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2celicas2love
#1
SO when i got this car it was u-g-l-y as far as paint goes. I didnt think any type of buffing would help this mess but, I finally had some time to try to see if i could make a difference with some hard-core buffing etc, with an electric buffer and 1,200,009 bottles of cleaner, wax, and polish I spent the most time on the hood I was really REALLY shocked with the out come, and you will be too , especially if you are a member that was at the so cal meet and saw this thing in person. I am pleased biggrin.gif this will hold me over until I get my body work and custom paint soon
On the way from Arizona

my dad smile.gif

now....after all that hard work







it was A L O T of work, but I am proud of my self smile.gif

This post has been edited by 2celicas2love: Oct 30, 2009 - 12:05 AM
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SwissFerdi
#2
Does look pretty good, congrats.

I assume you used Niteshades on the tails, how many coats?
'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
2celicas2love
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 28, 2009 - 6:28 PM) *
>Does look pretty good, congrats.

I assume you used Niteshades on the tails, how many coats?

I did 2 pretty concentrated coats, that stuff works really good
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of2000 7th gen GTS 6spd95 st, swapped 3sgte 3rd gen wrc version :D
SwissFerdi
#5
Yeah, it does. I used it on my side markers. By concentrated, you mean thin? My sides came out just slightly darker than your tails, I think.
'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
2celicas2love
#6
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 28, 2009 - 6:37 PM) *
>Yeah, it does. I used it on my side markers. By concentrated, you mean thin? My sides came out just slightly darker than your tails, I think.

no concentrated means like thick i did my 7th gen first to see how the spray works, then when i did my 6th gen i did two thick coats
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manphibian
#7
That looks delicious smile.gif

Nothing better than a shiny red celica biggrin.gif



good work girl ! thumbsup.gif
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MaskedMan
#8
OOO nice work! It's like a complete transformation! Looks like you put a lot of hard work into it smile.gif.


This post has been edited by MaskedMan: Oct 28, 2009 - 8:06 PM
2celicas2love
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QUOTE (MaskedMan @ Oct 28, 2009 - 8:06 PM) *
>OOO nice work! It's like a complete transformation! Looks like you put a lot of hard work into it smile.gif.

OOO nice work! It's like a complete transformation! Looks like you put a lot of hard work into it smile.gif.

thanks! I'm glad you saw this post because you actually saw with your own eyes "before", yea it was a TON of work I'm sure my arms will be dead tomorrow from the extra buffing i had to do aside from the buffing machine, well worth it tho!
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of2000 7th gen GTS 6spd95 st, swapped 3sgte 3rd gen wrc version :D
MaskedMan
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QUOTE (2celicas2love @ Oct 28, 2009 - 6:07 PM) *
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QUOTE (MaskedMan @ Oct 28, 2009 - 8:06 PM) *
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OOO nice work! It's like a complete transformation! Looks like you put a lot of hard work into it smile.gif .

thanks! I'm glad you saw this post because you actually saw with your own eyes "before", yea it was a TON of work I'm sure my arms will be dead tomorrow from the extra buffing i had to do aside from the buffing machine, well worth it tho!


haha well I got your text, but since the picture was so small, I couldn't tell what you were trying to show me, but something told me that if I checked 6gc, you'd have a thread about it haha. I go through a lot of buffing pads when I detail my car so I haven't done it in awhile.

Just for reference, for those who didn't see the car prior to all the work she put into it, here is a before shot. You can she how she did an amazing job on the hood and front end.
2celicas2love
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QUOTE (MaskedMan @ Oct 28, 2009 - 8:26 PM) *
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QUOTE (2celicas2love @ Oct 28, 2009 - 6:07 PM) *
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QUOTE (MaskedMan @ Oct 28, 2009 - 8:06 PM) *
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OOO nice work! It's like a complete transformation! Looks like you put a lot of hard work into it smile.gif .

thanks! I'm glad you saw this post because you actually saw with your own eyes "before", yea it was a TON of work I'm sure my arms will be dead tomorrow from the extra buffing i had to do aside from the buffing machine, well worth it tho!


haha well I got your text, but since the picture was so small, I couldn't tell what you were trying to show me, but something told me that if I checked 6gc, you'd have a thread about it haha. I go through a lot of buffing pads when I detail my car so I haven't done it in awhile.

Just for reference, for those who didn't see the car prior to all the work she put into it, here is a before shot. You can she how she did an amazing job on the hood and front end.


wow! great pic!!!! shows it in it's glory WOW what a difference! thanks for the pic!
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of2000 7th gen GTS 6spd95 st, swapped 3sgte 3rd gen wrc version :D
SPID33
#12
it looks awsome..... good job and im loving those tail lights biggrin.gif
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cheela
#13
WOW! good job! looks pretty good now
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dabazied
#14
Wow, great job! She's lookin great. Can't wait to see it at the meet.
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mmmchocolate
#15
100% improvement
A work in (extremely slow) progress
3WayStunna
#16
Wow, what an improvement a little elbow grease ( and an electric buffer ^_^) can do!! Nice job thumbsup.gif
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sunwukongg
#17
nice! it looks so clean now. i wanna smoke out my tails, but i was wondering if its illegal or not.. and how do you do it anyway?
808celica
#18
should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though thumbsup.gif took me 4hrs to do half my car wink.gif What chemicals did you use?
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TiGZ461
#19
Wow very nice. I really like how it looks now, and on a side note I taught I was the only one with that like broken off paint on the passenger side fender.. Lol it looks exactly like the damage on my car since its red and on the side spot and same brown spots . Other then that, you gave me a an excuse to spend more time on my car thumbsup.gif . Time to start buffing.
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2celicas2love
#20
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QUOTE (sunwukongg @ Oct 29, 2009 - 1:42 AM) *
>nice! it looks so clean now. i wanna smoke out my tails, but i was wondering if its illegal or not.. and how do you do it anyway?

thanks! i think its illegal but its one of those things they don't really enforce like tint that is too dark, the spray is like $25 and from Japan you can get it on ebay
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of2000 7th gen GTS 6spd95 st, swapped 3sgte 3rd gen wrc version :D
2celicas2love
#21
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QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 29, 2009 - 2:57 AM) *
>should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though thumbsup.gif took me 4hrs to do half my car wink.gif What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best smile.gif I used a 3 step product *not sure of the brand it was in a burgundy bottle, 1st step was "wax cleaner", 2nd step was "polish" , 3rd step was "wax" I plan to do another full run of wax because I don't want to strip away all my hard work until it dulls out again, which it will over time

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QUOTE (mmmchocolate @ Oct 29, 2009 - 12:54 AM) *
>100% improvement

thank you ! biggrin.gif
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of2000 7th gen GTS 6spd95 st, swapped 3sgte 3rd gen wrc version :D
NgoFcukinWay
#22
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QUOTE (2celicas2love @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:34 PM) *
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QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 29, 2009 - 2:57 AM) *
>should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though thumbsup.gif took me 4hrs to do half my car wink.gif What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best smile.gif I used a 3 step product *not sure of the brand it was in a burgundy bottle, 1st step was "wax cleaner", 2nd step was "polish" , 3rd step was "wax" I plan to do another full run of wax because I don't want to strip away all my hard work until it dulls out again, which it will over time


chances are, it was Meguiars since you said burgundy bottle. They have some good stuff.

Good work, girly! Props for putting some elbow grease into that car to get an awesome result!
-Alex {](O_o)[}1993.5 Toyota Supra....with stuff........sorta broken....1998 Toyota Celica....this one, too, has stuff........broken....yeah...definitely broken....
SwissFerdi
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QUOTE (2celicas2love @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:30 PM) *
>thanks! i think its illegal but its one of those things they don't really enforce like tint that is too dark, the spray is like $25 and from Japan you can get it on ebay


25 bucks? VHT Nite-Shades is 13 bucks at any auto shop.
'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
2celicas2love
#24
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:55 PM) *
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QUOTE (2celicas2love @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:30 PM) *
>thanks! i think its illegal but its one of those things they don't really enforce like tint that is too dark, the spray is like $25 and from Japan you can get it on ebay


25 bucks? VHT Nite-Shades is 13 bucks at any auto shop.

maybe it was called something else idk

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QUOTE (NgoFcukinWay @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:52 PM) *
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QUOTE (2celicas2love @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:34 PM) *
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QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 29, 2009 - 2:57 AM) *
>should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though thumbsup.gif took me 4hrs to do half my car wink.gif What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best smile.gif I used a 3 step product *not sure of the brand it was in a burgundy bottle, 1st step was "wax cleaner", 2nd step was "polish" , 3rd step was "wax" I plan to do another full run of wax because I don't want to strip away all my hard work until it dulls out again, which it will over time


chances are, it was Meguiars since you said burgundy bottle. They have some good stuff.

Good work, girly! Props for putting some elbow grease into that car to get an awesome result!

yes, i think that was the name of it, so another coat of wax should do the job right? i dont want to strip off all that other stuff...
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of2000 7th gen GTS 6spd95 st, swapped 3sgte 3rd gen wrc version :D
NgoFcukinWay
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QUOTE (NgoFcukinWay @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:52 PM) *
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QUOTE (2celicas2love @ Oct 29, 2009 - 11:34 PM) *
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QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 29, 2009 - 2:57 AM) *
>should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though thumbsup.gif took me 4hrs to do half my car wink.gif What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best smile.gif I used a 3 step product *not sure of the brand it was in a burgundy bottle, 1st step was "wax cleaner", 2nd step was "polish" , 3rd step was "wax" I plan to do another full run of wax because I don't want to strip away all my hard work until it dulls out again, which it will over time


chances are, it was Meguiars since you said burgundy bottle. They have some good stuff.

Good work, girly! Props for putting some elbow grease into that car to get an awesome result!

yes, i think that was the name of it, so another coat of wax should do the job right? i dont want to strip off all that other stuff...


you can do another quote of wax. before you apply the wax though, rub the area down with some 1:1 diluted mix of rubbing alcohol and water to remove any present minute dirt particles, then apply wax. Do a section at a time when you do it. Also, rub it down with a diaper cuz microfiber towels cause static electricity that attracts dirt.
-Alex {](O_o)[}1993.5 Toyota Supra....with stuff........sorta broken....1998 Toyota Celica....this one, too, has stuff........broken....yeah...definitely broken....
Spider77
#26
Thats true about microfiber...Ive used a big poofy buffing towel, but i never heard of a diaper. What kind of diaper we talking here.....depends or something like a pig mat?
NgoFcukinWay
#27
I've been told to just use a plush diaper and wipe down with diluted rubbing alcohol, or for finishing touches, use a quick detailer + diaper and do a thorough wipe-down.
-Alex {](O_o)[}1993.5 Toyota Supra....with stuff........sorta broken....1998 Toyota Celica....this one, too, has stuff........broken....yeah...definitely broken....
CastrolCelica
#28
It looks much better. However, please know it's all temporary. My paint job wasn't nearly as bad as yours, and while buffing really helped, after about 4-5 days it not only started to look dull, but attracted dirt like a magnet. I couldn't even wipe it off.

Now, your celica is different as the red models had base and clear while my white had single stage enamel, but it will act very similarly.

If you want my honest opinion, you might start considering reapraying the car. It doesn't have to be expensive, it just has to be prepped correctly and taken to a good (hard to find) Maaco.
MaskedMan
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QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Oct 30, 2009 - 11:08 PM) *
>It looks much better. However, please know it's all temporary. My paint job wasn't nearly as bad as yours, and while buffing really helped, after about 4-5 days it not only started to look dull, but attracted dirt like a magnet. I couldn't even wipe it off.

Now, your celica is different as the red models had base and clear while my white had single stage enamel, but it will act very similarly.

If you want my honest opinion, you might start considering reapraying the car. It doesn't have to be expensive, it just has to be prepped correctly and taken to a good (hard to find) Maaco.


You're right, but she plans to get the car painted a custom color soon, so this is just to hold her over for now. Sounds like she has got some good plans for it.

I'm also glad I got respond to this before we got people coming in and posting, "Can't you read?" laugh.gif
2celicas2love
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QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Oct 31, 2009 - 2:08 AM) *
>It looks much better. However, please know it's all temporary. My paint job wasn't nearly as bad as yours, and while buffing really helped, after about 4-5 days it not only started to look dull, but attracted dirt like a magnet. I couldn't even wipe it off.

Now, your celica is different as the red models had base and clear while my white had single stage enamel, but it will act very similarly.

If you want my honest opinion, you might start considering reapraying the car. It doesn't have to be expensive, it just has to be prepped correctly and taken to a good (hard to find) Maaco.

Thanks, but like I said this is just a "hold over" until I get my custom paint so I don't expect a long term effect nor do I want one, in fact I HATE red on any car. I just want this thing to look good for mainly the next meet so I can look presentable in pictures and no an dull oxidized wreck. So I'm fine with a quick fix smile.gif and was aware that this would be temporary

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QUOTE (MaskedMan @ Oct 31, 2009 - 2:14 AM) *
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QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Oct 30, 2009 - 11:08 PM) *
>It looks much better. However, please know it's all temporary. My paint job wasn't nearly as bad as yours, and while buffing really helped, after about 4-5 days it not only started to look dull, but attracted dirt like a magnet. I couldn't even wipe it off.

Now, your celica is different as the red models had base and clear while my white had single stage enamel, but it will act very similarly.

If you want my honest opinion, you might start considering reapraying the car. It doesn't have to be expensive, it just has to be prepped correctly and taken to a good (hard to find) Maaco.


You're right, but she plans to get the car painted a custom color soon, so this is just to hold her over for now. Sounds like she has got some good plans for it.

I'm also glad I got respond to this before we got people coming in and posting, "Can't you read?" laugh.gif

Thanks Derick smile.gif
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