OMG im sooo tired
Ive just got home from doing the Lotus Excel......bigger job than i anticipated....
The car was booked in for a single day vehicle enhancement.....Usually takes about 7 - 8 hours dependant on condition. Anyway.....armed with my new DA polisher and Rotary in tow i loaded the boot with my arsenal and set off looking for an 8 o clock start. I got started at 8:45 once he turned up and we had a chat about what he wanted and discussed problem areas etc.
Firstly, the car was worse than i remembered it (usually the case) and being a fibreglass car dumbly i thought it would be quite a soft finish which would come back quite easily. Couldnt have been further from the truth
The paint is red and not laquered....naturally it had bad oxidisation on all the verticle facing surfaces which are also the biggest

Eventally the cer demanded 3 passes with the rotary using a heavy cut compound and compounding pad, then a single pass with the DA and Meguiars ultimate compound. After washing it again i still wasnt 100% with it so gave it a single hit all over with Menzerna final finish on a finsihing pad then topped it off with a single coat of Meguiars Tec Wax. Finally, i was happy with it

Serious graft !
I got finished after the usual other areas were cleaned at 16:30 and went to pick the owner up.
Upon the garage door opening his single response was WOW ! So i guess i did a good job then
Pics to follow.....
1993 Citroen xm 2.1td, silver/grey, bowling ball wheel trims, 210k and climbing...