Paint Correction & Ceramic Coat Progress

[CALLAKN]

Hey guys,

so I’ve had so many quotes for the above title... and they’ve all been 600-1200 to do. I’ve managed to get a lad who does it out of his garage for a seriously good price, I gave it to him Tuesday and he said it’ll be done Sunday,,, so here’s a few progress pics so far. Paint work was horrendous (17plate 40k miles)







Looking forward to seeing it once he’s ceramic coated it !

more pics to come after the weekend

 

[Tourershine]

Looks stunning mate. Be good to see how this stands up over time.

 

[CALLAKN]

For the price mate, if it’s topped up every 8-10 months I wouldn’t be upset.

she’s going straight in the garage for the best part of the winter when she’s back

 

[The Van Cave]

Lovely finish from the polishing, good to see delicate areas getting masked too.

What ceramic is he using as top coat?

 

[CALLAKN]

He’s using “absolutewax slick hybrid ceramic” never heard of it !

 

[The Van Cave]

Nor me, but that’s sometimes a good thing, it means we get a review of a new product and it could be fantastic. Looks good from their website info.

 

[CALLAKN]

Nor me, but that’s sometimes a good thing, it means we get a review of a new product and it could be fantastic. Looks good from their website info.

im not going to complain ! If it lasts 12 months then brilliant !

 

[CALLAKN]

 

[CALLAKN]

All done

 

[The Van Cave]

All done

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Wow! That looks awesome. Indium grey is of course the best colour, but nothing shines like black.

 

[CALLAKN]

Wow! That looks awesome. Indium grey is of course the best colour, but nothing shines like black.

I did fancy a grey... but couldn’t turn down the price on mine when I found it so close to home!

 

[Fluff34567]

Wait until there is a nice sunny day, see if it's full of buffer trails.. I'm hoping not

 

[Stay Frosty]

Wow! That looks awesome. Chestnut Brown is of course the best colour, but nothing shines like black.

 

[Tourershine]

I did fancy a grey... but couldn’t turn down the price on mine when I found it so close to home!

And we all know how you like staying close to home

 

[Tourershine]

Wow! That looks awesome. Chestnut Brown is of course the best colour, but nothing shines like black.

I will give you that. Yours did look pretty spectacular in the sun yesterday.

 

[CALLAKN]

Wait until there is a nice sunny day, see if it's full of buffer trails.. I'm hoping not

its far from perfect... LED spot light in the dark close up, and there’s plenty of marks still... but mehhhhh it’s black, and I paid. 1/4 of the price

Happy with it though for the price. It’s a whole different colour of black now !

 

[Paynewright]

If there are still swirls more lacquer needs polishing off. Its always a compromise - I’d rather have a reasonable shine with a few imperfections but more paint staying on the van! Probably only visible in bright sunlight.

I’ve seen some absolute shockers incl a 6 month old BMW that looked like it had been washed with a brillo pad! I dont get why people spend 30/40/50K on a car and take it to the cheapest place possible for a wash?

Ian

 

[CALLAKN]

Yeah exactly mate,

I’m not going to complain to him, he’s sound... and if you see the paint before, it was horrendous..

And I have to remember it was a commercial van for 18months.. and like he said, they don’t Put enough paint in vans like they do cars!! So I suppose he didn’t wanna go too hard on it. F.ck knows,