Detailed! Brilliant Red '96 SVX. Under 15K Miles! Many Pics.

[fzel07wrx]

So this is our 1996 SVX LSi. The car that sits in the garage. Was bought it in 1996 brand new off the lot. It’s at 14,923 miles right now. Always kept it clean and waxed it with the autozone meguiars/mothers line products. I finally got the huge PC kit from detailersdomain a couple weeks ago, and this was the first car I tried it on. Little daunting at first with potentially harming the paint, but after doing a lot of research and having patience, it turned out great. I started Friday night and finished it up Sunday morning. Was way too much work for me doing it all at once on my first try. That being said, I can probably go much quicker on my next car. Now on to the products and pics!

Products Used:
Meguiars Wash with two bucket method
Meguiars Smooth Car Clay Kit

Uber Microfiber Towels

Portercable 7424
Menzerna PO91E (orange pad)
Menzerna PO106FA (white pad)
Menzerna PO115C (blue pad)
Einszett Glanz (red pad)

Stoner’s Invisible Glass
ShopVac

Wash


Before polish






After PO91 (minor marring apparent, but swirls removed!)








After PO106


Finished!

[fzel07wrx]

Corrected Paint.

[fzel07wrx]

Proof.


Showing a little love for my WRX.


Clicking on any of the pictures will take you to a high res one! All comments welcomed.

[RSVX]

[Wikedjuggalo]

If I had the money I'd gladly offer 20k

[Landshark]

excellent job, and great-looking SVX!

[maxg765]

Hello

Wow, what a nice SVX. So new looking.

Max

[WestCoastSVX]

The before and after pictures are amazing!

I mean the before picture shows that it's in near perfect condition and that dull shade of red is just what we are used to as "normal" for a good condition red SVX.

But two days of elbow grease really paid off, that's the nicest US red SVX I've ever seen, including in original sales materials!

Great job!

[ensteele]

Originally Posted by MacGyver

The before and after pictures are amazing!

I mean the before picture shows that it's in near perfect condition and that dull shade of red is just what we are used to as "normal" for a good condition red SVX.

But two days of elbow grease really paid off, that's the nicest US red SVX I've ever seen, including in original sales materials!

Great job!

Troy - you need to see Museum Quality again.

[subeman90]

Originally Posted by RSVX

yep! I have to agree with this guy.

[subeman90]

I also wanted to add that I am amazed by how nice the lights are. i thought from factory the lights were kinda blah.

[OzBloke]

G'day fzel07wrx

Great job with the paint correction.

For people who have not used clay on a car you would be amazed at the results. Did you use Lake County or Edge pads on the PC. I reckon the Menzerna products are very hard to beat. I haven't used the Einszett Glanz as a LSP. I will be interested to see how it lasts. Did you consider using a paint sealant before the wax?

Well done again. Love your work!

Cheers

Col

[SVXMAN2001]

beautiful looking car! The results are outstanding. I am curious, I started to research a bit on the polisher you are using the the products used as well. I recently had a complete repaint, would this process be too much for my car, seeing as I don't have any swirl marks or flaws?

[fzel07wrx]

First off, thank you both. Now to answer your questions.

Originally Posted by OzBloke

G'day fzel07wrx

Great job with the paint correction.

For people who have not used clay on a car you would be amazed at the results. Did you use Lake County or Edge pads on the PC. I reckon the Menzerna products are very hard to beat. I haven't used the Einszett Glanz as a LSP. I will be interested to see how it lasts. Did you consider using a paint sealant before the wax?

Well done again. Love your work!

Cheers

Col

I used Lake Country 5.5" pads. This is my first time using menzerna products but with the results I'm getting, I don't think I'll ever try out anything else. I love the stuff. And supposedly the glanz wax lasts for months. Even if it doesn't, I know it's better than the regular autozone meguiars products haha. Never thought about sealant. You say this goes on between the finishing glaze and wax? What are the benefits and could you name a nice product? Thanks.

Originally Posted by SVXMAN2001

beautiful looking car! The results are outstanding. I am curious, I started to research a bit on the polisher you are using the the products used as well. I recently had a complete repaint, would this process be too much for my car, seeing as I don't have any swirl marks or flaws?

I'd suggest having this kit around. Yes, I'd say it's too soon for the swirl removing polishes, but the PC takes out a lot of effort when applying a glaze/sealant/wax. I found that I prevent from applying too much product when using the PC as well. And then when your car gets those imperfections a number of months down the road, you're already all stocked up! Keep doing all the research though. I did 2-3 months worth before I bought anything.

[OzBloke]

[QUOTE=fzel07wrx;572821] Even if it doesn't, I know it's better than the regular autozone meguiars products haha. Never thought about sealant. You say this goes on between the finishing glaze and wax? What are the benefits and could you name a nice product? Thanks.

Extract from a online retailer: you have a couple of different families of products to use to protect your paint, the tried and proven natural Carnauba waxes like Pinnacle, P21s or Natty's or the more modern polymer rich sealants such as Wolfgang, Klasse, Poorboys EX-P or Zaino How you choose these is pretty much a personal choice, however we offer the following as a guide.

If you car is an daily driver and is parked outside in the elements all day then we would recommend the polymer products. Should you car be lucky enough to be garaged day and night the Carnauba are the way to go.

Like the Menzerna and Einszett these products are so much better than the quick off the shelf products. I have used Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant, Zaino Z2, Chemical Guys JetSeal 109. All are excellent.

I usually choose to seal, let it bond then wax.