Immaculate Reflections - Ducati Monster and R1 corrections

[white gecko]

Here is a pair of sportbike corrections I did recently. Both were a lot of fun! Each bike had its challenges but both came out great.



First off is a 07 Ducati Monster S2R1000. With 11k miles, it had never been detailed. It was in pretty rough shape. The wheels were bad and the sides of the tank were rubbed raw, just foggy looking.



Process:



-Dawn wash

-APC and tarminator on wheels and tires

-Swissvax Wheel brush

-Zaino Claybar with Meg's Last Touch as lube

-Megs 105 on LC orange 4"

-Megs 205 on LC white 4"

-Menzerna 106FA on LC black 4"

-IPA wipedowns

-Zaino All in One

-Zaino Z5pro

-Zaino Z2pro

-Z8 Grand Finale











Before Pics

Here are a few up close before/afters from just the buffing....





-before-

*AFTER*

-before-

*AFTER*

Final finished pics

 

[white gecko]

Next up is a stunning R1. 08 I think. Had 22,000 miles on it and looked almost showroom new! Not even any rock chips! You don't see that on bikes with miles like that. This owner REALLY cares about his R1. Marchesini Wheel and Ohlins front and rear suspension ($bank$), the bike is really stunning and sounds amazing too.



It had only minor swirls, but this clear was as hard or harder than C5 vette clear! Using the KBM method (what I understand of it), really helped a lot on this hard clear. Got about 90-95% correction on it and the owner was more than happy. Finished it up with some Swissvax Concorso which really made the black incredibly deep and rich. It was also pretty cool applying it by bare hand too . Also made the metal flake really pop! The after pics look a little dusty, but trust me, its only flake, no dust; it plays tricks on your eyes lol.





Process



-already washed and waiting for me

-Zaino Claybar with Megs Last Touch as lube

-Megs 105 on LC orange x2

-Megs 205 on LC white

-IPA wipedowns

-Swissvax Cleaner Fluid

-Swissvax Concorso

Finished pics

 

[white gecko]

*again, no dust...thats all metal flake*

Thanks for looking!!

 

[imported_artikxscout]

great job how did you get into those small places

 

[jordanrossbell]

That flake in the R1 is wicked!!!

 

[white gecko]

great job how did you get into those small places

The 4" pads work wonders on the bikes. That and a LOT of taping. Some stuff still had to be done by hand though.





Thanks!

 

[SoFreshSoCean]

Damn thats looks so clean!!!!

 

[lamby]

i would have just took the fairings off instead of all that taping. seems like too much work imo.

 

[Alex Boyce]

The first after pic of the exhaust is sickkkkk, great work on both of them. How hard was the Ducati clear?



Great work!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Great work on 2 very nice bikes.



What camera are you using?

 

[white gecko]

Damn thats looks so clean!!!!

Thanks!

i would have just took the fairings off instead of all that taping. seems like too much work imo.

Only problem with that is they no longer have any support and are very flexible/breakable. So on the bike is actually easier. Taping took like 15 maybe 20 min. Less time than removing all the fairings.

The first after pic of the exhaust is sickkkkk, great work on both of them. How hard was the Ducati clear?



Great work!

Thanks! The Duc was moderately hard, so not too difficult to work with. The R1 on the other hand was extremely hard clear.

Great work on 2 very nice bikes.



What camera are you using?

Thank you! I've got a Nikon D40.

 

[Barry Theal]

im not sure about bikes. lol i couldn't tell you the difference in any sport bike som im gonna say i liked the work on both bikes! but the second one is wicked looking. very nice work!

 

[yourgrandma]

I could never have shiny bikes. I'd be the guy with a beater Monster. I like trackdays way too much to be too caught up on my bike's appearance. I keep it nice enough that people don't tell me it looks bad.



Those are a couple of beautiful bikes though. My next ride will likely be a Monster S2R.

 

[white gecko]

Thank you

 

[RaskyR1]

Nice work!





That R1 is SICK! Lots of $$$ into her. I had a 2005 R1 in Raven black. :2thumbs: