-Pete-
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did this for a friend to spruce this old car up. He tells me its a 1990 or 1989 car and to be honest the paint certainly proves its age! it was in terrible condition alright, probably the worst ive seen yet.
its a 1.8 turbo 4 wheel drive mazda 323, i didnt even know they made these! the owner tells me it was rr'd at 236 bhp at 10psi boost but can be turned up to 13 psi for everyday driving via the onboard turbo controller, impressive stuff methinks!
anyway, on with the pics. paintwork was in a terrible state all over the car and very matt feeling to the touch, almost making a noise when you slid your fingers across it!
i wont bother stating what i used and apologies for the crap pictures, all had to be taken with my phone as my camera is AWOL at the minute! dont do it justice as to how bad it was and how good it is now!
myself and the owner were both very happy with the outcome considering the state the paint was in when the car arrived and how thin it is! i was aiming for as high a correction as possible but with thepaint being so thin and in such bad condition i had to settle for about an 85-90% correction which isnt to bad i guess.
only one i have of the whole car!
above passenger door before
above passenger door after
boot before
boot after
bonnet before
bonnet after
quick attempt at a 50/50 lol!
side reflection shot
engine shot just to show the 1.8 and turbo
its a 1.8 turbo 4 wheel drive mazda 323, i didnt even know they made these! the owner tells me it was rr'd at 236 bhp at 10psi boost but can be turned up to 13 psi for everyday driving via the onboard turbo controller, impressive stuff methinks!
anyway, on with the pics. paintwork was in a terrible state all over the car and very matt feeling to the touch, almost making a noise when you slid your fingers across it!
i wont bother stating what i used and apologies for the crap pictures, all had to be taken with my phone as my camera is AWOL at the minute!
dont do it justice as to how bad it was and how good it is now!myself and the owner were both very happy with the outcome considering the state the paint was in when the car arrived and how thin it is! i was aiming for as high a correction as possible but with thepaint being so thin and in such bad condition i had to settle for about an 85-90% correction which isnt to bad i guess.
only one i have of the whole car!
above passenger door before
above passenger door after
boot before
boot after
bonnet before
bonnet after
quick attempt at a 50/50 lol!
side reflection shot
engine shot just to show the 1.8 and turbo
