Speaking of holograms...

[EBPcivicsi]

After reading this thread: http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/91560-some-bad-halograms-v-2002-z06.html it reminded of some work that I did the other day.



The owner bought the car off of ebay and it was delivered in the rain. :wall The car was absolutely hammered! Every panel was covered in severe buffer swirls, scratches, etc.



I was limited on correction because the owner didn`t really want to spend a fortune to have it reconditioned. Perfection would have called for twisted wool and then a trip down the ladder of polishing steps.



I did what I could for the money and SIP *really* impressed me.



ONR



Menzerna SIO/green CCS pad from TOL(which as I understand it is different from the green that AG and CMA sell) @1700 RPM`s



Menzerna PO106FF/black CCS pad@1400 RPM`s



OCW wipe down



Poli-seal/PC/black Sm arnold pad @speed5



Removed with OCW moistened towel



Rewash car with pressure washer MF mitt



Opti-seal



Before:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ebpcivicsi/tn_IMG_0141.jpg



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[EBPcivicsi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ebpcivicsi/tn_IMG_0150.jpg







After:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ebpcivicsi/tn_IMG_0151.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ebpcivicsi/tn_IMG_0152.jpg



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[EBPcivicsi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ebpcivicsi/tn_IMG_0171.jpg



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[imported_GregCavi]

Way to go!! That thing was hammered!



Greg

[audicoupej]

:wow: That is very impressive! What is the cut of TOL`s green pad like?



I think I have to order some SIP. There goes my wallet getting lighter :wall

[EBPcivicsi]

:wow: That is very impressive! What is the cut of TOL`s green pad like?



I think I have to order some SIP. There goes my wallet getting lighter :wall



It definitely has more cut than the green foam offered by CMA(can`t speek for AG as I don`t own any of their green CCS pads) and not as durable. It also doesn`t finish as well, which is to be expected with the increased cut. It`s much more stiff and the "cells" are larger--more open if you will.

[audicoupej]

Thanks for the info! :up

[imported_Picus]

Hah, glad I inspired you to post this; that`s some fantastic correction given you weren`t going for "perfect". Interesting LSP process too.

[mr.ikon]

WOW. They almost wrote their names in cursive writing. Very nice correction.

[coupe]

Something i never understood.



How do these hack detailers do so much damage and not see it? Then how is it possible the customer not blow a lid when they see it?



Ive corrected 7 vehicles so far with holograms just like those.

[imported_Picus]

Something i never understood.



How do these hack detailers do so much damage and not see it? Then how is it possible the customer not blow a lid when they see it?



Ive corrected 7 vehicles so far with holograms just like those.



I`m betting we`ve all asked ourselves that question 1,000 times. When I was doing that vette yesterday I said over and over, "who would *pay* for a job like this?". It`s boggling.

[coupe]

I could never get away with it, my customers would see them instantly.

[gmblack3]

Very nice work Joe! Boy that BMW was hammered.

[Ron Harris]

From what I see in the pictures the guy got his moneys worth. That M3 was swirled bad!

[itb76]

Great work! All the bad car washes in the world coundn`t have swirled it as bad as that "detailer" did!