The wheels had minimal oxidation on them

There were however some tar spots that were welded onto the paint near the arches. These had to be removed extremely carefully with a metal razor blade as several spots resisted the standard removal methods. Fortunately the metal razor popped them off with zero damage to the clearcoat

APC soak of the wheels

Before

After (with the help of some brush agitation)

Foam soak

Getting into the side vents also. These can get pretty bad on RX8s over time if not cleaned on a regular basis

After a two bucket was and clay you can really see how well the car has been cared for

In under the lights, the car showed some minor swirling. Very little when you consider the car is six years old. As I said to the owner as we were going over it, year for year, this is one of the best kept RX8s I've ever seen.

Paint depths across most of the car ranged between 130 and 160 microns

With the exception of parts of the boot which registered in the high 90s

And the bonnet which was resprayed, so reading higher than average

Post decontamination gloss readings. These were taken prior to any paint correction work and are the baseline used. The average across the car was low to mid 70s GU (at the 20 degree angle)

First stage correction on the car. One to two passes for most areas. Some sections of the boot and bonnet requiring three passes.

After finishing the roof, another gloss reading was taken. We now see a significant jump in gloss up to high 80s.

Much better but still more gloss achievable with a follow up polishing stage

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Now up in the 90s and the "extreme" end of glossiness for painted surfaces.

The finished roof

Working around the rest of the car

The gold fleck in the mica paintwork really coming through. Previously the owner was lamenting that this had disappeared from the car some time ago. He was rapt to see it come back once again

Post correction pics

A nice night shot

Some final outdoor pics