Black car blues

[SublimeZ]

I picked up an SL550 roadster on Memorial Day. It looked good, but all horizontal surfaces were VERY rough. So out comes clay bar

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eww.

Cleaned up a bit

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[SublimeZ]

Looks pretty good, right... not so fast. Under LED lights the scratches are very visible

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[SublimeZ]

Didn't think my PC buffer would be enough, but it's what I got.

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Hood done (cut only, no glaze or wax). Made a big diff, but still needs a rotary

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Gonna finish tomorrow, more pix then

 

[SublimeZ]

Whew, that was a lotta work.

Had just enough time to get 2 pix before rain

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Final thoughts: eliminated some scratches, needs a rotary to be perfect. Still, car looks better

 

[Notloudenuf]

Time for some shiny car top down driving

 

[SublimeZ]

Just to go get fuel. Too freakin hot for topless
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[chithead]

Dang, where do you live, Ramtown? Think I counted 4 of them on your street there.

 

[SublimeZ]

This is Texas, there's trucks (of all flavors) everywhere

 

[SublimeZ]

Ewwww

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Ahhhh

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