The Guz Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I did this about a month ago. Figured I would share it here. A few months ago I did a full correction on my brothers car. I posted that in the following thread. The sealant/wax combo lasted about 8 months. http://www.w-body.com/topic/54031-2003-pontiac-grand-prix-paint-correction-detail/It was time to move on to the next level of protection with a coating. He was intrigued by it and decided to have that applied. I did not take to many before photos. He did a good job in maintaining it. He was not looking to have a show car finish as this is his daily driver.Here's a video of the initial pass I made with a polishing pad and some M205. A few more passes left the surface in very good shape for the next polishing step using Menzerna SF3800. [video=vimeo;146601989] 50/50 on the pillars using M205 on a 3" Lake Country Tangerine Hydrotech pad. The hood is not OEM and thus the paint is not OEM. It is on the hard side and my test spot with M205 on a Meguiar's thin yellow polishing pad was not giving me the result I wanted. I moved to a Meguiar's thin burgundy pad with some Meguiar's M100 compound. It did finish LSP (last step product) ready. I followed up with M205 on a Meguiar's polishing pad followed by a final step of Menzerna SF3800 on a Meguiar's thin black finishing pad. The remainder of the car was a 2 step with M205 and SF3800. The car was then coated with Ameriarmour which is a 2 year semi permanent glass paint coating. A couple photos as soon as I pulled it out of the garage. We ended up taking a ride to another place to take a few photos. This is the location for the old CSI Miami TV show headquarters. Wouldn't be So Cal without the palm trees. The sun was shifting and this is the last shot before we left. Products used: Wash: Foam Gun, Meguiar's D110 Hyper Wash, Iron X (As always I use this wash method http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...shing-car.html) Paint decon: Meguiar's D155 Last Touch, Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay bar Compound: Meguiar's M100 + Meguiar's DFC5 Thin Burgundy Cutting Pad (hood only), Meguiar's 3" Microfiber Cutting Disk + M100 for spot correction Polish: Meguiar's M205 + Meguiar's DFP5 Thin Yellow Polishing Pad, Menzerna SF3800 + Meguiar's DFF5 Thin Black Finishing pad Coating prep: CarPro eraser Coating: Ameriarmour (2 coats 1 hour apart) Wheels: Meguiar's DUB wheel cleaner, Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Coating Booster to boost Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating Wheel Wells: Meguiar's D160 All Season Dressing Tires: Meguiar's D143 Non-Acid Wheel & Tire Cleaner, Pinnacle Black Onyx Tire Gel (2 coats) Grilles: Meguiar's D103 All Purpose Cleaner+, Meguiar's Ultimate Black Aerosol Trim Restorer (done off the car) Exhaust tips: Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner & Brightener Glass: Meguiar's D120, Detailer's Pro Glass Coating still going strong Trim: Mothers Back to Black Heavy Duty Trim Cleaner, Blackfire Total Trim & Tire Sealant Interior: Vacuum, Meguiar's Upholstery Cleaner, 303 Fabric Guard, Meguiar's Natural Shine, Meguiar's Leather Sealer System, Meguiar's New Car Scent Air-Refresher Tool: Meguiar's MT300 dual action polisher, Porter Cable 7424XP dual action polisher, 2" Harbor Freight Orbital pwmin, sean1991olds, rich_e777 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 So what your telling me is that CSI Miami actually happened in California?!?! Oh....and GREAT results on the car! I'd love to live in a place where salt wasn't used on the roads but I'm sure you guys have other environmental issues to keep up with as well. The Guz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movielover40 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Beautiful job on the paint there.... The Guz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbeat1991 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 That's one sweet car. Pretty cool pic location, too. The Guz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guz Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 So what your telling me is that CSI Miami actually happened in California?!?! Oh....and GREAT results on the car! I'd love to live in a place where salt wasn't used on the roads but I'm sure you guys have other environmental issues to keep up with as well. Beautiful job on the paint there.... That's one sweet car. Pretty cool pic location, too. Thanks guys. The red color on this car is a great color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 So what your telling me is that CSI Miami actually happened in California?!?! WTF? .... I feel so deceived, like H. violated my trust all those years. Makes me wonder if Miami Vice was even filmed there! Certainly Crockett wouldn't trick us like that. That car looks amazing though, nice work. runt and The Guz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Stunning! The Guz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Nice work! I just saw this one Autopia today! The Guz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W30olds Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Damn that looks awesome! Great looking car The Guz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I like everything about this car The Guz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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