[Mark e90]

This bundle of goodies showed up at the door so was time to get started on the paint correction and coatings detail

Went with Gtechniq so the car has had Crystal Serum Light on all paintwork plus wheels and then 2 coats of EXO V3, the only thing that only got 1 coat of EXO was the roof and wheels as i ran out !




Obligatory snow foam photos





Car was still beading well with just Fusso Coat



Car was then clayed and dried



Wheels removed




Compounding started, used Rupes Mk2 with Meguires microfibre cutting pads and Megiures 101



Then finished down using Rupes white finishing pad and Meguires 205



Paint was then wiped down with IPA and inspected, all looked great so on with the coatings



After applying Crystal Serum light i left the car to sit for around 5 hours then applied 2 coats of EXO V3 back to back



Same process with the wheels, front and backs



All glass then coated with 2 coats of Gtechniq G5



All rubber trim treated with Gyeon Q2 Trim Coat



Polished the exhaust with some good old autosol, find that stuff hard to beat and then decided to coat the with some left over CSL, don't know how that will hold up but figured it was worth a try.




Finally complete with wheels back on the car, I didn't take many before photos of the car as i just got stuck in and wanted to get the job completed over the weekend but i have included some photos i took of the paint a few weeks ago when i was trying out different polishing combos and also have attached some photos of how the paint is looking now.


Before




After









Quick water behaviour video

[cpie168]

OMG excellent job!!! It looks soooo nice! By the way what jack point are you using? I didn't know there's a place right in the middle of the car that can be used?

[ShoCk_]

Fantastic work love it! I just treated myself to a foam lance and bought my first DA polisher so i'll be having a go claying then machine polishing with just SRP followed by machine polishing with Megs Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax. If the results aren't that great i'll buy some cutting compound for another try at a later date.

[PourBoi-Jay]

Looks outstanding! How many hours did it all take?

I'm going to be doing my spring detail in a few weeks. Going with a coating this year, instead of the sealant and wax route.

[Mark e90]

I would say it took around 20 hrs give or take

[Detailed Image]

Looks great!!

-Zach

[avi312singh]

Originally Posted by Mark e90

This bundle of goodies showed up at the door so was time to get started on the paint correction and coatings detail
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Hi mate how did you get your mv3's to ferric grey? Looks really cool
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[mjn77]

Looks good. Black is a such a bitch to get looking good under strong lights.

[Mark e90]

Originally Posted by avi312singh

Hi mate how did you get your mv3's to ferric grey? Looks really cool
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Thanks mate, I had them powder coated

[Ngilbe36]

Awesome job man.

[95 adjutant]

Incredible job! I’m going to be the incredibly lazy guy and ask you how much you spent on your materials instead of researching it. Based on those results I would be willing to sacrifice 20 hours to do my paint. Once again amazing job

[jamesfawcett]

Hi Mark e90

I'd love to have my MV3's powdercoated the same, that colour looks so close to Ferric grey, what a nice finish! Could you tell me where you had them done, or any info on the coating so I can try my local powdercoaters?

[Mark e90]

Car is now actually sold Just went last week !

Originally Posted by 95 adjutant

Incredible job! I’m going to be the incredibly lazy guy and ask you how much you spent on your materials instead of researching it. Based on those results I would be willing to sacrifice 20 hours to do my paint. Once again amazing job

Thanks Mate Its been that long I can't actually remember but roughly from memory the coatings themselves where £80. I ordered a few extra polishing pads, towels and polish but I already had most of the other stuff. Its hard to put an exact figure on what it would cost especially if your starting from scratch and have to buy a polisher etc. If you are starting from scratch it would likely be more cost effective to have a pro do it.

Originally Posted by jamesfawcett

Hi Mark e90

I'd love to have my MV3's powdercoated the same, that colour looks so close to Ferric grey, what a nice finish! Could you tell me where you had them done, or any info on the coating so I can try my local powdercoaters?

The wheels were done by a company in Hamilton, Glasgow called Wheel Wizards. They didnt have a specific name for it they just had a load of display wheels on the wall to pick from. Most wheel refurb places will have the same

[jamesfawcett]

Thanks Mark!

Our local powdercoaters do a grey, but not close to ferric grey. Yours looked spot on! Shame you had to sell!

We are up that way quite often my other half is from Lesmahagow so next time we visit family I may get in touch with them - thanks!

PS - what's the next car?