Perfection !!!!
What do you use on the flat black hood decal?
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Perfection !!!!
What do you use on the flat black hood decal?
I`d like to know too.
I used the G tech EXO on the matte decal on my Trail hawk and so far so good.
The trick to it not streaking was to apply a super wet coat so that no part dried before the whole decal was coated. If I did it differently it showed the line where I stopped and started again. Until I figured that out it was frustrating. You need to wipe high spots off quickly as well. It helped to have another set of hands for this step of the process.
Thanks!
The owner actually ordered it with a painted matte black hood, which I coated it with CQuartz Finest too. The owner was worried about it adding gloss but I assured him it would only darken it a little. When he picked it up it was the first thing he noticed and was very happy with the darkening CQF added. The hood looked more grayish and coating it made it look much better, the wheels too. :)
Yeah, the hood did soak up more coating then the rest of the paint and I had to level off high spots sooner. The blue one I did with a matte wrap acted differently and seemed more prone to streaking than this one.
1999 M3 in for a 2-step paint correction. Jeff Brown came by to help out on this one :)
Process:
Wash - Traditional Wash with Megs Hyper Wash
Wheels - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with some Griot`s dressing Jeff had
Paint Prep - Nanos Skin Towel and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit`s Fast Correct Cream on the G21 with Griot`s MF BOSS pads followed by Correct Cream on the G15 with yellow BOSS pads. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e and Flex PE14 with 2" pads
Trim - Poorboys Trim Restore
Exhaust - Optimum Metal Polish
LSP - Griot`s Poly Sealant
Before
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...2-DSC_4854.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...2-DSC_4855.jpg
Some kind of staining/spotting on the paint
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...2-DSC_4856.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4860.jpg
50/50
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4858.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4859.jpg
After pics
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4869.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4870.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4874.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4886.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4890.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3-DSC_4891.jpg
2003 M5 in for a 2-step paint correction.
Process:
Wash - Traditional Wash with Megs Hyper Wash
Wheels - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing
Paint Prep - Nanos Skin Towel and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit`s Fast Correct Cream on the G21 with Griot`s MF BOSS pads followed by Correct Cream on the G15 with yellow BOSS pads. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e
Trim - Poorboys Trim Restore
Exhaust - Optimum Metal Polish
LSP - Collinite 476
Before
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4901.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...9-DSC_4898.jpg
50/50 (not the best)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...9-DSC_4896.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...9-DSC_4894.jpg
After
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4903.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4905.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4906.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4909.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4910.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4911.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4912.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4915.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...0-DSC_4929.jpg
2015 Grand Cherokee SRT8, 2-step Correction and CQuartz Finest Coating.
Process:
Wash - Traditional Wash with Megs Hyper Wash
Wheels - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing
Tar Removal - Tarminator
Paint Prep - Nanos Skin Towel and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit`s Fast Correct Cream on the G21 with Griot`s MF BOSS pads followed by Correct Cream on the G15 with yellow BOSS pads. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e
Exhaust - Optimum Metal Polish
Coating Prep - Eraser wipe-down followed by IPA
Coating - 2 Coats of Finest applied to paint, 3 on front impact areas and lowers. Wheels coated as well
I had forgotten my SLR the first day so I just snapped a few pics with my phone
Before
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...AD481B65D9.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...217766CBAF.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...3DFC0EE993.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...574F3A6DC2.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...BD1EFEDE5E.jpg
After
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4931.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4936.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4938.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4939.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4940.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4946.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4948.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4954.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...5-DSC_4956.jpg
Fantastic work!!
I am a novice. I would like to learn to use a RUPES 15, which I just got as a birthday present. Living in NJ, there is no one who is here to show me the ropes.
Can you recommend some one in the Tri State area?
I own two BMW`s a 2015 428 luxery Coup, and a 2013 328 that needs some work.
thank you
As usual, WOW !!!
Thanks!
You could talk to Greg at Signature Detailing. :)
Signature Detailing
Hillsoborough, NJ 08844
Signature Detailing - New Jersey`s Premier Auto Detailer
Greg@signaturedetailing.com
That Jeep turned out great.
Awesome, perfect, work, Chad !!!
All of them are just beautiful !!!
Loved everything but those dang wrong, longer, lower than normal tailpipes on the M3.. Ruined the look of the car to me..
Thanks for all the hard work and then the work to edit and post up the perfect pics !
Dan F