Street Dreams Detail - Maserati GT MC Sport Correction & 22PLE

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2013 MC Sportline in for new car prep, full paint correction and coating. Simply put this is how brand a new sports cars should start life...

Pre-wash: the Mas was pressure rinsed and foamed with Hyperwash followed by a healthy dousing of Auto Finesse Iron Out which brought out a ton of contaminants and particles off the finish



AF Iron Out after 7-8minutes of soaking, this was repeated once more after rinsing and then I proceeded with the wash process while Iron Out was still working



Closeup





After the wash..



Further pre the finish was clayed with Nanoskin autoscrub on the DA at speed 1, as always its a good idea to break in the Nanoskin pad on the glass first before using it on paint, ESPECIALLY if you are dealing with cold weather. Factory clearfilm on lower rockers was removed as well



After all prep was finished I used an IPA/DI water mix to wipe the paint down 2x before taping up trim and inspecting the paint

As per usual Italian sportscar fashion the finish had a good bit of issues ranging from swirls, holograms, pigtailing and sanding marks. The correction was carried out using the Rupes 21 and various foam and microfiber pads as needed. Smaller parts were corrected with the Griots DA machine

Closeup under LED light.. poorly finished from the factory





All the carbon fiber pieces on this car suffered the same poor finishing as the paint, I began correction on the carbon first

Mirror 50/50, you can see just how hazed and unclear the carbon comes brand new





Working the Rupes pads on the Griots works really well for certain spots



Onto the hood lots of heavy defects here, couple 50/50s after correcting with FG400 Menzerna. Again the level of haze in a white car from the factory is really quite terrible, these finishes have some much potential after proper prep and polishing work!





50/50 on the door... nice buffer trail spanning the length of the bodyline :shakehead:



More of the same on the rear bumper, lots of RIDS and pigtailing all over



After all compounding work the car was finished with Sonax 3/6 fine polish on the Rupes with a white pad

Sunshot after IPA wipedown final polishing.. car is ready to be coated



Since the paint was gettingg the 22PLE coating I also went with the 22PLE plastic and trim coating which so far has proven to be very easy to use



50/50 on the window rubber trim before and after cleaning and treatment





Some wax residue and polish from dealer prep properly cleaned and coated

Before



After



Exhaust tips polished as well, before



After



Wheels were sealed and tires treated for a dark matte finish, engine cleaned and wiped down with 303





Interior leather was cleaned and coated (by owners request) with CQuartz Fabric and Leather

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After curing for 1 full day in my heated garage 22PLE was looking mint, final shots

Hmm.. I saw the reflection of my car in the door, in the garage and I had a feeling this car was gonna POP in sunlight

























Ready for pick up money shot..



As always thanks for reading, will be working on getting out more writeups soon!

Regards,

Dave
Street Dreams Detail

[mjlinane]

Beautiful work (& car)!

[Trouble]

Nice work David ...

[Custom Care]

I don`t think I would have wanted to return that vehicle if I were you, great work on an amazing car.

[tropicsteve]

looks great dave !

[ShaneB]

Wow awesome job! Big inspiration for me

[Flannigan]

Great work! That car was delivered in terrible condition!

[Addicted2Bling]

Great job! That is one nasty looking car!

[Pats300zx]

Great work David.

[Jeff U]

Stunning!!!

[AndrewBigA]

great work man!

[ihaveacamaro]

ah-mazing!

[dd1101]

WOW! What a beauty! Great job!

[Todd@RUPES]

Great work Mr. Saunders. The RUPES is a great machine, no doubt, but it goes to show you that an expert can take almost any tool and create stunning levels of gloss (even on white). Awesome job!