Alright guys...here are some pictures that I took today. I'll go ahead and write up my process here, and then add all my final pictures tomorrow. This is my Cobalt. It's a 2007. I've always kept it clean and waxed it every month or so using just OTC products. I found this site and got the XMT kit. Used it over Christmas break, but didn't like the results. I bought Menzerna SIP/Nano a little while ago after hearing about the great results. I used a PC for all my work, and I must say, I'm very pleased with the results I got. Although it's not 100% correct, I would say it's in the high 90s. I would love to tackle my car using a rotary, but my PC will have to do for now. I started this Monday night around 8pm and finished it tonight around 9pm. I plan on taking many more pictures tomorrow when I get up and make my final wipedown. I hope you enjoy the pictures that I have right now. Please feel free to leave and comments or suggestions. Wash: Rinsed Foamed with Megs Gold Class through Gilmour Foam Gun Hand washed with Megs Gold Class using MF mit and 2BM Clay: Clayed while still wet using Megs QD and white clay Dried using Vroom MF drying towel Correction and Polishing: SIP via 5.5" white CCS pad for most of the car (the trunk got an orange CCS 4" pad) 106 FA via 5.5" blue CCS pad I hand washed the car after SIP, and foamed it after the 106. LSP: Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant Still thinking if I want to top that with Natty's Blue tomorrow. Interior: It wasn't bad at all, just needed a good vacuuming. Plastics got 303 Windows got Stoner's IG Seats got Lexol Leather Cleaner and Conditioner Carpets were just vacuumed Tires, Wheel wells, and Trim: Wells were dressed with a spray tire shine that was in the cabinet. Tires were dressed with Megs High Gloss Hot Shine Tire Gel Trim around windows as well as the plastic at the bottom of the windshield received a coat of 303. Here are a few sun shots that I took before the final foaming. I know there is some smudgyness on my hood, it's just because I hadn't wiped off the 106 all the way. I realized it when I pulled it out of the garage. These are before my LSP. Here's my Gilmour Foam Gun in action: These next pictures are before shots of my interior: Armor All attracts dust: Gotta love fortune cookies haha: You can't really see it here, but the door panel is really dusty and spotty from my gf using the bottom of her shoes to open the door haha This is what it looks like after not vacuuming since Christmas break: My Dad's Vette. He keeps joking around about giving it to me for graduation...At least I think/hope he's joking.. Here are my after shots that I took of the interior: Like I said before, it was dark when I finished and the lighting in my garage isn't the best. I'm going to make my final wipedown tomorrow when I can pull it out in the sun to make sure I got all the dust off. I still need to decide if I want to top with with Natty's. Two people have already said to do it, and I think if it adds a better look to the great look that WG already gave it, it'll be worth it. Thanks for looking, and keep an eye out for the final pictures tomorrow.
Thank you. I probably could have gotten it closer to 100% if I went over the car first with SIP on an orange pad, but it was one more step that I didn't want to do. I don't want to spend ALL my Spring Break cleaning lol.
Great correction. It looks like you have the pc mastered and it is time for the rotary like you said. Coastaltool.com has the De-Walt 849 for 159.00. Thats where I bought my Makita but I'm kinda pissed because it went from 169.00 to 199.00 in one jump. I'm sure you will find your way but I just wanted to mention this to see If I could help. I'm surprised that you didn't like the XMT kit. I really enjoyed it but maybe it was time for you to switch to Menzerna. I think I made tha switch to soon. I didn't have that good of luck. It was to fussy for me. Now I'm doing good with the Pinnacle products and my switch back at some point. I really love your dad's Corvette...Good luck...:thumb:
Thanks Denzil I found a Dewalt new on eBay for $150 shipped. I'm not really worried about the price because I know both will last a long time. I just want something that will last and is a quality product. XMT gave me alright results, but my car has a CC that's a little on the hard side.
So here's the final pictures I promised everyone. I'm no photographer so hopefully these suffice. Here's Natty's doing its thing: Here's my little helper: These were taken after a coat of Natty's Blue. If anyone wants to use this stuff, but isn't sure of the results, please get some!! It's the easiest stuff to work with and it looks amazing! These next few pictures were taken inside my garage. They are my attempt at reflection shots haha: Without flash: Those are all the pictures I took. It's still sunny out here in Florida, but pollen is super abundant. I had to wipe down the car after taking just those few pictures. If there's any other pictures you guys would like to see, or some tips on photographing, let me know. Thanks for looking. As always, questions, comments, or suggestions are always welcome!
