finally got down to it....
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finally got down to it....
i took advantage of these two spring-like days here in the northeast to get rid of 14 years of previous owner neglect. ultimatly she needs a re-spray , but since my wallet wont allow it i had to do the next best thing. there are small areas of "checks" in the clearcoat , and numerous dings, but i can PDR the dings little by little and at least now she is glass smooth. the rear bumper was rattle-canned rather poorly , so i buffed it down and re-shot it with the oem match spray and clearcoat. again , it really needs to come off, but at least itsw presentable for the time being.
so over several hours a day for two days i did the following
- used 3m rubbing/cutting compound with a ROTARY buffer and foam cutting pad , this took the longest since you can only work small areas at a time, and have to re-do areas to satisfaction.
- followed it up with meguiars polish (the body shop stuff) with a random orbital buffer.
- then came meguiars color-back - two applications - orbital buffer
- finally finished off with meguiars gold class wax
all i can say is .. man my shoulders hurt !! but its worth it and the results were very noticable
so over several hours a day for two days i did the following
- used 3m rubbing/cutting compound with a ROTARY buffer and foam cutting pad , this took the longest since you can only work small areas at a time, and have to re-do areas to satisfaction.
- followed it up with meguiars polish (the body shop stuff) with a random orbital buffer.
- then came meguiars color-back - two applications - orbital buffer
- finally finished off with meguiars gold class wax
all i can say is .. man my shoulders hurt !! but its worth it and the results were very noticable
Last edited by domer94; 02-28-2012 at 05:17 PM.
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as far as PDR, i wish i could do a tutorial, however i thnk i will be leaving it to the pros. ive seen thos DIY lits, but for some reason i think they will not be too effective.
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