After 3 hours of buffing and Polishing...EXTREME MAKEOVER :), before and after +Smoked tails Options

[2celicas2love]

should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though took me 4hrs to do half my car What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best 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

100% improvement

thank you !

[NgoFcukinWay]

should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though took me 4hrs to do half my car What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best 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!

[SwissFerdi]

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.

[2celicas2love]

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

should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though took me 4hrs to do half my car What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best 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...

[NgoFcukinWay]

should go another 3-4hrs. Great job though took me 4hrs to do half my car What chemicals did you use?

Yea, I plan to do another run before the next meet, gotta look my best 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.

[Spider77]

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]

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.

[CastrolCelica]

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]

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?"

[2celicas2love]

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 and was aware that this would be temporary

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?"

Thanks Derick

[CastrolCelica]

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?"

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I can read. The question is, do I have time to read everything.. not really. Got my own Celica to work on . Time is precious.

Best of luck with the paint job.

[Galcobar]

Meguiar's Deep Crystal system.

Not a bad setup, but for long-term protection I'd suggest the NXT wax, which is actually a polymer.

[Smaay]

i love it that you have a 7th gen and a 6th gen.

[jjbenzo]

What a difference! When I bought my current Supra a few years ago it came from El Paso. The paint was horrible, dull and clear coat pealed off in many areas. After claying and waxing, it turned out much better, but obviously the areas with peeling clear coat still looked bad. It's amazing what a good wax job will do.