2019 Cadillac CTS-V - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve - Fly-By FORTE

[Merlin]

2019 Cadillac CTS-V - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve - Fly-By FORTE

This is a 640hp luxury vehicle with a very nice deep subtle (not too loud) exhaust note.
Sadly, the pics/vid were taken in the afternoon shade. The bright sparkle does not show.
This was actually so bright and sparkling that within less than a minute I went snowblind.

Over the years I have used about all the regular "detailing words" for clarity, gloss, brilliance etc.
When I brought this car out into the high noon sun it was...(I used a new detailing word) dazzling!

PAINT
The paint had minimal (DISO) swirls and was corrected with Rupes 21, CP Gloss pad and Essence.
The paint surface was cleaned with Eraser before it was coated and cured with Shortwave IR lights.

ENGINE
The engine bay was cleaned and dressed with Sonus Trim and Motor Kote (I like the SMK satin look).

GLASS
The glass was polished with CeriGlass Polish and CarPro Glass Rayon Polishing Pads with 3"/5" DA`s

All the glass was cleaned with Eraser then coated using CarPro FORTE Professional Windshield Coat.
The included FORTE applicators work but they are a lot of effort and work rubbing FORTE it in by hand.
By the time I am done my arms are sore, my hands and fingers are sore and I do lots and lots of wiping.

This time I tried a different approach...
I used the Rupes iBrid with the 2" DA head. I applied FORTE Windshield Coat with a 2" Carpro gloss pad.
Using the iBrid it was much faster and easier! This made three coats on the windshield a breeze to apply.
FORTE, although it works well, has been a time consuming and problematic install. It`s now quick & easy!

WHEELS and TIRES
Wheels were coated with CQFR and the sidewalls of the tires were coated with Dlux Plastic & Wheel Coat.
Yes, this is a one time use of the orange foam applicator. It will harden and will need to be thrown away.

Video - (iPhone6 vid walkaround) Please click on the gear (bottom right) and watch in 1080p HD




Glass polished with CeriGlass Polish and CarPro Glass Rayon Polishing Pads then cleaned with Eraser

Ibrid Nano with 2" DA head and Carpro 2" Gloss Pads

CarPro FORTE Professional Windshield Coat application

For this particular car (including the moonroof) it took a little more than 1/3 of a 50ml bottle


Wheels Cleaned

I use the orange applicator and apply DLux to the foam area and wipe the sidewall.

This process allows the product to get in all the sidewall tire grooves.

I use two coats. The application style allows for a gloss or satin finish.


Ahhh yes...now back to the rest of the car...








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Thanks for looking...

[Fishroes]

Looks great. Very nice shine on it

[Merlin]

Looks great. Very nice shine on it

Thank you! That is very kind.

I thought it was pretty dazzling!

[Fishroes]

If it looks good in a pic it probably looks twice as nice standing beside it

[JustJesus]

what color is that?

oh, it`s dazzling!

Man, that looks really good. Nice work, sir

[BadgerRivFan]

Drool 🤤.

Big fan of the CTS-V! Great work Merlin and thanks for posting.

[yamabob]

The clarity in the white is bedazzling for sure.

[rlmccarty2000]

Beautiful. Very hard to make white look that good. Impressive as always.

[SWETM]

Awesome!!!

Dazzling is a great description! Thanks for shareing your work with a great video and pictures and write up!

/Tony

[LGHT]

Great looking car and love the video. How do you handle the carbon fiber bits do you just treat them like regular paint? Got my eye on low millage 2011 coupe with hail damage i`m looking at next week in CO.

[Merlin]

If it looks good in a pic it probably looks twice as nice standing beside it

In person, it truly looked amazing!

what color is that?

oh, it`s dazzling!

Man, that looks really good. Nice work, sir

Officially I believe they call it Crystal White Tricoat

Thank you!

Drool ��.

Big fan of the CTS-V! Great work Merlin and thanks for posting.

Thank you. That is very kind.

The clarity in the white is bedazzling for sure.

The sparkle in the sun was amazing!

Thank you.

Beautiful. Very hard to make white look that good. Impressive as always.

Sadly, the pics don`t do it justice.
Thank you.

Awesome!!!

Dazzling is a great description! Thanks for sharing your work with a great video and pictures and write up!

/Tony

Thank you.
Probably one of the longest write-ups I`ve done.
You are quite welcome.

Great looking car and love the video.
How do you handle the carbon fiber bits do you just treat them like regular paint?
Got my eye on low mileage 2011 coupe with hail damage I`m looking at next week in CO.

Thank you. I wish the vid captured the bright sparkle!

Let`s start with the hood. It is completely carbon fiber.
When you lift the hood. (sorry no engine bay pics) the underside was not as pretty (finished) as the top.
The carbon fiber areas have clear coat but it is very thin. So, polish with care and a light hand.

A good Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) guy can make all the hail damage dents go away but check it out first.
If carbon fiber parts are damaged they can be (and will be) expensive to replace. No PDR can fix that.

This car...
640 hp / 630 lb-ft of torque
3.7s / 0-60 mph
200 mph /top track speed

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[Dr Oldz]

Wow!! Awesome work and write up. That’s a bad ass car. I love DLux and never thought to use it on tires. Came out awesome. Can u comment on durability on tires? I’m still testing DLux on mirrors and waiting for it to fail..... been about 2 years and still going.

[someidiot]

so jealous of the iBrid on the windshield coating. my arms hurt just thinking about trying to apply it.

also curious about durability of coating on the tires.

[Ronkh]

Beautiful & beautiful car. I figured I`m not old enough for a cady yet, so if I make it another 20 years, I`ll get one.

[Merlin]

Wow!! Awesome work and write up. That’s a badass car. I love DLux and never thought to use it on tires. Came out awesome.
Can u comment on durability on tires? I’m still testing DLux on mirrors and waiting for it to fail..... been about 2 years and still going.

That is very kind. Thank you!

The last time I checked DLux durability on sidewalls it was a year and sill going...
Another way folks have applied in on sidewalls is with an airbrush. (wear a mask)