Debadged Rear

There was a lot of crud building up on the edges of the rear badges so I took all of them off to give my car a proper polishing. I have a brand new Griffin badge ready to go and originally planned to rebadge everything, but I'm starting to like how clean my car looks.










Right now, the paint is showing faint signs of where the old badges were. However, I expect these to become less visible in a week or so.










Since I'm really enjoying the clean look of my car, I might just go for something like this and not reattach any of the original Saab lettered badging.

Protection from the Elements

This is what a car with proper paint protection should look like when exposed to the elements.

My Newly Acquired 1989 Saab 900 S

Spent most of the weekend detailing my newly acquired '89 900S. Single stage paint rocks. This was the first time working extensively with this type of paint... Much easier to work with than modern clear-coats.... swirls go away easier...no need to polish in mortal fear of removing too much clear. The only downside is that your polishing/compounding pads turn the color of your paint.

Anyone who says dual stage paints are glossier needs to come see my car in person. Also, try neglecting a it for a while and see how ugly clear coat failure looks. Nothing can be done except for a repaint.

The SS paint on my car has been semi-neglected since God knows when...but when I'm done with my car, it'll look like it came right out of a showroom.

I'm not even close to done yet. Still need to do something about the faded bumpers, rejuvenate the trim, and a lot of little details here and there. I went through about 3 claybars, gallons of vinegar (for the waterspots), blackened several compounding pads and gave my vacuum a nice workout. Still need a few more weekends to get the car looking how I want it to look...