5 days of detailing: before and after pics
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5 days of detailing: before and after pics Took me 5 days from start to finish everything. Process was:
1. 2x Dawn wash
2. Meguiar's claybar
3. Porter Cable Compounding with Orange pad and menzera Intensive Polish
4. Porter Cable Polishing with White pad and menzera Final Polish II
5. 2 coats of Zaino Z2 Show car polish (by hand)
6. Zaino Z6
Before:
During:
Girlfriend was helping out
All the microfiber towels on the T-bar were the ones we dropped. There's about 10 up there
AFTER:
These pictures were taken at noon with direct sunlight on the car. I took pictures specifically with the sunlight in the paint to show how flawless it is. Before swirls were visible anywhere the sun was in the paint and now there are none
Bye bye old side molding residue Keep in mind this residue was impossible to get off by hand when I tried before the PC. I tried goo gone, claybar and a lot of elbow grease and it would not come out. PC took it right out during the compounding stage:
Big *** difference on the sail panel:
Enough pics for ya?
These will probably be the last pictures you see of the car before new hood, spoiler, and paint.
Props and credit go to xtinctz28 and chup for helpin me out with everything!
1. 2x Dawn wash
2. Meguiar's claybar
3. Porter Cable Compounding with Orange pad and menzera Intensive Polish
4. Porter Cable Polishing with White pad and menzera Final Polish II
5. 2 coats of Zaino Z2 Show car polish (by hand)
6. Zaino Z6
Before:
During:
Girlfriend was helping out
All the microfiber towels on the T-bar were the ones we dropped. There's about 10 up thereAFTER:
These pictures were taken at noon with direct sunlight on the car. I took pictures specifically with the sunlight in the paint to show how flawless it is. Before swirls were visible anywhere the sun was in the paint and now there are none
Bye bye old side molding residue
Keep in mind this residue was impossible to get off by hand when I tried before the PC. I tried goo gone, claybar and a lot of elbow grease and it would not come out. PC took it right out during the compounding stage:Big *** difference on the sail panel:
Enough pics for ya?
These will probably be the last pictures you see of the car before new hood, spoiler, and paint.Props and credit go to xtinctz28 and chup for helpin me out with everything!
Brian that looks sooooo damn good. One hell of a job, the only things that could possibly make your car look any better are the Sunoco hood and the SS spoiler. Both of which you have already taken care of!
Cannot wait to see pics when it is done!
BTW, thanks for the props. Although, for the record, Mike is 1000x more knowledgeable than me!
Cannot wait to see pics when it is done!
BTW, thanks for the props. Although, for the record, Mike is 1000x more knowledgeable than me!
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Wow... just wow... that is a hell of a job. I really need to get my paint buffed. I used to work at a dealership detailing cars so I do know how to buff but I don't have the supplies to do it. I don't have a ton of practice either so I'd like to leave it up to the professionals. 
Nice job. I love it.
Nice job. I love it.
Always happy to help, especially when you get results like that.
The good news is, now that you know how to remove the swirls and get your car looking like that, it will be much easier to maintain.
Congrats on the nice ride!
-Mike
The good news is, now that you know how to remove the swirls and get your car looking like that, it will be much easier to maintain.
Congrats on the nice ride!
-Mike
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From: Tomball/Nacogdoches TX
Originally Posted by SmokeySS
What speed did you leave the PC on to do this? The last time I attempted this I didn't have orange pads and I never cranked up the speeds due to high anxiety.
