Here is a recent job. Again, I am working on improving my posting and storyline structure. I need to hire a sidekick to help taking "Action Pics" so I can get an ongoing process of the job.
Anyway, this is a 1990 F40 that has spent time on the track, in the garage and was just needing some attention. The owner really wanted me to be a bit more aggressive than I felt comfortable being. This car has, what I view as, small fisheyes and he wanted me to wet sand them. My Positest doesn't read paint on CF and I wasn't interested in paying for a repaint so, I wasn't willing to go that aggressive. Bob @ Auto Concierge was great at providing his perspective and position on how he would handle the client.
When I first saw the car, it was just plain dusty and dirty. So, I used the following:
Wheels/Tires: P21S/Megs Med. Clay and APC
Wash: Adams Car Wash w/Uber Wool Mitt
Dry: DD Drying Blankets
Coumpound: Meg 105 on Meg Foam Polishing Pad/9227 Rotary
Polish: Menz PO106A on Uber Final Polish Pad/9227 Rotary
LSP: Hand Applied Swissvax Mystery X 2
Wheels/Tires: Swissvax Autobahn WW/Adams VRT
First shot is of a dirty old Ferrari:
I first got on the wheels with P21S Swisssvax Brush, tires got an APC bath
then, on to removing wax buildup while washing with Adams Car Wash
drying wth DD drying blankets
found a few defects
sanded
and corrected
on to the finish; lower skirt before
after
and roof before (I suck at taping!)
after
pillar after
can you say single stage??
and, the final product
Anyway, this is a 1990 F40 that has spent time on the track, in the garage and was just needing some attention. The owner really wanted me to be a bit more aggressive than I felt comfortable being. This car has, what I view as, small fisheyes and he wanted me to wet sand them. My Positest doesn't read paint on CF and I wasn't interested in paying for a repaint so, I wasn't willing to go that aggressive. Bob @ Auto Concierge was great at providing his perspective and position on how he would handle the client.
When I first saw the car, it was just plain dusty and dirty. So, I used the following:
Wheels/Tires: P21S/Megs Med. Clay and APC
Wash: Adams Car Wash w/Uber Wool Mitt
Dry: DD Drying Blankets
Coumpound: Meg 105 on Meg Foam Polishing Pad/9227 Rotary
Polish: Menz PO106A on Uber Final Polish Pad/9227 Rotary
LSP: Hand Applied Swissvax Mystery X 2
Wheels/Tires: Swissvax Autobahn WW/Adams VRT
First shot is of a dirty old Ferrari:
I first got on the wheels with P21S Swisssvax Brush, tires got an APC bath
then, on to removing wax buildup while washing with Adams Car Wash
drying wth DD drying blankets
found a few defects
sanded
and corrected
on to the finish; lower skirt before
after
and roof before (I suck at taping!)
after
pillar after
can you say single stage??
and, the final product
