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On Tuesday, I picked up my 92' Saab 900S. I was quite dissapointed in the condition of the paint after handing the check over. I thought that I would just have to live with it, I was wrong!
First a little histroy. The car was originally purchased in TN. Then it was sold in 94' to a neighbor who lived down the road from the 1st owner. A few years later, the new owners daughter need a college car. She drove it from 40K to 150k. It saw AL, VA, TN, and finally VT for the past 2 years. It has pretty much all the service records and paper work..The car has never been hit and all paint and glass are original..The fenderwells where never undercoated and suprisingly rust free down to the suspension components.
My steps..
1. DC wash
2. Quik Clay (most improvment) Took a night and a morning.
3. DC Paint Cleaner
4. DC Polish
5 2 coats NXT (liquid)
Before
After
It's still not a 100% perfect from damage caused from pine pitch and bird dropping but it's a 100% improvement. I never thought the car would clean up so well..
In total my father and I spent about 2 days on the paint. Claying took the longest, but was the biggest improvment. I can guarantee my 14year old paint is smoother than some new cars sitting on the lots..
Unfortunatley, the camera doesn't do it justice, but it does show improvement..
I'm very impressed with Meguiars products and will continue to use them and encourage other to do so as well!
Hope you enjoyed
First a little histroy. The car was originally purchased in TN. Then it was sold in 94' to a neighbor who lived down the road from the 1st owner. A few years later, the new owners daughter need a college car. She drove it from 40K to 150k. It saw AL, VA, TN, and finally VT for the past 2 years. It has pretty much all the service records and paper work..The car has never been hit and all paint and glass are original..The fenderwells where never undercoated and suprisingly rust free down to the suspension components.
My steps..
1. DC wash
2. Quik Clay (most improvment) Took a night and a morning.
3. DC Paint Cleaner
4. DC Polish
5 2 coats NXT (liquid)
Before
After
It's still not a 100% perfect from damage caused from pine pitch and bird dropping but it's a 100% improvement. I never thought the car would clean up so well..
In total my father and I spent about 2 days on the paint. Claying took the longest, but was the biggest improvment. I can guarantee my 14year old paint is smoother than some new cars sitting on the lots..
Unfortunatley, the camera doesn't do it justice, but it does show improvement..
I'm very impressed with Meguiars products and will continue to use them and encourage other to do so as well!
Hope you enjoyed
) It might look even better if you dress the trim and tires though.
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