moons21 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 After my sister saw my Camaro, she whined at me about polishing up her hurting Dodge Dart.. young teenage boys and a small garage equals lots of scratches and swirls in the paint... Before: After: most of the scratches are cleaned up a fair amount..some will need to be painted they are so deep, but she is happy... that's all that matters anyway... I better get a good Christmas gift from her... Nitelord, Thorsager, IAcamoprincess01 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRZN Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chonke Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Man you really brought it back to life. Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMAN024 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Nice job Greg. If you don't mind, please tell us what steps you took to get those awesome results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moons21 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 I worked on it to her satisfaction, not mine.. could have done a bit more to really make it pop, but she wouldn't maintain it or probably notice....here is what I did: Wheel cleaner on Rims and Rubber cleaner on tires Foam Gun pre-wash with blue car shampoo Strip wash clay paint and glass correction polish with orange pad (bad swirls and scratches) (sister used Interior Detailer on inside while I polished) Foam Gun and wash with blue car shampoo to remove polish residue Liquid Paint sealant Sealed Glass while LPS was curing Brilliant Glaze Buttery Wax BBQ burgers and drink beer to relax afterwards.. paint was a mess before hand.. way better now and that process was from 10am to about 5pm with a momentary pause for lunch. ZMAN024 and SumBeach35 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Nice save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMAN024 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks Greg. Hopefully your sister cooked the burgers for you after all of that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Looks shiny, Greg! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocdrifter Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 What a great brother you are Greg, job well done, keep us posted on the xmas gift? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moons21 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Thanks Greg. Hopefully your sister cooked the burgers for you after all of that . Haha...good luck with that.. my sister and BBQ don't mix well.. but she does know where my beer fridge is to fetch some IPA's. BrianT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Haha...good luck with that.. my sister and BBQ don't mix well.. but she does know where my beer fridge is to fetch some IPA's. The forum auto acronym adjustor strikes again - "I.P.A." (no periods) is what you meant. Just please, please DO NOT confuse isopropyl alcohol with the drinkable kind...that would be really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moons21 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 The forum auto acronym adjustor strikes again - "I.P.A." (no periods) is what you meant. Just please, please DO NOT confuse isopropyl alcohol with the drinkable kind...that would be really bad. hahaha.. I didn't realize that when I posted it.. yea.. I.P.A. is what she fetched..after polishing her car.. she didn't want to kill me..maybe if it didn't shine up she may have... falcaineer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortunefavoursthefresh Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcrazy Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Cool! I didn't know about washing before LPS? Is that necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moons21 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Cool! I didn't know about washing before LPS? Is that necessary? All my reading has been that you need to remove any residue from polishing and have a good clean bare surface for the LPS to bond with. I washed then used my great white drying towel to dry, no detail spray as an agent as I didn't want to add anything to the paint before the LPS. Others may chime in too, I think some do an IPA wipe down before but I did a complete wash.. Just going from what I've learned here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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