Lincoln Mark VIII Refreshed

[imported_GregCavi]

Hello everyone. I did this one for a regular customer of mine. He picked it up a while ago and wanted it all set up for winter. He wasnt to concerned about the scratches and swirls but I did made sure to get at least 95% of them out. The car upon inspection had many swirls and scratches along with a slew of holograms from the dealership monkeys.



Process:



ONR Wash

Z18 Clay



Horizontals:



EC/OPT via meguiars burgendy pad @1500

ZPC via light cut pad @ 6 on pc



Verticals:



ZPC via light cut pad @ 6 on pc



LSP:



Z6 wipedown

Z5pro zfx`d (paint, glass, wheels)

Z8 wipedown



Z16 on tires

Meguiars hyper dressing in wheels



BEFORE:



http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk1.jpg



http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk2.jpg



AFTER:



http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk3.jpg



http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk4.jpg



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http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk10.jpg

[imported_GregCavi]

http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk11.jpg



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http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk16.jpg



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http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk18.jpg



http://www.pinnacle-detailing.com/lincoln%20mark%20VIII/mk19.jpg



Greg

[joyriiide1113]

Greg it looks awesome. Very very very sharp looking. Unlike some pics that simply show the best angle that will reflect the most and not show the dirtier spots, your pics show the ugly side of most vehicles that in turn reveals awesome work. You do not leave one spot behind huh.



Greg why the need to use ZPC with a LC pad. Why not a polishing pad?



Interesting that you used Z5 Pro on glass. I have not used it on glass and would almost assume that it would look a bit tainted on glass considering it has a darkening effect on some paints. Good to know.



When you took your pictures of full sun on the hood, your pics show a ring around them. I`m assuming its caused by a lense you used on your camera to show the picture. What lense is this? What advantages are there to that lense?



Good to see more of your work..

Joy

[justin30513]

Nice job. Even on those wheels.....I know they are a biotch to clean.

Excellent job .

[imported_GregCavi]

Greg it looks awesome. Very very very sharp looking. Unlike some pics that simply show the best angle that will reflect the most and not show the dirtier spots, your pics show the ugly side of most vehicles that in turn reveals awesome work. You do not leave one spot behind huh.



Greg why the need to use ZPC with a LC pad. Why not a polishing pad?



Interesting that you used Z5 Pro on glass. I have not used it on glass and would almost assume that it would look a bit tainted on glass considering it has a darkening effect on some paints. Good to know.



When you took your pictures of full sun on the hood, your pics show a ring around them. I`m assuming its caused by a lense you used on your camera to show the picture. What lense is this? What advantages are there to that lense?



Good to see more of your work..

Joy



Thanks for the great comments. Sean reccomended the Light cut pad to me, and I was blown away how the Zpc can cut the swirls and finish flawlessly (no haze). Z5pro and also Z2pro work excellent on glass. Because the Z is applied so thin there really is no problem with it on the glass. If by chance there would be any streaks you could just use some z6 or the like to clean it up. I think of it as rain x on steroids.



As per the ring around the picture I have been fighting it for some time. I have a cheap UV filter and I am assuming that that has something to do with it. I have dialed down the E/V with no success, and hesitate to use a polarizing filter because it colors the photo to much. The benefits of a UV filter (if you have a good one) is mainly just to protect the main lens of the camera.



Justin:



Yes they are haha



Greg

[stilez]

Great work!!!







Re: the lense, I`ve had it with the ring in direct sun. I don`t use my adapter/lenses much anymore...I`m shopping a DSLR so I can take some SweeT pics :).

[ZaneO]

Great work, Greg :cool:

[medic159]

Very nice, and tell your customer he has very good taste in cars! :goodjob

http://dftowel.com/lscsale/Images/lscsale-1.jpg

[imported_GregCavi]

DFTOWEL: Yours looks a little more bling with the wheels!



Greg

[medic159]

DFTOWEL: Yours looks a little more bling with the wheels!



Greg



They are the factory stock 10 spoke chrome directionals for the LSC, the "snowflakes" are stock for the one you did.

[joe.p]

Nice work as always..make sure you save a little Zaino for the cavi :chuckle:

[imported_GregCavi]

Nice work as always..make sure you save a little Zaino for the cavi :chuckle:



Oh the cavi is done up fully in zaino, and I make sure to keep it looking nice! :getdown



Greg

[mgm2003]

Greg, I enjoy your posts and seeing your work -excellent, as always.



Keep us posted on how Zaino holds up during the winter months.