Black 95 Z, full correction, dail up don't bother(finished pics page 2)
06-12-2012, 01:18 AM
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Black 95 Z, full correction, dail up don't bother(finished pics page 2) I wanted to share a car I am doing paint correction on. It's my best friends 95' Z28. We had talked about repainting it but I suggested doing paint correction on it before we get that extreme. I knew the car was in bad shape but didn't realize how bad till I washed it and put it under the halogen light. The car has been subjected to years of neglect and improper washing techniques. The car isn't finished yet but it will be done by the end of the week.
Car was washed w/ Dawn, then clayed.
I am using Meguairs Microfiber pads, Lake Country orange, white and black pads. Compounds are Meguairs 300, M105, M205 and Menz 85RD.
Every panel on the car has been repainted except the drivers fender, passenger side quarter and the SS wing. This made things a little more difficult because each panel needed a different pad/compound combo. The three panels that were still factory were extremely hard and needed the MF pads. The rest of the panels I started out with orange pad. There were a few panels I had to use the MF pads anyway because the damage was so bad. If I had to guess I would say its a 85-90% correction. The scratches that are left are deep and can only be fixed by repainting.
Car was washed w/ Dawn, then clayed.
I am using Meguairs Microfiber pads, Lake Country orange, white and black pads. Compounds are Meguairs 300, M105, M205 and Menz 85RD.
Every panel on the car has been repainted except the drivers fender, passenger side quarter and the SS wing. This made things a little more difficult because each panel needed a different pad/compound combo. The three panels that were still factory were extremely hard and needed the MF pads. The rest of the panels I started out with orange pad. There were a few panels I had to use the MF pads anyway because the damage was so bad. If I had to guess I would say its a 85-90% correction. The scratches that are left are deep and can only be fixed by repainting.
Last edited by LilJayV10; 07-02-2012 at 01:34 AM.
06-12-2012, 01:34 AM
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Fender 50/50, MF pads/300, White/M205
Door 50/50; before/after compound
Door 50/50; compound/polish w/ white/M250(it's the other door but it looks the same as the other)
Nose after MF pad/300 and polish w/ white/M205
Hood, required wetsanding then MF/M105, white/M205
Hood 50/50, MF pad/M105 then white/M205
Door 50/50; before/after compound
Door 50/50; compound/polish w/ white/M250(it's the other door but it looks the same as the other)
Nose after MF pad/300 and polish w/ white/M205
Hood, required wetsanding then MF/M105, white/M205
Hood 50/50, MF pad/M105 then white/M205
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06-12-2012, 06:23 AM
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nice work , ive been thinking about switching to the m105 205 combo , i use pinnacle now and like it , ive heard the m105 is harder to use than the pinnacle xmt i use now . Like it dries faster and other things?
06-12-2012, 06:43 AM
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M105 can dust up on you but there are many factors that contribute to that. I love 105/205, its a work horse in my stable. On the Rotary if it dust up I will buzz the dry spots then wipe.
Just on things like a D/A, cleaning he pad on-the-fly is very important and working in smaller spaces. For which most cars are fine, when you get open spots of real estate like trucks it takes a while and is tedious but worth it when your done.
Meg's also sells a M80/M83 combo which is made for single stage paint, or paint that is older and "Dried out" you can work it longer and gives similar results to 105/205
Just on things like a D/A, cleaning he pad on-the-fly is very important and working in smaller spaces. For which most cars are fine, when you get open spots of real estate like trucks it takes a while and is tedious but worth it when your done.
Meg's also sells a M80/M83 combo which is made for single stage paint, or paint that is older and "Dried out" you can work it longer and gives similar results to 105/205
06-12-2012, 07:49 AM
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Nice work. Thanks for posting the 50/50 pictures. It's hard to explain what can be done and how long it takes to correct something like that. I have had people look at me funny when I tell them it will take days not hours to "fix" that.
06-12-2012, 10:33 AM
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Dear God that looks amazing! I wish I had your skills.
06-12-2012, 10:58 AM
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It's smooth and beads like crazy but looks like the pictures posted above. 
06-14-2012, 11:54 PM
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Nice job man. These 4th gen f-cars really correct out well unless the clear is damaged. The clear is quite hard and you gotta really work for it, Ive done quite few and they come out so good.
Looking forward to the finished results. So did the friend know this was possible or is he pretty much shitting his pants
?
Looking forward to the finished results. So did the friend know this was possible or is he pretty much shitting his pants
?