Wash, clay, All in one compound/polish (3d ONE) and Waxed (meguiars ultimate liquid wax)....Shiny paint.
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~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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3D One is what I used here as my all in one.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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Thanks! Sorry, I didn't realize "3D" was the company - thought it was a trade name for a product. Heard some good things about it (and also the "Speed" version) while others say it does little to polish or wax. I guess YMMV! Guess with the results you have gotten, that is what counts.What I Own: 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
What I Help Maintain: 1996 CV / 1988 CV / 1988 Tempo
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I have 3D speed as well. I find it does work but the wax does not last very long at all. I like that the products are easier to remove and create no dusting (product drying out and literally creating a dusty mess) which my meguiars M105 and M205 always do. The Meguiars works better by far but the dusting factor make me go for the 3D brand.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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My cars roof rails (for lack of of a better term) have been experiencing some severe sunburn as of late. Matter of fact this has happened to some spots on the front bumper already and there is all around fading paint on a couple of the body panels after the 19 years of life this car had experienced as of yet. This post only covers the rails.
sunburnt:
It is really the clear coat failing and chipping of which saddens me.
Before front shot:
Well, I was really bothered by the way the roof rails were looking so on a recent junkyard trip I picked up some factory black parts in good condition and swapped them on.
Much care was taken into ensuring no scratches are put into adjacent panels while removing the old and installing the new as while at the junkyard I found out that it is very easy to cause involuntary scratches if one was not careful.
One side down:
And all done:
Once installed onto the vehicle the parts were clayed, compounded, polished and waxed...a couple minor spots needed some black touch up paint...that was taken care of as well.
Happy with the outcome.
Last edited by 87gtVIC; 01-28-2023, 03:05 PM.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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Washed the engine down. Been a while….just wanted to knock the dust down from accumulating on the plastic and such.
Plastics were 303 aerospace protected and the painted bits were wiped up with bead maker.
working on swapping some more factory black parts for mirror, door handles, hood vent grille and fuel door. Just have to locate the hood vent grille and mirror caps. Have already picked up door handles and fuel door.
~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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To go along with the over the roof rail replacements in black I picked up from a junkyard the matching door handles and hood vent/grille/cowl piece.
door handles before:
and after:
and hood vent before:
old and new:
and after shots of all:
on the look out for mirror caps, fuel door and side trim moldings.
Side molding are a cake walk to swap out. One fastener and just slide the whole molding loose. The fender spears have to be man handled off though...still easily doable. Have to research the fron and rear bumper trims to see how that is removed to see if it is something I want to pursue.
Last edited by 87gtVIC; 08-09-2023, 05:57 PM.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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More progress on the black trim front…..
before:
after:
picked up the trim from two different cars from two different yards. Some had a couple good scratches in them that I wet sanded and polished out. All but the fender pieces needed the stainless swapped with my originals because mine were in better shape.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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