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Thanks! I have a Direct-Lift Pro 6MR.
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This vehicle is a referral from a good client of mine who`s GNX I did last summer. They are in a Buick club together and after seeing the GNX he contacted me about getting his car looking better. This vehicle is a one owner car, passed form father to son and it gets driven quite a bit (like they should be) and see`s the drag strip pretty often too. It was repainted back in 2012 if I recall correctly and the paint hasn`t been touched other than washing and the occasional detail spray since the body shop polished it. Being a drivers car the owner wasn`t looking for perfection and was looking to go with my 1-step correction. After washing the car and looking it over there was a lot a sanding marks still in the paint and a slightly different approach needed to be taken.
Process:
Wash - Traditional wash with Megs Hyper wash and lambs wool mits
Tires - Megs D143 and Tuf Shine wheel brush, dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing
Wheels - Owner didn`t want time spent trying to get these clean, but I hit them quick with some Megs Wheels Brightener
Clay/paint prep - Speedy Prep towel and Glide for lube
Paint Correction - Griot`s Correct Cream with Griot`s MF pads followed by HD Speed with Griot`s yellow polishing pads.
Tools - Griot`s BOSS G21, Rupes LHR75e, G110v2
Glass- Megs D120
Exhaust - Opt Metal Polish
Pics
Paint condition
50/50
Da BOSS!
Finished pics
Fenix PD35 LED
Thanks for looking,
Rasky
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For only a one-step, it looks damn good Chad. Not sure it could look much better. Great recovery!
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Well, to be fair it was more like a 1.5 step since I finished with HD Speed.
I tried a few different combos but I wasn`t able to get the correction I wanted from a 1-step while still finishing out perfect. My initial correction step left the paint with a very light DA haze that was quickly cleaned up with HD Speed and it also took care of the waxing step too, so it really only added and extra hour or two to the job and produced a much better result. There are still some sanding marks left behind in some tight areas, but I told the owner that going in and the results we got were well above what was expected.
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Good client of mine recently purchased this car and wanted to get dialed in and protected. Paint was in good condition with only some light marring and a few isolated areas that appeared to have been spot sanded/polished at the factory and there was still DA haze in the paint.
Process:
Wash - Traditional Wash with Megs Hyper Wash
Wheels - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes. Coated with OCP.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing 3:1
Paint Prep - Nanos Skin Towel and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit`s Correct Cream on the G21 with yellow BOSS pads, spot hit some areas with MF pads first. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e
Pre-Coating Prep - Eraser wipe down followed by IPA wipe down
Coating - 2 coats CQF, IR Cured
Trim - CarPro DLux
Pics
Spot area left behind from factory
Finished Pics
Thanks for looking,
Rasky
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I see some clouds in that paint....
Seriously though. Beautiful as always !
Very nice, love that color. How do your clients maintain their vehicles? do you get them on a maintenance plan or do they go do their own thing?
I didn`t expect to like that color as much as I do. Looks great on that car!
I`m just part time so I don`t do any maintenance as of right now. I do provide them with a Word Doc that has articles, videos, and clickable links to product suggestions. I also offer them product at my cost and for this particular owner I actually just sent him some ONR, CarPro Reset, wash mit, and various towels free of charge...he`s a very good client though.
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At first glance I thought it was a Maserati, I`ve never seen a tesla on the road, nice car and beautiful job Chad
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1995 BMW M3 (alpine white)
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Awesome work as always Rasky! I have always had a thing for those old school Regals. Still beat myself up for not buying one a few years back.
That is an awesome idea. I have been wanting to come up with something to provide my clients with to help them understand how to keep their paint looking nice. I might have to steal some of your ideas, if you don`t mind that is.
This is seriously some amazing quality work you`re doing buddy. Very impressed. I was happy using the G21 with the Correcting Creme and microfiber discs. Looks like I`m going to have to play around with the yellow BOSS pads too.
Beautiful work! This thread is a big motivation for me, after not having detailed my truck in a long time. Sadly I hate to say much is the paint is beyond repair after parking lot damage and small hit and runs while I was home asleep. But I sure would like to get my truck as shiny as possible.
This 2003 Honda S2000 was in for a 2-step paint correction and CQF coating. Overall the car was in really nice shape for it`s age and just needed a little love.
Process:
Wash - Traditional Wash with Megs Hyper Wash
Wheels - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes. Coated with OCP.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing 3:1
Paint Prep - Nanos Skin Towel and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit`s Correct Cream on the G21 with Griot`s MF BOSS pads followed by Perfecting Cream on yellow BOSS pads. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e
Deep scratch - Sanded with 1500/3000 (removed around 3-4 microns)
Pre-Coating Prep - Eraser wipe down followed by IPA wipe down
Coating - 3 coats CQF, IR Cured
Headlights - Polished and coated with Opti-Lens
Rear Trim - Coated with Opti-Lens
Exhaust - Optimum Metal Polish
Before pics
Road grim/tar
Tips
Bugs
Wheels were in nice shape...cars never seen a MN winter.
Deeper scratch that needed to be sanded
Light scratches
All Prepped
50/50
Scratch removed
Finished pics
Thanks for looking,
Rasky
Better than new !!
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Great job Chad
May I ask what you use to get black tar off the rocker panels and lower panels behind the wheels? I`ve tried CarPro`s bug and tar remover but didn`t work very well.
2015 Audi S4 (ibis white)
1995 BMW M3 (alpine white)
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