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As a continuance to my post about correcting the hood of my mother's car I decided to do the entire vehicle. The color is called Crystal Grey but to me it just looked like Blah Grey. I really don't like grey or silver at all but it actually came out quite well. So here's my process:
1. Sprayed down with APC+ 10:1
2. Washed with Gold Class
3. Clayed while washing (Thank you Nick!) with ONR mixture.
4. Rewashed with Ultimate Wash & Wax
5. Compounded with Ultimate Compound on DA at speed 5
6. Sealed with Ultimate Wax (Ultimate Polish was not necessary since the UC did such a fantastic job)
I also wet sanded some deeper scratches with 3000 grit sandpaper.
Total time was 4 hrs.
On with the pics!!!!
Before:
Hazed headlights
That spot in the middle of the pic is a scuff/scratch:
A nasty deep scratch:
My cheapo soap gun:
During:
The clay bar after just doing 1/4 of the roof!!!
After washing:
The deep scratch during repair:
And after wet sanding and compounding with UC:
From about 3 feet away now. Invisible:
Afters:
From the front (sorry for the lousy pics but the weather turned for the worse)
Headlights all cleared up:
Reflection on driver's side:
The hood:
And just as I finished with the paint, it started raining so I wasn't able to do the interior or much of the trim. I quick wiped down the front and rear bumpers with UW (yes you read that right) and it came out really nicely. So here's a pic of UW doing what it does best!
Thanks for looking!!!
~Andy
1. Sprayed down with APC+ 10:1
2. Washed with Gold Class
3. Clayed while washing (Thank you Nick!) with ONR mixture.
4. Rewashed with Ultimate Wash & Wax
5. Compounded with Ultimate Compound on DA at speed 5
6. Sealed with Ultimate Wax (Ultimate Polish was not necessary since the UC did such a fantastic job)
I also wet sanded some deeper scratches with 3000 grit sandpaper.
Total time was 4 hrs.
On with the pics!!!!
Before:
Hazed headlights
That spot in the middle of the pic is a scuff/scratch:
A nasty deep scratch:
My cheapo soap gun:
During:
The clay bar after just doing 1/4 of the roof!!!
After washing:
The deep scratch during repair:
And after wet sanding and compounding with UC:
From about 3 feet away now. Invisible:
Afters:
From the front (sorry for the lousy pics but the weather turned for the worse)
Headlights all cleared up:
Reflection on driver's side:
The hood:
And just as I finished with the paint, it started raining so I wasn't able to do the interior or much of the trim. I quick wiped down the front and rear bumpers with UW (yes you read that right) and it came out really nicely. So here's a pic of UW doing what it does best!
Thanks for looking!!!
~Andy
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