Corvette, Tribeca B9, more of the Odyssey, my 626

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Scottwax

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A few more of the 2004 Honda Odyssey my brother has (full write up in this thread: http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69396 ). Werkstatt twins.



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My 1999 Mazda 626. Mucho polishing over the last few years, lots of carnaubas since the last polishing session....Carnauba Moose, Natty's Blue, Carnauba Jett x 2, #16 x 2. Just washed with Optimum No Rinse Wash and QD'ed with Clearkote's Quikshine.



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2000 Chevy Corvette. Probably end up getting a rotary if I start doing this insanely hard clear coat 'Vettes. :waxing:



The swirls weren't really that bad, heck, the customer said he never really noticed until I pointed them out. It hadn't even been waxed (that he could remember) since I did it back in 2003 with S100 Paint Cleanser and S100 Paste, so I was suprised it looked halfway decent. It had been a while since I had detailed a Corvette, the horror stories about their paint hardness are definitely true!



I started off with Clearkote's Compound using a Meguiars burgandy cutting pad on the horizontal surfaces. Removed around 80% of the swirls. Followed with Optimum Hyper Compound using a yellow Lake Country cutting pad on the whole car. Got out another 10-15% of the swirls...and even with such aggressive initial steps, after Hyper, the paint looked practically LSP ready in the direct sun (which turned into hazy sunshine by the time I finished polishing). I then went over the whole car with a 50/50 mix of Optimum's Polish and Compound with a white LC polishing pad and sealed the paint with Meguiars NXT Paste using a blue Propel finishing pad.



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2006 Subaru Tribeca B9. I wasn't all that impressed with the pics of these in the car mags but in person, they are actually pretty nice. Very new, only 4000 miles on it. Paint was in really good shape. Use Werkstatt's Prime with a blue Propel finishing pad and Acrylic Jett by hand. Meguiars #38 Trim and Tire Gel on the trim around the base of the B9.



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1SLOW50 said:
I love how your 99 looks like it rolled off the showroom floor. Amazing, as usual.
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Funny thing is, my brother is the one who initially bought the car. He took great care of it mechanically but not cosmetically. Over the last 2.5 years, I have about 35 hours of polishing into it. When I washed it after detailing my brother's Odyssey, he couldn't get over how different it looked from when he had it. :D



Too bad the leather on the driver's seat isn't holding up though. :sadwavey:
 
Scott, I bet your brother wishes he had the 626 back even though his van looks great.



Good old vette clear, don't you just love it. It came out really nice!



I'm sure you know about the deal that coastal tools has on the hitachi rotary. Not bad at all for under $105 shipped.
 
All the while I thought AJ looks great on black but after seeing all the silver cars you did with AJ, it seems like AJ works very well with both dark and light colour cars. Great job as always :xyxthumbs .
 
Looks great and nice work, Scott!!!

I feel your pain with working C5 clearcoat. Great for looks and marring resistance but heck to work with if you let blemishes accumulate. :sadwavey:
 
ScottWax- Nice to see somebody besides me doing a nice job on a minivan :D



KevinA said:
Has anyone else noticed that the wheels on the Odyssey and the 626 look almost the same?
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Wonder who makes them :confused: IIRC, the "Mazda" wheels on our MPV were made by Enkei.
 
Hey Scott,

Maybe I havent followed you posts replys as much to see if you've answered this, seeing as you carry a long trail of fans (including myself), but I dont see you posting if you use clay or not. I know you're a big detailer, and have probably 4 clients a day, but do you still squeeze in clayings?
 
Welcome the the world of Tribeccas. Great job. Looks alot like what I do every week except for the Vette. How does the Werkstatt look compared to the Zaino that your bro used to have on his van? I am about to do a full exterior on my 2002 Ody and the 2006 Becca this week. Might want to try out the Werkstatt.
 
wow, seeing how your 99 mazda's paint looks as good as the (i am assuming) babied garage queen Corvette in the photos says alot about how skilled you are Scottwax :2thumbs:
 
The cars look great - especially the Vette. I just hate this "myth" about Vette clear being so hard (ha!). Where is that thread where the guy told me I was full of it about the Vette clear....erg....



Great work as always!



-GT
 
Dam that 626 its soo wet. Big question, do you have dings/scuffs on the back bumper/front bumper? I cant imagine you have zero. And btw hot Vette,Tribeca and that soccor mom Odessy :xyxthumbs
 
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