[eringobragh]

Done the top rear quarter...bitch of a job it was in rag order...some difference afterwards though ..shes starting to take shape..

All clayed and buffed with DA and Menzerna Medium Cut


Very bad scratch in shape of X: 99% better!

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Entire panel was like this..The perils of sponge washing...you have been warned

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Few Before and Afters...more of the same.

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[eringobragh]

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OLD -vs- NEW...slowly getting there





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Tomorrows Job (weather prevailing) - Top Half Drivers Door....Clayed and ready to go





...............enough for one day...off to the pub for the Match now

[eringobragh]

Hard day at it...paint was in bits as per rest of car..

side by side pic says it all



I made ****e of the small pad...its ripped in places ...we had a good run! Running low of Menzerna as well





.............more pics to follow!

[eringobragh]

My weekends will free right up once this has been done. There's a few stonechips on the door, I will sort these once the paint correction has been done.

Done today: Top Half Drivers door, 2 x Popup lights and went over the wing again from the first day as my technique has improved since then and was able to shift a fair few scrapes that were left there.


RDS - Clearcoat - 99% Improvment

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Door - more clearcoat scratching FFS

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[eringobragh]

CONTD.......

Popup light - covers

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Another scrape:

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Getting there:



Tomorrows work (maybe!)

Bonnet:






1 small pad down I might do the bonnet tomorrow if I feel like somemore detailing..........

[Vexorg]

Pretty impressive work there, its great looking through your updates. How much masking tape have you used?

[eringobragh]

Originally Posted by Vexorg

Pretty impressive work there, its great looking through your updates. How much masking tape have you used?

1 roll gone already! , 1 menzerna 250ml nearly gone and 1 pad fecked...

[barone]

well done, i was like you a year ago,got a kestrel da and hadn't a clue, did a old civic and was very happy,now when i look at a car i see potential with faded and scratched paintwork

[eringobragh]

Feckin Irish weather...clayed, taped and as soon as the pad hit the car the rain appears

[eringobragh]

Feckin disaster - rained twice in between buffing, i'm nearly out of Menzerna, my small medium cut pad is proper fucked now

...overall I'd say an 85% improvement...a few bits to go over but happy with the difference in colour...its starting to look

well.

Scratch

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Clearcoat scraping

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Small Pad out of action...I used some rope each side to prop up the bonnet as the scratching on the edge was bad..worked very well



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More clearcoar scratching..eres not a piece of this car unscratched

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This was the worst part of the bonnet...it was very noticeable without the halogen light...and bugged the shi out of me!

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[eringobragh]

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RDS - Reduced by 50%

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Side by Side - Bonnet -vs- Bumper ...the difference says it all.





BEADING - Not quite biblical yet!!!




Enough done for one weekend.

[E39MSport]

Looking forward to the final result incl wheels.

[Curran]

Whats on the bonnet for the beading?

[eringobragh]

Originally Posted by Curran

Whats on the bonnet for the beading?

thats just from the menzerna

[Curran]

Originally Posted by eringobragh

thats just from the menzerna

I was thinking it looked like beading from polish alright!

Now that you say it, have you been washing down the panels after you finish polishing, before adding your LSP? Would suggest you do if you havent been, as the LSP wont last as long with the polish on the panel. Also, when the polish is on the panel, it can sometimes hide very light marks, as they are filled in. Washing the panel with a APC will do the job!