Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection

[Holden_C04]

I got a call from Picus recently and he invited me to help him out with a big project he had, three Corvettes. I gladly volunteered.

First up, Black C5 Z06

Process

Wash & Clay
Foam Pre-Soak
CG Citrus Wash & Gloss
Riccardo Clay

Paint Correction
Meguiars M105 mixed 8:1 with Optimum Polish on PFW
Menzerna IP on PFW
Menzerna FPII on LC Black

Paint Cleanse & LSP
P21S Paintwork Cleanser
Swissvax Concorso








Please hold the comments until the images and processes for the next two vehicles have been processed and posted.

[Holden_C04]

1971 Corvette Stingray

Process

Wash & Clay
Optimum No Rinse
Riccardo Clay

Paint Correction
Meguiars M105 mixed 8:1 with Optimum Polish on LC PFW
Menzerna SIP on LC PFW
Menzerna 106FF on LC Black

Paint Cleanse & LSP
P21S Paintwork Cleanser
Zymol Vintage

[Holden_C04]

C5 Silver Z06

Process

Wash & Clay
Optimum No Rinse
Riccardo Clay

Zero Correction

Paint Cleanse & LSP
P21S Paintwork Cleanser
Zymol Vintage

[drew.haynes]

Look great! How's the 105/OP mix? I know Picus mixes EC/OP alot - I'm guessing 105 is much more aggressive.

[Holden_C04]

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Look great! How's the 105/OP mix? I know Picus mixes EC/OP alot - I'm guessing 105 is much more aggressive.

M105, in its pure form, flashes very quickly. A little bit of OP will slow down that process and allow it to work a little bit more and consequently, a little more cut and a nice finish. It is also much, *much* easier to use than Menzerna Powergloss.

[shine]

Great work guys!

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Look great! How's the 105/OP mix? I know Picus mixes EC/OP alot - I'm guessing 105 is much more aggressive.

M105 cuts hard but has a very short working time before it will flash. OC or OP can extend the working time while keeping most of the M105 power working.

EDIT: ya beat me to it! I'm too slow.

[drew.haynes]

Well, the cars look great! I've been thinking of trying out some of that CG citrus wash soon.

[Holden_C04]

Originally Posted by shine

Great work guys!

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Well, the cars look great! I've been thinking of trying out some of that CG citrus wash soon.

Thank you.

[tdekany]

Excellent work! Did you do it in 1 day?

[lecchilo]

Cars look awesome... so the black/106ff combo cleans up pretty nicely after 105/pwf and ip/pwf? I think I'm going to start using black pads a lot for finishing instead of white.

[Holden_C04]

Originally Posted by tdekany

Excellent work! Did you do it in 1 day?

Thank you.

Picus started work at about 9:30 AM. I started about 10:45. We finished the Silver Z06 at about 9:00 PM.

[Holden_C04]

Originally Posted by lecchilo

Cars look awesome... so the black/106ff combo cleans up pretty nicely after 105/pwf and ip/pwf? I think I'm going to start using black pads a lot for finishing instead of white.

Judge for yourself.