Paint Polished - 2003 Camry

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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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Paint Polished - 2003 Camry

This is a 7 years old Camry you are about to see, it has numerous rock chips and scuffs all around the car.
Keep in mind that this is a daily driver, and the paint was badly oxidized in a few places.
I opted to 1 step this car as far as correction went, I'd say this is around a 70% correction level (If I got a scratch out in the process, then great; If I didn't get it out in the process, well.......) The owner was quite happy with the way it came out, and as long as he was happy, I've done my job.

* Keep in mind of 2 things
1. The title reads "paint polished", not "detailed". So before anyone says hey why didn't you scrub and condition the wheel well/clean tires, or hey why didn't you tape up/restore exterior trims pieces. Read the title of the thread again, this was NOT a detail! Rather, it's just a "paint polished"

Now it's time for some pictures!

This is NOT a dirty hood, it's oxidized:


This is a comparison, left side is polished, right side unpolished:


Before (I forgot which panel this is lol)


After (Same panel as above)


Random before shots that showed overall condition of the car:




Headlight before:


Headlight after a few quick passes (no restoration performed):


Door handle area before:


Door handle area after (prior to the space underneath door handle was polished):




Trunk before:



Trunk 50/50:



The rest are all after shots (but pre-dust clean up):










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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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Materials used (In no particular order)

ONR (both pre-soak and wash)
Single bucket with grit guard
Griot's garage 6 inch ROP with LC 6.5 inch CCS orange pads
Griot's garage 3 inch ROP with GG's own 3 inch pads
Prima Epic as AIO.
Numerous Cobra & Showcardetailing.com towels.
Prima clarity for windows.
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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nice work ... the car is a really nice color
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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Thanks!
I know, at first i thought it's blue. After polishing the hood i was like, hey! this is not blue...... and it looks quite nice lol
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