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| Sold My Soul For Mods Car: '05 CGM STi Fav Mod: Track Time Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 6,762
IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (14) | This is my dad's car. It's garage kept and not driven much, but the clearcoat is extremely soft and marring is tough to avoid. Because the clear is soft and the swirling wasn't very deep, I decided to go light on the polishing. However, 106FF didn't want to cooperate for some reason so I had to get a little creative. The process was: Wash: -Wheels w/ P21S gel -Tires/Wells w/ Zep Degreaser 4:1 -Foam w/ Pinnacle Shampoo in Gilmour gun -Wash w/ Dawn and Shmitt -Dry w/ Cobra waffle weave and compressed air -Spot clay w/ Sonus Green (very little contamination) -Clay wheels w/ Mother's Yellow clay -Clean wax residue from clear bra edges w/ IPA and q-tips Correction: -106FF (80%) and Clearkote RMG (20%) mix on LC CCS White (6.5" and 4") @ 1600rpm -Clearkote Pink Moose on LC CCS Grey @ 1000rpm Finishing: -Clearkote CMW by hand -CG Jetseal109 on wheels -CG Silk Shine on tires -CG VRG on lower moldings/windshield cowl Interior (pretty clean to begin with, no pics): -Vacuum -Dash/trim w/ Megs QID -Windows w/ IG and white Cobra waffle weave Before (P21S gel dwelling on wheels): ![]() ![]() Foamed: ![]() After washing and drying: ![]() ![]() Taped off for polishing, except for the front bumper which required a LOT of taping around clear bra edges: ![]() ![]() And done, after about 14 hours of work over 2 days. It was dark and raining so no sun pics but i used the flash: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. |
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| Poor Speed Racer Car: 96 328 Fav Mod: Tightening the nut behind the wheel! Location: Northern VA Posts: 8,441
IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (8) | OOOOHHHH very nice!! now, you need to do that to your hotness and snap some pictures |
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| Sold My Soul For Mods Car: '05 CGM STi Fav Mod: Track Time Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 6,762
IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (14) | Thanks. The clear bra covers the front bumper, half of the hood/front fenders, wheel arches, etc. It was a real pain in the ass to tape it all off. Quote:
What I'm talking about is propped up against my toolbox.Quote:
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Car: 04WRX /STi Swap Fav Mod: TiC AST Coilovers!!! Location: Tri-State, USA Posts: 1,332
IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (92) | which racetracks are those on the window? |
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Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,828
IWSTI Addict since: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7) | lookin great dan. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. |
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