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This 2003 Lancer Evo started off with the normal signs that come with years of improper washing techniques: swirls swirls and more swirls. So many swirls that the metallic flake in the paint was nearly completely unnoticeable. The black paint looked fabed and grey from light being reflected in a million different directions from the shallow scratches (as shallow scratches are what swirl marks actually are). The vehicle also suffered from some Random Isolated Deep Scratches(RIDS), some which were not 100% removed from machine polishing. Other than the abused looking paint, the vehicle was actually in very good shape, with very few deep blemishes / dents, and few signs of hardwater/bird bomb etching.
The Evo upon arrival
Looking quite faded, and we haven’t even got the loose dirt/dust off yet
Chemical Guy’s Sticky Wheel Cleaner applied to the rims and calipers, P21S TAW used on the tires, lower panels, and inside the gas door, to loosen grime.
Foamed down the vehicle with Citrus Wash and Clear to loosen any other grime, allowed to dwell, then washed with CG Maxi Suds II using the two bucket method.
Clayed with Meguiar’s aggressive clay using DP Four-in-One and ONR as clay lube. This took quite awhile as the car is a daily driver that has been outside without protection for quite some time.
Re-rinsed to get clay lube residue off, then taped carefully to insure protection of areas/items that weren’t to be polished.
Test panel time!
From our test panel, we saw how well Meguiar’s M205 + a Meguiar's Yellow Solo 2 pad removed defects, and that it finished down haze-free, but it didn’t finish down hologram-free. Not good enough.
The Evo upon arrival
Looking quite faded, and we haven’t even got the loose dirt/dust off yet
Chemical Guy’s Sticky Wheel Cleaner applied to the rims and calipers, P21S TAW used on the tires, lower panels, and inside the gas door, to loosen grime.
Foamed down the vehicle with Citrus Wash and Clear to loosen any other grime, allowed to dwell, then washed with CG Maxi Suds II using the two bucket method.
Clayed with Meguiar’s aggressive clay using DP Four-in-One and ONR as clay lube. This took quite awhile as the car is a daily driver that has been outside without protection for quite some time.
Re-rinsed to get clay lube residue off, then taped carefully to insure protection of areas/items that weren’t to be polished.
Test panel time!
From our test panel, we saw how well Meguiar’s M205 + a Meguiar's Yellow Solo 2 pad removed defects, and that it finished down haze-free, but it didn’t finish down hologram-free. Not good enough.
