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Ford XB Coupe Mad Max Interceptor
TREATMENT
- Wash & Decontamination
- Multi-Stage Paint Correction
- Kamikaze Infinity Wax (Carnuba/Glass Coat hybrid)
DESCRIPTION
Well this one needs very little introduction, but here goes
This Mad Max Interceptor replica is one of the most faithful reproductions around. Its current owner has had it for about ten years now and it had had a full respray before he had bought it. The two tone matte vinyl and single stage solid gloss black had suffered a bit over the years and it was my pleasure to bring it back to its former glory and then add a layer of Kamikaze Infinity Wax
Befores and afters. A two stage correction was performed over most of the car. Some areas like the tops of the front guards and the boot lid requiring three stages to get right. The single stage paint actually responded quite nicely and, due to its soft and workable nature, I was able to get quite a decent level of correction out of it. The matte vinyl got a very light machine just to knock off the age and oxidation a little and create some nice uniformity prior to the Infinity Wax coating
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The tops of the guards were amongst the most damaged areas. I was pleased with how they corrected up.
The quad exhausts on each side (unfortunately they are only for show as the car has to be road legal) polished up. Again mainly knocking off oxidation
The rear honeycomb was painstakingly brushed to remove dust and residue (this car, like many classics doesn't get washed in a traditional manner mainly due to concerns about rust. Instead it will from now on be carefully washed by a waterless method).
Infinity Wax applied and curing
Final Pics
The supercharger, whilst not connected to the engine, still spins for show via an electric motor actuated by a pull switch connected to the shifter. This is the same method as the original movie car
The light correction of the vinyl has given it a wonderful uniformity that previously wasn't there
Outdoor pics. These really capture the now inky blackness of the paint and serve to show the great contrast now between the high gloss of the paint and the uniform matte vinyl portions
Matte and gloss working wonderfully together
The tyres were also carefully cleaned to remove a decade of tyre black which had actually turned them brown over time. The white lettering now stands out again as it once had in the past
Matte and gloss contrast again
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