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Old 10-14-06, 11:33   #1 (permalink)
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Carrera, Suburban, 750Li, better pics of that black Z06 from last month

2000 Chevy Suburban, first time it has been completely detailed. The paint seems to have been waxed occasionally and had suprisingly minor swirls-even the interior wasn't too bad. Could have been so much worse!

Paint was polished with Optimum Polish using green Propel lite cut Cyclo pads and topped with an 80/20 blend of Meguiars #16 and FK's Pink Wax.











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2006 BMW 750Li. Weekly wash customer, car was last waxed with Werkstatt's Acrylic Jett Trigger in late May. Still beading, some slickness but it was time to wax again before colder weather hits. I went ahead with Optimum Poli-Seal applied via PC using a blue Propel finishing pad. Noticably deepened the color, very slick too. I wash this one conventionally so it'll be a good test of how Opti-Seal holds up.





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Old 10-14-06, 11:38   #2 (permalink)
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2004 Porsche Carrera. This is the one I detail every 4-6 weeks. Last time I applied two coats of Optimum Car Wax mixed 50/50 with Werkstatt's Carnauba Jett. At the 5 week point, it was still beading very well and had decent slickness. There were a few areas with some very minimal scuffing though and since the car hadn't been polished in several months, I decided to go with Poli-Seal using my PC and a blue Propel finishing pad. At a speed of 6 and moderate pressure, even with a finishing pad, it removed the light scuffing/marring. I then finished it off with the OCW/CJ combo.

Interesting with this silver metallic how different angles of sunlight make the color look different.













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Old 10-14-06, 11:44   #3 (permalink)
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2007 Chevy Corvette Z06. I did an exterior detail on it about a month ago on a rainy day (70/30 mix of Menzerna 106FF/Clearkote RMG and topped with Pinnacle Souveran) so the pics didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped. Anyway, he decided after the initial detail, he wanted me out once a month to keep on top of the finish and to keep adding Souveran until the car needs to be polished out.

This car is a daily driver as evidenced by the wheels:



Optimum No Rinse, an assortment of brushes and a couple towels later:



The exterior got an ONR wash and another coat of Souveran.









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Old 10-14-06, 11:54   #4 (permalink)
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Great work again Scott...

I love the last shot of the Z06!
 
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A daily driven black ZO6...

Beautifull cars!
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Old 10-15-06, 03:27   #6 (permalink)
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The first shot of the Z06 rim, the one with the dust on it looked pretty nice. Almost like a slight bronze finish. But it was just brake dust. All cars look amazing.
 
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Old 10-15-06, 05:39   #7 (permalink)
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Love that deep, deep Black
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That Carrera is really, really wet. Loving the depth on the Vette as well. Great work as always.
 
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I love your personal formulas!
All look amazing Scott. Is Opti-Seal a liquid or a paste?
BTW......what's your take on Souveran? Worth the money?
 
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Old 10-15-06, 06:18   #10 (permalink)
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Great job on all of them! nice before and after on the rim. I bet that vette looks rediculous in person!
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Old 10-15-06, 08:47   #11 (permalink)
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As usual That black z06 hot, I prefered this over that yellow z06 with the checker flag on the side
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Old 10-15-06, 09:49   #12 (permalink)
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The Z06 looks dripping wet Souveran definately looks great on black . Great job.
 
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