Superior Detailing - 2000 Viper Paint Correction with Fuzion

[imported_Shaun Carollo]

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I completed the correction on this 2000 Viper a few weeks ago and finally had the chance to travel back out to the customer’s home and apply a coat of Wolfgang Fuzion after washing and sealing an RV of his (no pictures.) Also I am learning how to get better pics from my SLR so I wanted to snap a few more while out there since the weather was nicer than the first day trip out there.



Process:



BODY:



-ONR wash on body panels/glass

-Meg’s Super Degreaser with wheel brush and dry vapor steamer for wheels/wells

-Clayed with Automagic’s Blue Mild Clay and Meg’s Last Touch Spray Detailer

-PFW/Meg’s 105 on rotary @ 1200-1600 rpm.

-LC White/Menzerna FP on rotary @ 1000-1400 rpm.

-Meg’s #20 Polymer Sealant via PC on LC blue pad @ speed 4.

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ENGINE:

-Sprayed down with Meg’s APC+

-Agitated with various brushes.

-Dry vapor steamed to reach crevices/aid in cleaning.

-Dressed with Meg's Hyper Dressing 4:1



INTERIOR:

-Steamed with dry vapor steamer on all surfaces including carpets shell and mats.





Touch up/Day 2



-ONR wash with Chenille MF mitt, boars hair brush. Dryed with stocktowelsnow’s large super heavy towel.

-One coat Wolfgang Fuzion applied with supplied applicator.

-Interior coated with 1Z cockpit premium, vacuumed.

-Glass cleaned with Meg’s Glass Cleaner.



No pics of wash process other than engine bay cleaning:



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[imported_Shaun Carollo]

I also spotted some polish residue on the underside of the hood, so that was agitated as well as steam cleaned after to clean it up a bit.

After using the steamer for the exterior, I moved on to the inside. I assure you I didn’t start a fire in the cockpit of this car, just the condensed steam vapor after cleaning the inside and door jams:

Started with a test panel after washing and claying. This is what I would be up against:

After White/IP:

I then masked and metered the paint but quickly realized that that was a waste of time since there’s no metal under this paint! I then proceeded to finish up the rest of the car with the chosen compound/polish combo.

After Menzerna FP/White, starting to pick up some gloss:

Meg’s #20 after application via PC:

 

[imported_Shaun Carollo]

After all this and about 3 weeks battling a very busy schedule between work and school, I came out and finished everything up this past Friday which ended up being a great day to take pictures. This is about 2 hours after an initial application of Wolfgang Fuzion. I have only applied this to two red cars so far but the results are amazing and both owners thought the cars were “absolutely incredible” as one put it.



Fuzion curing:

I hope these pics show that I can finally get some nice shots from my camera:

Out of focus sun shot, I was in a hurry to go give an estimate on a surprise I’ll have for you guys next week:

My attempt to grab a good picture for the owner:

Thanks for looking, questions/comments always appreciated.



-Shaun

 

[dmw2692004]

great work! The engine bay looks terrific!

 

[Scottwax]

Nice job, not much better than a red, swirl free sports car!

 

[MarcHarris]

Looks great Shaun. Fuzion is some nice stuff and I agree with Scott: not much better than a red sports car

 

[E300Diesel]

Super Job! Great pics! :goodjob

 

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

Great work Shaun...



Very rewarding learning how to snap good pics from the DSLR isnt it...!!:up

 

[Pats300zx]

Awesome job. I love the pictures...

 

[RaskyR1]

Great work Shaun! :goodjob

 

[a_guerrajr]

So what are you using to shoot with?

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Beautiful job!!!!

 

[Street5927]

Very nice job and nice gloss! On a secondary note...Holy roof peaks on that house! I'd hate to see what it would cost to replace the shingles on that roof...lol

 

[RL-Audi]

Looks fantastic . Quick question, after the ONR wash, did you have an intermediate step between:

a) claying or

b) waxing



Thanks

 

[imported_Shaun Carollo]

great work! The engine bay looks terrific!

Thanks, it wasn't TOO bad to begin with but it did clean up nicely.

Nice job, not much better than a red, swirl free sports car!

Thanks, my sports car will be BLACK!

Looks great Shaun. Fuzion is some nice stuff and I agree with Scott: not much better than a red sports car

Fuzion=the ishhh. Thanks for the phone call the other day bro!

Super Job! Great pics! :goodjob

Thanks.

Great work Shaun...



Very rewarding learning how to snap good pics from the DSLR isnt it...!!:up

VERY rewarding. It took long enough too; I bought the thing last August.

Awesome job. I love the pictures...

Thanks, I'm glad somebody likes them!

Great work Shaun! :goodjob

Thank you.

So what are you using to shoot with?

Canon EOS Rebel XSI with kit lens. Hopefully will upgrade the lens soon enough.

Beautiful job!!!!

Thanks!

Very nice job and nice gloss! On a secondary note...Holy roof peaks on that house! I'd hate to see what it would cost to replace the shingles on that roof...lol

You and me both!

Looks fantastic . Quick question, after the ONR wash, did you have an intermediate step between:

a) claying or

b) waxing



Thanks

Process was ONR, clay, Meguiar's 105 via Purple Foamed Wool on the Rotary, Menzerna FP via LC CCS white pad on Rotary, Meguiars #20 polymer sealant.