Today I had the honor of working on a very good client's 2012 Centennial Edition ZR1. It is fairly new, but unfortunately the dealer touched it. There was some minor swirling and some holograms on the finish. The holograms were most evident on the carbon fiber roof and the rear spoiler. Products Used: Adam's Car Shampoo Adam's All Purpose Cleaner Adam's Glass Cleaner Meguiar's M205 Chemical Guys Blacklight Chemical Guys Lava Chemical Guys V7 Hybrid Adam's sVRT Chemical Guy's Bare Bones Undercarriage Spray Adam's In and Out Spray ONR(clay lube) Adam's Clay Bar ONR(detail spray) Here are some shots of the car during the initial inspection: Due to the sensitivity of the carbon ceramic brakes, I took extra care to keep any chemicals from contacting them: Adam's APC dwelling to loosen up the bugs and road grime on the front end: After washing the car with Adam's Car Shampoo with 2 oz of APC to strip the finish, I was able to see the true condition of the paint. Swirling and holograms became much more visible: M205 on a black finishing pad on a Flex 3401 was able to get all of the imperfections out, and finished down very nicely: (Didn't realize this shot was so out of focus...unfortunately didn't get another shot) Finished Product: Thanks for checking it out! Anthony Onorato Anthony's Auto Detailing
The holograms and swirls on the roof are probably not the fault of the dealer, at least not the majority of them. The company that manufactures them for GM "buffs" them out before shipping them to GM to be installed. Thankfully the clear on them is softer than the rest of the car and they *usually* correct easily. Might be time to pick up a safe wheel cleaner though. Car looks good.
Thanks guys! I had a great time working on it. As for the info on the carbon fiber...I didn't know that, so that makes sense. There was some slight swirling in the paint as well, and this car was never washed before...so that was either from the dealer, or the owner wiping it down. The owner is very, very meticulous with all of his cars...he has an 02 vette that was only hand washed a couple of times. They're stored in a climate controlled garage. As for the APC yes it was diluted. 4:1 seems to work very well as a presoak...all of the bugs/grime came off without any excess agitation. Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk 2
