Well guys and gals, I finally landed the job I was referring with this thread I did a while back. http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/f47/little-tease-5240.html Now, the funny thing about this one is that when I start it, at the same time it started raining, and hasn’t stopped since. I’m talking about 10 straight days of nonstop rain. Now, onto the action… 1998 Mitsubishi Nativa(in the states known as Montero Sport) single stage paint with LOTS of oxidation, DIS and has never been polished, and the last time it was waxed, it was when it was first bought… 12 years ago! So, as stated on the thread above, I already had a nice plan of attack, but decided to change it completely, except for the wax. So, wih that being said, here’s how I tackled it: -Wheels, tires and wells went with Dr. Mecanico APC full strength with a variety of brushes, including the all brand spanking new EZ Daytona Detail brush. -Paint got ONR on 6oz/2 gal ratio with a HD grout sponge, and decided to do the claying at the time I washed the car -Dried with a Chamois -Heavy polish with M105 with the PC and orange pad to remove the oxidation and minimize scratches -Refine with M205 with PC and white pad to achieve full paint clarity -2 coats of OOS 12 hours apart with a red foam grip applicator -Coat of Natty’s blue to give depth a whole new meaning -Coat of OCWax to seal the shine -Tires got Optimum Tire Spray applied with a blue dressing applicator from Detal Shoppe. Wheel wells got Hyper-dressing 3:1 -Windows done with PepBoys Glass Cleaner(a major hit, IMO. Really nice for the super cheap price) -Interior vacuumed with Ridgid WD4050 and plastics cleaned with Meguiar’s Quick Interior detailer. Pics! Before Check out where the sun hits the hood. Notice the lack of shine and scratches? Same story was all around the SUV Here’s where the oxidation is more noticeable The tires seem to have some cheap brake pads because they throw out dust like there’s no tomorrow. Tough wheels to clean, BTW Now, this is after polishing and refining without any sort of protection Now the afters! Love this reflection And the money shot Thanks for looking! Joey
Thanks guys! Around 24 man hours were put into this one, so yes, it's very rewarding to see it red again and my customers really happy about it.
Oooh very nice turn around, single stage paint is so rewarding I would work on single stage paint any day :thumb: Nice turn around bigfoot :thumb: By the way seeing the background on your pictures reminds me of back home
Gracias Compa! This is my second SS paint work, and yes, it can be very rewarding, but at the same time, very pad killer lol
:nod: so true, when I have single stage vehicles to detail I try to use my oldest pads as much as possible but when I run out of old pads I have to use fairly new ones and single stage paint is not very pad friendly...reminds me of when I do the laundry...maybe that's why my wife wont let me do the laundry :giggle:
Thanks! Tell me about it! It had 12 years worth of oxidation in it, but the 105 and 205 combo kicked the oxidation in the nuts! Thanks for the compliment!
