Who wants to meet Jewel? Twin Turbo Viper Detail

Tru_Shine

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This is Jewel, a 2006 SRT10 Dodge Viper that has been fully built by under ground racing. She dyno'd at 1600whp but has been tuned down for the streets. I got to take a ride in this one and luckily had my video camera. This was the fastest car I had ever ridden in at the time, until the lambo...... but anyways. This car had some pretty bad acid rain spots etched into the hood, I had to do some wet sanding to remove most of it. But without further ado here she is!





This is how she looked when I arrived.





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Not to bad right? Lets look closer.........



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Here are the various tools that were used in the wash process



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Two Bucket method with Grit Guards and 100% sheep skin wash mitt



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I began by spraying some P21s wheel gel onto the wheels letting it dwell and eat at all of the break dust.



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Then agitated the wheels.....



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Then I covered the car in Foam using my Foam cannon and Dawn detergent to strip away any waxes or oils off the surface.



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letting it dwell....



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Then Rinsed and refoamed and washed and then rinsed again.





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I used a ReThickulous microfiber towel to dry off the car.



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Next I brought the car in to prep it for the paint correction. This includes taping up the plastic moldings and clay baring the surface.



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I clay bared using Clay magic blue fine clay and show room shine for lube.



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Next I decided to see what it looked like in the dark using my Brinkmans Duel Xenon light.



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here is a long scratch that was removed during the wet sand process.



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You might now be able to tell from here, but in this pic the paint has a slight fade around the lights.



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I taped off an area and did a 50/50, now you can really tell.



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here is another 50/50 shot of the rear deck lid.



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This is an example of the pits from the Acid rain that were on the hood and front fenders.



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I done a test spot on the fender with 1500 grit followed by 3000 grit.



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I used a 4" PFW pad and Meguiars M105 on a rotary buffer w/ LC 4in backing plate



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here is a 50/50 shot



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I compounded the entire car with a Flex 3401 with LC Hydrotech cyan pad with Meguiars M105 compound.



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Check out this reflection shot!



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This was the end of day 1, all of the compounding was done except for the hood which needed to be wet sanded.



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Day 2 begins the wet sanding.



I used 2000 grit sheets wrapped around a Meguiars sanding block



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all areas were buffed with LC PFW pads and LC cyan pads.



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Next

I polished everything with my flex 3401 using a LC tangerine Hydrotech pad and M205



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After the paint was buffed and polished it was ready for the sealant. My number one choice is always Black Fire Wet Diamond.



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while that was drying, I applied some PB's Wheel sealant to the wheels. *I LOVE this stuff*



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I wiped off all the sealants and shined the tires and are the Final Shots! It was midnight when I finished so there are some night shots and then came back the next morning and got some more sun shots.



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here is a Video that I threw together real quick.



YouTube - Tru Shine Detailing - 1000hp Dodge Viper SRT10 Full Paint Correction



and the other videos are also on my youtube channel.







Thanks and have a Blessed day!





 
Eric's my name, Detailing's my game!!

Thanks for putting this thread together Eric and opening up my eyes to what can be achieved with detailing.Im new to having a nice car and paint job and would love to be able to get a finish like the Viper...

Eamonn Australia:2thumbs::
 
This thread is full of WIN!



Nice work on the Viper! That engine compartment and garage is just pure sex....



I noticed you use the PFW pads for compounding. Have you ever used the black lambs wool pads (Tuf-Buf)?



Awesome work and great write-up!
 
RickRack said:
This thread is full of WIN!



Nice work on the Viper! That engine compartment and garage is just pure sex....



I noticed you use the PFW pads for compounding. Have you ever used the black lambs wool pads (Tuf-Buf)?



Awesome work and great write-up!





No I havn't tried them, I guess I need to try them out. how do they compare to the maroon SOLO pads?
 
I saw the title and thought - Jewel? the singer? good looking but sucked in concert, then I clicked to find an amazing car and equally amazing detail.
 
stiffdogg06 said:
Awesome job!



Question, How do you like drying the vehicle off with the DI Rethicklous MF towel?



Love it, it soaks up so much. I need to get a guzzler though





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