Paint Correction: 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT
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Paint Correction: 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT
Over Memorial day weekend (and a few days after) I corrected my brother's '07 Escalade EXT. This thing was in HORRIBLE condition once it was put under any sort of lighting. I knew it was going to be a fun task. I wasn't going for FULL perfection as this is a daily driver. I would say about 85% correction was achieved with this method. Most of the scratches left in the paint are from automatic car wash brushes and I am not comfortable enough to use a mini-rotary (a drill) on the paint yet to remove those.
Process:
Day 1
-Wheels sprayed down with Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner and agitated with the LARGE (for the face) and medium (barrels) wheel woolies
-Tires sprayed with Adam's APC and scrubbed with fender brush
-Wheel wells sprayed with Adam's APC and scrubbed with fender brush
-Foam gun mixture of 3 oz Adam's Car Shampoo and 4 oz Adam's APC, rest filled with water
-2 bucket wash, dried with Adam's Great White Drying Towel
-Clayed with Adam's Clay Bar and Detail Spray
-Rewashed
Day 2-5
-1 pass of Menz FG400 on Adam's Orange Foam Pad with the Rupes LHR21 on each panel (some I did 2 passes). Smaller panels were knocked out using FG400 on Adam's 4" focus pads with the PC 7424XP
-1 pass of Adam's Fine Machine Polish on Adam's White Foam Pad with the PC 7424XP on each panel
-Cleaned glass with Adam's Glass Cleaner
-Adam's Revive Polish as a pre-LSP cleaner on the paint and wheels
-Paint and wheels were sealed with Adam's Quick Sealant
-Adam's Americana Paste Wax was applied over the sealant on the paint for a little extra depth and shine
-Adam's SVRT on all trim and tires
Onto the pictures:
Foamed
Entire truck was this bad
Every panel was this bad. (Due to lack of protection and automatic car washes)
After on the same panel as the picture above
Driver's Door
And for the final beauty shots
I think the paint is a little cloudy after the polishing, oh wait, that's just the reflection
Reflection off of passenger's side door
Refection off of the tailgate
Thanks for looking
Process:
Day 1
-Wheels sprayed down with Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner and agitated with the LARGE (for the face) and medium (barrels) wheel woolies
-Tires sprayed with Adam's APC and scrubbed with fender brush
-Wheel wells sprayed with Adam's APC and scrubbed with fender brush
-Foam gun mixture of 3 oz Adam's Car Shampoo and 4 oz Adam's APC, rest filled with water
-2 bucket wash, dried with Adam's Great White Drying Towel
-Clayed with Adam's Clay Bar and Detail Spray
-Rewashed
Day 2-5
-1 pass of Menz FG400 on Adam's Orange Foam Pad with the Rupes LHR21 on each panel (some I did 2 passes). Smaller panels were knocked out using FG400 on Adam's 4" focus pads with the PC 7424XP
-1 pass of Adam's Fine Machine Polish on Adam's White Foam Pad with the PC 7424XP on each panel
-Cleaned glass with Adam's Glass Cleaner
-Adam's Revive Polish as a pre-LSP cleaner on the paint and wheels
-Paint and wheels were sealed with Adam's Quick Sealant
-Adam's Americana Paste Wax was applied over the sealant on the paint for a little extra depth and shine
-Adam's SVRT on all trim and tires
Onto the pictures:
Foamed
Entire truck was this bad
Every panel was this bad. (Due to lack of protection and automatic car washes)
After on the same panel as the picture above
Driver's Door
And for the final beauty shots
I think the paint is a little cloudy after the polishing, oh wait, that's just the reflection
Reflection off of passenger's side door
Refection off of the tailgate
Thanks for looking