greasy reached out to me about giving the Gato from Hell a once over. He touched up some rock chips and went the extra mile to wet sand the areas.
The color is hard to capture with a cell phone ( I don't have Mook like skills ) and the bright LED lighting probably doesn't help. Oh well, in order to achieve detailing results, you need good/bright lighting.
With that said, I will outline my process and for a change, will post some before and after pictures back to back. Some random afters to follow.
Rinseless wash with P&S Absolute
Jim's car is super clean so no clay/decon necessary
1st attempt at removing sanding marks on the hood - Jescar Correction Compound and a Rupes medium wool pad. It's best to start with a less aggressive 'test' spot and adjust from there.
The final compounding duo - Menzerna FG400 + Lake Country MF cutting pads ( mostly 3" ).
The Rupes Nano iBrid was used with the rotary function for some tight spots - 1" Rupes blue wool pad + Menzerna FG400
The entire car was polished with Menzerna 3500 + Yellow rupes polishing pad ( 1", 3" and 5" )
Panel prep - CarPro Eraser
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant applied via 3" black finishing pad
Exterior windows were cleaned with McKee's N914 @ the Waterless Wash dilution
Fancy spoiler received a wipe down with McKee's Matte detailer
Tires were already dressed. Wheels were cleaned with the leftover rinseless wash.
This is what Jim Sent me:
Jim did compound and polish the passenger side front corner of the hood.
A few stray swirls:
Passenger side of the hood, near the cowl:
The front bumper took several passes to remove the sanding scratches. Cutting on plastic/fiberglass parts is always a bit nerve racking:
I guess I did not take a specific after of this area but will post a finished hood shot:
With that corner cut off #fail
With the obligatory finger tip #doublefail
The color is hard to capture with a cell phone ( I don't have Mook like skills ) and the bright LED lighting probably doesn't help. Oh well, in order to achieve detailing results, you need good/bright lighting.
With that said, I will outline my process and for a change, will post some before and after pictures back to back. Some random afters to follow.
Rinseless wash with P&S Absolute
Jim's car is super clean so no clay/decon necessary
1st attempt at removing sanding marks on the hood - Jescar Correction Compound and a Rupes medium wool pad. It's best to start with a less aggressive 'test' spot and adjust from there.
The final compounding duo - Menzerna FG400 + Lake Country MF cutting pads ( mostly 3" ).
The Rupes Nano iBrid was used with the rotary function for some tight spots - 1" Rupes blue wool pad + Menzerna FG400
The entire car was polished with Menzerna 3500 + Yellow rupes polishing pad ( 1", 3" and 5" )
Panel prep - CarPro Eraser
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant applied via 3" black finishing pad
Exterior windows were cleaned with McKee's N914 @ the Waterless Wash dilution
Fancy spoiler received a wipe down with McKee's Matte detailer
Tires were already dressed. Wheels were cleaned with the leftover rinseless wash.
This is what Jim Sent me:
Jim did compound and polish the passenger side front corner of the hood.
A few stray swirls:
Passenger side of the hood, near the cowl:
The front bumper took several passes to remove the sanding scratches. Cutting on plastic/fiberglass parts is always a bit nerve racking:
I guess I did not take a specific after of this area but will post a finished hood shot:
With that corner cut off #fail
With the obligatory finger tip #doublefail