C 63 hood correction and coating
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C 63 hood correction and coating
i had to do a small chip repair, the first chip that has occurred during my time with the car...such a bummer, but life goes on. anyway, i waited a few days because i kept adding clear to finish filling the chip. i cleaned the whole panel, polished the entire thing with a Buff & Shine green foam pad and Optimum Hyper Polish until it was perfect (though it has been coated with Opti-Coat Pro for a couple years and treated like a Faberge egg, it still had some random light scratches here and there) and then went back with a Buff & Shine black foam pad and Opti-Coat primer polish. i am in such a habit of using isopropyl alcohol solution that i ALMOST went to grab it instead of just trusting the chemistry with primer. but, i controlled myself, wiped it down thoroughly with just a fresh Microfiber Madness Yellow Fellow II, nothing else, and coated the hood with Opti-Coat. then i coated it with Gloss-Coat, just to see what happens. my hope is that it will be like a superdupercharged version of Opti-Coat with Opti-Seal or CQF with Reload.
after i let the Opti-Coat cure about 24 hours, i applied Gloss-Coat. stupid easy, as expected. i believe i'll be able to see how long it lasts on top by how slick the finish is over time, since OCP when bare is squeaky, not slick.
the finish is perfect. everyone loves perfect flats, haha. any discoloration you might see is a reflection of something in my work area.
after i let the Opti-Coat cure about 24 hours, i applied Gloss-Coat. stupid easy, as expected. i believe i'll be able to see how long it lasts on top by how slick the finish is over time, since OCP when bare is squeaky, not slick.
the finish is perfect. everyone loves perfect flats, haha. any discoloration you might see is a reflection of something in my work area.
Last edited by builthatch; Dec 6, 2014 at 03:28 AM.
