Lamborghini LP640 Roadster - Mirror Detailing

[MirrorDetailing]

One of my good customers traded in his '04 Murcielago in on a new LP640 Roadster a few months back. It had been detailed once prior by the dealership before he got it and it was not in the type of shape that he prefers with all his cars. So he went with my 2-Step Package to clean the paint up, plus he wanted the rims waxed and the engine bay wiped down and carbon pieces waxed.



As all Lambos paint is rather rock solid. Correction with the Griots just wasnt happening to the standards I wanted for this car. So had to attack it with the Dewalt and variable speeds after a few seciton passes. One thing I do love about these paints is that SIP and a Rotary is all you need for cutting. Always seems to give me dam near full correction everytime.



Also tried out my new DD Uber Buffing Pads today and I must say...****ing amazing. I will never order another LC Pad again. These pads seem to buff better, be more well made and just all around good pads.



Process:



Wash:

Foam w/ CG Citrous Wash

Wash w/ CG Citrous Wash via TBM

Rims w/ Sonax Full Effect & Assorted Brushes

Clayed w/ Pinn Ultra Poly Clay w/ ONR Lube

Dried w/ CG Drying Towel & Leaf Blower for Detailing

Honeycomb Trim Pieces w/ Grime Reaper 4:1 w/ Swissvax Brush



Buffing:

Taped w/ 3M Automotive Tape

SIP w/ Uber Orange Pad via Dewalt 849 rpms 1400 - 1800 - 1200

M205 w/ Uber Green Pad via GG DA Speed 6

Pulled outside and foamed off to remove dust. Edges, Emblems and Bezels clean with Swissvax Brush

Blow Dried



LSP:

Body w/ CG XXX Hard Core

Rims w/ CG Wheel Guard

Engine Panels w/ CG Wheel Guard



Windows w/ Stoners Invisible Glass

Tires w/ Pinn Black Oxyn Tire Gel

Exhaust w/ Adams Metal Polish



Before, not in bad looking shape but upclose on the paint, it was not great.

Now the paint upclose...

Quarter had a number of holograms in it, was kinda hard to get a picture of...

After washing, claying and drying, got it inside and looked at the paint under my flashlight.

Now after buffing and waxing...

Now the paint after...

Engine Bay...

Interior...

 

[autoconcierge]

Very nice!!, where have I seen this car recently ?(Doing this car is work!!) "Supercleaness".

 

[MirrorDetailing]

Very nice!!, where have I seen this car recently ?(Doing this car is work!!) "Supercleaness".

I love doing these cars...but if your not really really tall, doing the enginer cover is back breaking. Also, you might have, owner said this is 1 of 10 in that color with a true 6spd manual transmission. So not many Verde Ithaca Roadsters out and about.

 

[autoconcierge]

I love doing these cars...but if your not really really tall, doing the enginer cover is back breaking. Also, you might have, owner said this is 1 of 10 in that color with a true 6spd manual transmission. So not many Verde Ithaca Roadsters out and about.

I am not really tall (6FT), but those plastic two step stools from Home Depot/Lowe's work really well if you cannot reach(I have long arms for my height 36 sleeve) which works better than the werner taller step up as you need just a little height help so you do not have to bend down and brace yourself on the carbon fiber panels etc.....as you wipe.



You are right, out of the various Murcies I have worked on only two have had a 6Speed and the recent LP640 I did with Richie is rare as well as it is the only one I have seen in person without E-Gear.

 

[Junebug]

I love that color! Anything but the same old red or black looks so good these days. Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear once wrote about the hundreds of colors/fabrics/leathers you can get for your house, but sadly most cars only come in 6-8 boring shades of gray!



Fine detail man! Thanks for sharing your technique, it lets us guys that do Fords/Hondas live our dreams.

 

[Cameron]

Besides Orange that is hands down the sexiest color for a Lambo. Great job. One of these days I hope to be doing cars like that. Just being able to work with a car like that would be a treat.