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I have been detailing for 12 years as my hobby. I have come to realize how spoiled I have become working on modern cars paint.
A co worker came to me and asked if I would be willing to work on a classic car. The car had been repainted at Maaco 9 years ago and the cars has been sitting for a number of years unused. The son wants to use the car as the get away car for a wedding. Car was delivered after dark and The expectations were being set from both sides. The paint was covered in dirt, dust, bird droppings and water spots. Not to forget that he had been working on the engine and all the oil and grease on the fenders. Typical Maaco paint job going on ( you took your car there and they will paint over what ever the surface is and give it back to you, sorta thing. Paint thickness is all over the place, Red flags flying with a hurricane force waring. It was decided that I would clean and detail the car and that the car would be a good as I could get it. You can only do as much as as you can depending on the canvas you have. Paint chips, dings, missing trim and loose emblems, pitted chrome. You name it , it has it (or does not have it ).
Next morning, wash, OMG.
Started off with a nano pad and here comes the loose paint chips on the pad. STOP DOING IT. Went to old school claybar. Better idea. The paint was like 80 grit sandpaper. Claybar done and smoother surface came to light.
Used the Meguiar's Medium grit metal polisg which did a great job on the pitted chrome, leaving a bit of haze on the flatter surfaces. The fine grit metal polish as a second step made it all better. There is a reason classics are so heavy, lol. Soo much chrome.
Did a test area using my Rupes 21 and the new 5" burgundy ( low profile ) Meguiar's pad and some M205. Paint coming off the car ( single stage paint ) and turned the pad orange like crazy ( expected ). Uneven paint and tons of oxidation. Shifted gears and used the same pad and machine, but used Ultimate compound, followed by Ultimate polish and liked what was happening and did the whole car that way.
Single stage paint adores polish so I gave it some #7 polish, OMG. Paint is now supple and bright.
Thinking to use some gold class wax and the some spray NXT 2.0 to top. What do you think?
Clean and clayed.
Compounded and polished
More to come.
A co worker came to me and asked if I would be willing to work on a classic car. The car had been repainted at Maaco 9 years ago and the cars has been sitting for a number of years unused. The son wants to use the car as the get away car for a wedding. Car was delivered after dark and The expectations were being set from both sides. The paint was covered in dirt, dust, bird droppings and water spots. Not to forget that he had been working on the engine and all the oil and grease on the fenders. Typical Maaco paint job going on ( you took your car there and they will paint over what ever the surface is and give it back to you, sorta thing. Paint thickness is all over the place, Red flags flying with a hurricane force waring. It was decided that I would clean and detail the car and that the car would be a good as I could get it. You can only do as much as as you can depending on the canvas you have. Paint chips, dings, missing trim and loose emblems, pitted chrome. You name it , it has it (or does not have it ).
Next morning, wash, OMG.
Started off with a nano pad and here comes the loose paint chips on the pad. STOP DOING IT. Went to old school claybar. Better idea. The paint was like 80 grit sandpaper. Claybar done and smoother surface came to light.
Used the Meguiar's Medium grit metal polisg which did a great job on the pitted chrome, leaving a bit of haze on the flatter surfaces. The fine grit metal polish as a second step made it all better. There is a reason classics are so heavy, lol. Soo much chrome.
Did a test area using my Rupes 21 and the new 5" burgundy ( low profile ) Meguiar's pad and some M205. Paint coming off the car ( single stage paint ) and turned the pad orange like crazy ( expected ). Uneven paint and tons of oxidation. Shifted gears and used the same pad and machine, but used Ultimate compound, followed by Ultimate polish and liked what was happening and did the whole car that way.
Single stage paint adores polish so I gave it some #7 polish, OMG. Paint is now supple and bright.
Thinking to use some gold class wax and the some spray NXT 2.0 to top. What do you think?
Clean and clayed.
Compounded and polished
More to come.
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