Rickrack & Rydawg: Breaking the Gloss Barrier! (lots of pics!)

[DinoV]

great work guys! Just wondering how you liked those yellow megs so1o pads compared to lc white or green?

[tom p.]

I believe they used Spies-Hecker.

That`s the product they used on my wife`s car 2 weeks ago. This shop has been using it for years at that company is one of Benz`s suppliers.

[imported_Moutee]

You have to love how wetsanded and orange peel free paint is just so true and reflective. Very nice work guys and great pictures. Seriously great work!!!

Seconded! I find it ironic that the body shop was able to wetsand the entire car, but was intimidated by the polishing process. :chuckle:



Edit: What kind of camera did you buy?

[My93Civic]

Thats literally amazing! Cannot get better than a fully wetsanded beast! Looks like a mirror now with virtually no orange peel! Color looks so deep its crazy!



I hope you both were compensated greatly and had made a big profit for this tremendous work you`ve both done!!!!!

[Thomas Dekany]

Seconded!



Edit: What kind of camera did you buy?

d60 :2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs:

[Rickrack]

OK, thanks for clarifying. So, in some cases this level of post-finishing work is known and anticipated?



Is the finished product that much better in terms of appearance and durability over the next 5 yrs, for example? I`d be curious to hear the product name if Ryan knows it. I`d expect the owner to pay quite a premium with such a labor-intensive paint/clear.



Thx.

Well, most of the time they do not even wetsand and compound the cars after paint. They are just painted and delivered to the customer. The owner of the car wanted it perfect, which is why it was fully wetsanded and sent to us to bring the finish back to perfection. The difference in appearance is unbelievable when it is done correctly. Wetsanding does not add to the durability at all, just the overall appearance. A total of 4 coats of clear were applied to this car.



The owner of the body shop is going to start telling his customers about our services and charge an extra fee. The results are far superior versus a car that has not been wetsanded and polished like this car has.





DinoV-



Thanks!



The yellow So1o pads work pretty well, but they do not last that long. If I were to place another order, I would go for the green ones.





Moutee-



Yes, the owner of the body shop did not want his guys to polish the car because they have burned through paint in the past and leave lots of swirl marks. After working on this car, I can totally see why they didn`t want to do it themselves. It was probably one of the toughest jobs I have ever worked on. Not looking forward to the next one!





My93Civic-



Thanks for the kind words.



The pay was alright considering it was a wholesale job. Probably not something I would want to do all the time. Just the materials alone was a pretty penny (compared to other jobs). Seeing the end result made it a little more worth it in the end.





tdekany-



Yup, I bought myself a D60. I went to the store to buy a D40 and walked out with a D60! Now I just have to learn how to use it!

[dsms]

I honestly can say that the only two words I think of when I see the incredible work done here is "Holy" and "****". Nothing else comes to mind really, I am shocked by the finish produced and the clarity as well, with no LSP I might add. Just incredible.:2thumbs:

[imported_Moutee]

Yup, I bought myself a D60. I went to the store to buy a D40 and walked out with a D60! Now I just have to learn how to use it!

I`m debating whether or not I should get the D40x, or shell out a bit more and get the D60. What are the main differences that you noticed?

[Scottwax]

Excellent work on the paint! Infiniti paint is pretty hard so no suprise it was tough to polish out. The car looks absolutely amazing in the after shots!

[jswift2000]

I dont even know what to say - stunned? You guys do correction work that is amazing.



BTW - D60 is a nice camera. What lens do you use? I shoot with the D200 and photography is another expensive habit.

[stilez]

Simply incredible!



That has to be some of the flattest paint I`ve seen. You guys did a killer job on making that look top notch.

[imported_artikxscout]

woot woot. that`s some great stuff you guys got going on.

[rebelde33]

All I can say is: WOW!



You guys did an amazing job on the transformation.

[gmblack3]

Ryan and Rick, Let me just say that I am very impressed and humbled with the quality of the work that you guys put out.



I think that I would of started :hairpull if the paint looked like below after a few passes with ECC. :nervous2:

Here is how bad the sanding scratches were after 2 full passes with Extra Cut using a yellow wool pad:

[White_07_G6_GT]

Simply amazing work guys! I have what will probably be a really stupid question but does a larger pad really help when your cutting an area like that? I have some 8" edge pads while i`ve only tired the blue pad seem to take longer to get the same results as compared to the 6" Did it work better on the G35 because the door is so flat?



Like the D60, I just upgraded to a 40D canon, I`ve found many people who like to detail have or develop the camera bug as well.