I really enjoyed detailing this car! It was pretty swirly but we decided that a full correction wasn't necessary since it is his DD and will get more swirly throughout the summer. Also, I have a sneaking suspicion that many of the swirls were owner-induced although he claims that he's only rinsed it off and had some other guy hand wash it.
Arrived when it was raining but figured since I was detailing in the garage, it wouldn't matter. Washed in the rain, dried inside.
After the car was washed, dried, clayed and prepped, I polished with M205, 4" / 5.5" LC white pads and my PC7424. I spread at 3, polished at 6 with medium pressure and then at 5 with light pressure. Got probably 60-70% correction with my 1 step package.
Finished off with 2 layers of ZFX'd Zaino Z5, a layer of ZFX'd Zaino Z2 and a final wipedown with Zaino Z8. Wheels didn't get anything since the owner is getting them powdercoated soon.
Car had a clear bra and it got the same treatment as the paint... Sal said this was OK.
Picture time. I was sorta in a rush so I skipped thru the "progress" pictures. Lets just say it was a lot less swirly in the end, especially with the filling characteristics of Zaino Z5 (fully disclosed this to the owner).
Car has ~500 miles on it.
Befores:
WT plate in IL means you can go all as dark as you want with tints legally :yum:
Sheeting nicely after LSP-removal.
Dropped my Brinkmann so sometimes the top light doesn't work until I shake it :tongue:
This door was strange. You can see some hazing on the paint and the clear coat was chipping near the upper part. You can also see caked on polish/wax by the door handle. Inside of the gas door had it too.
Battery starting to die but you can still see the defects well.
Afters:
20" (or 22" I forget) AutoCouture wheels that were on the client's previous LS. He's selling them for $800! :whyme: Slight curbage and the tires need to be replaced. I told him he was crazy! Said he paid $4500 for them.
Surface of paint and clear bra look pretty identical. Client was pretty worried about this.
Exhaust tips were polished with a cheap MF and OMP... they weren't very dirty to begin with but they turned out nice.
I wiped the smudging after taking this picture. My car looks like its got a HUGE halo
Wheels and calipers cleaned up.
Thanks for looking.
Arrived when it was raining but figured since I was detailing in the garage, it wouldn't matter. Washed in the rain, dried inside.
After the car was washed, dried, clayed and prepped, I polished with M205, 4" / 5.5" LC white pads and my PC7424. I spread at 3, polished at 6 with medium pressure and then at 5 with light pressure. Got probably 60-70% correction with my 1 step package.
Finished off with 2 layers of ZFX'd Zaino Z5, a layer of ZFX'd Zaino Z2 and a final wipedown with Zaino Z8. Wheels didn't get anything since the owner is getting them powdercoated soon.
Car had a clear bra and it got the same treatment as the paint... Sal said this was OK.
Picture time. I was sorta in a rush so I skipped thru the "progress" pictures. Lets just say it was a lot less swirly in the end, especially with the filling characteristics of Zaino Z5 (fully disclosed this to the owner).
Car has ~500 miles on it.
Befores:
WT plate in IL means you can go all as dark as you want with tints legally :yum:
Sheeting nicely after LSP-removal.
Dropped my Brinkmann so sometimes the top light doesn't work until I shake it :tongue:
This door was strange. You can see some hazing on the paint and the clear coat was chipping near the upper part. You can also see caked on polish/wax by the door handle. Inside of the gas door had it too.
Battery starting to die but you can still see the defects well.
Afters:
20" (or 22" I forget) AutoCouture wheels that were on the client's previous LS. He's selling them for $800! :whyme: Slight curbage and the tires need to be replaced. I told him he was crazy! Said he paid $4500 for them.
Surface of paint and clear bra look pretty identical. Client was pretty worried about this.
Exhaust tips were polished with a cheap MF and OMP... they weren't very dirty to begin with but they turned out nice.
I wiped the smudging after taking this picture. My car looks like its got a HUGE halo
Wheels and calipers cleaned up.
Thanks for looking.
