I thought I'd move my updates for this from the 'weekend' thread as there will probably be as many updates as Peggys Lambo project

Car was in a definate need of a wash...using my birds da's Karcher..have to say I was impressed..I've never used a portable one before and might make the
investment!


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BEFORE: Some VERY bad clear coat scratching on this car...poor thing has obviously been attacked with a sponge for manys a year :(


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AFTER: First timer using a DA so I will admit I haven't the foggiest what I'm doing...but thats the advantage of using the Kestrel DA
I started off with the finishing pad and menzrena final finish, I then moved onto Menzrena medium cut and finishing pad, and then to medium cutting pad and medium cut menzerna. The car actually looks like it has a new wing on it and it hasn't even been waxed yet! RESULT :) definately some Voodoo inside that Kestrel machine :)

I only done the top half of the wing , I took currans advice as its back breaking repetitive stuff..so I am goin to choose a panel and move through the car


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I only picked one of these up the other day in Aldi :) 11.99....you do not want to try and detail without one!


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Some small scrapes still need doing but a 1000% improvment


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ALOT DONE...............MORE TO DO.:cool:

what is this its seems to do a brilliant job, is it a special compound or a machine?

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what is this its seems to do a brilliant job, is it a special compound or a machine?

Both...forget about even trying to do this without a DA polisher..the lidl/argos/halfords buffers are no use here.

I haven't even polished it yet by the way! just been cutting the clearcoat to remove the scratching!

Todays Effort:

Another few hours lost on the car...This is a mammoth task hopefully I will have this all done by end of month..and then I will move onto a wheel refurb.

Claybar Kit...what a godsend..Following recommendation from last week I picked one up...I rubbed my hand on the panel from last week and its not near as smooth as the clayed wing...Its like glass!.


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Again I only did 1 wing as it can get frustrating!

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AFTER: Still a small scrape and little scratching up a 90% improvement...if all goes to all these can be filled with SRP..
I am going to move on and come back to the dificult ones at the end.


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After: 95% Improvment over all.


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Some stone chips need sorting and paint 'bubbling' (a common issue on MR2 paint)


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MILLER TIME!!!!!!!!!! :D


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that is very good, sounds like a plan im definatley gonna try that
nice 1 for describing it and putting uyp da photos i never even heard of that before

Is that difference just with the clay bar?! or polish as well. Looks class

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Is that difference just with the clay bar?! or polish as well. Looks class

nah man the clay bar just removes the contaniments from the panel.

Example if I run the back of my hand on yesterdays work its like glass, but last weeks panel isn't as smooth.

Great Job

I am convinced the previous owner washed this car with rocks ...I'm not trying to achieve 100% correction but if I get it to 90% I will be happy.
Can't wait to get the blacklight on her

Today I did the top half of the passenger door, time cosuming stuff, but have to say the DA is the best thing I've gotten for the car when you see the
change in paint it makes the effort seem worthwhile.

Car was clayed and polished with Menzerna Medium cut polish and pad.

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Looking great!

Your doing a great job

Cracking looking results there, well worth the effort I would say.

Cheers lads, looking forward to the end result, haven't even waxed it yet ..just using some cutting polish to remove the imperfections, makes some difference.

Shame I don't have a garage ...it could be a while til the final product.

looking very good will ya do mine?

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looking very good will ya do mine?

once is enough for a big task like this

...looks like I'm not gonna catch a break with the weather today...

Got a dry spell earlier and got a small bit done:

BEFORE: - Hard to take pics today but the door had clear coat scratching everywhere!


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BEFORE - Clearcoat scratching and Visible to Naked Eye scratch:


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After - Reduced scratch but still noticable under light:


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Barely noticeable now without halogen light:


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And then there was the rain before I could get any further!


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Got home from work and as I'd clayed the panel already decided to finish off the half I missed...was starving at the end of it!

Enjoy

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I didn't realise the car was so bad..don't think theres a panel that hasn't met the dreaded sponge!

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Still small clearcoat scratch under light but a million% improvement!


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More!

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& Finally

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Side HALF/HaLF (Notice difference between top and bottom, the colour is coming up nicely :) )


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There is some difference there indeed, I think the car will look smashing when your done.

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There is some difference there indeed, I think the car will look smashing when your done.

I have yet to run blacklight or the final stage polish on it so here hoping!

looking good mine could do with a clean as well!

Done some today...the roof and most of the inner part (with brake light)..feckin weather was yoyoing all day


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Scratch less noticeable afterwards

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With the ever changing weather I forgot to take some before shots..overall the clearcoat wasn't that bad in comparison to the side of the car:


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Inner Roof done...effort!


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Multiple Scratching...almost complete correction

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More scratching..massive improvement

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This was a bitch to get at! I'll have to have another go at it but 90% there :)

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As above...feckin tough to get at.

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................till next time! :D

Dam!!!! love the last 2, b4 and after pics..big diff welll done man

painstaking stuff but will be worth the effort in the end...can't wait to get the actual polish on it

was goin for a respray my self.... but having closly looked at ur project so far i dunno???? this could be worth more... doin it...what i mean is ur gettin a great result and ya get a hell of a lot more satisfaction outta doin it ur self rather than just sendin the 2 off for a respray...dam..ya have me thinkin hard

greg wrote:
was goin for a respray my self.... but having closly looked at ur project so far i dunno???? this could be worth more... doin it...what i mean is ur gettin a great result and ya get a hell of a lot more satisfaction outta doin it ur self rather than just sendin the 2 off for a respray...dam..ya have me thinkin hard

whats wrong with your paint is it just getting dull?

theres another group buy for the DA kits on boards.ie.

You could also look at using SRP and EGP autoglym hand products that are great fillers although its a thing that will have to be kept at I did it once and it was enough!

the paint work on my 2 is just dull and marked.. 20 years of abuse..also some rust as the car is an english import, some footballer off the arsnel team had it for a long time (i know nothing about football) other than the guy really didnt look after the 2 that well at all,
thanks for advice im defo gonna give this a go i enjoy doin stuff like that
so im gonna embark on this journey...polish on...polish off..

I've seen some stunning restorations around with polishing. Having said that if you have actual damage to the paint (deep scratches) etc it takes a lot of work or possible respraying the damaged area.