Paint Correction: 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT

egott_91 · Jun 11, 2013

Over Memorial day weekend (and a few days after) I corrected my brother's '07 Escalade EXT. This thing was in HORRIBLE condition once it was put under any sort of lighting. I knew it was going to be a fun task. I wasn't going for FULL perfection as this is a daily driver. I would say about 85% correction was achieved with this method. Most of the scratches left in the paint are from automatic car wash brushes and I am not comfortable enough to use a mini-rotary (a drill) on the paint yet to remove those.

Process:

Day 1

-Wheels sprayed down with Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner and agitated with the LARGE (for the face) and medium (barrels) wheel woolies
-Tires sprayed with Adam's APC and scrubbed with fender brush
-Wheel wells sprayed with Adam's APC and scrubbed with fender brush
-Foam gun mixture of 3 oz Adam's Car Shampoo and 4 oz Adam's APC, rest filled with water
-2 bucket wash, dried with Adam's Great White Drying Towel
-Clayed with Adam's Clay Bar and Detail Spray
-Rewashed

Day 2-5

-1 pass of Menz FG400 on Adam's Orange Foam Pad with the Rupes LHR21 on each panel (some I did 2 passes). Smaller panels were knocked out using FG400 on Adam's 4" focus pads with the PC 7424XP
-1 pass of Adam's Fine Machine Polish on Adam's White Foam Pad with the PC 7424XP on each panel
-Cleaned glass with Adam's Glass Cleaner
-Adam's Revive Polish as a pre-LSP cleaner on the paint and wheels
-Paint and wheels were sealed with Adam's Quick Sealant
-Adam's Americana Paste Wax was applied over the sealant on the paint for a little extra depth and shine
-Adam's SVRT on all trim and tires

Onto the pictures:

Foamed
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Entire truck was this bad
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Every panel was this bad. (Due to lack of protection and automatic car washes)
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After on the same panel as the picture above
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Driver's Door
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And for the final beauty shots
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I think the paint is a little cloudy after the polishing, oh wait, that's just the reflection
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Reflection off of passenger's side door
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Refection off of the tailgate
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Thanks for looking