Rasky's Auto Detailing: 2007 Ford Edge

[RaskyR1]

2007 Ford Edge, exterior paint correction only.

This vehicle belongs to a good friend of mine and was recently purchased for his wife; I believe he said it had around 12,000 miles on the clock. We had originally planned on only doing a 1-step correction, but upon delivery it was obvious that the DISO was just too deep and it would require a 2-step. There were also several RIDS in various areas, most too deep to be removed, but I offered to give them a light sanding in hopes of making them less noticeable.

Owner had dropped the car off washed (touchless) so I just gave it a quick ONR bath. I then clayed with Meguiars Mild clay and Last Touch as lube.

Before pics.


Deep holograms on a few panels that had been repainted









A few of the RIDS






Scuff on the rear taillight



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Took some PTG reading before sanding….hmmm, all panels were in the 200 micron range.









Door jamb reading






Some sanding of the RIDS (2000/3000 grit)









My process for correction was M105 via the Flex DA and an orange LC pad. The clear on this vehicle was rock hard and M105 finished down VERY well...I’d say LSP ready for a 1-step job. Since I had just received some Poli-Seal which I've been wanting to try it out, I chose to follow with that on the PCXP with a white LC pad. (Wet sanded areas were hit with the rotary and M105)

Here is a 50/50 shot after just M105 and an IPA wipe down.






I was definitely in a hurry on this one and the owner showed up just as I finished, so I'm sorry but I forgot to take a few of the after pics.

Trim dressed with Poorboys Trim Restorer
Tires dressed with Hyper Dressing 3:1
Glass done with Megs D120
Chrome done with Optimum Metal Polish
LSP was Blackfire Wet-Diamond

After















Brinkmann



Halogen





About 8hrs invested


Thanks for looking,
Rasky

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[Beemerboy]

Nice work!!

[OCDinPDX]

Very nice work! It's a shame it's winter up there and it won't look good for long. I know the feeling...trust me; the weather has been sucking here for about three weeks non-stop.

[rwisejr]

WOW that looks fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great work

[tuscarora dave]

very nice, Is the 200 micron reading a low number? I have never used a paint thickness gauge but am going to make the investment before my next detailing season.

[Dtrick.22]

Great job, really deep shine

[Bobby@Autogeek]

Looks awesome RaskyR1. Keep up the great work.

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by Beemerboy

Nice work!!

Thanks Dave!

Originally Posted by OCDinPDX

Very nice work! It's a shame it's winter up there and it won't look good for long. I know the feeling...trust me; the weather has been sucking here for about three weeks non-stop.

Thanks! Yeah our weather is going south after today. We have been very fortunate to have a mild OCt/Nov so far.

My best friend lives in Portland BTW.

Originally Posted by rwisejr

WOW that looks fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great work

Thanks Ron!

Originally Posted by tuscarora dave

very nice, Is the 200 micron reading a low number? I have never used a paint thickness gauge but am going to make the investment before my next detailing season.

Thanks Dave!

Actually 200 micron is rather high...I actually suspect a repaint because of it but could only verify that two of the panels had been repainted. I have only had my PTG for about 6 months now and I've never taken readings on a Ford so it could be normal for all I know, but it seemed high to me.

Originally Posted by Dtrick.22

Great job, really deep shine

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Bobby@Autogeek

Looks awesome RaskyR1. Keep up the great work.

Thanks Bobby!