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

[imported_rydawg]

Great write up Todd!



That car is simply stunning!

[mose]

A lot of work and a lot of pics. However, I don`t believe you did all the work!! In all the pic of you buffing .....the pad isn`t moving....LOL!!! So who really worked on the car? Amazing work! Wonderful attention to detail!!!

[somebody]

Thanks once again for a great write up and top notch work.



-Brandon

[Holden_C04]

The picture after this one is missing:



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...1/tire20rd.jpg

[tom p.]

I used Surf City Garage`s Road Grime Remover and sprayed the panels down and left it sit for a couple minutes.

T, unparalleled effort! I`m exhausted just looking at it and appreciating how much effort your team put forward. Phew!!





For those who have yet to sample the SC Road Trip Grime Destroyer, it`s kick-azz stuff!

[Bert]

Todd, when it comes to leather, you seem to either use Leatherique or Leather Masters products. How do you decide which to use on a specific car`s leather?

[LucentTeg]

This is an unreal job. Great work, I don`t dare ask the cost of this job.

[Old Pirate]

Que Lindo es El Lamborghini mi amigo, esta bella y perfecto. Tu eres el numero uno en tu trabajo!.....Super Detailing at it`s best!.........LEGGENDA De PASSIONE AT IT"S BEST!................Angelo

[imported_shine]

Nothing less than awesome. Great job and thanks again for taking the time!

[Todd@RUPES]

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





Tell Brian to get a haircut...:LOLOL

I`ll tell him Pat! Thanks for the compliments, I really appericate it!!

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

Thank Bryan for your kind words man!

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.

LOL... Thanks. I don`t think I put anybody to shame (but I do spend to much time on my write ups). Maybe I pay too much for my car insurance as well?

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).

Thanks Bigpoppa. I tried Never Dull on the bolts but I kept getting it on the paint which would then require a swab to remove, so it was lose/lose.

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:.

Thanks Jimmie! The top was completely dry (it sat two to three hours outside after being rinsed). I didn`t treat it the second day because it was starting to get covered with polishing dust. Thanks for the kind words!

[Todd@RUPES]

Awesome work Todd, very impressive.

Thanks D&D!!!

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

Thanks man. Give me a call this week!

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



great work

Thanks man, I really appericate it!!!

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

Thanks Josh for the kind words.

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.

Thanks TSC17. I have been following your work and learning from you

Great work Todd!! Your work never ceases to amaze! Thanks for the write up, I enjoyed it.

Thanks JWG!

Great write up Todd!



That car is simply stunning!

Thanks B-man.

A lot of work and a lot of pics. However, I don`t believe you did all the work!! In all the pic of you buffing .....the pad isn`t moving....LOL!!! So who really worked on the car? Amazing work! Wonderful attention to detail!!!

Well Brian did help for 4 hours the first day... My back will be sore for a couple more days... jeeze. Thanks!!!

Thanks once again for a great write up and top notch work.



-Brandon

Thanks Brandon!!!

The picture after this one is missing:



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...1/tire20rd.jpg

On purpose! I believe that is a picture of a brake caliper which was scuffed when the rim loosened on the car (and wobbled on the highway). The dealership "refinished" the caliper and it had staining that some people on another forum said looked like brake dust.

T, unparalleled effort! I`m exhausted just looking at it and appreciating how much effort your team put forward. Phew!!





For those who have yet to sample the SC Road Trip Grime Destroyer, it`s kick-azz stuff!

Agreed Tom on SC Garage, awesome stuff!! Thanks for the super cool words!

Todd, when it comes to leather, you seem to either use Leatherique or Leather Masters products. How do you decide which to use on a specific car`s leather?

Bert to be honest, I prefer Leatherique because of the application method which is just cool. It does take longer to use, so if I have the time I use it (like 4 days). Both are top notch products. Also, Zaino`s Z9/Z10 is a great product line as well.

[Todd@RUPES]

This is an unreal job. Great work, I don`t dare ask the cost of this job.

Thanks Lucent!!

Que Lindo es El Lamborghini mi amigo, esta bella y perfecto. Tu eres el numero uno en tu trabajo!.....Super Detailing at it`s best!.........LEGGENDA De PASSIONE AT IT"S BEST!................Angelo

Muchas Gracias mi amigo. El Lamborghini es masculino, pero bello.

Nothing less than awesome. Great job and thanks again for taking the time!

Shine, thanks again for the kind words man!!!! You`re very welcome

[blk45]

A cotton swab was used to apply Z16 into the small crease, where the tire tucked behind the lip of the wheel.

Nice attention to detail!

Here is exhaust trumpet before.

Wow, that is dramatic. It`s a lot easier to see now versus when you were showing me on the camera.

Thank you to Eric “The Hurk� for coming through big, again!

You are very welcome! Any time bro. Glad to help.

I hope you guys enjoyed this detail as it was very time consuming. The write up itself (between sorting through 400 pictures, resizing each one, adding a water mark, and the text) took almost 20 hours.

That`s a lot of work, but it would have been a waste to not document it. Thanks for taking the time to put this all together. It goes without saying, but amazing work as usual!

[pdisme]

That`s a lot of work, but it would have been a waste to not document it.

It would not have been a waste since my car would still be incredibly clean. LOL



I`m embarrassed how dirty it was; you don`t realize how dirty it is in real life when you just run out of the house and jump in your car, seeing the pics I see how filthy it really was; ugh.:down

[Bert]

Bert to be honest, I prefer Leatherique because of the application method which is just cool. It does take longer to use, so if I have the time I use it (like 4 days). Both are top notch products. Also, Zaino`s Z9/Z10 is a great product line as well.

So I guess to summarize, if you have a multi-day detail you will use Leatherique but if it is a one day detail you will use Leather Masters?



Which Leather Masters products do you use? Strong Clean, Vital Conditioner and Protection Cream? Approx how much of each would have been used on that Gallardo had you used Leather Masters? I know Leatherique requires quite a bit of product, wasn`t sure if Leather Masters was the same.



As always, thanks for the information you share with us.