2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

GoFast908Z

GoFast908Z

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This brand new Hellcat widebody came to me with just 44 miles on the odometer. The dealer washed it and "detailed" it for the owner. Unfortunately they made a mess of the car. Swirl marks, buffer trails, holograms, scratches, compound splatter, greasy tire dressing flung everywhere. Start to finish this vehicle was about 70 hours in cleaning, paint correction, and ceramic coating and curing. Thankfully after all that work the car looked amazing and all the paintwork is protected for the next few years with CQuartz Finest Reserve ceramic coating. The wheels and calipers were also coated in multiple coats of CQuartz Finest Reserve. And all exterior plastics were coated in CQuartz Dlux coating to give a great look and protection for a very long time.


Getting started with putting the Hellcat up in the air and pulling off the wheels

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Compound splatter from really sloppy polishing work at the dealership

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The result of the sloppy polishing work.....horrific buffer trails and swirls all over the car

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Haze from some DA sanding that also left its mark and was never correctly polished out

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Fast forward a couple days and the wheels are done, calipers are done, wheel wells are no longer dripping in greasy tire dressing, and the paint correction process is nearing completion

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How black paint should look

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Engine bay tidied up and all compound splatter from dealership removed

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All done! Final photos before owner takes it home

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Thanks for checking it out!
 
Gofast, that looks outstanding! The dealer REALLY left their mark on that one - - that`s a shame.
 
Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

Mike lambert said:
Excellent work! May I ask why 70 hours? Does finest take that much longer to apply? Just curious.
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His op said ...ceramic coating and curing... so I`d say there`s the variance.

And maybe some of this :)


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Mike lambert said:
Excellent work! May I ask why 70 hours? Does finest take that much longer to apply? Just curious.
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As this was Finest Reserve, the paint has to be flawless before coating, which in this case involved a LOT of correction work on super soft paint. In addition, coating the wheels, the calipers, and every single piece of plastic trim, including the grill (what a time soak that was).
 
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