Paint Correction On Proton Saga

Hi all..so I just received my new backing plate and cutting & polishing pad bought from i4detailing (Click to go to i4detailing website). So I can start my next project..Yeayyyy!!! I am 1 step closer to become a detailer.

So, I am going to detail my mother's car. I inspected the car and found lots of deep scratchs..ouchhh!  /shock...Lots of work to be done here..brace your own self aiman!!! B-)

Equipment & Tools:

1. TW No Rinse Wash & Wax
2. Meguair's Clay Bar
3. Skil Polisher
4. Wool Pad
5. Lake Country CCS White Polishing Pad
6. TW Premium Rubbing Compound
7. TW Premium Polishing Compound
8. TW Super Hard Shell
9. Car Plan Black Trim Wax
10. Lots of Microfiber Towel

The car initial condition:

The car was washed first. After that clay the car to prepare the paint for compounding & polishing. Before compounding, I did a test on wool pad and a cutting foam pad. Just to see the difference on the cutting ability on this paint.

Result:

Wool pad:

 Removed all of the swirl marks.

Foam pad:

 Removed most but still left some tiny swirl marks. I am gonna use wool pad on this paint.

Deep scratches on the bonnet. Steps:

1) Wet sanding using 1000 to 2000 grit

2) compound using TW rubbing compound & wool pad

3) polish using TW polishing compound & Lake Country CCS White Polishing pad.

The result: Walla!! /wahaha

Scratches on car handle was removed:

Oxidation on signal light was removed:

Working on late night. Was worried I bothered the neighborhood with the sound of my rotary.

Scratches above tire. Steps:

1) Wet sanding using 1000 to 2000 grit

2) compound using TW rubbing compound & wool pad

3) polish using TW polishing compound & Lake Country CCS White Polishing pad.

Side door was hand compound & polish:

Plastic trim was restored using Car Plan Black Trim Wax.

Before:

After 3 rounds of this stuff:

Done with restoring the paint. Now it's time to protect the paint with Turtule Wax Super Hard Shell. As I was completely worn out that night, I decided to wax it the next day. See that water beading effect? That means the car got a layer of wax. It is one of the ways to check whether your car paint has wax on it or not.

After 2 full days of battling with tiredness, sleepiness and not to forget my father's demotivating word saying "buat apa la beria polish kereta...nnt hujan habisss" like 10 times /sweat...but all that fail to stop me from doing something that i am passionate about. bak kata orang putih "practice makes perfect". This is what I am doing.

The end result, cristal clear reflection!! :

See the reflection of the sky?? makes me wanna fly /blush

That was the handsome me :D

Thanks for taking the time to read my post. If you have a car and the paint has lot of scratches and swirl marks and you feel like restoring the paint. Just give me a call or whatsapp me for auto detailing service at this number..018-3564744...we can work some deal. Thanks and good night :)