No lengthy writeups on either car this time around. Had tight deadlines on both vehicles so I kept the picture taking to a minimum... somewhat First up: 996 Porsche Turbo booked for full 2 day correction Quick process outline... Wash: Foam w/ citrus wash clear 2 bucket hand wash w/ citrus wash clear and a bit of dawn (removing Zaino) Wheel cleaned with Gloss-It wheel gel 3:1 Tires cleaned with ARO + Tarminator Clayed w/ Sonus fine clay & LT 1:1 Correction: Gloss-It extreme cut w/ EVP pad prime at 1900,1500,1100 rpm Menzerna PO85rd w/ EVP pad prime at 1500,1100 rpm LSP: Gloss-It Signature sealant x2 Gloss-It Concourso Gloss x2 Windows treated w Glass Polymer (Japan special ) Tires treated w/ Gloss-It tire gloss Wheel sealed w/ Rejex Trim dressed with Gloss-It TRV Only afters on the Porsche. Car came to me wearing Zaino Z2pro, paint was very slick but having never been machine polished the finish was in need of some fairly moderate correction After shots, no strong sun for this one unfortunately Concourso gloss really added a nice depth and glow to the silver, defintaley an enhanced look compared to Z2pro, IMO that is Interior leather was conditioned with Gloss-It satin leather polish Plastic trim cleaned using P&S express interior cleaner In the garage, lights off, halogens on Signature Tire gloss buffed off to a matte shine:thumb: Total time 16hours Next, Mystic White SL63 (Designo) finished this morning... Wash: Foam w/ citrus wash clear 2 bucket hand wash w/ Gloss-It gloss shampoo Wheel cleaned with Gloss-It wheel gel 4:1 Tires cleaned with ARO + Tarminator Clayed w/ Gloss-It puprle aggressive clay + ONR lube Correction: Gloss-It evolution cut w/ Flex DA Menzerna PO85rd w/ EVP pad prime at 1500,1100 rpm on Flex rotary LSP: Jeff Werkstat Acrylic x1 (very short on time) Gloss-It Concourso Gloss x2 by hand Windows treated w Glass Polymer as well Tires treated w/ Gloss-It tire gloss x3 Wheel sealed w/ Rejex Trim dressed with Gloss-It TRV Interior: P & S express interior cleaner Gloss-it satin leather polish Folex on carpets Gloss-It TRV on plastic door sills OPT spray wax on jambs Lusso Oro wax on wood trim for a little more shine Before: Wheels before GI wheel gel hangin' out for a minute and then agitated with various brushes Let the foam sit for about 5 minutes before rinsing off and beginning the 2 bucket hand wash.. the lower panels were pre-treated with Tardis as a lot of particles landed on the paint (this car is daily driven to New york city) Clayed using GI agressive purple clay Followed up with 2 IPA wipedowns to prep the Finish for polishing. Even if all prior LSP is stripped off doing a thorough IPA or prep-sol wipedown is very important, especially if you use a clay lube with glossing agents or protection in it The finish was very lightly swirled and extremely hard to capture defect on camera due to the flake, the clear was rock hard. Jeweling 85rd at 1100rpm w/ GI EVP pad prime After polishing I straightned up the interior Trunk area afters All trunk plastic trim was cleaned with P&S express interior cleaner The designo leather was a cream white color, looks beautiful when clean but dirties extremely easy A newspaper left in between the passenger seat and console left some ink smudging.. Before After... Door jambs cleaned and waxed with OPT Wood trim after wax, I dont do this to jazz up my writeups. I just feel certain wood finishes benefit from a little wax treatment for some extra gloss, something that a plastic cleaner doesnt always provide I had very limited time to work on this SL, single 12 hour day with 1 lunch break. I didnt have time to machine apply the Signature sealant so I grabbed JW AJ and applied 1 coat and followed up with 2 coats of Gloss-It Concourso (a must to get white cars to gloss) Applied Concourso w/ 100ppi gold ccs pad Finished photos... 3 coats of GI tire gloss Got up early to take some finished shots outside, waiting for the sun to come up is quiet boring I must say :wall: This would have been an acceptable picture, but my shadow though otherwise Short video after the final wipedown...
