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06-29-08, 01:25
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Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
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.
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06-29-08, 01:35
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
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

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06-29-08, 01:39
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
C5 Silver Z06
Process
Wash & Clay
Optimum No Rinse
Riccardo Clay
Zero Correction
Paint Cleanse & LSP
P21S Paintwork Cleanser
Zymol Vintage

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06-29-08, 01:50
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
Look great! How's the 105/OP mix? I know Picus mixes EC/OP alot - I'm guessing 105 is much more aggressive.
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06-29-08, 01:56
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
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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.
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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.
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06-29-08, 01:58
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
Great work guys!
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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.
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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.
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06-29-08, 02:06
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
Well, the cars look great! I've been thinking of trying out some of that CG citrus wash soon.
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06-29-08, 02:12
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
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Great work guys!
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Originally Posted by drew.haynes
Well, the cars look great! I've been thinking of trying out some of that CG citrus wash soon.
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Thank you. 
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06-29-08, 04:40
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
Excellent work! Did you do it in 1 day?
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06-29-08, 04:49
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
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.
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06-29-08, 05:01
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
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Excellent work! Did you do it in 1 day?
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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.
Last edited by Holden_C04 : 06-29-08 at 05:27.
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06-29-08, 05:31
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Re: Picus & Holden_C04 - Polishing Perfection
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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.
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Judge for yourself.

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