600+HP Z06, HUGE, BLACK Armada 56K *no*

EBPcivicsi

EBPcivicsi

GOT PREP?
Not too bad, right? ;)



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Here’s what full sun revealed. :eek:



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Yep, it was hammered!! This is not what I wanted see. Corvette clear is the hardest clear to correct IMO—it’s like polishing concrete!! I knew that the paint would not be correctable to 100%, but I thought that 80% was attainable. I was very happy to see that after polishing, it was at least 90% corrected.



QEW



HTEC/Op 50/50 @1700 RPM’s orange LC pad



Menzerna IP @1500 RPM’s via meguiars finishing pad



Black fire finishing polish @1200 RPM’s with a wolfgang finishing pad



FPII via pC @speed6 with a SM Arnold green pad



Z6 wipe down



Two coats ZFX enabled Z5PRO



Z8
 
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Oh yeah, here’s where the 600+ horses come from. ;)

I did not detail the engine, but I had to get a shot!!



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Next up was HUGE, BLACK Nissan Armada. L



The truck was not only huge, and black, but also very marred. I had my work cut out for me.

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A little wax build-up:

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Here’s the culprit for the marring:

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Here are the afters:



HTEC/OP 1500 RPM’s Meguiars polsihng pad



Black fire finishing polish via PC @speed 6



Wolfgang sealant



OCW



Tires dressed with Meguiars all-season dressing (wiped down to tone down look on these huge tires)



Trim dressed with HT rubber/vinyl restorer





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The interior was vacuumed, then everything was wiped down with APC 10:1

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The master :bow :bow :bow !!!





After my hellish time with a vette, I commend you on your work performed here!
 
Absolutely stunning results!! I always enjoy your work and process. Your first pic of the vette is exactly why I dont trust *some* click and brags. Your great sun pics really show off your fantastic abilities and results!
 
Great work on the vette. Approx how many passes with the HTEC/Op to get it nice?



Black on the big dog looks great too!
 
Vette came out very nice but I wasn more impressed with the big truck because personally I would of turned down that truck :chuckle: Too darn big...and black on top of that....oh man, my hats off to you :2thumbs:



Anthony
 
HilfigerCelica said:
Looks great, Joe. That Corvette is a monster. I love how it looks stock but would give a Ferrari a run for its money.
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Couldn't have done it without you man, THANKS!!



Thanks guys--I must say that I am thinking of either charging double for vettes, or turning them down all together. :D



Anthony, all things considered--I still think that I would rather buff that Armada as opposed to the vette.......or maybe not. :D Thanks man...



gmblack3a, I just work it unitl the OP in the mix breaks down. I consider this process to be one pass. Is that what you are asking? Or do you mean how many passes does this process take?
 
ebpcivicsi said:
gmblack3a, I just work it unitl the OP in the mix breaks down. I consider this process to be one pass. Is that what you are asking? Or do you mean how many passes does this process take?
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Yes, Polish breaks down and you wipe it off=1 pass. How many of those passes? :waxing:



Thanks!
 
You continue to amaze me! :bow



We all know how tough a 'Vette can be but those big Nissans aren't easy either. The owner must have really worked that brush against the paint to mar it that bad because I have been regularly washing/waxing a Titan with the metallic grey and it is still 95% swirl free after about 21 months-and no polishing!



Now that you have the finish swirl free, if the owner washes it PROPERLY it'll stay swirl free for quite a while. :)
 
gmblack3a said:
Yes, Polish breaks down and you wipe it off=1 pass. How many of those passes? :waxing:



Thanks!
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I would say that it takes about 6 passes or so per section, but I do it more by look than counting the passes. Next car that I do, I will count to see how many passes it takes to break down. :D



Sneek, I don't think it's a procharger, I believe it is another company's, but I am not 100% sure.



Thanks guys!!!
 
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