A month of cars, some highlights.

G35stilez said:
Kevin, the maestro.





How do you choose your LSPs? I see some waxed, some sealed.

SIP on that Porsche with no lighter polishing needed? Is this possible often with SIP? (I have zero experience with it)



Stellar, as usual.
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SIP is incredible. I reviewed it on another site, not sure if I can link. I'll copy and paste a bit:



How I used :

I have used this twice. The first was on a 2006 VW GTI, flat red with moderate to hard paint. Surface imperfections were light to moderate. Too much for 106ff but too light for HTHC. I used SIP on an orange LC pad via Makita rotary @~1500rpm.



I also used it on a repainted '39 Plymouth, imperfections were severe, used on orange pad in some places, white in other. ~1500-~1800rpm.



Overall thoughts :

The things I look for in a polish are basically, how well does it cut and how well does it finish based on that cut? If a product cuts like mad but finished terribly, it isn't worth it. I also pay attention to how workable it is, some products are so difficult to use they can slow you down in a big way. My current "go to" for moderate marring has been Hi Temp Heavy Cut, which has a cut of about 6/10 in my experience. On moderate to hard paint it will finish LSP ready with some cajoling (pyramid rotary'ing), I'd say the finish is about 6/10 (10 being best). SIP has a cut of ~5/10, however the beauty of it is the finish is easily a 7-8/10, even on soft paint.



Workability is very good, similar to 106ff. It is oily but not nearly as much as the hi temp products. A pad will not get bogged down for 3-4 panels. Dusting is extremely low and working time is long, about the same as the hi temps. It requires no mixing and once the pad is primed the amount of product needed is small.



This would be, in my opinion, an almost perfect "one step" polish for average to hard paints with average marring. HTHC is often "too much" cut, and 106ff is often too little, this fills the gap nicely and finishes so well on all but very soft/flat paints it will not require 106ff after to clean up.



Bottom line; it's amazing on anything but very soft or very hard paint with light to moderate marring.



Oh, how I pick my LSP - well, I sort of get a feel for the client, I often ask them what they are after. Most guys want looks in the summer, so I stick with Souveran, Concours, or Concorso (or destiny, or mystery). For guys who want more durability I pretty much us AJT or Z5pro exclusively.



Oh - firehawk was about 8 hours, maybe 9. Pretty hard paint, but it wasn't in terrible shape, mostly just a lot of light swirls.



Thanks guys.
 
Thanks for sharing those Kevin and (as usual) impeccable work. You're a great contibutor to these forums as you list the process along with the vehicle. I like seeing the range of your work and use them as examples of process on varying paint conditions and hardness.
 
The most amazing work on Autopia, always look forward to your posts!!!



PS: I bet you avoid minivans like the plague!!!
 
Picus, great job on all but the depth in the TT is just out of this world!!!



By the way, what mods were done to the GT to pull over 800HP out? My boss owns an 06' in the same color and his is 550HP stock. Sick cars in person by the way. If you haven't been around many supercars, they are just jaw dropping.



-Frank
 
Awesome work on all of them! :bow



TR8 and the Jag E-type..... :drool:



Looks like you have cornered the Audi market in your area.
 
Wow, an amazing assortment of details. All are fabulous, but the TT is my favorite. Fun car and lovely color.
 
What else can I say...nothing but...WOW. Your rotary skill is simply magnificent, all the cars look absolutely fantastic :bow .
 
Wow, Picus, great shots.... great cars... great details! Makes my arms tired just thinking about doing that many cars.
 
Hey Picus, Since you said it took you about 8-9 hours on the firehawk, how long does it usually take you? It took me about 7 hours to do the 911 Carrera but I don't think it should've taken that long.



What are your process / time for each? Any tips on cutting down time?
 
VTechFan02 said:
Picus, great job on all but the depth in the TT is just out of this world!!!



By the way, what mods were done to the GT to pull over 800HP out? My boss owns an 06' in the same color and his is 550HP stock. Sick cars in person by the way. If you haven't been around many supercars, they are just jaw dropping.



-Frank
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I'm not sure, he said it was the car on Speed TVs tuner challenge. I'll ask him, going back on the 30th. :)



artikxscout said:
Hey Picus, Since you said it took you about 8-9 hours on the firehawk, how long does it usually take you? It took me about 7 hours to do the 911 Carrera but I don't think it should've taken that long.



What are your process / time for each? Any tips on cutting down time?
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Normally for 2 steps it's about 7 hours exterior. For one step normally 5-6 hours. I'm not sure on tips since I don't know what you do. I do find swapping pads every panel cuts down on the time it takes me to compound and finish. Otherwise I just have a general process. Wash, cry, clay, compound, finish, silicone bath, seal/wax, wheels, exhaust, trim, windows, done.



Thanks guys.
 
thoes are all insane cars! yay for fbody being the loudest :)

thoes rims on the GT look way too big, probably kill tons of top end speed but i guess it dont matter who needs to go 220mph anyway
 
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