Demag USA Day

Spit & Polish 2

On the way north, Joe picked up some Auto Glym Paint Restorer...

...and set to work (solo today as I was doing the work thing).

MUCH better on all counts than the old Kitten stuff. JtC used Paint Renovator for starters and finished with Super Resin Polish to give this...



...nice reflection in the bonnet and side panels.




The last shot shows how the paint on the boot and roof isn't as good as the vertical panels; nor the bonnet in the first shot.

Lookin' good... thanks again Joe!

Spit & Polish

Time to set minds and elbow grease towards getting the exterior looking nice. How good will the paint come up after a bit of a polish? Good question!

Masked up and ready to go...




JtC brought up a bottle of Auto Glym Super Resin Polish...



...and I had an old can of some über-abrasive Kitten polish. It didn't take long to realise the old Kitten polish was rubbish, leaving swirls everywhere, so it was ditched.

The boot lid and roof have - by far - the worst paint out of all the panels on the car. All vertical surfaces came up a treat, some very nice reflection off the doors...



...and the fenders...




After hitting the roof and boot with Kitten, then multiple goes of Super Resin Polish, the decision was made to acquire some heavy-duty Auto Glym Paint Renovator and try again tomorrow.

Stay tuned!

Legal!

It is done.

A trip down to SMS Performance in the morning to pick-up the Blue Slip, then a short trip to Padstow RTA soon saw the Impala registered... phew!

BIG thanks to JtC; none of this could have happened - especially in the time frame it was - without his help.