So as i was doing my last detail on the CLS63, the next door neighbor came over to check out my work. he asked me to come take a look at his two corvettes that he had. well at first i thought all it would need was a SIP and 85RD to fix everything, so i gave a quote accordingly. however when i returned to detail the car i found that it wasn't going to be as easy as i thought! this car required wetsanding on the top panels to remove some serious acid rain etching that was left. i was able to take out a lot of it, but there were still some RIDS and rain etching that were just too deep for me to feel safe in taking out. First i went with 2000 grit sandpaper, then a black tuf buf wool pad (thanks Joyride1113!) for 3-5 passes with M95 compound on some panels, and followed that up with SIP on a gray 3M UK pad and then 85RD on a blue 3M UK Ultrafina pad. these pads are amazing. they polish so smoothly in conjunction with the 3M backing plate i am aware that i took off a lot of clear, but the owner wante it as perfect as possible, so i gave him what i could. this car is a garage queen as well, only taken out 2-3 times a month. he was aware that there could be a possible danger with removing so much paint, but he said that if it couldn't get to good enough shape he would repaint it. but he was AMAZED wit hhow good it came out. he just kept staring at the finish once i was done with it. i topped that detail off with dodo juice lime prime lite and supernatural version 2.0 and fk425 to repel the dust. Exterior -Wash -P21s TAW pre-soak -CG CWG -white shMITT -Wheels -CG CWG -P21s Wheel Cleaner Gel -EZ detail brush -Swissvax wheel brush -OXO tire scrubber -white shMITT -bleche wite -Wheel Wells -Simple Green -p21s TAW -EZ detail Brush Clay -Special Yellow Clay (you know...) -ONR lube Polishing -Exterior paint -M95 via black Tuf Buf lambswool pad @ 1200-2000RPM -Menzerna SIP via black 3M UK pad @ 1000-2000RPM -Menzerna PO85RD via blue 3M Ultrafina pad @ 1500-2000RPM -Makita 9227C -3M backing plate -1000w halogen lights -ISA 50/50 wipedown -Wheels -1Z Chrome Polish LSP -Exterior Paint -Dodo juice Lime Prime Lite -Dodo juice Supernatural Version 2.0 -FK1 # 425 -Wheels -FK1 # 425 -Optimum opti-bond tire gel -CG Barebones (wheel wells) Extras -Stoner's Invisible Glass -1Z Glass Polish -1Z Gummi Pflege Interior -CG Leather Cleaner -1Z Cockpit Premium -Zaino Z10 -Stoner's Invisible Glass Before pictures you can see the dust this car collects from just sitting in the garage now onto the clay. Really dirty special poly clay!!!!! In the garage to start sanding and polishing Pay close attention to how DEEP some of this etching was! i am really thinking about getting a paint gauge and a air sander after doing this car! would have made my life so much easier! i spent 6 hours on the trunk alone! more before pictures i first decided to try out my new 3M compounding pad. didn't put a dent in the etching! after a pass with that and M95 while i was letting my sandpaper soak in water for 30 minutes i decided to clean up the leather seats. they were in REALLY bad shape as far as filth goes. it decided to rain... a LOT... me polishing with the tuf buf pad and M95 tried to polish this by hand with M95, but that didn't make any difference. a 50/50 before/after i also polished the plastic peices with M95 and a yellow CCS pad now onto day 2. i started the day finishing the last 1/4 or the car with M95 and then did an ISA wipedown to make sure the imperfections were removed. then i decided to go with SIP and a new 3M pad that i had bought. i really like these pads! After SIP now it was 6 pm, and i still had a lot of work to do. i decided to finish up the polishing with 85RD and a blue Ultrafina pad. getting dark outside... it seems bugs like to admire a detailer's work lately! i went back a few days later to finish up the interior, wipe down with FK 425 and do the door jams. neighbor came to admire the car i hope you all enjoyed that! until next time, thanks for looking! SSdetailing
Wow that is great work, that looks like you replaced the seats...like 10 times a lighter shade...excellent :worship2:
