Jngrbrdman
05-18-2004, 03:31 PM
Now this was a fun job. :D I thought it was just a Viper, but apparantly it is a lot more than that. Check out the pictures in this album (http://groups.msn.com/jensphotos/1994dodgeviper.msnw?Page=1) and look at the plaque by the shifter. Its pretty cool. Motor Trend said it was the fastest production car they had ever driven. I guess its in a couple different magazines.
The real tragedy with this car is that the yellows don`t all match. The hood is carbon fiber and was painted. The vent things on the hood were painted a couple years later. The front lip was painted after that. And the doors were repainted for some reason or other. Anyway, I have learned that yellow is a lot like white and must be a very difficult color to match properly. You could tell that they were all different colors. He was impressed that I could point out the different pieces that were painted seperately. I thought it was kinda obvious, but I guess nobody else has mentioned it to him.
The car was basically already pretty clean. It is garaged most of the time for obvious reasons. This is a true blue roadster. No exterior door handles or windows in the door. So if you take it out for a spin then you better be sure its not going to rain because the top is in your garage. :lol With only 12,000 miles on the odometer it has obviously spent a lot of time in the garage. It was in really bad need of claying though. Man... talk about little brown dots all over the place... It was pretty bad. I guess taking it to a track now and then will do that to you.
I don`t know what detailer did this car last, but it was awful!! There was overspray all over the car from whatever greasy dressing he was using on the tires and interior. It was nasty. The tires were awful looking. I don`t know what they used, but it left this greasy white film all over the tires. Nasty stuff. That and the need for clay were really the two worst problems. I did DACP just to clear up the swirls and scratches that were on the paint, but they really weren`t bad at all. Everything came out and that surface is perfect now. :bigups
After DACP I hit it with the Wolfgang twins and finished off the interior and wheels/tires. It really looked a lot better. I am always impressed with Wolfgang no matter what color I put it on. I`ve had it on blue, yellow, silver, and beige now. So far I can say that I like it on metallic colors the best. It did look awesome on the Viper.
I am soooooo sorry for the pictures in that album. I know they are all in the shade or garage. Its not my fault. The light in the garage was soooo much better and it was overcast outside. Actually, it was snowing part of the time while I was detailing it. Stupid weather.... I took the best pictures I could just so I had something to work with if I ever put together an online portfolio or wanted to use the picture on a brochure or business card. I know they aren`t very fair pictures, but that is how it looked when I was done. It may be cheating, but you get the idea. I can`t wait to see the car again in the sun so I can take some more pictures.
Oh, by the way... that first picture of the mountains you can see where the house was. Its right under those clouds in the middle where it is snowing. I`m not joking. When I saw that I`m like...awwww, CRAP!! lol It was about a 40 degree detail but some things are worth it. It was quite the car and this is a good customer to keep happy. His M3 is next and then I`ll get to come back and finish up the Viper properly. Its definitely not in car show condition just yet, but it is 80% done. He wasn`t paying me to spend all day there so I just did as much as I could. He won`t be ashamed to drive it around once the weather clears up. :bigups
The real tragedy with this car is that the yellows don`t all match. The hood is carbon fiber and was painted. The vent things on the hood were painted a couple years later. The front lip was painted after that. And the doors were repainted for some reason or other. Anyway, I have learned that yellow is a lot like white and must be a very difficult color to match properly. You could tell that they were all different colors. He was impressed that I could point out the different pieces that were painted seperately. I thought it was kinda obvious, but I guess nobody else has mentioned it to him.
The car was basically already pretty clean. It is garaged most of the time for obvious reasons. This is a true blue roadster. No exterior door handles or windows in the door. So if you take it out for a spin then you better be sure its not going to rain because the top is in your garage. :lol With only 12,000 miles on the odometer it has obviously spent a lot of time in the garage. It was in really bad need of claying though. Man... talk about little brown dots all over the place... It was pretty bad. I guess taking it to a track now and then will do that to you.
I don`t know what detailer did this car last, but it was awful!! There was overspray all over the car from whatever greasy dressing he was using on the tires and interior. It was nasty. The tires were awful looking. I don`t know what they used, but it left this greasy white film all over the tires. Nasty stuff. That and the need for clay were really the two worst problems. I did DACP just to clear up the swirls and scratches that were on the paint, but they really weren`t bad at all. Everything came out and that surface is perfect now. :bigups
After DACP I hit it with the Wolfgang twins and finished off the interior and wheels/tires. It really looked a lot better. I am always impressed with Wolfgang no matter what color I put it on. I`ve had it on blue, yellow, silver, and beige now. So far I can say that I like it on metallic colors the best. It did look awesome on the Viper.
I am soooooo sorry for the pictures in that album. I know they are all in the shade or garage. Its not my fault. The light in the garage was soooo much better and it was overcast outside. Actually, it was snowing part of the time while I was detailing it. Stupid weather.... I took the best pictures I could just so I had something to work with if I ever put together an online portfolio or wanted to use the picture on a brochure or business card. I know they aren`t very fair pictures, but that is how it looked when I was done. It may be cheating, but you get the idea. I can`t wait to see the car again in the sun so I can take some more pictures.
Oh, by the way... that first picture of the mountains you can see where the house was. Its right under those clouds in the middle where it is snowing. I`m not joking. When I saw that I`m like...awwww, CRAP!! lol It was about a 40 degree detail but some things are worth it. It was quite the car and this is a good customer to keep happy. His M3 is next and then I`ll get to come back and finish up the Viper properly. Its definitely not in car show condition just yet, but it is 80% done. He wasn`t paying me to spend all day there so I just did as much as I could. He won`t be ashamed to drive it around once the weather clears up. :bigups