2014 Shelby GT500

[Sizzle Chest]

2014 Shelby Mustang GT500
Black w/Matte black stripes
8,000+/- miles

I had a referral from another client that wanted his Snake corrected and protected. He saw my work on his co-workers 997 Turbo Cabriolet and wanted to setup an appointment. A complete wheel off job was decided upon.
For a very low mileage specimen, it was in poor shape. The entire vehicle was covered in swirls, some heavier scratches and holograms! The finish looked dull and almost grey in color from all of the defects.

My paint readings showed an average of around 4mils.

The final shots will show how this black beauty should look! It is now the boss of gloss! So wet and deep looking! Yeah!



Process/products/tools/etc:

2BW: merino wool wash mitt. Poorboys Super Slick and Foam was used as the wash shampoo and applied via a foam gun.
Clay: Griot’s medium fast surface prep mitt.
Decon: Sonax fallout cleaner.
Adam’s fire hose nozzle and Griot’s water hose.
Dried via Griot’s PFM drying towel and Metro Master Blaster.
Vacuumed via Metro.
Test spot showed that this paint liked Griot’s Fast correcting cream and a Griot’s MF fast cut pad. This was followed up with HD Polish on a yellow Rupes pad.
Machines: Rupes MkII 21, Flex 3401, Rupes iBrid, Range QuickJack.
Lighting: Scangrip w/the bad @ss Scangrip wheeled tripod.
Defelsko PTG.
Misc MF towels and my new all-time favorite towel-Griot’s PFM terry weave towel. These towels are amazing! No lint, feel great, work great, can’t say enough. They are just a boat load of $$$!!!
Engine bay was cleaned with 1Z APC, misc brushes and dressed with Blackfire AIO Tire and Trim.
Interior was hit with McKee’s Fast Interior detailer.
LSP: 22ple VX Pro 2. This was topped with 22ple VS1 Final Coat.
Trim LSP: Gtechniq C4 Trim.
Glass: Adam’s glass cleaner, dedicated glass MF towel. Topped with 22ple VS1 Final coat.
Wheels: Adam’s wheel cleaner and tire and rubber cleaner.
Wheel LSP: McKee’s Hydro Blue.
Tire dressing: CarPro PERL @ 100%.
Brake caliper and wheel well LSP: Gtechniq C4.
Exhaust tips: Pinnacle exhaust cleaner and brightener.


I hope I haven’t left anything out…if so, please feel free to ask!




Condition the vehicle came to me in:

















After 2BW and clay:

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Engine before:






After:

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Wheels/tires/wells:















Cleaned and coated wheel wells/fender liners:

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Interior: (has a pretty cool stereo that integrates into the factory system. Sounds great!)

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Some work shots:

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Final shots:

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[atgonzales]

A work of art...nicely done

[dschribs]

Nice work. Car looks great!

Love the black w the matte black stripes.

I still don`t know how you detail cars in your garage in FL w no AC.

[Ronkh]

STUNNING work!!!

Did he bring antihistamines for you with all that pollen??

[The Driver]

Looks great!

What probe are you using on the 200B? I thought the standard couldn`t read anything but composites.

[RaydiantDetail]

awesome work!

[Sizzle Chest]

A work of art...nicely done

Thank you kindly!

Nice work. Car looks great!

Love the black w the matte black stripes.

I still don`t know how you detail cars in your garage in FL w no AC.

I`m a tough guy! LOL It keeps me sizzling!

STUNNING work!!!

Did he bring antihistamines for you with all that pollen??

Haha, you ain`t kidding bro. Damn! And now some love bugs are appearing down here...

Looks great!

What probe are you using on the 200B? I thought the standard couldn`t read anything but composites.

Thank you! It`s the one that came with it. I had some issues when I first got it, made a phone call to them and they got me all calibrated and squared away. Excellent customer service @ Defelsko!

[trashmanssd]

Wow, that looks so much better polished to perfection. I hope he does a lot better taking care it for next few year and few thousand miles.

[jimmie jam]

Outstanding result Sizz. An outside car (especially black) here in SF is very difficult to keep on point...engine bay really pops. As always, great work!