Well...This was interesting.
Every detailer has a horror story, and this car certainly fits the bill.
Brief was to bring this rather sad looking 626 up to a presentable condition for a nieces first car after getting her licence. Sounds easy, really was not lol.
The pictures do not really do justice to the condition this car was in, and the level I managed to correct it to.
As presented
Removing tar and metal particles from surface...Good lord.
Post wash inspection...Oh Lord, what have I let myself in for here.
How bad is it under lights...Yeah, that bad
What the....
Very deep scratching, swirls, and paint oxidation.
2 Passes with compound.
3rd pass with compound.
4th pass with compound. That is about as good as it is going to get. Had a lot of trouble getting a decent shot of this, so sorry about blurring.
Roof was better. 1st pass with compound. Removed light swirls though a couple of deeper scratches were still present.
2nd pass with compound and finished down. Now we are talking.
Bit of a gap in pictures. Was working late and buggered by then. Boot as good as it was going to get.
Nice gloss coming up on the sides. Apart from some light swirls and chips, the surface was surprisingly good.
More gaps in pics, was rushing my arse off to get the trim plastics restored. Daylight pics before collection.
Total work time 22 hours (with some interior tidying) Decontamination took a whopping 5 hours!!