Blacked Out Ford GT

[MirrorDetailing]

Did paint correction on this car back in early May and never got any good after pictures. Owner called me the other day about getting the car cleaned up and back to what it looked like in May. My after pictures then did not come out at all. The owner was gone when I was done, so no sun shots and my flashlight died.



Now to what I did today. Owner had me come out and look at something on the clam shell, that happened while the car was in Utah. Some very heavy mineral water had dripped onto the clam shell overnight in a hotel garage parking and etched the paint. Owner wanted to see if I was able to clean it up and make it a lot less noticeable. Plus the owner had done a lot of dry wipedowns on the car while it was at a track event and some scratches had been induced. So went ahead and did a quick repolish of the paint to remove the scratches. Luckly they were all very light and nothing major. Owner also had me wipe down the engine area and seal/wax the car.



Process:

Wash w/ Maxisudds

Clayed w/ Pinn Ultra Poly Clay w/ ONR Lube

Rims/Tires w/ Diablo Wheel Gel and Assorted Brushes

Dried w/ DI Waffle Drying Towel

Rims/Car Edges Blowed Dried

Taped w/ Meguiars Masking Tape



Buffing:

Large Areas w/ SIP via Flex w/ Uber Orange

Small Areas w/ D300 via GG DA w/ 3" Cutting Disc

Small Areas w/ Micro Finish via GG DA w/ 3" Finishig Disc



LSP:

Windows w/ Stoners Invisible Glass

Interior w/ Green Clean & 303

Tires w/ Natural Shine



Sealed w/ Blackfire Wet Diamond

Waxed w/ Blackfire Midnight Sun

Wiped down w/ V7 Hybrid



Some old pictures from the previous thread of what the car looked like before...



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PaintBefore-14.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/Holograms-2.jpg



Now onto the car today...



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverFrontBefore-29.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverRearBefore-29.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassRearBefore-28.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassFrontBefore-30.jpg



Engine Area Before....



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/EngineBefore-1.jpg



Engine area after....



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/EngineAfter-1.jpg



Once inside I started working on the etching... To note, all pictures before and after do not show the removal of the side vent. Which had to be removed to effectively get to the splatter etching.



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/ClamShellEtchinSpot.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/CLoseUpofEtching.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/CloseupofEtching2.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/ClamShell2ndEtchingSpot.jpg



As you can see there was some scratching around it, where the owner tried rubbing it off with a towel after he noticed it. After some test buffing, the buffing was slowly clearing it up, but not fast enough. So owner agreed to try and wet sand it some...after wet sanding.



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/EtchingAfter.jpg



You can still see some etching deep into the paint, but from a few feet back you dont even notice it and the owner was happy as hell. He was worried that it would need to be repainted.



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/EtchingAfterCloseUp.jpg



Now once everything else was done and backed out into the sun light...



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassFrontAfter-35.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassFrontAfterLow-3.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassQuarterReflection.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassQuarterSunSpots.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassRearAfter-34.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/PassShellSunSpot.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/ShellSunSpots.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverShellSunSpots.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverRearAfter-30.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverRearAfterLow-2.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/RoofSSunSpot.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverQuarterSunSpots.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverFrontAfter-35.jpg

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/DriverFrontAfterLow-7.jpg



Then this big *** blower...which sounds AMAZING!



http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/mirrordetailing/Whipple.jpg

[Brad B]

Black, black, black. Man, that car is badass, wicked, mean, nasty, evil, scary. I want it! :)

[Lotuseffect]

Great work. That is one beast of a car. Great work on that etching, if you gotta get that close to notice that id call that a huge win from what it was.

[mikenap]

Fantastic! That is one sinister looking car. Very nice work!

[whis9]

Black, black, black. Man, that car is badass, wicked, mean, nasty, evil, scary. I want it! :)



could not have said it better

[Ch96067]

Great reflection shots. Looks mean and ready for a fight!