just needed a little elbow grease

[2003_ep3]

well when i bought my par it came with a black painted hood. i cant stand black paint, its too hard to take car off. i dont know if it has clear coat or not, if it does its not a very good coating. every two weeks this thing gets water spots all over it and loses whatever little bit of shine it has. i can scrub as hard as i want and nothing would come off. so its been almost a year since my full detail so i decided to start with my disgusting hood. here goes...

before wash:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0252.jpg

after wash:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0254.jpg

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0253.jpg

half way done with rubbing compound:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0257.jpg

three quarters done with rubbing compound:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0258.jpg
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0261.jpg

after rubbing compound:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0262.jpg

after polish:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0264.jpg

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0265.jpg

after rubbing/polishing compound and quick spray wax:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/tlund123/IMAG0269.jpg


not the greatest pictures in the world, and they dont really do justice. this was all done by hand with 100% cotton fiber towels. wouldnt dare use my meguiars buffer on this, it will destroy my pads. the buffer would have definitely made it shine MUCH better and probably would have gotten a clearer reflection out of it

[bchaney]

Wow nice work. It's nice to have a relatively flat piece like that to practice detailing on. I've considered polishing out my VBP but haven't worked up the courage yet.

Hope it stays clean for a while.