Hey everyone I thought I would share my latest detail with you guys! This man bought a used 07 mustang two years ago. He said it alright had ample scratches in the paint and that a tree branch had fallen on the drivers side(one of the deep scratches from it will be seen in one of my pictures). They no doubt needed to be wet sanded, but he elected not to do that. Sadly I got done with this detail after the sun had set so I have no "golden hour" photos of the car except the one he sent me. Which is of poor quality. I will throw it up anyway but it's not an accurate representation of how this car looks. I will get much better pictures of his car when I go back to help him develop good wash habits.
So guys, let me tell you, this paint was pretty damn bad by my standards. This car was sandpaper before I clayed it. I've never clayed a worse car in my life. I think this is because he said it has been parked under trees and outside until 6 months ago. The paint was pretty bad as well in my book. He had severe swirls and scratches throughout the entire car. Thankfully this was only an exterior detail, because the inside was trashed as well. This detail took a lot of work! But I hope you guys enjoy reading.
Process used:
Two bucket wash with grit guards. And a 3rd bucket for the wheels.
I used Adams car shampoo.
2 merino wool mitts.
One for the top half and one for the bottom.
Wheel whoolie and boars hair brush was used for the wheels and a tire brush for the tires (obviously
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Ironx for iron removal
Clayed with mothers clay bars(took two full clay bars in pieces because this car was SO contaminated) and ONR dilution for lube.
Polished with PC7424xp, microfiber cutting pad, and menzerna FG400. Yet again I am beyond impressed with this compound. Even using a microfiber fad, it didn't require a polishing at all. Although some areas (like the trunk lid/ roof/ hood) required two passes to get to perfection it still never ceased to amaze me.
It was then coated with meguires #26 carnauba paste wax by hand and then hand removed. He didn't want me to put sealant on it(I guess for less time and money even though I recommended it).
Poorboys natural look was applied and buffed with a micro fiber on the trim, and three coats were put on the tires for a shinier look upon his request.
His wheels were coated with the paste wax as well. I think this was a completely dramatic transformation.
Here is the bad quality picture he sent me.