Thanks guys! I tried to do a multi-quote, but it didn't work properly for some reason! The customer was very pleased. However, he was not aware that his paint was cracking, that he had crows-feet and that the clear coat was failing. The paint was so oxidized that he had never noticed that. So that was a bit of a debbie downer for him! The SIP/M105 was applied on the pad 50/50 pretty much. Worked great, long workability, finished down very nicely and not that much dusting. Also, this car was worked on in the full sun with no problems. And Michael, that chicken korma was GRRRRRRRRRREAT!!! I feasted!!!
50/50 M105/SIP huh? I was actually mixing mine at 80/20, respectively. I think I'll give 50/50 a shot too.
Actually I didn't think that the oxidation was that bad, that is light compared to some paints I have had to fix Excellent job and the finish considering the few steps that you did Imagine how much better it would be with some orbital jewelling steps
I wasn't actually measuring it that much, I just did a line or a few drops of each. But it was pretty much an even amount of each. I actually didn't do it on the panel, I did it directly on the orange pad. Just put a fat line of SIP in the middle and two smaller lines of M105 on each side.
WOW!!!!!! P1et that is an outstanding job! AMAZING!!!! Someone already said it but.... I bet most people would think it had been repainted! Congrats on a fantastic Job!!! I was so impressed with the reflection I did not even look at the rims. :giggle: I have to go back and check those out too! :giggle:
Great Turn Around....A+++++..I just have an simliar case ..but with smaller car..93 Honda Accord........ It was all faded out...and i was expecting some paint burn..but suprisingly..they have not... Did you have lot of dead-black paint polish out? The owner must be shocked?
Actually, the pads ended up quite dirty, but it all washed out just fine. Thought I would have lost the pad all together, but a bit of CG Microfiber wash got it all out!
Really nice work.Very impressive 50/50 shots.I bet many would have been very intimitaded faced with the condition that was in.
Looks great! But, and please don't take this the wrong way, have you polished failed clear coat on other cars? Doesn't it tend to end up looking worse than before? I only ask because I had a friend with a car in terrible shape and I manged to make it look good for a few months, but then it gradually ended up looking worse than before. After a bit of research, I came to the understanding that polishing failed clearcoat is not a good idea. If I've got that wrong, or if there was something I could've done differently I'd really like to know. My understanding is that failed clear can only be remedied with a respray.
I think there is still a difference between failed clear coat and the paint starting to crack. The clear coat per se was not failing whatsoever, but if the paint will have continued to crack and be subjected to the intense sun, it probably would have. What saved the clear coat from failing was probably all the oxidization in itself.
Couldn't M105 be used by itself for Oxidations? or is SIP necessary? I have access to M105 and my friend wants me to buff his oxidized car.
Sorry, just saw this. You can use M105 by itself, but it flashes rather quickly. For me anways. So I mix it with SIP and I get a lot LONGER work time, whilst still enjoying the cutting power.
How did you get the rear pillars to shine? Were they painted or your standard Ford black pillar that fades? My mother has a black 98 Expy that I brought back from the dead. All except the rear pillars.
