CraigWaterman11
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Hey guys, figured I would post this. I got a little time after doing a PPI today, to start wet sanding and buffing my GranSport. So I haven't had time yet to get this done, that being stated........ The previous owner loved his car cover, but when installing a car cover you have to be dead certain it's clean. Both the cover and the car. Additionally, stop wiping your car down after you go for a drive, even if it's a microfiber cloth. You're just putting micro abrasions in the finish. Don't touch your car with anything unless it has soap and water on it. I always wash the car off with the hose before I even do that. So this is what happens when you don't.
This is the trunk of the GS:
Passenger's side door (your looking at the lights reflected off of the door, notice the halos):
The entire car looks like this horrible mess above. I took the worst spot easily recognized even by my new client Scott today, the passenger side rear quarter to start on. Sorry I couldn't do the entire car today. I will finish the car though, and I will tape the hood in half to show you that but for now......
Now I'm sure people do it differently, and please don't accept this posting as a DIY. This is NOT that. I suggest you start on your clunker and wet sand by hand if you want to attempt this. If you wet sand, or burn down through the clear coat there isn't a fix other than re-clear or re-paint. Sorry there's just not.
So first I wash the entire car, good soap and water. Dry it off. I take 3000 grit sand paper on an orbital sander. I use filtered water out of a clean squirt bottle. (I can show these steps later on, I just wanted to get the thread started).
Then I walk the buffing pads up, wool, heavy cut, medium cut, light cut, and polish. I use quality 3M products. This is the finish I get:
Now this photo below I was trying to catch light off of the trunk and the rear quarter. I didn't sand up by the pillar where the fuel inlet is so you'll still see micro-scratching in the clear coat there:
Here's couple other angles with the trunk lid and rear quarter:
Here's how close I'm come to a factory clear coat shine. This hood I painted last week for my custom F350 diesel. To compare what new paint/clear would look like:
This is the trunk of the GS:
Passenger's side door (your looking at the lights reflected off of the door, notice the halos):
The entire car looks like this horrible mess above. I took the worst spot easily recognized even by my new client Scott today, the passenger side rear quarter to start on. Sorry I couldn't do the entire car today. I will finish the car though, and I will tape the hood in half to show you that but for now......
Now I'm sure people do it differently, and please don't accept this posting as a DIY. This is NOT that. I suggest you start on your clunker and wet sand by hand if you want to attempt this. If you wet sand, or burn down through the clear coat there isn't a fix other than re-clear or re-paint. Sorry there's just not.
So first I wash the entire car, good soap and water. Dry it off. I take 3000 grit sand paper on an orbital sander. I use filtered water out of a clean squirt bottle. (I can show these steps later on, I just wanted to get the thread started).
Then I walk the buffing pads up, wool, heavy cut, medium cut, light cut, and polish. I use quality 3M products. This is the finish I get:
Now this photo below I was trying to catch light off of the trunk and the rear quarter. I didn't sand up by the pillar where the fuel inlet is so you'll still see micro-scratching in the clear coat there:
Here's couple other angles with the trunk lid and rear quarter:
Here's how close I'm come to a factory clear coat shine. This hood I painted last week for my custom F350 diesel. To compare what new paint/clear would look like:
