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07-09-2012, 09:53 PM | #1 |
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Marc08EX Detailed: 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - Black
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Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and Meguiar's Deep Crystal on wheels Meguiar's APC on tires and wheel wells Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires EZ Detail brush for the barrels Swissvax Wheel brush for calipers and small crevices Wash: CG Citrus Wash and Gloss via 2BM Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt Clay: Meguiar's OTC Clay Meguiar's Last Touch Paint Correction: Flex 3401 VRG Meguiar's G110v2 / 5" and 3” Backing Plates Meguiar's D300 / MF Correction Pads Meguiar's M205 / LC Black Pads Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights Brinkmann Dual Xenon Lights LSP: Meguiar’s Ultimate Paste Wax / 4” Meguiar’s Finising Pad Interior: Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer Exhaust: Meguiar's NXT Metal Polish I recently got a call to detail one of my dream cars. I didn’t hesitate to take on the job and I was extremely stoked to work on this amazing machine. When the car was delivered to me, it already looked very shiny and only minimal swirls were visible and the car was already in great shape to begin with. The car only had 6,400 miles. I thought to myself that this will be an easy one but boy I was wrong. Before: Dirty Wheels Dirty Exhaust Tips Wash: Sonax doing its thing Cleaning the calipers Cleaning the wheel barrels Cleaning the wheel wells Gunk coming off the wheel wells Cleaning the exhaust tips Glaze or oils being removed by the citrus wash Cleaning the gas tank It looked like the dealer used some type of glaze because of the oils I was removing while washing the car. In addition, the mediocre beading I was getting before the wash was completely killed after washing the car. After drying the car, I was greeted with the true condition of the paint. It was definitely worse than I originally saw but it still wasn’t bad. Here’s a picture of the clay after doing half of the hood: As you can see, there wasn’t much bonded contaminants on the car. I was thrilled about this because claying didn’t really take long. After claying the car, I immediately got into polishing. I started out with Meguiar’s D300 using 5” and 3” MF correcting pads. Here are some pictures through the entire process: All taped up and ready to go Before: Driver’s side door 50/50: Driver’s side door 50/50: Driver’s side door After: Driver’s side door 50/50: Driver’s side rear fender After: Driver’s side rear fender Before: Driver’s side pillar 50/50: Driver’s side pillar After: Driver’s side pillar Before: Driver’s side front fender After: Driver’s side front fender Before: Hood 50/50: Hood After: Hood Before: Passenger side front fender 50/50: Passenger side front fender After: Passenger side front fender Before: Rear Bumper After: Rear Bumper Using the D300 created a very slight haze on the paint. This was more evident on the roof - I don’t know why. In order to create the perfect finish, I knew I had to follow it up with a finishing polish. The weapon of choice: Meguiar’s M205. I love this stuff. Here are some pictures after I treated the car with M205: |
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After polishing the car, I then applied Meguiar’s Ultimate Paste Wax. This wax looks gorgeous on black! Here are some pictures. You be the judge.
After: Polished the exhaust tips too Photoshoot: The Money Shot: Approximate time: 18 Hours. I really need to shorten my detail time. Location: Phoenix, AZ What do you guys think? Opinions, comments and criticisms are welcome! The owner was very thrilled when he first saw his car. |
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Wow! That looks amazing but 18 hrs - how much did you get paid for that job?
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After looking at each and everyone of those pictures, the first words out of my mouth were; I love America.
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nice work marc!
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Very nice!
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Hey Andrew, glad you made it here.
I mentioned your name for a referral when someone on the forum who lives in Queens, NY asked for a detailer recommendation. Marc, fantastic work man!...glossy vette. i love the backdrop for the photos, nice neighborhood and houses. |
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Awesome job, man I gotta get some of that wax for my SUV that stuff is killer on black I can't believe those reflections! All in all awesome job getting the swirls out those were pretty crappy... This guy needs to stop going to crap car washes and keep it washed by you and only you.
Did you dress the weather stripping? maybe it was just the sun in the picture but it looks faded. I like to use http://www.chemicalguys.com/Tire_Shi...tvd_107_16.htm . 2 light coats of it on everything. I like that stuff because its not super shiny, more of a natural black and dry to touch not oily. |
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