Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari, Astin Martin, GT3, M5 and others....

[imported_JoshVette]

I haven't posted in a little while and have quite a bit of catching up to do so here goes.



Got a call from a client about doing his 3 cars, I thought if I got there early enough I'd have enough time to get them all done in one day.....



All were done with the same process and no real polishing was done even though they really needed it, the owner wasn't concerned about swirls and honestly I didn't have time to do any polishing if I was to finish all three in one day.



Process basically:

Three bucket washing, one bucket solely for the rims, tires and wheels wells.

Clayed while wet with Megs white clay

Rinsed and blow dried

Paint sealed with Zaino ZAIO

Wipe down with Gloss It QD

Tires treated with Megs Hyper Shine 2.5:1 ratio

Rims and door jambs treated with Zaino Z8 spray sealant for extra shine and slickness



Interior:

Dusted, Vacuumed, 303 wipe down of panels and leather

Zaino Z10 leather conditioner on all leathers top to bottom.



This is the same process on all 3 cars.



I'll start with the AM.



This is an 07 Aston Martin Vantage.

I really like how the doors open with a slight upward angle.

Getting a bath, thought I'd take a couple pics while the suds are soaking in.

Now that she's dried, sealed and the final touches have been done I will show the after shots, sorry but I don't have any in-step process pics as this was a basic detail and I still had 2 more cars to do this day.

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Now for the glamor shots.

More to come.... Porsche GT3 :woot2:

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Next up is an 07 Porsche Carrera GT3.



Same process as before.



I did not take pics of the interior cause I already have tons of Porsche interior pics so I felt no need to take more.



To note the owner of these cars mentioned to me that he's used a few other detailers and just has not been happy with them so we talked about his expectations and the other detailers quality of work and after that discussion I felt confident I could get the job done to his standards. I think he was just using "car washers" and expecting serious attention to detail and never got what he was looking for.



This is what happens when you let the dealership prep the car.

Even Porsche dealerships do not do the quality work that most of us pro detailers do. It's really quite a shame.



If you look closer in these next few pics you'll see the adhesive lines from when they took the plastics off the panels but failed to remove the adhesive. The owner just figured he was stuck with them and let them be so he was very excited when I showed him the final results.



A little 3M adhesive remover or even Goo Gone will easily take care of this.

Keep in mind this is after washing and claying.

These were all over the car and I forgot to take after pics but I hope you all will take my word for it that I got them removed with no issues.:bigups



Now for the glamor shots after all's said and done.

And yes this car is tracked regularly.:xyxthumbs

Gotta love those huge Carbon Ceramic Brakes huh.:drool:

Needless to say before I even finished he was extremely happy with the overall condition of his cars and his expectations were definitely exceeded I'm happy to say.:xyxthumbs



Next up is an M5, then onto the Gallardo and F cars.....:spot

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Next up is a 2000 model M5, one of my personal favorites.



It was getting late so the pics are even more limited on this one, but I think I got a few afters to show you before I even sealed the paint.



The paint was in bad condition and required double claying to remove all the contamination but just after claying it looked like a different car and the gloss factor was already being restored.



Not quite finished with the car, still have to touch up the rims, door jams, tires and such, but the big parts are done and ready to be sealed. Sorry for the incomplete documentation but the sun was going down and I had to get pics of something.....

Next up a Lambo and Ferrari

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Now up an 04 Lambo Gallardo, this is a different client fyi.



Again, this was not a correction process, the owner just wanted the paint to feel smooth again.



I did the usual on the interior and then got to the paint.



I washed the car and the paint felt rough even with the mitt on my hand washing I could feel the roughness.



When I clayed the hood all this black stuff was coming off it and I was really surprised cause how clean the car was before I started.



Just cause it's an exotic and looks clean doesn't mean it's properly cared for.



Here's presoaking just before I wash and clay it.

I had to clay each panel 2 times to get it to feel smooth again and this is what the clay looked like after the second time, the first time over was even worse.

Some interior shots

Now for some full body shots.

Unfortunately it was a very overcast day out so no real sun shots and these pics really do not do the car justice.

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Next up is a Twin Turbo Ferrari Testerossa in red of course.

 

[jordanrossbell]

Wow, Josh...busy day but a great set of cars to work on..they all look great!

 

[RaskyR1]

That's a very impressive line up of cars Josh! I think I would have wasted half the day hugging each car!

 

[pampos]

Great job on those lovely cars..Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!

 

[Thats Fresh]

nice jobs on all of those josh!!!





ps, you forgot to blurb the plates for one of the lambo shots

 

[Pats300zx]

Josh...awesome job as always. Just an FYI..you misspelled Aston in the thread title. I can fix it if you want me to.

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Josh...awesome job as always. Just an FYI..you misspelled Aston in the thread title. I can fix it if you want me to.

yes, please do. Thanks,:bigups

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Wow, Josh...busy day but a great set of cars to work on..they all look great!

Thanks, it took me about 12 hours total between the 3 cars.

That's a very impressive line up of cars Josh! I think I would have wasted half the day hugging each car!

Thanks, I know what you mean, I wanted to hug them too, especially that AM, the interior is gorgeous.

Great job on those lovely cars..Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, I still have more to come, a Testerossa and a corrected black 993.

nice jobs on all of those josh!!!





ps, you forgot to blurb the plates for one of the lambo shots

Thanks, I deleted that one pic, thank you for letting me know, I thought I had them all blurred out... opps.



Josh

 

[Greg Nichols]

Weird I cannot see the images..............is this like the emperors new clothes?

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Now that we're on page two I'll continue with the thread.



Next up is a Testerossa I did for a Ferrari shop. For this shop I only do very basic detailing, mainly a thorough washing, interior cleaning and a wipe down with a gloss enhancer. (actually a little more then that but you get the idea.) Just enough to make it look presentable for when the owner picks it up.



This is a Twin Turbo Testerossa putting out a ton of power, but the turbo's are pretty well tucked under so you don't see them if looking in the engine bay.



All these are after pics.



Final wipe down with Gloss It QD.



I've always liked the TR design, it's just unique.

Here you can just make out the Turbo's through the vents.

Next up is a black 993 I did a one step correction on, I was absolutely blown away by how much this one step corrected.

 

[PhatboyC]

Nice cars your customers have. So far the Aston Martin is my favorite.

 

[imported_JoshVette]

I have more but this will be the last I post up about for today.



This is a 96 993 C4S.



The owner is having the hood repainted so I did everything but the hood.



Basic process:

3 bucket wash,

clay while wet

blow dry

polish with PC LC white pad and M105 (I used considerable down pressure and went liberal with M105 as I always have)

sealed with Zaino Z5 and Gloss It QD wipe down. All and All I would say the paint was corrected a good 75%.



Rims were cleaned then #0000 steel wool and in some area a steel wool tooth brush to carefully get up the grim.



Rims alone took me over 1 1/2 hours as they were in real bad shape. I did not have time to take them the distance but maybe in future jobs for this client I'll get the rims to a higher level.



Interior took me over 1 1/2 hours as well as it was pretty old and dusty.

Dusted

Vacuumed

Serious wipe down with 303 1:1 ratio

Leather cleaned and conditioned with Zaino Z9 Z10.



Total time spent on this car was close to 8 hours.



Well I just looked at the pics and was surprised to notice I didn't take any before pics, I've very disappointed as I was intending on bringing some real meat to the table. sorry, you get busy and you don't think of the before/after pics, you just think about getting the job done and this one was a big exhausting job.



Well here are the afters for what it's worth.



I think you can tell by the pics that the paint has been polished.:xyxthumbs

Can you tell the difference in the clarity between the unpolished hood and the rest of the car?? The hood is being repainted next week so we only washed, clayed and QD'd it.

All and all I would say the paint corrected a good 75% with a simple one step polishing.









Thanks,

Josh

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Nice cars your customers have. So far the Aston Martin is my favorite.

Thank you, I'm blessed to have such great clientele and I do strive to make them happy.:bigups



Josh

 

[MarcHarris]

awesome work, i really like the testerossa - i really think they have a classy look, and the one step on that porsche turned out beautiful!

 

[Flawless Image]

nice clientelle, and excellent work! look forward to seeing more detail pics!