Mine was in a pretty bad state, from the look of it I'd say it had only ever been washed by eastern Europeans using a grit filled sponge.
When I originally saw it in the showroom the lighting was such that I didn't notice all the swirls, plus it had been polished giving it a shine that also masked the swirls in the showroom.
Once it was sat on my drive the doors looked terrible, possibly because they're so flat where as curved door may not show such a large area in one go.
Now it looks superb... But is that largely because I know what it's had done?
My parents saw it for the first time yesterday and they were blown away by how it looks, but I don't think they're anymore blown away than what they would have been if they saw it before the detailing.
Either way, I know what it was like before and what it's like now and I'm very pleased.
My mentality is that I don't expect anyone to say "Wow, that's shiny" I'm satisfied if they simply can't find fault with it.
(A lesson I learned as a youngster on an NCO's cardre; don't expect the RSM to say well done, just be grateful he can't find fault and moves on)
