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[Pics] 2001 Cobra - Always Bet on Black...


ForeverMaker

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... paint to be a pain in the ass!

 

This Cobra came to me with a decade of paint abuse. I don't think it was ever even washed correctly. Years of going through a paint-swirling automatic wash had taken its toll.

 

Since time was against me my focus was 80-90% swirl correction and I wasn't going to worry about anything else (no wheels, vinyl top, etc). Paint only. I would not be going after many deeper scratches and tracers which would require much more time (and a rotary).

 

Oh the horror...

 

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You get the idea. Now let the cleansing begin!

 

I am starting with a wash using Chemicals Guys Citrus Wash. Great for stripping off any residual waxes, etc. I then followed up with a claybar.

 

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Let the healing begin.

 

Test area after an initial pass... meh...

 

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Getting better (LOL at my face):

 

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The wing. You can see on the right the scratches, on the left nearly full correction...

 

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Near side, bad. Far side, good.

 

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First pass looking better!

 

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Now lets do a final pass with a finishing polish and a black Lake County pad...

 

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Looking meaner already!

 

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On to the wax.

 

If the German car gods themselves jerked off in a container and sold it for $50 this would be the result. From our friends in Germany we have Sonax Carnauba Wax.

 

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Goes on like butter...

 

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And comes off like butter...

 

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thanks for all the comments.

 

Great job, Ryan. And to think, I remember way back when you bought your first buffer ........ :)

 

lol yes I still have that in my arsenal.

 

Sweet!! Now can't wait to do mine. Wondered if the claybar would help mine. Now I know it will. Thanks for the thread! Needed to see that!!

 

Yes clay-barring will help to prepare the car for polishing. This car had been done recently, so it wasn't a huge step, hence why I didn't take any pics of it.

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Damn nice transformation for sure. I did that with 2x the surface area being it was our minivan. Definitely a labor of love. Well, love on a Cobra, not so much love on a van other than I have to drive it now and then.

 

The good news is if you keep good care of it, the next go-round won't be much at all. I plan to hit ours again before winter just so come spring it's not a bitch like it was this time.

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