Been awhile - lots of cars, too many pics (Vantage`s, 911`s, 335`s oh my)

[imported_Picus]

Hey guys - been awhile, busy; you know how that goes. I`ve felt bad because I haven`t been commenting/contributing to Autopia lately, just been so busy with work, company... Nov-April I do my yuppy-corporate-world-computer-engineering job, so between that and details, well, ya. Anyway, here goes.



I apologize in advance for cars with no outside pictures. November in Toronto isn`t exactly "picture friendly".



I guess I`ll just go in chronological order!



BMW Z4, fairly new, but quite a few "auto washes", the paint on this car was really hard which is odd for a BMW. It was detailed about a year ago by the dealer, holograms were still there, heh.



HTEC/orange @1500

106FF/white @ 1300

Z5pro















Infiniti G35, `03 sedan. Shocking, I know - I think this is the 830th this year. It was in typically hideous shape for a black Infiniti.



A lot of wetsanding

HTHC/yellow @1500

106FF/black @1200

Z5pro











more coming!

[imported_Picus]

Lexus IS300, paint was in decent shape and was relatively soft. It was so slammed I could hardly get it into my garage!

HTHC/orange via PC

FPII/white via PC

Prime

AJT











Hey look, an IS300 - this one was in much worse shape. 2 years older a lot more km.



HTHC/orange @ 1500

106ff/black @ 1300

Z5pro

[imported_Picus]

Porsche 911 Turbo, this was needed some work - the paint was actually really nice to work with though, soft but not so soft it marred.



HTEC/orange @1400

FPII/white @1300

Z5pro

[imported_Picus]

`07 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. The paint on this car was softer than my Infiniti - so really, really soft. Sort of a pain in the *** really. It had under 200km, it had been washed (poorly) by someone else as you can see.



106ff/black via PC

Prime

AJT



(yes, 106 on a black pad took out that marring; it was that soft).



Funny story. Here in Toronto people are sort of, uh, well they keep to themselves. So I am outside with this Vantage checking it out and I`ve got the 911 Turbo behind it. I swear, girls were appearing as if by magic...people were rolling down their windows to ask me about the Vantage. It`s quite striking.



I`d have loved to have taken outside pics, but it was dark when I was done (gets dark at 4:30 now, boo).















2002 VW Jetta... owner just bought it and it was pretty rough. Hard paint too.



HTEC/wool @1400

HTHC/orange @1500

106FF/white @1300

Z5pro

[imported_Picus]

2007 BMW 335i sedan; pretty much brand new. Almost a new car prep; there was still some shipping tape on it.



FPII/white via PC

Z2proX2

AJT (ya, sure, why not?)

[awahl63]

Nice cars and nice details...

[imported_GregCavi]

AAAA!! Thoroughly enjoying as always. Its always a huge treat to see your work!



Greg

[derekbmw]

: pure awesome

[whitejavaS500]

Still kicking myself for not waiting for the E90 335. Awsome work. Unreal turnarounds on the Jetta & G35, and that Vantage is HOT.

[sneek]

more pics of the turbo PLZ!

[AngieD]

Very high quality work! Great job!

[Bigpoppa3346]

Excellent job as usual. With you and Sean not posting, the click n` brag forum was getting a little dry, nice to see that you spiced it up a bit. Really liking the Z5 pro? It seems that you use a lot of it.

[imported_Picus]

With winter coming (or here, for that matter), I`m pretty much using sealants only; so generally that means Z5 pro on dark colors and Z2 pro or AJ/AJT on lighter colors. I still occasionally use FMJ and EX too, but not nearly as much. I get a lot of "requests" for Zaino.

[imported_Sludge]

This thread was a real treat. Beautiful cars and outstanding detailing. Work like this is why I check Autopia daily. :2thumbs:

[Bigpoppa3346]

I, too, find myself guzzling up Collinite 845 in preparation for winter. Not real happy with it`s appearance on black, though(too soft and dark), and seeing as I do mostly black cars, I am looking to pick up something else(minus Souveran, I really prefer sealants on black anyways). It looks like Zaino will fit the bill nicely.