PetrucciM3 | 2008 Chevrolet Black Corvette (103 pictures)

[Petrucci_M3]

PetrucciM3 | 2008 Chevrolet Black Corvette



Wash:

Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss

Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket

Grit Guard

Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt

Gilmour Foam Gun



Clayed:

Meguiar’s Medium clay

Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer



Paint Correction:

Makita 9227C | 3M Backing Plate

Flex 3403 rotary | Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate

Menzerna Super Intensive Polish | LC White pad

Menzerna Nano Polish | LC White pad

CM5300

Fenix TK10

Detailer Domain Uber Towels

IPA Wipedown



Protection:

Jetseal109



LSP:

Pinnacle Souveran



Exterior Trim:

Aerospace 303



Glass:

Stoner’s Invisible Glass



Wheels:

EZ Detail Brush

Swissvax Wheel Brush

Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper

Surfcity Tire Shine



Exhaust:

Chemical Guy’s Metal Shine



Engine:

Various Brushes

Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper (Diluted)

CD2



Interior:

1Z Cockpit

Swissvax Interior Detail Brush

303 Aerospace

Chemical Guy’s Lighting Fast Stain Extractor

Metro Vac n Blow

Lil Green Bissel

Leatherique Pristine Clean

Leatherique Rejuvenating Oil





Wash:

Paint Correction:



I was contacted through the forum to help improve the overall quality of this gorgeous machine required. Apparently, a local shop here somehow let the car sit outside during a summer monsoon, and resulting in deep etched water spots all over the car. This shop now had to fix an wanted mistake of theirs and their plan of action was to wet sand various sections of the car to remove these. Unfortunately I don’t possess the super expensive paint guage to correctly measure the depth I would be working with. So my plan of action was to use the least aggressive method I could, to better improve the quality of the paint without burning through the paint.



The combination that worked best for me was a white lake country pad with SIP with rpms of 1300 to 1500 and then following up with 106FF on a white pad to remove any hazing or marring SIP would leave behind. I also had to use a minimum of three IPA wipe downs before I declared the exterior fit for my LSPs. This drastically improved the finish and really shows that wet sanding is not always the answer. I’ll the photos do the talking, hope you enjoy!



Roof Correction:



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[Petrucci_M3]

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Interior:



The interior was in beautiful shape and required the carpets and mats to be extracted and exterior surfaces to be treated with 303 to help protect the finish from our harsh environment. I also performed a Leatherique cleaning and conditioning for the leather seats.





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[Petrucci_M3]

Thank you for looking and happy detailing!

 

[a_guerrajr]

HOLY BLACK!!!



Love the depth!

 

[ADetailedFinish]

Wow! Great job on that beautiful car!

 

[sacdetailing]

blackest black car ive seen! deep wet paint,

sick! love your posts man!:buffing:

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Another stunning (perfect) detail under your belt. :bow :bow :bow

 

[white gecko]

Wow that came out great!!! That photography is very good too!!