First up, 2005 Lamborghini Gallardo with about 5k miles. This detail was completed on Wednesday. I arrived and started working on the car around 8am. The underground garage area I was working in the lighting is very dim. Under the lights the car looked pretty good, so I proceeded to wash and clay (surface was pretty contaminated), then pulled the car back under my halogens and WOW. There were buffer trails on almost every square inch and deep marring everywhere. I called the owner letting him know it was going to take a few more hours then I had estimated before seeing the car under halogens.
Fast forward…. The car was one of my most difficult details I have completed. Besides its conditionl; the contours, angles and crevices/vents of the car was a major PITA! I took paint measurements and the paint was only reading on average around 105-115 (a “normalâ€� car is usually is at 135ish). Either the paint on Lambo’s are very thin (which I think is the case) or the previous detail guy took massive amounts of clear coat off buffing it. Either way it turned out to be quite the project.
I spent 14 hours (8am – 10pm) on the exterior only!! I didn’t even touch the interior. I was going to get to it the next morning since I knew I had to come back, but the owner had already taken the car out and told me not to worry about until the next time I get a hold of it.
Final process:
Wash and Clay
HTemp EC with Yellow heavy cut pad @ 1500rpms (only on flat panels away from hard angles and small areas)
HTemp with Orange cut pad @ 1500rpms
Menz IP/FPII (70/30) with white CSS polish pad @ 1500rpms
Menz 106FF with blue finesse pad @ 1500rpms -> 900rpms
4 inch orange cut and white pads were used through out where the 6 inch pads could not fit (which is about half the car lol)
Re-Washed
LSP = Zymol Destiny
Tires got Z16
Interior: Nothing done.
Overall the car still needs some work, I only got the finish to *my personal* 90% satisfaction considering what I had to work with. The owner was very pleased and that is what counts in the end obviously. He took the car out before I got there, but came back an hour later around 9am and that’s when I was able to snap the outside pics.
PICS!!
Driver Quarter Before:
Driver Quarter After:
Driver Door Before:
Driver Door After:
Driver Side Quarter Top Before:
Driver Side Quarter Top After:
Another After:
Driver Side Fender Before:
Driver Side Fender After:
Driver Side Fender Before:
Driver Side Fender After:
Hood Before:
Hood After:
Passenger Door Before:
Passenger Door After:
Passenger Quarter After: (Forgot the Before)
Fast forward…. The car was one of my most difficult details I have completed. Besides its conditionl; the contours, angles and crevices/vents of the car was a major PITA! I took paint measurements and the paint was only reading on average around 105-115 (a “normalâ€� car is usually is at 135ish). Either the paint on Lambo’s are very thin (which I think is the case) or the previous detail guy took massive amounts of clear coat off buffing it. Either way it turned out to be quite the project.
I spent 14 hours (8am – 10pm) on the exterior only!! I didn’t even touch the interior. I was going to get to it the next morning since I knew I had to come back, but the owner had already taken the car out and told me not to worry about until the next time I get a hold of it.
Final process:
Wash and Clay
HTemp EC with Yellow heavy cut pad @ 1500rpms (only on flat panels away from hard angles and small areas)
HTemp with Orange cut pad @ 1500rpms
Menz IP/FPII (70/30) with white CSS polish pad @ 1500rpms
Menz 106FF with blue finesse pad @ 1500rpms -> 900rpms
4 inch orange cut and white pads were used through out where the 6 inch pads could not fit (which is about half the car lol)
Re-Washed
LSP = Zymol Destiny
Tires got Z16
Interior: Nothing done.
Overall the car still needs some work, I only got the finish to *my personal* 90% satisfaction considering what I had to work with. The owner was very pleased and that is what counts in the end obviously. He took the car out before I got there, but came back an hour later around 9am and that’s when I was able to snap the outside pics.
PICS!!
Driver Quarter Before:
Driver Quarter After:
Driver Door Before:
Driver Door After:
Driver Side Quarter Top Before:
Driver Side Quarter Top After:
Another After:
Driver Side Fender Before:
Driver Side Fender After:
Driver Side Fender Before:
Driver Side Fender After:
Hood Before:
Hood After:
Passenger Door Before:
Passenger Door After:
Passenger Quarter After: (Forgot the Before)
