No garage queens or fresh paint detailing pics in this thread!
Vehicle: 1995 Mercury Mystique
Condition: clearcoat fading/gone in some areas, paint color fading gone in some areas, scratches, rust spots, chips, major swirls, etc.
Last wash: Years
Last wax: Never?
I decided to detail exactly one half of the car (like at SZ 06) to get a true comparison of the results.
Passenger side:
- wash
Driver side:
- wash
- clay
- paint cleaner, Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Cleaner Wax
- polish, Zaino ZPC
- polish, Menzerna Final Polish II
- Sealant, Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant
Passenger side:
Driver side:
Trunk, passenger side:
Trunk comparison:
Hood comparison:
Reflection and flakes:
The paint could use a more aggressive polish to get more of the swirls out, but due to the cleacoat being so thin I'm not going to risk it.
As I've said in the past, it's easy to make a car shine - getting rid of swirls is the true challenge!
Here's a sneak peek of what I'm dealing with:
It's cups and cups of coffee and dirt that has been sitting for ~5+ years, and it is everywhere - each floor section, seats, seat backs, center console, etc.
Interior detail/pics to come.
