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Old May 10, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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No before shots as i forgot.

Did this over 2 days due to the weather

Usual senario.

washed
clayed
PTD readings
Taped
Corrected
Glazed
Waxed twice
Plastics and rubbers treated/sealed.
Glass cleaned
Tyres/arches dressed

blah blah

Fair bit of wetsanding went on due to some deep blemishes. Pictures tell a thousand words!

Wash


Wet sand






Finished
















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Old May 10, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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looks good mate!
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Old May 10, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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looks bang on mate
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Old May 10, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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Looking good

Wish I could snow foam my new car, but wont risk the Ł1,000 fine for using my hose !
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Old May 10, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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Get yourself a pressure washer that will suck from a container

If your not using water from a tap then they cant do diddly squat about it lol
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Old May 10, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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Get yourself a pressure washer that will suck from a container

If your not using water from a tap then they cant do diddly squat about it lol
I'll have to look in to that, I've got two large water butts full of water
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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I have just started doing the water butt trick with buckets and the karcher. Get some funny looks from the neighbours
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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Looks spot on.
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 10:07 PM
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looks mint!
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Looks good! Is this now for sale on eBay?
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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Sorry it's s9 ors that's for sale number looked familiar
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 01:20 PM
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nice work there , what were the readings and what did you do wetsanding wise?
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 09:21 PM
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Readings as in paint thickness ? every panel had paint at some point in its life, with readings between 230 and 310

Wet sanding i used 2500 and 3000grit, lots of water and rinsing the paper after every couple of strokes, checking thickness after every few strokes.
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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Sounds good mate job done
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