To start the preservation I decided to work on the pass side roof and see how much the ole Matador Red will come back to life.
Steps used to accomplish this was the following:
1. Wash with your favorite dish soap. Mine is Dawn and dry with a microfiber towel
2. Pick a clay bar of your choice and go over the area you are preparing. Mine for this project is Pinnacle clay bar and Meguiars Quick Detailer as the lubricant.
3. Apply a generous coating of Meguiars #7 polish and hand polish it like you are mad at it and let it sit overnight and out of direct sunlight.
4. 800, 1500 and finally 2k wet grit paper - work backwards to make sure you don't go too far on prepping the painted surface and then go back in the order listed. Every car is different so I can't stress this enough but take your time and practice before you get aggressive with the paper.
5. Meguiars #105 with a wool pad on a DA polisher. Reason I do not use a buffer as you can burn the paint quickly if you are not used to operating one. DA polisher is much more forgiving in this regard.
6. Meguiars #105 with a firm microfiber pad on a DA polisher.
7. Meguiars #105 with a medium (maroon Meguiars) pad on a DA polisher.
8. Meguiars #205 with a soft (black Meguiars) pad on a DA polisher.
9. Finish the area again with #7
Now these are the steps I use and seem to have decent success with this. Realize that every car is different and other products will most likely do the same but for me I have had positive results using Meguiars so that is what I used.
Photo 10 - After washing and clay barring the application of the #7
Photo 11 - Roof after after wet sanding and #105 & #205 (steps 5-9)
Photo 12 - Sail panel after wet sanding and before polishing
Photo 13 - Sail panel after polishing
Photo 14 - Pass quarter before steps listed in previous post
Photo 15 - Pass quarter after
Photo 16 - Pass door before
Photo 17 - Pass door after
Photo 18 - Quarter and door after
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