La Bella Firma, Round Two. 50 hours on a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder (330 pics, long)

**JohnHenry** · 08-17-2008, 11:38 PM

Incredible work, Todd. Congratulations! Thanks so much for posting.

**Marc08EX** · 08-18-2008, 12:29 AM

wow amazing work as always!

One quick question though! What are the black lines seen in this picture:

How do you remove it? It seems that normal car wash soap and elbow grease can`t remove them

**Marc08EX** · 08-18-2008, 12:35 AM

Another question:

I also have the same tire brush as shown below:

How do you keep them clean? I`m sure this is not the first time you`ve used this. I used my brush for the first time this morning and I brushed my tire, which had old tire dressing. The yellow part of the brush needles turned black because of the old dressing... How do I remove it?

**Todd@RUPES** · 08-18-2008, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by bri7

wow amazing work as always!

How do you remove it? It seems that normal car wash soap and elbow grease can`t remove them

Another question:

I also have the same tire brush as shown below:

How do you keep them clean? I`m sure this is not the first time you`ve used this. I used my brush for the first time this morning and I brushed my tire, which had old tire dressing. The yellow part of the brush needles turned black because of the old dressing... How do I remove it?

The lines in the picture is actually road tar which is common on cars that are raced on a track. I used Surf City Garage`s Road Grime Remover and sprayed the panels down and left it sit for a couple minutes. Then I wiped the area with a soapy sponge and washed away. It came off fairly easily.

I rinse mine out with water after every use. If it gets stained trying using a de-greaser or even an APC on it and rinse thoroughly.

Originally Posted by John Henry

Incredible work, Todd. Congratulations! Thanks so much for posting.

Thanks Jay for the kind words!

**Pats300zx** · 08-18-2008, 06:19 AM

Awesome job Todd. Absolutely amazing as always. :hifive:

Tell Brian to get a haircut...:LOLOL

**gmblack3** · 08-18-2008, 06:21 AM

Incredible dedication to the craft Todd. Thanks for taking the time to present us with a fine example of your ingenious skills.

**Dirty-Sanchez** · 08-18-2008, 06:51 AM

You put `what`s his name` from the UK to shame!

Thanks for sharing another fine piece of art, and for taking time to write up a very detailed review.

**Bigpoppa3346** · 08-18-2008, 07:35 AM

That took me like 40 minutes to read, and it was worth every minute! Fantastic!

PS: Those little metal pieces on the rims (can`t think of what they are called), would have been much easier and quicker to polish with Eagle One`s Nevr Dull, a wadding type polish, than painstakingly going over them with a q-tip and the Mother`s product. Having used both and prefering the Mother`s overall for larger pieces and more neglected aluminum, Nevr Dull would have worked well and quickly on that.

PS #2: Thanks for taking the time to do this write up, I`m sure many will learn/benefit from it (I know I did).

**jimmie jam** · 08-18-2008, 08:10 AM

Todd is the name, perfection is the game. beautifull work, as usual

. its really nice to see someone USE their monster the way it was intended (i`m not there yet, still GQ`ing my car). this car is a work of art. i have a question about the Ragg Topp. i use it on my C6 top but only after 2-3 days from the washing. didn`t you treat it on the second day? aren`t you worried that the matrerial wasen`t completely dry? just wondering. thanks for the GREAT write up and all important pics!!! i learn more after ecery one of your details :cooleek:.

**imported_DetailDan** · 08-18-2008, 08:39 AM

Awesome work Todd, very impressive.

**Eisen Hulk** · 08-18-2008, 08:52 AM

That is amazing work. If you`re not already teaching detailing courses, you should be!

**bwalker25** · 08-18-2008, 08:53 AM

Todd, what more can be said? perfection....thats it, just perfection!

great work

**imported_JoshVette** · 08-18-2008, 09:32 AM

Todd, you continue to set the standard for World Class Detailing. Congradulations on such an incredible detail and write up.

Thanks for sharing, I always learn something after reading your threads.

Josh

**TSC17** · 08-18-2008, 10:22 AM

Thanks for the great writeup...we all become much better at detailing by learning from posts like these. Beautiful job...the car is better than new now.