Carrera, Suburban, 750Li, better pics of that black Z06 from last month

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Scottwax

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2000 Chevy Suburban, first time it has been completely detailed. The paint seems to have been waxed occasionally and had suprisingly minor swirls-even the interior wasn't too bad. Could have been so much worse!



Paint was polished with Optimum Polish using green Propel lite cut Cyclo pads and topped with an 80/20 blend of Meguiars #16 and FK's Pink Wax.



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2006 BMW 750Li. Weekly wash customer, car was last waxed with Werkstatt's Acrylic Jett Trigger in late May. Still beading, some slickness but it was time to wax again before colder weather hits. I went ahead with Optimum Poli-Seal applied via PC using a blue Propel finishing pad. Noticably deepened the color, very slick too. I wash this one conventionally so it'll be a good test of how Opti-Seal holds up.



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2004 Porsche Carrera. This is the one I detail every 4-6 weeks. Last time I applied two coats of Optimum Car Wax mixed 50/50 with Werkstatt's Carnauba Jett. At the 5 week point, it was still beading very well and had decent slickness. There were a few areas with some very minimal scuffing though and since the car hadn't been polished in several months, I decided to go with Poli-Seal using my PC and a blue Propel finishing pad. At a speed of 6 and moderate pressure, even with a finishing pad, it removed the light scuffing/marring. I then finished it off with the OCW/CJ combo.



Interesting with this silver metallic how different angles of sunlight make the color look different.



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2007 Chevy Corvette Z06. I did an exterior detail on it about a month ago on a rainy day (70/30 mix of Menzerna 106FF/Clearkote RMG and topped with Pinnacle Souveran) so the pics didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped. Anyway, he decided after the initial detail, he wanted me out once a month to keep on top of the finish and to keep adding Souveran until the car needs to be polished out.



This car is a daily driver as evidenced by the wheels:



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Optimum No Rinse, an assortment of brushes and a couple towels later:



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The exterior got an ONR wash and another coat of Souveran.



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The first shot of the Z06 rim, the one with the dust on it looked pretty nice. Almost like a slight bronze finish. But it was just brake dust. All cars look amazing.
 
I love your personal formulas!

All look amazing Scott. Is Opti-Seal a liquid or a paste?

BTW......what's your take on Souveran? Worth the money?
 
As usual :getdown That black z06 hot, I prefered this over that yellow z06 with the checker flag on the side :o
 
justin30513 said:
I love your personal formulas!

All look amazing Scott. Is Opti-Seal a liquid or a paste?

BTW......what's your take on Souveran? Worth the money?
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Opti-Seal is a liquid with light cleaning/polishing ability. I've only used it with finishing pads using either the Cyclo or PC and it will remove light defects like paint transfers and marring from buffing. I'll have to give it a try with a polishing pad to see what level of defect it is capable of removing. Should be a good one step maintenance product for cars already in good condition. Leaves the paint very slick.



Souveran is definitely worth it, IMO. It gives amazing depth on solid dark colors. The killer look tends to fade somewhat at the 4-6 week point but it will bead and have surface slickness well past that point. Mind you, once the super deep look starts to fade, that doesn't mean the car looks bad, just not spectacular. The owner of the Z06 wants me out to his house monthly to wash and rewax his car so for a customer like that, Souveran makes sense. :)



Ed-see above. Opti-Seal is made by Optimum and only available in gallon size at this time.
 
Scott everything looks fantastic as always. :spot



When using the ONR on the wheels how do you get your towels all the way inside the wheel to wipe it clean/dry? Especially on cars with huge rotors and calipers. Do you use ONR on the tires as well or just not bother with them?



Also do you use a wheel cleaner with ONR?



Thanks, I'm trying to get ready since my apartment will be shutting the water off at the car wash station very soon and QEW will be my only choice.
 
How long does it take you to do these cars ScottWax? I feel like I spend too long on a car....like a solid 8-9 hrs to do a full detail in and out on a car. It gets annoying.



Any suggestions? Also, why do some of you mix products together? Does it come out better as far as optical clarity, reflection, depth, etc?



Thanks,

Nick
 
Scottwax said:
2007 Chevy Corvette Z06. I did an exterior detail on it about a month ago on a rainy day (70/30 mix of Menzerna 106FF/Clearkote RMG and topped with Pinnacle Souveran) so the pics didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped. Anyway, he decided after the initial detail, he wanted me out once a month to keep on top of the finish and to keep adding Souveran until the car needs to be polished out.



This car is a daily driver as evidenced by the wheels:
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Scottwax, that black looks incredible! Why the 70/30 mix of 106ff/RMG?
 
audicoupej said:
Scott everything looks fantastic as always. :spot



When using the ONR on the wheels how do you get your towels all the way inside the wheel to wipe it clean/dry? Especially on cars with huge rotors and calipers. Do you use ONR on the tires as well or just not bother with them?



Also do you use a wheel cleaner with ONR?



Thanks, I'm trying to get ready since my apartment will be shutting the water off at the car wash station very soon and QEW will be my only choice.
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No wheel cleaners, haven't used any in abou 10 years except to try the P21S one a while back. I use ONR on the tires and fenderwells too. I have a bunch of older towels I use for grunge work like that. I can attach a towel to a long thin brush to get real deep into the wheels.



Nickshades-sometimes it takes me a long time too, it just depends on the condition of the vehicle. Just develop a routine and stick with it is what I did.



Mostly, I just experiment with products to see what works well together. Like mixing a polish with a glaze, I do that on cars that maybe are in between needing a deeper polish or just a glaze. Saves me a step on cars like that.



grease-adding RMG cuts down on the dusting and improves the depth you'd get with 106 alone.
 
Scott,



I appreciate the reply. Do you have a typical process of products that you utilize on the exterior of the vehicle?



What is the ONR stuff that you use on the rims. I was cleaning some honda accord rims the other day and the inside were really bad. Really busting my *** to clean them with some diluted acid prep.



PS - Is there a trick for removing scratches with rotary. I feel like some of the bad scratches that I can't really feel too much with my nail won't come out and I don't know if i'm not working the product long enough even though I feel I am. I'm using the Meguir's diamond cut compound, which I like a lot. Any input would be appreciated.



Sorry for all the questions.



Thank you,

Nick
 
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