2001 Carerra 4 Goes from Meh to WOW!

[TTQ B4U]

So Steve O contacted me a few weeks back with a potential detail request for a car he may be selling. After a quick stop by and test panel / evaluation we agree on the process to go by to restore the finish of the vehicle which was loaded with swirls and several areas of scratches.

 

It's a good looking car just in styling but the finish was absolutely killing the real beauty of it. The good news was that I was pretty confident we could shave 10+ years off it.

 

So how did she look coming in? Yuck.

 

First, the car was loaded with swirls. So much so that it's not the layer of dirt that was dulling it but the fact that your eye couldn't actually see through the swirls to see the color was actually black. It looked like the lid of a 10 year old grill that sat outside. Next it was loaded with water spots etched into the paint so combined, it was a real mess. Looked great wet though

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052721/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052720/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052722/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052723/original.jpg

 

 

AFTER:

 

Full Gallery of images located here:

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/2001_carerra_4_gallery

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166055937/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166055940/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166055939/original.jpg

 

 

 

 

No more SWIRLS!!! Nearly 95-98% correction for this baby

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166055941/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166055942/original.jpg

 

 

 

Cowl area restored from nearly white fading to a nicely re-dyed deep satin gray/black

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166055943/original.jpg

 

 

Black Mirrors:

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052726/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052727/original.jpg

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052729/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/166052730/original.jpg

Edited August 20, 2017 by TTQ B4U

[TTQ B4U]

Updated pics and link to the gallery.

 

Thanks again for the opportunity Steve! I can't wait for you to see her upon pick up!

[STEVE-O]

Thank you looks a thousand times better. Well worth the expense

[2 Sweet]

Beautiful transformation

[TimTaylor751647545500]

WOW indeed.