white gecko
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Hey guys, when I got the call for this one, it was scheduled for a basic wash/clay/sealant detail. However, once the overcast clouds had parted and the claying was done, I saw a shocking amount of swirls and RIDS. Silver is great at hiding that stuff, so seeing it SO easily without having to hunt with an artificial light source told me this car needed some serious work!
After talking it over with the client, we rescheduled it to be be dropped off the following week for a 3 day correction, shooting for 90%+ correction. Menzerna SIP and LC orange did almost nothing to the heavy swirls and RIDS. Usually this is a great combo for the hard corvette clear coats, but it just wasn't enough here.
Here's the process I ended up with for the correction:
-Makita Rotary with twisted ply wool pad + Meguiars 105
-2nd hit with twisted ply wool pad and Meguiars 105
-PCXP with Lake Country orange flat pad and Menzerna SIP
This removed the vast majority of the RIDS (random isolated deep scratches) and all swirl marks. There were a fair amount of RIDS too deep to be compounded out and would require wetsanding to remove. After the compounding, the Menzerna SIP cleaned everything up very nicely and left a great gloss.
Process:
Exterior
-Foamed with Dawn
-Rinsed and Dawn wash
-Sonax Full Effect on wheels
-Daytona EZ detail brush
-Swissvax Wheel brush
-Clayed with Z18 and Optimum No Rinse as lube
-Tires with Meguiars water-based dressing
-Convertible top treated with 2 applications of Raggtopp
Interior
-Vacuumed
-Leather with Megs APC 10:1
-Adam's Leather Conditioner
-Stoner's Invisible Glass on windows
-vents and console cleaned with various brushes/qtips
LSP
-Zaino ZAIO via PCXP and LC black pad
-Zaino Z2pro
-Zaino Z6
I started taking the pics after the initial wash and claying. Here goes...
Extremely heavy RIDS and swirls
50/50 shot
More RIDS on the rear decklid
After 1 stage of compounding
Even more severe RIDS and swirls on the hood. It was really bad here.
After 1 stage of compounding
After talking it over with the client, we rescheduled it to be be dropped off the following week for a 3 day correction, shooting for 90%+ correction. Menzerna SIP and LC orange did almost nothing to the heavy swirls and RIDS. Usually this is a great combo for the hard corvette clear coats, but it just wasn't enough here.
Here's the process I ended up with for the correction:
-Makita Rotary with twisted ply wool pad + Meguiars 105
-2nd hit with twisted ply wool pad and Meguiars 105
-PCXP with Lake Country orange flat pad and Menzerna SIP
This removed the vast majority of the RIDS (random isolated deep scratches) and all swirl marks. There were a fair amount of RIDS too deep to be compounded out and would require wetsanding to remove. After the compounding, the Menzerna SIP cleaned everything up very nicely and left a great gloss.
Process:
Exterior
-Foamed with Dawn
-Rinsed and Dawn wash
-Sonax Full Effect on wheels
-Daytona EZ detail brush
-Swissvax Wheel brush
-Clayed with Z18 and Optimum No Rinse as lube
-Tires with Meguiars water-based dressing
-Convertible top treated with 2 applications of Raggtopp
Interior
-Vacuumed
-Leather with Megs APC 10:1
-Adam's Leather Conditioner
-Stoner's Invisible Glass on windows
-vents and console cleaned with various brushes/qtips
LSP
-Zaino ZAIO via PCXP and LC black pad
-Zaino Z2pro
-Zaino Z6
I started taking the pics after the initial wash and claying. Here goes...
Extremely heavy RIDS and swirls
50/50 shot
More RIDS on the rear decklid
After 1 stage of compounding
Even more severe RIDS and swirls on the hood. It was really bad here.
After 1 stage of compounding
Scheduled for a 2 step correction.