A-RoN'sZ

Yeah...which was the idea of the owner/friend since he did the work this time. The difference is really dramatic in person compared to before, especially the bumper cover because it looked like alligator skin before and literally had no gloss to it. I'm very happy this time, I just hope it stays looking this good.

-Freak-

Looks pretty damn nice. Hopefully everything blended well and it looks uniform with the rest of the body when you get it into day light.

ITSA6

you need to get it back so we can see some better pictures!

archemedes

if he did the mixing right you should be fine. Did he bake it or just let it air dry? If baked wet sand and wheel after a week or so, no wax for at least 30 days, if not baked wet sand and wheel after 30 days no wax for a year at least (other wise you get solvents trapped and it looks like milk under glass)

A-RoN'sZ

Not exactly sure what wheeling is Arch lol (buffing?)...Um it was like 90ish degrees in the booth when he painted it (we were there) and he's been in business for about 35 years, so he pretty well knows what he's doing with his mixing. He used some "slow" paint with retarder in it because it was so hot. We had to wait a little while between coats and stuff, but he said it would make the paint look much better in the end. He told me no wax at all (because of the silicon) for at least 30 days, and he said we could wet sand and wax after 2-3 weeks. Oh and it does match up well even in the sunlight, so I am very pleased.

A-RoN'sZ

Oh and I've got it back, but no chance to take pics yet. I will really try to get some here in a little while...been busy since college started. Engineering isn't easy lol.

archemedes

wheeling is buffing, if it's not baked I wouldn't wax it this year. It takes a long time for the solvents to evaporate (baking is done at over 120 degrees)

97z2801ss

thats awesome man

A-RoN'sZ

Yeah Arch I'm not gonna be in any hurry to wax the front clip...would a little spray detailer hurt after a couple of months? The reason I ask is because I use it to take away water spots.

Thanks man!

archemedes

depends on the detailer, you don't want anything that says it seals (if it contains any wax don't use it for a while and if it contains silicone don't ever use it on paint)

A-RoN'sZ

What about Meguiars or Mothers? Or any other ideas on an easy way to get off water spots?

archemedes

if it gets water spots wash it, then dry it (the water spot is from minerals in teh rain)

98CamaroZ28

same with a hose...if you dont dry it with a tower = water spots...I need to wash my car again...damn

A-RoN'sZ

Yeah...when I wash it I dry it w/ a towel, but it still leaves water smears all over the paint. I even bought one of the Mr. Clean autodry systems and it doesn't really work either...

Bernotas05

Buy yourself a Shammy. They soak up the water and no smears. Look around at your local auto parts store where they have all the detail items like terry towels and **** you should see them around there.