panel done, door undone
test spot with UC on hood
same test spot, different angle. Big difference, huh?
right side done, left side undone
pic taken from driver's door - side polished with UC
pic from other side of driver's door - side not polished with UC
Afters
Thanks for looking!
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