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This weekend turned out to be quite interesting�both cars were Mopar powered, both had excellent facilities for a detailer (huge garges, one was even climate controlled 
), and both needed some serious attention. Where they differed was in the type of defects…..
First up was 68 Charger with the most unbelievable paint job that I have ever seen�perfectly straight body, very little orange peel, and zero flaws in terms of integrity of the paint.
Here’s what I started with, the car is washed and sitting in an air conditioned garage. How bad could this be? How could this take 9 hours to detail? This is why a picture of a car in the shade shows NOTHING.
I knew the paint was soft, and I knew how bad it was�I had already seen it and evaluated twice. Once when I detailed his wife’s Charger, and once when I came by to do a “test spot� on this vehicle. I did find out that the paint is a PPG system, but the painter told the owner that the last two coats contained both clear AND black.
Here’s what the lights showed….
Almost done taping here:
This customer is a great guy to detail for. This car is his baby, he has had it since he was 18, then finally restored it�it is his baby. I appreciate him trusting me enough to work on the car�it was a big deal to him(and rightfully so).
How soft was the paint?
I polished the car with Hi-Temp Heavy cut via PC @speed 6,
Menzerna final polish II via PC @speed6.
I then wiped the paint down with Z6
Sealed with two coats of Zaino Z5PRO (ZFX enabled).
Lastly, I wiped the paint down with Z8
Yep, no rotary. This paint was soft that while polishing it via PC took a smidge longer, IMO it was worth it to keep the maximum amount of paint on the car.
The paint on the right has been polished with HT HC only, the left is untouched.
), and both needed some serious attention. Where they differed was in the type of defects…..First up was 68 Charger with the most unbelievable paint job that I have ever seenâ€â€�perfectly straight body, very little orange peel, and zero flaws in terms of integrity of the paint.
Here’s what I started with, the car is washed and sitting in an air conditioned garage. How bad could this be? How could this take 9 hours to detail? This is why a picture of a car in the shade shows NOTHING.
I knew the paint was soft, and I knew how bad it was�I had already seen it and evaluated twice. Once when I detailed his wife’s Charger, and once when I came by to do a “test spot� on this vehicle. I did find out that the paint is a PPG system, but the painter told the owner that the last two coats contained both clear AND black.
Here’s what the lights showed….
Almost done taping here:
This customer is a great guy to detail for. This car is his baby, he has had it since he was 18, then finally restored it�it is his baby. I appreciate him trusting me enough to work on the car�it was a big deal to him(and rightfully so).
How soft was the paint?
I polished the car with Hi-Temp Heavy cut via PC @speed 6,
Menzerna final polish II via PC @speed6.
I then wiped the paint down with Z6
Sealed with two coats of Zaino Z5PRO (ZFX enabled).
Lastly, I wiped the paint down with Z8
Yep, no rotary. This paint was soft that while polishing it via PC took a smidge longer, IMO it was worth it to keep the maximum amount of paint on the car.
The paint on the right has been polished with HT HC only, the left is untouched.
The exterior had been buffed before and someone left holograms all over it.
