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Did a light paint correction yesterday on a black 2007 Mustang GT-CS. i was not aware of how dirty this car was when I came by, I just knew it could use a light swirl removal, some wax and the normal stuff.
I'll let the pics do the talking...
Now onto the wheels…
Things you do not see, the rear bumper felt like sandpaper. I kid you not, I had to claybar the rear bumper twice before it felt somewhat smooth.
I did not get any process shots, only a few "afters" since it was just me and my buddy (who just so happens to be the owner of the car). We were definitely fighting the clock on this job.
So I'll explain what I did….
1. Wash + Clay
2. Trim/Dressing - Did the trim first so that any dressing that gets on the paint would be removed with the polishing step. This included Tires, wheel wells, window trim, upper & lower grill, difuser etc.,
3. Polish/Swirl Remover - Applied with a DA Porter Cable and an Orange Foam pad
4. Glaze - Applied with a DA Porter Cable and an Black Foam pad.
5. Wax - Applied by foam applicator pad.
Here are some during and after pics.
These shots were taken after the Polish was applied.
The inside of the wheel had some sort of tarnishing that I could not get out with normal scrubbing. My hands could not fit behind his brakes. Possibly going to remove the wheels next time and see what I can do.
Taken the morning after (pics at night did not do it justice). The little line across the door is the edge of the GT-CS stripe.
I'll let the pics do the talking...
Now onto the wheels…
Things you do not see, the rear bumper felt like sandpaper. I kid you not, I had to claybar the rear bumper twice before it felt somewhat smooth.
I did not get any process shots, only a few "afters" since it was just me and my buddy (who just so happens to be the owner of the car). We were definitely fighting the clock on this job.
So I'll explain what I did….
1. Wash + Clay
2. Trim/Dressing - Did the trim first so that any dressing that gets on the paint would be removed with the polishing step. This included Tires, wheel wells, window trim, upper & lower grill, difuser etc.,
3. Polish/Swirl Remover - Applied with a DA Porter Cable and an Orange Foam pad
4. Glaze - Applied with a DA Porter Cable and an Black Foam pad.
5. Wax - Applied by foam applicator pad.
Here are some during and after pics.
These shots were taken after the Polish was applied.
The inside of the wheel had some sort of tarnishing that I could not get out with normal scrubbing. My hands could not fit behind his brakes. Possibly going to remove the wheels next time and see what I can do.
Taken the morning after (pics at night did not do it justice). The little line across the door is the edge of the GT-CS stripe.