1996 Ferrari 348 Spider, `04 Silverado, a couple LS430s

[Scottwax]

2004 Chevy Silverado. Detailed their Honda Pilot a few weeks ago, asked me to come back to detail their truck. Really nice truck, but I miss the `66 Mustang 2 + 2 they used to have me clean.



Paint was in decent condition, interior was a bit dingy but no major stains. Interior was cleaned by my older son using Woolite/water and dressed the vinyl with Meguiars Interior QD (on a side note, the vast majority of my customers love the no gloss-brand new look it leaves!) and the leather got Turtle Wax Leather Conditioner.



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Chevy_Silverado_interior2.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Chevy_Silverado_interior1.jpg



I`ve found with light swirls, a 50/50 mix of Optimum`s Polish and Compound works great on GM paint and it worked well here, plus it left an LSP ready finish. I buffed it off with Optimum Car Wax and topped with Poorboys EX-P.



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Chevy_Silverado_front1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Chevy_Silverado_frontend1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Chevy_Silverado_front2.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Chevy_Silverado_rear1.jpg



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1996 Ferrari 348 Spider. Last detailed in late July 2005 using Optimum Polish, #80 Speed Glaze, Vanilla Moose and Poorboy`s EX w/carnauba. His daily driver is a black C6 (plus he just bought a late 80s Rolls Royce Silver Spur-I can hardly wait to get my hands on that one!) so the Ferrari is now a real garage queen. No suprise the previous detail was holding up very well, still incredibly slick feeling and the paint was deep and wet. I know it is no longer driven in the rain either. Anyway, just gave it an Optimum No Rinse wash.



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1996_Ferrari_348_Spider_front1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1996_Ferrari_348_Spider_frontend1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1996_Ferrari_348_Spider_rear1.jpg

[seth812]

beautifull ferrari!



how do you like the turtle wax leather conditioner?

[Scottwax]

Oops, forgot this shot of the truck....



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Chevy_Silverado_side1.jpg



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2003 Lexus LS430. Last done in October using Prime and Acrylic Jett. Here it is early June and it still was noticably slick and had a wet, reflective glow still. No doubt Optimum No Rinse Wash and the polymers it contains played a roll in how the car looked and felt but still...8 full months since it was last sealed. I just applied a coat of Acrylic Jett Trigger after an ONR wash. I see this car about twice a month, I`m interested in seeing if Trigger holds up as well as regular AJ.



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2003_Lexus_LS430_trigger_backend1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2003_Lexus_LS430_trigger_front1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2003_Lexus_LS430_trigger_frontend1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2003_Lexus_LS430_trigger_rear2.jpg



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2004 Lexus LS430. Another regular customer, I wash one and wash/wax the other every 6 weeks, did their Civic last time, the Lexus was up for waxing this time. I had last used Detailer`s Pride`s Premium Surface Shield (previous time as well) and a close inspection revealed the paint was still swirl free and had decent slickness. I decided to try Acrylic Jett alone to see how it holds up without Prime in light of the near flawless condition of the paint. As usual, my camera had a hard time capturing the true wetness and gloss of white paint. The last shot came pretty close though.



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Lexus_LS430_AJ_backend.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Lexus_LS430_AJ_front1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Lexus_LS430_AJ_side2.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2004_Lexus_LS430_AJ_side.jpg

[Scottwax]

beautifull ferrari!



how do you like the turtle wax leather conditioner?



Best $6 product I have. Soaks in quickly, mild leather scent and very light sheen. Since it is a liquid, it doesn`t clog ventilated seats either.

[BigAl3]

beautifull ferrari!



agreed. for a 10 year old car, it sure still has a nice body style and doesn`t seem to be outdated. i can only imagine how fast it is! nice job as usual scott! :woot2:

[s2skimon]

just love the glow of the silverado with EX-P .. good choice

[ScubaStevo]

Whoa. That ferrari looks incredible. I`m starting to get jealous of all the nice cars you`re doing though. :(

[BigAl3]

I`m starting to get jealous of all the nice cars you`re doing though. :(



don`t be... you`ve done your fair share of nice cars and great details! *pat on the back*

[Scottwax]

just love the glow of the silverado with EX-P .. good choice



OCW + EX-P is one of my current favorite combos, really fast to apply too.



Steve-nice cars are one of the benefits of the Dallas area.



Besides, don`t feel too bad, look what I have to do tomorrow (customer`s pic):



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/rusted_cav.jpg



Got rust? :sosad

[seth812]

wow, good luck with that!



so let me get this straight, you used ex-p over the OCW?

[Scottwax]

wow, good luck with that!



so let me get this straight, you used ex-p over the OCW?



Yep. Used OCW to remove the buffing residue of Optimum Polish/Compound. Since neither has any real cleaning ability, it really doesn`t matter what order you use them in, however, since I use OCW to remove the polish, I finished with EX-P. I have never used OCW as a topper after a sealant or carnauba.

[Bioman]

So I guess you got a new shipment of JW products. How do you like the trigger so far? Did you get the Prime Strong as well?

[seth812]

i wanna try some of the JW products, esp after hearing such rave reviews about them. but after the order i just made, my wallet won`t allow :sadpace:

[SilverLexus]

Nice work Scott. Love the Ferrari-classic styling!

[BlackMach1]

awesome work Scott!



is Killeen alittle far? I`m starting to lose my battle with swirls on my Mustang