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04-09-2015, 08:29 AM
#9641
UPDATE #3
Well, i FINALLY had enough...broke down and bought a corded drill (needed constant power), attached the eraser disc and went to town!
I don't normally encourage the use of Dawn to wash your car, but I needed the extra sodiums/sulfates properties in it to help remove any remaining dirt, trapped dirt under the stripes and left over residue from the stripes. Car was then wiped down with rubbing alcohol.
Now I have a clean slate to work with!
After washing...you can still see the outline from the stripes. Compound should even this out, or as a last result, a little edge sanding with 3000 grit.
Now onto the FUN stuff! Paint correction!
I don't normally encourage the use of Dawn to wash your car, but I needed the extra sodiums/sulfates properties in it to help remove any remaining dirt, trapped dirt under the stripes and left over residue from the stripes. Car was then wiped down with rubbing alcohol.
Now I have a clean slate to work with!
After washing...you can still see the outline from the stripes. Compound should even this out, or as a last result, a little edge sanding with 3000 grit.
Now onto the FUN stuff! Paint correction!
Got that done and the passenger side of the car as well as repainting the damaged mirror cover
repainted mirror cover:
trunk lid all scuffed up
After:
Hood scuffed
After:
Door panel that needed correction due to geese pecking at it
After:
04-09-2015, 11:12 AM
#9643
Uuuhhh...lol...I have side stripes already.
Ella said the same thing about her car and was asking me to take them off.
I'm also trying to convince the owner of this car to not put stripes back on, which he is planning on doing...
Ella said the same thing about her car and was asking me to take them off.
I'm also trying to convince the owner of this car to not put stripes back on, which he is planning on doing...
04-13-2015, 11:58 AM
#9645
Update #4
Well, much to my dismay, after all the cleaning and correcting in the stripe areas, I did a mist test (spraying water from 3ft above car and let it settle) and you could still see the stripe outline. Had to wet sand everywhere the stripes were (3000 grit) and recorrect the paint. Problem now is...the more i correct the paint, i'm finding spots where the stripe installer cut thru the vinyl and thru the paint.
Got that done and the passenger side of the car as well as repainting the damaged mirror cover
repainted mirror cover:
trunk lid all scuffed up
After:
Hood scuffed
After:
Door panel that needed correction due to geese pecking at it
After:
Got that done and the passenger side of the car as well as repainting the damaged mirror cover
repainted mirror cover:
trunk lid all scuffed up
After:
Hood scuffed
After:
Door panel that needed correction due to geese pecking at it
After:
Let the car sit and run for about 20min, came back outside to see smoke billowing out from under the hood. Battery seal broke. Thankfully i caught it in time before it did any damage. So now that's got to be replaced.
Anyhow...Exterior is done as well as the engine bay! All corrected, waxed, polished and sealed!
Just a few things left to put back on and clean the interior.
04-14-2015, 12:09 AM
#9649
Want to come to NC and help me build my smoker/grill??
04-14-2015, 08:27 AM
#9650
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Location: Colorado
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