Porsche Boxster987S
So , after pickin up the kestral DA polishing machine and all the equipment to go with it last week , i decided that im taking the car off the road to the end of the week. The main aim - returning it to showroom condition or better. This was my first time using a PC so iwas slighlty nervous. Anyway ill keep this thread updated with the finished pictures at the end
of the week hopefully.
The new equipment for the task in hand :
First thing was to get the car washed thoroughly. For this a used Duragloss shampoo and lambswool washmitt. (At this stage im not looking at the wheels but they will be taken off individually and properly cared for along with the arches.) After washing it was brought onto the driveway to have the windows and body dried using a megs water magnet.
I knew the car had some really badly affected areas with tar spots so the Autoglym Tar Remover was first to be used. Heres some before/afters or 50/50s
Next up was claying (megs clay and quick detailer). I decided to concentrate on only the front half of the car today (bonnet,bumper,front wings, and both doors. The main point of claying the car today was to remove all the previous products to allow me to start fresh on the paint. I had only clayed the car 6 months ago so didnt expect to see much dirt but there was more than i thought.
After claying i re-washed the car and got side tracked by letting myself do the door shuts.
The paint was ready for the machine after around 4 hours or so and a bit of masking up.
Polishing time. This was my first chance at using this so i started off by using a slightly softer 6'' pad and a more ''gentle'' polish (chemical guys PRO POLISH) At this point i felt a bit nervous but i took my time and got started.
The bonnet after using a buffing pad followed by a finish pad
I then waxed in the polish on the bonnet , wings and doors using dodo juice orange crush. This isnt the wax i want to use so i have ordered some swissvax onyx but this had to do today untill it arrives.
And 2 pics of how it stands tonight. The front half of the car is imaculate to say the least and is swirl free. Very happy with the progress on it so far and pleased to have my first experience with machine polishing under my belt.
of the week hopefully.
The new equipment for the task in hand :
First thing was to get the car washed thoroughly. For this a used Duragloss shampoo and lambswool washmitt. (At this stage im not looking at the wheels but they will be taken off individually and properly cared for along with the arches.) After washing it was brought onto the driveway to have the windows and body dried using a megs water magnet.
I knew the car had some really badly affected areas with tar spots so the Autoglym Tar Remover was first to be used. Heres some before/afters or 50/50s
Next up was claying (megs clay and quick detailer). I decided to concentrate on only the front half of the car today (bonnet,bumper,front wings, and both doors. The main point of claying the car today was to remove all the previous products to allow me to start fresh on the paint. I had only clayed the car 6 months ago so didnt expect to see much dirt but there was more than i thought.
After claying i re-washed the car and got side tracked by letting myself do the door shuts.
The paint was ready for the machine after around 4 hours or so and a bit of masking up.
Polishing time. This was my first chance at using this so i started off by using a slightly softer 6'' pad and a more ''gentle'' polish (chemical guys PRO POLISH) At this point i felt a bit nervous but i took my time and got started.
The bonnet after using a buffing pad followed by a finish pad
I then waxed in the polish on the bonnet , wings and doors using dodo juice orange crush. This isnt the wax i want to use so i have ordered some swissvax onyx but this had to do today untill it arrives.
And 2 pics of how it stands tonight. The front half of the car is imaculate to say the least and is swirl free. Very happy with the progress on it so far and pleased to have my first experience with machine polishing under my belt.
