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Presidential Detailed: '03 COBRA

A friend of mine just picked this car up a week ago from a local Ford Dealer. I honestly do not know how their detail department gets away with putting out this kind of work! This car was in the worse condition out of ALL the cars I have done so far..keep in mind this is Ford paint..its moderately hard. Also keep in mind this was 1 WEEK AFTER Ford detailed it.. http://is.rely.net/1-92-83128-l-OQ7p...WduI005zmA.gif

Id also like to mention that this was my first time using M105, I dont think a polish/compound can get any better than this! Most of the reviews say its got a learning curve, maybe I just did enough research before I tried using it. this stuff is no joke, it literrally removes ALL defects in 20-30 seconds whereas SIP/PFW would have taken atleast 3-5 minutes! It would have taken 4 passes to do what I did with M105 twice to get the same results...I have definitely found my new favorite!

Exterior:
Optimum Car Wash
DD "Uber" Red Drying Towel
DD "Uber" Wool Mitt
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m "green" Masking Tape
Optimum Instant Detail Spray
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Adam's Invisible Undercarriage Spray
Megs M105/Megs Solo Burgandy Wool x2
Menzerna 106ff/LC FLAT White 5.5" and 4"
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels
Black WOW
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Swissvax Pneu

LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Dewalt Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow

BEFORE:
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4374.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4375.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4378.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4380.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4381.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4383.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4386.jpg

The hood was horrendous looking with deep swirling and holograms galore! the entire hood was like this...
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4387.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4388.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4395.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4392.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4393.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4394.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4396.jpg

Re: Presidential Detailed: '03 COBRA (the twanksta)

Now in the halogens.. :ignore:

Hood..
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4405.jpg

Front Fender..
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4406.jpg

Front Fender..
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4407.jpg

Door..
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4408.jpg

Rear Fender..
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4408.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4412.jpg

50/50 with SIP/PFW..not quite enough but almost.
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4418.jpg

This side with M105/Burgandy Wool. It left its own marring but it removed all defects very weel and in VERY LITTLE time. Was almost effortless!
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4419.jpg

This side with SIP/PFW. I got a pretty good finish with this combo, however there were still traces of defects throughout the panel and took considerably more time to remove less defects. So I chose to do the car with M105.
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4420.jpg

SIP LEFT/BEFORE/M105 RIGHT
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4421.jpg

I did a small section over my M105 panel with 106FF/LC FLAT WHITE and found no holograms just as TSC17 said! Saved me ALOT of time!
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4426.jpg

Driver/Passenger door after M105/Wool x2
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4443.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4435.jpg

Fender Before:
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4436.jpg

Fender After M105/Wool x2
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_4441.jpg

Re: Presidential Detailed: '03 COBRA (the twanksta)

Very good job! Looks great. I like the Ford dealer detail job http://images.honda-tech.com/set1//smile/emcrook.gif

haha, yeah unfortunately almost ALL dealers will do the same thing...

What are the big chunks I'm seeing?

Are those rock chips/damage?

Yes, those are HUGE rock chips. This car has over 90k miles and was single owned by a lady who did only highway driving...sucks!

Fortunately the owner is going to respray the hood, bumper, mirros to get it in top shape! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: (Presidential_Detail)

He needs to take it back to the Ford dealer and show them how it looks now. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: (SneezinCD5)

He already did! Haha! Now hopefully they try to wash it for him! http://is.rely.net/1-92-30009-l-tEzP...BTGi0jOCgA.gif

Re: (Presidential_Detail)

Looks pretty good...for being a ford. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

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Right there with ya buddy! http://is.rely.net/1-92-29998-l-1gbM...AmVuBW3hGg.gif

Re: (Presidential_Detail)

Re: Presidential Detailed: '03 COBRA (Presidential_Detail)

hey. your the guy who detailed the yellow itr on autogeek, right?

Re: Presidential Detailed: '03 COBRA (builthatch)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by builthatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey. your the guy who detailed the yellow itr on autogeek, right?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, sure am!

Re: Presidential Detailed: '03 COBRA (Presidential_Detail)

nice job, i drive a black car as well and am probably going to use this as a DIY. btw, you have pm https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

hey good job on the detailing, i just picked up a toyota supra and the paint is in similar shape, the car is also black and the swirls look similar, can you post the products you used and the steps?

Its all in the first post. Its going to require a high speed buffer and i wouldnt recommend it unless you have experience. Good luck!

Re: (Presidential_Detail)

ok thanks what other method can i use to remove swirls from my paint since you know what your doing, im a noob when it comes to this.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Reego. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok thanks what other method can i use to remove swirls from my paint since you know what your doing, im a noob when it comes to this.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Get yourself a PC random orbit machine, they sell full kits on autogeek.net and detailersdomain.com. Just pick a started kit that fits your budget.

Re: (Presidential_Detail)

i've look over the details but still not sure on the steps. can you list the steps that you take to get it so perfect. do i also need to wet sand my car to. im kinda a noob at this.

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Originally Posted by ahmongboi

i've look over the details but still not sure on the steps. can you list the steps that you take to get it so perfect. do i also need to wet sand my car to. im kinda a noob at this.

I wouldnt wet sand the car at all, most defects can be taken out just by polishing although it would need a high speed polisher and some pretty heavy polishes or compounds. I dont have time to list all the steps at the moment, but I will try to get back on here later and post them! Thanks and good luck!