Wheels/Tires: Meguiar's Multi-piece Wheel Cleaner and Cleaner Wax on wheels Meguiar's APC on tires Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires Swissvax Wheel Brush Wash: Gilmour Foam Gun Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss via Foam Gun and 2BM Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt Meguiar's Interior Brush for the convertible top Clay: Meguiar's OTC Clay Meguiar's Last Touch Paint Correction: Flex 3401 VRG Meguiar's G100 / 3.5" and 5" LC Backing Plates Meguiar's M105 / LC Orange Pads / Meg's Polishing Pads Meguiar's M205 / LC White Pads Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights LSP: Menzerna Powerlock / LC Blue Pad (left 12 hours to cure) Autoglym HD Wax Interior: Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer Meguiar's APC+ This car was brought in to have the multi-step detail process. The owner basically wanted the paint to look its best. I was excited to get my hands on this car because it's a CORVETTE!!! In addition, the paint color's black so the difference will be noticable. The car came in worse shape than originally anticipated. It's ok since it's a chance for me to showcase my detailing skills. This car presented 2 challenges. First, the car had different paint jobs throughout the car therefore different techniques were used to attack each section. Second, the car originally had a leather bra in the front bumper and as a result of this, it scuffed up the bumper pretty bad. I will let the pictures do the talking. Before: As you can see, the leather bra left the paint looking bad. You can see the scuff marks underneath the turn/park lights. Also, the brand of the leather bra indented itself to the paint through the accumulated dirt in between the bra and bumper. Wash: Dirty Wheels Clean Wheels This is from claying 1/4 of the hood. The paint wasn't as contaminated. The rear section was the worst part. After claying the car, I performed an IPA wipe down to see the true condition of the paint. The paint had a ton of swirls... Before: Passenger Side Door Passenger Side Front Fender I always start with the least aggressive method to get the job done. The car being more than 10 years old, I wanted to be as fragile as possible. This was the result after hitting a panel with M205. This method was still leaving some swirl marks behind. I wasn't happy with the results because I promised the customer a "swirl-free show car finish". I stepped it up to the M105 and finishing it up with M205 after. Here are some 50/50s. Above is the passenger side rear quarter panel after finishing it with the M105/M205 combo. The paint's reflection and depth were amazing. Not to mention it being swirl free. There were still a ton of RIDS that are too deep for me to remove. Driver Side Rear Quarter Panel: Before After Before After Driver Side Door: Trunk: Those 2 RIDS were pissing me off... Rear Bumper: Front Bumper:
After applying Menzerna Powerlock left to cure overnight and applying a coat of Autoglym Hi-Def Carnauba Wax the next morning. I couldn't believe how wet and slick the paint looked after. You be the judge... Sorry I didn't have the garage pictures to show how wet the paint looked. Approximate time: 18 Hours. I need to learn how to become more efficient. What do you guys think? Opinions, comments and criticisms are welcome!
You did a great job I bet he was happy with the results seeing that the condition it was in previously, for the RIDS you can try wet sanding a little with 2500 and 3000 grit but if you dont have a depth gauge I would just leave them be.
