3 for the price of 1 - many paint depths

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Paul came to see me today, bring his Scoobie along. I'd already had chance to preview his motor, and we'd had the opportunity to have a chat regarding how it could be improved.

No before shots of the arrival I'm afraid as it was absolutely bouncing it down this morning.

So I got started - :
Two bucket wash. Rinsed it down, then using the karcher for lub spray, Pinnacle Poly Clay and gave it a good surface clean.

Now the engine bay had cooled I covered the high alternator, and gave it a light spray over, then applied Poorboys APC, gave a good scrubbing, and rinsed off.

Once dried we taped using the 3m tape, set the kit up and took the PDG readings:

I real mixed bag of readings around the car, with the bonnet reading between 65 and 105 microns, half the O/S readings standard, and the rest showing it's blow-over depths...

Here's some of the swirled shots and halograms (pic 3):

 

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First up was the Porter Cable, a wolfgang polishing pad and Megs Speed Glaze. Here's the half & half shots:

I then followed the megs #80 up with the PC and a finishing pad with Clearkote Red moose glaze. This was then topped with DP Premium Paint Shield Sealant and left to cure.

Whilst the original panels were curing, I moved to the Metabo, a polishing pad and Pinnacle Swirl Remover. Worked the rest of the car, and then followed with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish and a finishing pad. This too was topped with the RMG, and the DP sealant. Whilst the whole car cured I applied Megs #20 polymer sealant to the alloys, and NXT metal paste to the exhaust tip.

Cleaned the windows with Stoners, Poorboys Bold n Brite in arches and the engine bay, Armor All Tyre Shine to the treads.

Last stage was DP Max wax, applied using a foam applicator and left to cure for 10 mins. I then wiped clear with a Poorboys Ultra Plush MF. A final wipe down with Pinnacle Crystal Mist, and the detail was complete.

Some inital out of the garage shots:

 

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Whilst we still had some daylight, we took the opportunity to get some pictures:

Some close up shots:

thanks for reading, Iain.

 

[R.Reflections]

Great work again, I do love that colour on the scooby, pity so many are blue

 

[gazjones]

looks lovely bet you had fun with the bonnet scoop when buffing off

 

[FinerDetails]

thanks Guys


was very proud of the turn around on this 6 year old car.

 

[UncleFester]

You need a tripod for your camera mr shakey Great results though!

 

[daveyonthemove]

Good work there Iain. I don't think i've seen many in that colour before, and i think it suits it pretty well, and with a deep shine like that i bet he's glad he chose that colour.