boostedzx3
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Well what a long hot and 92 degree day I picked to do this one, but it was worth it I beleive. I got the car a few months back and the paint was good but in less then pristine condition. There were swirl marks all over and throughout the paint and at night it looked absolutely horrible. So today I set about the major detailing it needed. I started out with a nice wash obviously and followed in the lower areas and bumper with bug and tar cleaner as the former owner must have ran through a major tar pit. Once I was done removing that amount of crap I proceeded to clay the rest of the car.
The next step was some stuff from a local auto body shop from the meguiars commercial line I suppose. It's called swirl remover 2.0 and comes in a tan bottle. That stuff works absolutely amazing I use it on everything, it took out all the hairline scratches and swirl marks. I then followed up with a polish and then the 2.0 tech wax. The car looks brand new now. So heres some pics, with the new tinted tail lights as well.
The before pic is mandatory:
and after:
and somehow this one got in here:th_winking:
I Might want to paint the pontiac lettering in the rear valance to match the car, any ideas on how. Im thinking of seeing how well I can free hand it.
The next step was some stuff from a local auto body shop from the meguiars commercial line I suppose. It's called swirl remover 2.0 and comes in a tan bottle. That stuff works absolutely amazing I use it on everything, it took out all the hairline scratches and swirl marks. I then followed up with a polish and then the 2.0 tech wax. The car looks brand new now. So heres some pics, with the new tinted tail lights as well.
The before pic is mandatory:
and after:
and somehow this one got in here:th_winking:
I Might want to paint the pontiac lettering in the rear valance to match the car, any ideas on how. Im thinking of seeing how well I can free hand it.
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