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Rickrack
02-18-2006, 03:51 PM
This car belongs to one of my customers fiance. She was visiting from NY for the weekend and he wanted me to give the car a "quickie" before she went home. I only had 2 hours to work on it while he ran a few errands so time was limited. He said to make the tires "really shiny", so that`s what I did.



Overall, the paint was in pretty good shape besides a few scratches and bugs stuck to the front.



It actually came out pretty good considering the time I spent on it.



My process:



Washed exterior



Cleaned wheels, tires & wheel wells



Buffed complete exterior with Optimum Polish mixed with a little RMG



Natty`s Blue by hand



Meguiars Gold Class Tire Gel for the tires x2 (too shiny for me!)



Super Blue dressing for the wheel wells



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stilez
02-18-2006, 03:56 PM
Hot!





Nice two step combo. I might have to venture there.
Rickrack
02-18-2006, 04:00 PM
I was trying to think of the fastest way to get the best results & that `s what I came up with.



I kinda stole the idea from Scottwax`s "pink moose" except with Optimum
BigAl3
02-18-2006, 04:11 PM
nice job! :2thumbs:
SilverLexus
02-18-2006, 07:11 PM
Well I guess we have further proof of the quality of Nattys Blue (and Rick`s mad detailing skills).
Scottwax
02-18-2006, 08:15 PM
I kinda stole the idea from Scottwax`s "pink moose" except with Optimum





:eek: Now I have to steal from you...



That is some wet looking red paint!
blueangelfightr
02-18-2006, 08:43 PM
I think you mis-typed the title. That`s a SL 500. :-P Anyway, very clean looking car! Shiny!
66#1
02-18-2006, 09:28 PM
Now that`s red buddy!!



Sweet!
DSVWGLI
02-18-2006, 10:36 PM
Very nice :bigups . What was the ratio of RMG to OP?
pt91
02-18-2006, 10:55 PM
Looks great. Mixing a little RMG with the polish is a great idea.



You guys are so freakin` fast.

After two hours I would be lucky to be at the polishing step!
benpocock
02-19-2006, 02:35 AM
That`s fantastic :xyxthumbs
gmblack3
02-19-2006, 09:59 AM
Looks great Rick!!!



The tires are almost as shiny as the paint. ;)
LucentTeg
02-19-2006, 12:19 PM
wow, amazing work. Very impressed at the quality considering how little time you spent on this.
Rickrack
02-19-2006, 12:46 PM
Well, thanks for all the compliments guys.



DSVWGLI: I figure the ratio is about 1 part RMG to 9 parts OP. I didn`t really measure when I mixed it up. I kinda went by eye. Before I added the Natty`s, I wiped down the car lightly with a microfiber towel to remove excess haze left from polishing. The Natty`s really brought out the deep, wet look I was shooting for. To be honest, I think she was more pleased that her tires were shiny than anything!
RRacer
02-19-2006, 01:45 PM
Amazing red :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs