2015 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 - Polished and coated with CQuartz FINEST

Merlin

Merlin

A Miracle Detailing
Short and simple. Lots of swirls and scratches were documented by client.

Wash: Carpro Foam Cannon, Merino Wool Wash Mitt & Iron-X Snow soap.
Decon: Nanoskin towel (Fine) with Optimum No Rinse (ONR) for clay lube.
Compound: Rupes 21 MKI w/5" BP, 5" Meguiars microfiber discs & Megs M101.
Polish: Rupes 15 Mark II, 5" Carpro Gloss pads and Carpro Essence.
Small Areas: Griots 6" polisher, Megs 3" Backing plate & 3" Carpro gloss pads.
Engine Bay: Degreased, cleaned with APC and dressed with Sonus Motor Kote.
Wheels: Cleaned with Iron-X and coated with CQF. Tires airbrushed with DLux.
Trim: All black trim was coated with Carpro DLux for a dark matte finish.
LSP: Two coats of CQuartz FINEST on all paint, wheels and brake calipers.

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Cleaning the wheels with Iron-X
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Wheels cleaned indide and out
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Thanks for looking. :)
 
512detail said:
sweet....looks awesome!

Mopar Merlin`s! I`m jealous
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It was a sweet car with a bit more real estate than expected.

512detail said:
did u dlux the stripes?
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Sadly no, but looking back that may have been a good idea.
I did use a polymer sealant that I knew had a satin matte finish.

broker99 said:
Very nice work. That is a great shade of red.
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It was stated..."It looks like red glass!" I thought that was pretty kewl.

Don said:
That is gorgeous! the paint looks deep, wet and flawless, nice job!
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When done, the metallic popped out of the paint, it had a crisp sharpness and a sparkling, glossy shine.
Sadly, when you tell most people about the time & effort needed they look at you like you have a third eye.

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SIDE NOTE:
At pre inspection the client had so many "small scratches" that he was telling me about I could not keep track.
Yes, this was a "picky" client. I wound up giving him a "Vehicle Inspection Form" so he could itemize them all.
At the time I wasn`t sure if that was a good idea. When he came to pick it up we went over every single item.
I do believe he was impressed.
 
Merlin, can you tell me what that polymer sealant was? I do a lot of stripes like that and always into new ideas.

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Merlin said:
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SIDE NOTE:
At pre inspection the client had so many "small scratches" that he was telling me about I could not keep track.
Yes, this was a "picky" client. I wound up giving him a "Vehicle Inspection Form" so he could itemize them all.
At the time I wasn`t sure if that was a good idea. When he came to pick it up we went over every single item.
I do believe he was impressed.
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Yeah you gotta watch out for those Mopar guys. Different breed of, um, crazy? Lol


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Merlin-
Just absolutely beautiful, clear, glossy, and perfect work !!!

I just saw a Challenger that color today out in the sun and while it was not anything as beautiful as what you just did, that color is beautiful !!!

Just the amount of red and orange - looks like a Ferrari Rosso color almost, or as they translate the color in English - Arrest Me Red.... :)

Thanks so much for all that hard work !
Dan F
 
512detail said:
Merlin, can you tell me what that polymer sealant was? I do a lot of stripes like that and always into new ideas.
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Sadly, in this particular case it is not a product that PBMG sells.
It was handy on the shelf. Please PM me if you are interested.
 
512detail said:
Yeah you gotta watch out for those Mopar guys. Different breed of, um, crazy? Lol
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Yepper, the Vehicle Inspection sheet looked like a war zone with all his little marks...so I polished and measured and polished and measured...
I was able to remove 90+ percent and the 10- percent that was left was highly improved. I like doing work for appreciative "Car Guys".
 
Stokdgs said:
Merlin-
Just absolutely beautiful, clear, glossy, and perfect work !!!

I just saw a Challenger that color today out in the sun and while it was not anything as beautiful as what you just did, that color is beautiful !!!

Just the amount of red and orange - looks like a Ferrari Rosso color almost, or as they translate the color in English - Arrest Me Red.... :)

Thanks so much for all that hard work !
Dan F
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Thank you. I turned out really sweet. It was a fun car to do.
 
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