Presidential Detailed: '03 COBRA

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 01:07 AM

A friend of mine just picked this car up a week ago from a local Ford Dealer. I honestly do not know how their detail department gets away with putting out this kind of work! This car was in the worse condition out of ALL the cars I have done so far..keep in mind this is Ford paint..its moderately hard. Also keep in mind this was 1 WEEK AFTER Ford detailed it..

Id also like to mention that this was my first time using M105, I dont think a polish/compound can get any better than this! Most of the reviews say its got a learning curve, maybe I just did enough research before I tried using it. this stuff is no joke, it literrally removes ALL defects in 20-30 seconds whereas SIP/PFW would have taken atleast 3-5 minutes! It would have taken 4 passes to do what I did with M105 twice to get the same results...I have definitely found my new favorite!

Exterior:
Optimum Car Wash
DD "Uber" Red Drying Towel
DD "Uber" Wool Mitt
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m "green" Masking Tape
Optimum Instant Detail Spray
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Adam's Invisible Undercarriage Spray
Megs M105/Megs Solo Burgandy Wool x2
Menzerna 106ff/LC FLAT White 5.5" and 4"
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels
Black WOW
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Swissvax Pneu

LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Dewalt Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow

BEFORE:

The hood was horrendous looking with deep swirling and holograms galore! the entire hood was like this...

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b238/TheTwanksta94
/2003%20Mustang%20Cobra/IMG_4388.jpg[/IMG]

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 01:08 AM

Now in the halogens.. :ignore:

Hood..

Front Fender..

Door..

Rear Fender..

50/50 with SIP/PFW..not quite enough but almost.

This side with M105/Burgandy Wool. It left its own marring but it removed all defects very weel and in VERY LITTLE time. Was almost effortless!

This side with SIP/PFW. I got a pretty good finish with this combo, however there were still traces of defects throughout the panel and took considerably more time to remove less defects. So I chose to do the car with M105.

SIP LEFT/BEFORE/M105 RIGHT

I did a small section over my M105 panel with 106FF/LC FLAT WHITE and found no holograms just as TSC17 said! Saved me ALOT of time!

Driver/Passenger door after M105/Wool x2

Fender Before:

Fender After M105/Wool x2

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 01:08 AM

After M105 x2/106FF..

One of my favorite pictures I took..

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 01:08 AM

SUN SHOTS!! Kinda..there was a little overcast.

He gave her a car head start..

But smoked her off the line.. :LOL:

**kumar.** · 10-05-2008 01:49 AM

Wow, great job!

**00siboy** · 10-05-2008 02:36 AM

No Kumar... great job doesn't even come close to it.. Billy, You made my day when I saw the car. I totally forgot how bad the car was before after seeing it today until I see pics on here and then i think.. DAMN.. very well done and the Yellow GT will be with you shortly

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by 00siboy

No Kumar... great job doesn't even come close to it.. Billy, You made my day when I saw the car. I totally forgot how bad the car was before after seeing it today until I see pics on here and then i think.. DAMN.. very well done and the Yellow GT will be with you shortly

Thanks! hopefully that GT wont be as intensive! The Cobra wore me out!

**The_Answer** · 10-05-2008 01:26 PM

you did an amazing job on this one. its hard to believe it can go from that to looking that good.

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by The_Answer

you did an amazing job on this one. its hard to believe it can go from that to looking that good.

Takes ALOT of work, but its definitely possible.

**00siboy** · 10-05-2008 01:37 PM

Billy is absolutely one of the BEST around here!

**MiDiablo** · 10-05-2008 03:56 PM

Looks great! Kudos on a job well done.

What does something like that cost a guy?

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 04:22 PM

$25-35/hr for full paint correction. Typically between 12-15 hours, sometimes more if they paint need alot of work.

**btuner** · 10-05-2008 10:43 PM

very nice work!

**Presidential_Detail** · 10-05-2008 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by btuner

very nice work!

Thanks! just curious, what is a "bute"??

**btuner** · 10-05-2008 10:55 PM

nothing special lol, tribute

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