2017 Ford Raptor - Light Grey - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz FINEST

Merlin

Merlin

A Miracle Detailing
2017 Ford Raptor - Light Grey - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz FINEST

Polishing machines: Rupes - 21 MKI, 15 MKII, 75 Mini and Nano iBrid.
Polish/Pads: Carpro Essence w/CP MF pad - Essence w/CP Gloss pad.
Last Step Product: All painted surfaces coated with CQuartz FINEST!

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Side Note:
The fender skirts were some type of composite. I tried DLux and it streaked and blotched. I had a hard time getting a smooth, even look.
I stripped off the DLux and (luckily) I had just enough CQ Finest in the bottle to coat the fender skirts. (Much Better, smoother, even look)

Another Note:
For a "Brand New" vehicle the B pillars were swirled up really bad. They polished up crystal clear and I coated them with CQuartz Finest.

Thanks for Looking...

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Merlin
 
512detail said:
best looking Raptor I have seen :)

DLux on everything else plastic work ok?
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Yeah, I thought the two door was actually a pretty kewl vehicle.

Dlux worked fine on everything except the fender skirts and the black "FORD" panel across the tailgate.
All of which is some type on composite. I you run into it...don`t even try...Dlux is not the right product.

On the other hand, Cquartz Finest ceramic nano coating worked great!
 
Beautiful work as always!
Can I ask why both the Compound and Finishing steps with Essence? I have never thought of that.
Is it due to the paint hardness?
 
PA DETAILER said:
WOW! Guess the 17`s are out! First one I have seen. Nice redesign. And...NICE WORK.
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This one has twin turbochargers.

A little story to share...
When he went to the dealer and ordered it he passed a new Mustang in the showroom with this light grey color.
He said to the salesman "I like that color". The salesman said "I`m glad because that`s the color you ordered."

THANK YOU!
 
Great work. I do have a few questions

You don`t cheat eheels on that driveway ? It`s so clean. Does it not stain. Or do you take care not to stain it ?

Are those stock wheels? Thought all raptors came with bead lock looking rims?

Watched the video 3 times. Just amazing paint clarity and reflection.
 
RaydiantDetail said:
Beautiful work as always!

Can I ask why both the Compound and Finishing steps with Essence? I have never thought of that.

Is it due to the paint hardness?
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Thank you...That is very kind.

Actually, the reason I do this Essence pad combo is not related to paint hardness.

Correction:
IMHO Essence does its best "swirl removal" correction work with a microfiber pad.
I am not saying that Essence is a correction compound. Essence is a finishing polish.
For light swirls...Essence and a microfiber correction/finishing pad do an outstanding job.

Finishing:
IIRC Essence contains many different components, fine correction, durable filler, gloss etc.

It also has another property that I find useful and a big time saver. A built in primer.
A built in primer? If you use a polish E.G M205 etc. they all leave behind polishing oils.
Essence has a built in primer that eliminates the need to do polishing oil residue removal.

You know the old drill. Remove all polish residue before LSP using IPA, Mineral Spirits etc.
* I personally prefer Eraser. IMHO It works better!. Eraser is user friendly & smells good too!
There is no need to use Eraser when you are using Essence! Wipe Essence away...it`s LSP ready.

Using Essence for both the minor correction step and finishing step eliminates extra work and time.

Carpro-us website quote:

Features:

Primes surface for CQuartz or Reload
Produces Extremely High Gloss
Semi-permanent filling capabilities
Adds layer of SiO2 Quartz protection
Use with D/A, Rotary, or by Hand


In Short:
Essence with microfiber pad = Polish, minor correction, swirl removal and adds gloss.
Essence with Gloss pad = Clean up mf pad micro marring, add clarity and more gloss.

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Merlin
 
JSFM35X said:
Great work. I do have a few questions

You don`t cheat eheels on that driveway ? It`s so clean. Does it not stain. Or do you take care not to stain it ?

Are those stock wheels? Thought all raptors came with bead lock looking rims?

Watched the video 3 times. Just amazing paint clarity and reflection.
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Thank you. In person you can see detailing has taken a toll.

He has had the truck about a week...I`d guess they are OEM.

I`m still learning how to do a video "walk-around" with my iPhone.
It`s better...Before they looked like I had 5 red bulls in an earthquake.

Thank you. I love it when light color paint has that bright, shiny sparkle.

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Merlin
 
Merlin said:
Another Note:
For a "Brand New" vehicle the B pillars were swirled up really bad. They polished up crystal clear and I coated them with CQuartz Finest.
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You can only see them in one area in this "before" pic...
...they were heavily swirl covered from top to bottom.

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He said it came from the dealership that way.
And no...he did NOT let the dealership wash it!

Do you think it came from the factory like that?

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Merlin
 
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