Took a stab at paint correction

[SWO Daddy]

On this glorious federal holiday, I took a stab at paint correction. I bought my 07 4.8i a few months ago and though mechanically sound, she was in need of TLC. Long list of thing's to do and I'm glad I finally got to this.

So first thing I did was wash her with Meguiars gold class with my foam cannon. Followed that up with a good claying. Should have taken a pic of the bar after I was done... I'll just say the bar that started a bright yellow was a dull yellow/gray when complete.

I then broke out my new harbor freight dual action polisher and went to town with Meguiars M105. Arms were feeling a little tired but I then polished the whole car again with M205. Arms were jelly now.

I then rinsed the car off to get all the polish/compound dust off. Then sealed the the whole thing with Hydrosilex ceramic coat.

I have to say that she turned out pretty darn good. Not perfect, but I'm not a detailer, just an avid DIYer. Satisfied!

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After compound and polish


After sealing


Before


After compound and polish


After seal

[Ricky Bobby]

Fantastic work! I can't stand M105 because of the dusting but M205 is a very good final polish -



I did a one step this year just to get the paint "caught up" but I'll go over it again in spring and do a final polish this time - I got rid of a lot of defects but some swirls remain -

[SWO Daddy]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Fantastic work! I can't stand M105 because of the dusting but M205 is a very good final polish -



I did a one step this year just to get the paint "caught up" but I'll go over it again in spring and do a final polish this time - I got rid of a lot of defects but some swirls remain -

Thanks for the kind words.

After watching some youtube videos, I started wetting the pad between uses and it cut down the dust a lot. Dust was still present but was tolerable.

[DREWGO]

Originally Posted by SWO Daddy

On this glorious federal holiday, I took a stab at paint correction. I bought my 07 4.8i a few months ago and though mechanically sound, she was in need of TLC. Long list of thing's to do and I'm glad I finally got to this.

So first thing I did was wash her with Meguiars gold class with my foam cannon. Followed that up with a good claying. Should have taken a pic of the bar after I was done... I'll just say the bar that started a bright yellow was a dull yellow/gray when complete.

I then broke out my new harbor freight dual action polisher and went to town with Meguiars M105. Arms were feeling a little tired but I then polished the whole car again with M205. Arms were jelly now.

I then rinsed the car off to get all the polish/compound dust off. Then sealed the the whole thing with Hydrosilex ceramic coat.

I have to say that she turned out pretty darn good. Not perfect, but I'm not a detailer, just an avid DIYer. Satisfied!

Before



After compound and polish


After sealing


Before


After compound and polish


After seal

Saturday bright and early Im embarking on the same task..

[euge]

Black Sapphire Metallic? good job!

[SWO Daddy]

Originally Posted by DREWGO

Saturday bright and early Im embarking on the same task..

Have fun with it!

[SWO Daddy]

Originally Posted by euge

Black Sapphire Metallic? good job!

Thx and she's Monaco Blue.

[DREWGO]

5 hours... . came out really nice

[SWO Daddy]

Originally Posted by DREWGO

5 hours... . came out really nice

Pics?

[ard]

Kudos to the effort and the results.

I try and do this once a year. It takes a weekend, really, to do it comfortably. Not that hard- can be intimidating at first- but once you get the hang, there is nothing else you do 'detail wise' that has a bigger impact. IMO it isnt about waxes, sealants, name brands or whatever...you NEED to polish the scratches out of the paint. Period.

Just in time to endure the winter!