Now for the cosmetic stuff...
1st up - After we did the Preventitive maintence, the next issue on the list was Tyres... My current tyres where finsihed so i opted to fit some Toyo Proxes T1Sport, These where nicely priced and i'm impressed with them. Excellent Grip. [No Pics]
2nd - Had my windows Tinted with 20% Smash and Grab.
3rd - I had opened up the Rear Trailing Arms to inspect the bushes, they where in good shape so i just fitted the RTAB limiters and remounted the trailing Arms. I marked everything before i removed it so alignment was still 100% after. Limiters do give the rear a more planted feel on corners. Good yet cheap mod..[No Pics]
4th - the tyre was touching the fender lining so I removed the front bumper, headlights, Under trays, Fender lining. Lined up everything and refitted all properly. no more touching now and everything is in properly... [No Pics]
5th - My wheels had their fair share of action and had some nicks and scuffs... I opted to paint them Anthracite.. Thank you Herman for the advice bud...
> Wheels out
> Wheels De-greased with APC
> First Coat - Matt Black
Last Coat - Clear Gloss over Anthracite
6th - While the wheels where out, I decided the Wheel nuts and Caliper Clips looked a little dull, so i chose to spray them to neaten them up...
No after pics sorry... (Time was an issue)
7th - So some would shoot me for this but since it was exposed at that stage, i decided to paint the calipers Rosso Racing Red.
8th - My steering wheel trim was worn down and peeling so i had removed it, sanded it down and repainted them satin Black.. [No before pics]
That was all the work done for Friday evening/Saturday...
Sunday morning, Wheels fitted, jack stands removed, pulled the car outside for a wash.... now this is the fun part...
The previous owner of my car use to take it yearly for a "Buff" at Amazing Glaze. so for the past few years, Amzing glaze had done some proper damage to the Paint. It was swirled f****d, full of Holograms and Buffer trail like it was done by a child or something... anyways it always annoyed the crap out of me but I had been planning to sort it out and the time finally arrived...
> Vehicle was washed using 2BM (2 bucket method)
> This is what we had to work on (Amazing Glaze :smashScreen: ) see the swirls/holograms?
> Then it was clayed to remove any dirt/contamination from the paint and get it smooth again.
I whipped out my Rotary Polisher, Flexi pads Medium density cutting pad/ Lake County cutting pad and my swirl remover/polish of choice was Menzerna Medium cut polish...
I tried to get 50/50 shots but the weather wasn't on my side... It was over cast and started to drizzle a bit...
Before:
after 2 Passes:
My weapon of Choice
Rear Quarter
after this i didn't bother too much with pics and carried on with paint correction.
> The entire car received 2 passes with the rotary polisher to remove the swirls and holograms. once that was done the paint was looking fresh again... it was time to move on....
> Hand polished the whole car with a colour enhancing Polish
> Then applied Poorboys dark show car glaze to the whole car.
> Then applied sealant to the whole car
> and then top it off with some of my favorite wax (dodo juice rubbish boys carnuba wax) for that deep gloss and protection.
> Tyres where treated with Turtle wax tyre dressing.
> Black grills and air ducts where done with Auto Glym spray on treatment/dressing.
Lastly Some final shots:
Now i can say, this car is looking fresh again.. like black glass
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