TTBear
Allan F
First off, thanks to those that helped me choose a coating for this detail. I just had this car delivered on New Year's Day, and finally got around to doing my new car prep on it.
As many of you guys know, brand new Lamborghinis (and in fact, most exotics (Ferrari and Alfa Romeo are atrocious!) often come from the factory with a ton of defects. I was fortunate - I believe that the dealership had hired a specific detailer prior to having the car delivered, as they noted how careful I was with the paint on my Gallardo. There were a few noticeable defects, but not many, thankfully - none really worth taking pictures of. There was some significant haze on the rear bumper that was easily corrected, and a few swirls here and there, but nothing even requiring any even remotely close to compounding. It was actually the easiest detail I've ever done, which was a nice change, as some of the cars I've done recently have been a bear!
I used:
-CarPro Iron X Snow soap
-Menzerna Power Finish on a Lake Country white pad - mostly with Flex 3401, followed by Menzerna Super Finish 4500 on a black Flex pad, using Flex PE8 - it took longer of course, as I did the whole car with a 3" pad, but I didn't mind - I like the control that I get from the smaller pad, and I didn't have to rush, at all.
-Wipe down with CarPro Eraser, twice.
-Wolfgang Über Ceramic Coating. I thought long and hard about this one, vacillating between this and the unopened bottle of CQuartz UK, but I really was curious about the Uber Ceramic.
-This was the first time I've used the Microfibre Madness Crazy Pile - wow. They are an amazing towel!
Here's some pics - if anyone has any suggestions, I would welcome them. I am always learning, and tips are always welcome, thanks.
I absolutely HATE doing windows, clearly
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The metallic flake is really cool - it has silver, gold, blue and even red in it - I tried to take a pic, but it was difficult to get the camera to focus, sorry:
As many of you guys know, brand new Lamborghinis (and in fact, most exotics (Ferrari and Alfa Romeo are atrocious!) often come from the factory with a ton of defects. I was fortunate - I believe that the dealership had hired a specific detailer prior to having the car delivered, as they noted how careful I was with the paint on my Gallardo. There were a few noticeable defects, but not many, thankfully - none really worth taking pictures of. There was some significant haze on the rear bumper that was easily corrected, and a few swirls here and there, but nothing even requiring any even remotely close to compounding. It was actually the easiest detail I've ever done, which was a nice change, as some of the cars I've done recently have been a bear!
I used:
-CarPro Iron X Snow soap
-Menzerna Power Finish on a Lake Country white pad - mostly with Flex 3401, followed by Menzerna Super Finish 4500 on a black Flex pad, using Flex PE8 - it took longer of course, as I did the whole car with a 3" pad, but I didn't mind - I like the control that I get from the smaller pad, and I didn't have to rush, at all.
-Wipe down with CarPro Eraser, twice.
-Wolfgang Über Ceramic Coating. I thought long and hard about this one, vacillating between this and the unopened bottle of CQuartz UK, but I really was curious about the Uber Ceramic.
-This was the first time I've used the Microfibre Madness Crazy Pile - wow. They are an amazing towel!
Here's some pics - if anyone has any suggestions, I would welcome them. I am always learning, and tips are always welcome, thanks.
I absolutely HATE doing windows, clearly
: 
The metallic flake is really cool - it has silver, gold, blue and even red in it - I tried to take a pic, but it was difficult to get the camera to focus, sorry:
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kidding as well
), and a Ferrari F12 (red) - new car prep. I am a little nervous about the Countach. It would be like going on a date with Sophia Loren, haha.