In the beginning.....
I should start by saying I had no idea it would take this long when I agreed to detail it, but this is how it turned out. I'm very pleased with the results, and I learned a few things along the way.
This car was garaged for something like 20 years, but for the last two years it has sat in a filthy, loose-fitting car cover, which removed all gloss from this single stage paint in many areas because it rubbed against the paint in the wind. I've never detailed a car in such poor shape, but it only made the results that much more impressive and rewarding.
I'm still not done detailing the interior yet, but I will finish Sunday and take a bunch of picturess in the sun to give you a better idea of what I did. Consider these the teaser pictures. I will say that now that I'm done with the paint, I think this is the nicest paint I've ever seen on a car. It's all original, and there is absolutely no orange peel. It's great. Not to mention that the car came off the assembly line the same month I was born in 1985.
What I did:
wash
clay bar
wash
1 or 2 passes with the
Menzerna IP with the harshest pad on the UDM depending on how bad it was (I think I should buy the PG too)
1 pass with Ultima PP+
Ultima PGP sealant
Driver's side fender with major damage
Before:
After:
Linear Mode
