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Old 05-06-14, 04:11 PM
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I bought this car last November, eager to get working on the paint which was in terrible shape. After months of waiting in the dark and cold winter, i decided that i would finally get going on restoration this weekend. I started by filling in the paint chips. I then moved on to compound, polish, and wax the car. These are my results. Before going into this i knew close to nothing about detailing cars etc... This car has brought me many miles forward in my detailing hobby!
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Here's the before...
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Here's the finished product!
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Another before/after shot.
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Whoa, that's awesome man! Looks brand new! How long did the restore take?
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Dang man, looks good!
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Well done....
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Originally Posted by Maserati
Whoa, that's awesome man! Looks brand new! How long did the restore take?
I did most of my restoration gradually over the last 4/5 months. The compounding/polishing/waxing took about a day and a half. I would say that if i were to go from start to finish with the whole restoration, it would have taken me around 2 weeks.
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Wow what a difference. I am starting to get in to detailing also maybe you might be able to show me a thing or two.
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