It's almost like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, at least for the current projects.
Somewhat picture heavy and many TLDR viewers but I will approach this thread like the others.
I have spent the last few weeks working on paint touch ups etc. For those that required a bit of wet sanding, it's a tedious process. Paint, wait for it to dry, paint, wait for it to dry.
Add clear ( in some scenarios ), wait for it to dry. Clear, wait for it to dry, sand etc. Its hard not to fall down the very deep hole of paint touch ups. I decided to only address the worst ones. The rocker panels are peppered so yeah FML.
I am working on the car in sections to some degree all leading up to the big day. That being polish and new coatings. I purchased Solution Finish to "restore" the windshield wiper cowl area.
Since it may be a PITA to Film, I decided to try it out on the door sill trim panels. What happened when I removed them ? DIRT !
On to the process:
Taped over the holes just in case but once the painters tape got wet, it did not do much of anything
Door sill trim, doesn't look terrible:
After a wash, some minor rust-skis
Passenger rocker
Sanded with 1000 grit and touched up bare spots
Driver side:
Compound sills with Rupes Nano iBrid, blue foam pad and Menzerna FG 400, finish polished with yellow foam pad and Rupes yellow finishing polish
Bottom of the driver fender, rock chips FTL but polished with PC, orange Lake country CCS pad and Menzerna 2400
The rocker panels were lightly sanded with 3000 grit, polished with a buff n shine urofiber 50/50 pad and menzerna FG400 + white LC foam pad with Rupes yellow finishing polish
*NOTE* The more and more that I am up close and personal with the car and an LED light, the more I think it lived a rough life before me. There are some bumps and bruises that I know about but fuck - ing Ch***t
There are fisheyes or solvent pop or both on the driver side rocker. After sanding, I touched up the low spot / dimples with clear coat.
Driver rocker "after"
So while I was working on the driver side rocker, I caught a glimpse of the underside of the door. Swirls !
So I went over it with the orange CCS pad and M. 2400
Hint, taking pictures with the light facing you is not good for glamour shots:
Passenger side, underside of the fender:
Driver side coated with CQuartz Uk 3.0
Pass side Coated:
Yes, even the front section of the door was polished and coated ( the rotary extension for the Nano iBrid came in handy )
Driver sill panel cleaned with Meguiars #39, wiped down with CarPro Eraser and treated with solution finish. ( Video to follow next week )
You may be asking yourself, why didn't Gav post pictures of the underside of the passenger door ?
Well, it's not painted. Just primed with misc purple over spray.
It's hard not to get discouraged, wanting everything to be new and perfect. But, Barney needs to retain a bit of character so that's what I keep telling myself.
Somewhat picture heavy and many TLDR viewers but I will approach this thread like the others.
I have spent the last few weeks working on paint touch ups etc. For those that required a bit of wet sanding, it's a tedious process. Paint, wait for it to dry, paint, wait for it to dry.
Add clear ( in some scenarios ), wait for it to dry. Clear, wait for it to dry, sand etc. Its hard not to fall down the very deep hole of paint touch ups. I decided to only address the worst ones. The rocker panels are peppered so yeah FML.
I am working on the car in sections to some degree all leading up to the big day. That being polish and new coatings. I purchased Solution Finish to "restore" the windshield wiper cowl area.
Since it may be a PITA to Film, I decided to try it out on the door sill trim panels. What happened when I removed them ? DIRT !
On to the process:
Taped over the holes just in case but once the painters tape got wet, it did not do much of anything
Door sill trim, doesn't look terrible:
After a wash, some minor rust-skis
Passenger rocker
Sanded with 1000 grit and touched up bare spots
Driver side:
Compound sills with Rupes Nano iBrid, blue foam pad and Menzerna FG 400, finish polished with yellow foam pad and Rupes yellow finishing polish
Bottom of the driver fender, rock chips FTL but polished with PC, orange Lake country CCS pad and Menzerna 2400
The rocker panels were lightly sanded with 3000 grit, polished with a buff n shine urofiber 50/50 pad and menzerna FG400 + white LC foam pad with Rupes yellow finishing polish
*NOTE* The more and more that I am up close and personal with the car and an LED light, the more I think it lived a rough life before me. There are some bumps and bruises that I know about but fuck - ing Ch***t
There are fisheyes or solvent pop or both on the driver side rocker. After sanding, I touched up the low spot / dimples with clear coat.
Driver rocker "after"
So while I was working on the driver side rocker, I caught a glimpse of the underside of the door. Swirls !
So I went over it with the orange CCS pad and M. 2400
Hint, taking pictures with the light facing you is not good for glamour shots:
Passenger side, underside of the fender:
Driver side coated with CQuartz Uk 3.0
Pass side Coated:
Yes, even the front section of the door was polished and coated ( the rotary extension for the Nano iBrid came in handy )
Driver sill panel cleaned with Meguiars #39, wiped down with CarPro Eraser and treated with solution finish. ( Video to follow next week )
You may be asking yourself, why didn't Gav post pictures of the underside of the passenger door ?
Well, it's not painted. Just primed with misc purple over spray.
It's hard not to get discouraged, wanting everything to be new and perfect. But, Barney needs to retain a bit of character so that's what I keep telling myself.