This vehicle was a challenge, both inside and out. Typical hard, hard GM clear. I used the same X3/foamed wool combo to remove scratches although a nasty one on the hood got wet sanded. The inside had a stain that was at least 5 years old..out it came with 303 cleaner at 100%. I'm proud of this one! The Process: Wheels/Wells/Barrels/Tires: Wheels and Barrels cleaned with DG wheel cleaner Wells cleaned with APC Tires cleaned with ARO Wheels polished with XMT 360 Wheels sealed with DG 105 Tires treated with DP gel Wells treated with Adams Wash: Bugs pre-treated with DG bug cleaner then bug sponge 2 bucket method WW mf dry Headlights: Compounded with rotary using orange pad and X3 Polished with rotary using DG plastic polish and small blue pad Sealed with DG 105 Paint: Clay with Clay Magic blue Spot wet sanding Compounded with rotary using purple foamed wool and X3 Polished with rotary using white pad and Menz Micro polish Cleaned with UDM and blue pad using DG 501 Sealed using DG 601/105 combo AW after curing time Note: Plastic bumpers got UDM with black pad and XMT 360 followed by DG 105 Grille was cleaned with same procedure as bumpers Door jams cleaned with ONR and sealed with AW Exterior Trim: Treated with Black Wow Interior: Mats were vacuumed, power washed, APC applied, power washed again, vacuumed, treated with Folex where necessary, steam cleaned Glass cleaned with IG Plastic treated with 303 Aerospace Door panels steam cleaned and woolite;water mixture Carpet was vacuumed completely Carpet stains were treated with 303 cleaner at 100%, blotted with white terry towel, steam cleaned (Bye, bye sonfabitch 5 year old stain! Carpeting was all steam cleaned BEFORES: NASTY SCRATCH: CLOUDY LIGHTS: STAINED DOOR HANDLES: ALL DOOR JAMS LIKE THIS: NASTY 5 YEAR OLD STAIN: AFTERS: SCRATCH GONE: CLEAR LIGHTS NOW: BLACK WOW TO THE RESCUE: BYE BYE STAIN: 5 YEAR OLD STAIN PRETTY MUCH GONE (AND CLOSEUP) DOOR JAMS DONE:
Boy richy you have been busy buddy, well done :applause: you sure did a great job turning this vehicle around. I just love your interior work my friend, top notch :worship2: The headlights look great too well done :cheerl: Keep them coming richy :mounty:
Doc..thank you so much. I was very proud of this one! Thanks so much Carlos..I had some time this week b/c I was recovering from an operation..and I just can't sit still..so there I was with 2 jobs, LOL.
Awesome job! Sometimes I wish I got to work on stuff like this once in a while. Well maybe not exactly like this! LOL I only get to use my Mytee maybe once or twice a year. Great turnaround richy!
Operation :shead: nothing serious I hope oh and I know what you mean about not being able to sit still :thumb:
Operation? and you still managed to get all that done? Wow! I hope it was just some minor elective procedure.
Very nice work on the inside. Where did you go with all his change. haha .You got so close to getting that whole stain out the back. Really brought the life back to this great red colour.
Great work!!!:worship2::worship2::worship2: Nice tune around:thumb: you just give this car life another 5 years Thanks for sharing:thumb:
Man richy you never ever cease to amaze me with your work! You should enter this one in the monthly competition for August. If you do I think we have a winner! The car looks brand new again and I know the owner was ecstatic!
Thanks for that. I've seen the amazing toys you get to work on..I'm envious of the work. Oh well..I have had some nice ones myself too I guess! Yes, my steam cleaner got a workout on this one! It was sinus surgery that they had to go in behind the eye and under the lining of the brain. It went well and hopefully will end a lifelong issue. Doc..The first couple of days I really had to take it easy. I took a day longer on the Honda van than normal. If I bent over, blood would run out. I normally would have left it there, but I put it all in a ziplock bag on the passenger seat. Sly..thanks a lot. It's funny you say that.he was contemplating whether to trade it or not. Before he was going to, now he doesn't know, LOL. JL..Thank you so very much! It's funny you say that; I had never entered one before but did so last month for hte 1st time with that Mazda that I changed from faded pink back to red. IF I don't win, maybe I will do this one for August.
