Faded/Oxidized Mitsubishi EVO 8

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by AndyThomason, Dec 16, 2012.

  1. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Friend of mine owns this car. It was his daily for quite a while and his toy when he felt the need for speed. Unfortunately he has two other toys he's restoring in his garage therefore this car sat outside with the elements. He just purchased his new daily so this old gal has to go. The car was in good shape overall just the paint was very faded, oxidized, stained, etc. I just did a wipe down and vacuum of the interior, nothing crazy. I wanted to concentrate my time on the exterior. I was eager to see how it would turn out though.

    Two bucket wash
    Clay
    Dried
    Polished with Menzerna SF (If I remember correctly)
    Sealed with Menzerna PL.

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  2. Atherton213

    Atherton213 Two Bucket System Washer

    nice save!... and guessing thats your s2000 which looks really nice as well... love the hard tops on them
     
  3. Pureshine

    Pureshine DB Pro Supporter

    Great work car looks great!
     
  4. sgvevo9mr

    sgvevo9mr Two Bucket System Washer

    Good job, it came out nice and shiny!!
     
  5. ACE2790

    ACE2790 Jedi Nuba

    Great job! Love the hard top of the S2000 over there.
     
  6. waynvision

    waynvision Two Bucket System Washer

    Great turnaround! Your friend must be ecstatic... he may consider keeping it after all. (He would probably need to change the mats though...
     
  7. fellowsdrake

    fellowsdrake Two Bucket System Washer

    Wow that's insane!!! How long did that take to do all that?
     
  8. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    I spread it out over a few days between my full time job. Probably total maybe 8-10hrs.
     
  9. K3RMiTdot

    K3RMiTdot DB Forum Supporter

    looks great! great way to save a great car
     
  10. BigDreZ28

    BigDreZ28 Jedi Nuba

    excellent.
     
  11. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    Really nice work cleaning this one up!
     
  12. GDAL

    GDAL Super Moderator

    Great turnaround ... was it single stage? If not, that's a lot of oxidation for a clear/base paint.
     
  13. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Yes it is a single stage.
     
  14. vtec92civic

    vtec92civic Nuba Guru

    shit yeah that's bad ass man. Nice work
     
  15. Bmer89

    Bmer89 DB Forum Supporter

    These cars turn me on. Great work man, gotta love single stage paint!
     
  16. blongo804

    blongo804 DB Forum Supporter

    Great turnaround. If I were the owner with little knowledge of what a good detail like this can do, I would think it needed a whole new paint job! Great save. :)
     
  17. 604_Snooze

    604_Snooze Obsessive Detailer

    wow, nice job, how did you get the exhaust so shiny?
     
  18. supercharged

    supercharged DB Forum Supporter

    Nice work!
     
  19. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    It wasn't anything special. I think it was the Turtle Wax metal polish that is in a green container. Pour it onto a cloth and scrub, scrub, scrub!
     

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