rollingrock Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) Hey folks, (Lots of photos broken into several posts) I am new here and already learned a ton, my thanks to all of you who have held my hand. I am still learning Since buying this 93 last week, I have done the following: New Rancho 5000 shocks New sway bar bushings, front and back and new end links passenger and driver side half shafts replaced gas struts on rear lift gate and glass replaced 1 new tire alignment torsion bars tightened And being a paint restoration guy by hobby, I went after the exterior this past weekend. I only put about 20 hours into it. Here are some photos taken from a thread I started at The Detailers Cafe. This is what I am working with. I am taking a little break Flex and 7424 with black Megs Finish pads...using PB PP just to clean the surface Blue Megs clay Baseline Prewash with my little man Here she is getting ready Shot of hood, you can clearly see the road grime and tree sap and junk on the left side. The right side is already cleaned and prepped. 1x1 foot of hood Hopefully you see the haze, swirls and junk in the paint yup, its white folks Edited December 3, 2012 by rollingrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingrock Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 what a mess some custom markings in the hood Updated: Making progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Precise1 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Definitely looks better! I'm not sure I have that much patience though... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Looks great! It's amazing how much different a car looks when it's all shiny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingrock Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Definitely looks better! I'm not sure I have that much patience though... B Thanks man, I only put 20 hours in the paint and detail. I could have put another 20 in it easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerJared Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Man - I feel like I've taken a lot of time if I put in more than an hour... Looks awesome. What does the clay do exactly? Do you rub it on the paint or dab it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingrock Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 BikerJared, Auto Detailing Clay is designed to prep the surface for polish, correction or wax. It removes surface and embedded contaminiantes so that you are not grinding them further into the paint. It is used with a slick solution (QD, called Quick Deailer or "lube") you rub it on the surface with the proper amount of lube so it doesn't grab . In this case, I had to chemically clean the surface prior to claying. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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