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    2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    This brand new Hellcat widebody came to me with just 44 miles on the odometer. The dealer washed it and "detailed" it for the owner. Unfortunately they made a mess of the car. Swirl marks, buffer trails, holograms, scratches, compound splatter, greasy tire dressing flung everywhere. Start to finish this vehicle was about 70 hours in cleaning, paint correction, and ceramic coating and curing. Thankfully after all that work the car looked amazing and all the paintwork is protected for the next few years with CQuartz Finest Reserve ceramic coating. The wheels and calipers were also coated in multiple coats of CQuartz Finest Reserve. And all exterior plastics were coated in CQuartz Dlux coating to give a great look and protection for a very long time.


    Getting started with putting the Hellcat up in the air and pulling off the wheels









    Compound splatter from really sloppy polishing work at the dealership





    The result of the sloppy polishing work.....horrific buffer trails and swirls all over the car









    Haze from some DA sanding that also left its mark and was never correctly polished out






    Fast forward a couple days and the wheels are done, calipers are done, wheel wells are no longer dripping in greasy tire dressing, and the paint correction process is nearing completion





    How black paint should look







    Engine bay tidied up and all compound splatter from dealership removed






    All done! Final photos before owner takes it home



























    Thanks for checking it out!
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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Looks great!!

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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    God.... man. That thing was SMOKED. Tedious and well-done work.
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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    nice work! I am really digging the widebody hellcat look


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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    good job on this one

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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Gofast, that looks outstanding! The dealer REALLY left their mark on that one - - that`s a shame.
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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Beautiful result! Black is back....

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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Excellent work! May I ask why 70 hours? Does finest take that much longer to apply? Just curious.

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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike lambert View Post
    Excellent work! May I ask why 70 hours? Does finest take that much longer to apply? Just curious.
    His op said ...ceramic coating and curing... so I`d say there`s the variance.

    And maybe some of this


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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    I think that’s one I may have had to take that one out!
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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike lambert View Post
    Excellent work! May I ask why 70 hours? Does finest take that much longer to apply? Just curious.
    As this was Finest Reserve, the paint has to be flawless before coating, which in this case involved a LOT of correction work on super soft paint. In addition, coating the wheels, the calipers, and every single piece of plastic trim, including the grill (what a time soak that was).
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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Nicely done! Is it fair to ask what a job of this magnitude runs? Just curious so i can start a budget now

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    Re: 2018 Hellcat Widebody paint correction & CQuartz Finest Reserve detail

    Awesome job and looks amazing!

 

 

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