Spend an entire weekend trying to remove 6 years of damage to the paint.
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Dirty bumper inc. fly juice
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Dirty BBS split rims (17")
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2 bucket method - one soap one rinse - 2 mits and chemical guys extreme wash
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Drying tools - Sonus dry towel (blue) - very well washed chamois and a hydroblade (for glass only)
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Wheel tools - Chemical Guys wheel cleaner (very good and non- acidic) - wheel brush that fits on a battery drill and B&Q pressurised squirter.
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Clay tools - sonus grey clay and CG quick detailing spray
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Claybar in use
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Porter cable tools - including 110v transformer to run both the PC and the halogens. Box full of various sonus SFX pads.
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Seen in strong sunlight - the swirls!! Aaargh!
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More swirls and scratches
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Following attempted deswirl with Sonus orange pad and CG spider/swirl remover. Didnt cut hard enough into what was really hard top coat.
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Part way through the process - note masking tape is still in place
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Note my new 2006 badges
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Finished product - not entirely bad. Full process - 2x polish, CG Ez Glaze, CG Sealant, XXX Hardcore paste wax.
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Gloss is good but it still bugged me about the swirls
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OS Front in low profile
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Close up
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Near side rear wheels. I also use Rim wax to maintain the alloy
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Capture the reflection?
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Tired but happy
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