Just got done with this late night detail. Got started at around 7pm and finally finished up just after 2am. This is a client of mine's 2009 Ford Fusion, that he picked up CPO off of a previous lease and we all know how terrible that can be for a car. You will see the thrashing this thing had been through. He takes very good care of the car on his own, but wanted me to come over and do as much paint correction as I could for his budget. So all this detail got from me was a wash, clay, and paint correction. Nothing else was touched. Warning, ridiculous swirls ahead! Upon arrival, car looks decent in the low light of sunset. The Meguiar's paste wax was beading nicely for an OTC wax. My detail brush broke while cleaning the badges :mad Car was washed with CG Citrus Wash and a Uber Wool Mitt to help strip the wax. Then dryed with Uber Waffle Weaves and my shop vac. Then brought into the garage for clay. Coming off pretty clean! But this is where the good came to an end. Once the car was clayed I got it under the bright lights to really see the damage. The whole car looked like this. Tested a few different approaches, I was pissed at myself for not bringing a compound with me, because for some dumb reason I didn't think it would be necessary. Ended up using Menzerna Power Finish on a Chemical Guys Hexlogic Orange pad, followed by CG P-40 on an Uber blue pad. Just had to really work the Power finish to take out some of the deeper stuff. But alas, only around 80% correction was achieved. Here's a 50/50 Another test section . After polishing shots, I wasn't impressed with the results, but the client was Here's some afters, before being sealed with Powerlock But once you put Powerlock on and take it out of the extremely harsh light, it all comes together! He said he would send me some sunlight pictures tomorrow. And I love the way this picture came out
Thanks for the write up. The typical car owner would be ecstatic with the results. From your write up, I guess excluding the wash you put in about 5 hrs for a 2 step not including the wash and sealant.
