Cleaned/clayed/waxed paint (pics)

[Dan Werling]

Hey everyone, I kind of figured this might be the correct topic to post under since I guess its maintainance... After work yesterday I took my car back to the dealership's detail dept that I work and got to work on the SHO. The exterior of the car hasnt really ever been much to get excited about but after washing the whole car, then clay barring the paint it started to shine up a lot more. Im not sure how many of you here have ever used a clay bar but you just need to use a lot of water to keep the clay lubricated. You can feel the grit in the paint even if it looks clean, although you will feel the clay slide easier once the grit has been removed. This is really good for removing some permanent waterspots, overspray, and tree sap. It took about an hour to clay the entire car and the clay was really dirty after I was done, even though i thought the car was originally very clean. After you clay the car you must rewax the car, and thats pretty straight forward so here are some pictures of the results. I used to work in a body shop so if anyone has any questions let me hear em, I'll try to help ya! ENJOY my purdy car!!!

 

[Dan Werling]

 

[shonole]

Looks good!

Now all you need is more pictures with the girl in your sig posing on the car.

Maybe one of these days I will have a chance to get out there and do this to my green 93! Seeing your's reminds me of how nice the green can look!

 

[Whip]

looks sweet! come to riverview and do mine i will pay ya for it

 

[shomesomesho]

sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[1993MTXSHO]

looks nice i think I might have to do that to mine. You have any pictures of the car before you did that?

 

[89SHOMAN666]

Very Nice! Always feels good to see your car that clean!

 

[SHOOFF13]

Looks beautiful... Reminds me of what my car looked like when it was stock... Looks really good keep up the good work... Everytime I look at such a clean SHO I fall in love all over again, lol...

 

[SHO2NV]

Mmmmmmmmmm greeeeeeeen.

There's nothing like a freshly cleaned car, looks great!!

 

[jeanrw2000]

Nice car, looks really good.

 

[Dan Werling]

Thanks guys for the compliments it means a lot. The car looks really good the pictures but it does need some touch up. The front bumper has a lot of love bug damage and the rear bumper isnt perfect either but the paint in between is nice. I had pictures of the car before this but for some reason the old link on the forum won't work, I will search the computer for old pictures, but it did a lot for this car.:wave:

 

[laxmax327]

i wish mine looked half that good. how much would something like that run you at a small body shop you think? mine also needs a good bit of touchup paint though.

 

[Dan Werling]

The touchup would be expensive, the price comes from the cost of the prep work. There is lots of labor (time) involved in painting whole panels, it can get expensive really quick. The clay bar is usually pretty cheap on auto stores, you don't need much. The piece I used on my whole car was maybe only 3" diameter. Thats using it flattened out like a pancake... Once one area gets dirty, you fold the clay over and use it until it flattens out again, and just keep doing that...

 

[350TPI]

How did you get the innermost lights(i think they are called fishtanks)to light up?I noticed mine dont and do not even have a place to put a bulb in them.Is there some special mod for them to light up or is there a bulb in them that doesnt come in from the back?Thanks,chris.

 

[shocrates]

How did you get the innermost lights(i think they are called fishtanks)to light up?I noticed mine dont and do not even have a place to put a bulb in them.Is there some special mod for them to light up or is there a bulb in them that doesnt come in from the back?Thanks,chris.

Adding Lights to the "Fish Tanks"

 

[350TPI]

Thank you shocrates.

 

[1stSHO]

Nice!!

You have close ups of the girl in the sig??? I think she has something on her rear, id like to look closer, maybe i can get it for her!!

 

[Dan Werling]

you want to touch the hiney?

 

[etc1006]

Looks great, Dan! Another formerly wrecked car to boot. I've been kicking around doing that to mine. I have a few areas I need to do some small body fixes to first. I've had a clay bar for ages. Works great! Did I ever send you "before" shots of my core support?

 

[Dan Werling]

I didnt see any pictures of the core support before... How did that all turn out? I love seeing wrecked cars come back to life.