Latest details v.custom chopper (and some cars)

[Scottwax]

1995 Mercedes C280. Last polished and waxed in September (and only driven around 1500 miles!) so no heavy polishing was needed. Klasse AIO with a Meguiars polishing pad, and Tropi-Care TC3 by hand.



The paint looks brighter than it did with #16 on top, a bit more pop from the metallic too.

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1997 Mercedes SL500. Regular customer, I detail this one 3 times a year. Only 43,000 miles on it!



Meguiars #80 with a yellow lite cut Propel Pad, Clearkote's Red Machine Glaze with a blue finishing Propel Pad, and #16 by hand. It came out looking super deep and reflective.

 

[Scottwax]

2003 Honda Accord. Spent most of the fall in the body shop, needed $14,000 worth of bodywork and paint. Sits outside 24/7 because the garage is full of junk, obviously not waxed by the body shop and no telling when it was last waxed. I had washed it right after it got out of the shop and went over it with Quikshine but no telling what care it has had in the 2 months since then.



Very swirled. Not rotary swirls but spider swirls, some scuffing, etc.

I started off with #80 and a yellow (lite cut) Propel pad. 2 moderate passes with the speed on 5, then two very slow passes with the speed on 6.

Same process on the right half of the hood, left half is untouched.

I then followed with #80 and a green (polishing) Propel pad. Normally, I would have used a glaze but I wanted to continue deep polishing the paint with a product I know finishes down well enough to go straight to my LSP. I then finished with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant. Yes, I did dress the plastic near the wipers but the sun was going in and out of the clouds and I was trying to get some sun on the fender before the clouds completely thickened.

Whole car shots:

Chopper coming right up!

 

[Scottwax]

This is a full on custom chopper built by Strokers in Dallas. Absolutely stunning in person. The metallic flake really pops out of the paint! I wanted to pull it out of the garage to take better pics, but knowing customs like this can run $100,000+, and the owner wasn't there, I thought better of it.



Just a QEW wash, Poorboy's Spray & Gloss on the chrome and EX-P+ on the tank, fenders, etc.

Warning, nekkid lady painting on the tank, so I linked it:



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/105Custom_Chopper_nekkid_lady_tank.jpg

 

[GoodnClean]

Very nice!



Bodywork on the Accord seems to be pretty high quality.

 

[Scottwax]

Very nice!



Bodywork on the Accord seems to be pretty high quality.

:werd: The only real problems I saw was excessive orange peel on the rear bumper and the doors on the driver's side could be aligned a bit better. Other than that, for basically replacing half the car, they did a good job. No rotary swirls either. :xyxthumbs

 

[CarsFreak]

I remember seeing the C-Class over at Meguiars like you mentioned in Sept. Now, I can barely see the difference between that and this. You've polished it to the point where it's at it's maximum potential. Good Job.





Love the Accord too.

 

[milky]

Great work Scott!!! That sl500 is simply stunning! Well, all of them are i think I'm going to like the RMG..

 

[AMP01]

Scott,



Awsome, just Awsome! :bow :bow :bow :bow

(I have never given anyone 4 bow downs before)



Those reflections on black bring a tear to my eye!



All I can say is, WOW! I really wish I could watch you work paint Scott!



Keep up the Steller work! :woot:



Cheers,

 

[AMP01]

Scott,



One more thing, how do you thing Tropi-Care TC3 would do on silver metallic - comparred to #16 or Paste Glaz.



Let me know.



Thanks Scott! :xyxthumbs



Cheers,

 

[Pats300zx]

Awesome pics and work Scott. I really like the results you are getting with RMG. Might have to give this new product a try...:bow

 

[JJ_]

that black merc is brilliant woowee! rest is really good too lolol

 

[6']['9]

very nice scott, I think that chopper would look better if the pic was taken outside, too much white. But that does look nice. When you did the qew wash on the bike was that a full wash or did you mix it to like a spray & wipe and do it like that?

Also on the RMG when i used it i didnt notice any added depth but it did add more wetness over the old VM?



heres a pic ( not to hijack)

 

[Scottwax]

Andrew-I haven't tried TC3 on silver yet, but to me, the look is similar to Zaino and EX-P, so I imagine it would look clear and wet like they do.



Jay-I would love to have moved the bike outside but knowing how much custom choppers like that cost, there was no way I was going to. Besides, he keeps it at his mother's house (the lady with the SL500) and he had meetings all afternoon and never made it by. In addition, her driveway is slanted. Just too many factors that could have meant disaster kept me from doing anything other than cleaning the bike and taking pictures where it sat.



RMG is wetter than VM but to my eye it also has a bit more depth. Not huge differences, of course.

 

[SilverLexus]

Scott,



That #16 photo with the roofline reflecting on the black Benz is terrific. Reminded me of some of my Souveran shots with a roof line.



I like the teal metallic shots a lot as well.

 

[imported_ajbarnes]

Awesome work!:bow I have a shipment of #80 on it's way...this will be my first time using it though... That chopper is wicked!!

 

[White95Max]

I started off with #80 and a yellow (lite cut) Propel pad

I'm confused. The Propel yellow is the cutting pad. The green is the light-cut, and the blue is the polishing pad. :nixweiss



All the cars look excellent as usual Scott! :up

 

[imported_topnotch]

Scott, everytime I see the work you do when using 80 it makes me want to break down and buy it, I think tomorrow is going to be the day I do it. Great work as always.

 

[imported_Axe]

WOW the Honda came out phenominal, what a fantastic job! :bow



A masterclass in the use of #80 by ScottWax would be something I would be keen to see and learn from too

 

[Scottwax]

I'm confused. The Propel yellow is the cutting pad. The green is the light-cut, and the blue is the polishing pad. :nixweiss



All the cars look excellent as usual Scott! :up

The blue pad is a finishing pad but it is more aggressive than the black finishing pad.



Green is the lite-cut pad but it functions as a polishing pad, IMO. Seems on par cutting-wise with Meguiars polishing pad. Since I use it as a polishing pad, I forgot what it was actually called.

The yellow pad is the medium-cut that seems right in between Meguiars polishing and cutting pads. Real nice for heavier swirl removal without marring like the burgandy Meguiars pad.



Sorry for the confusion! :wavey



To those who are going to try #80-remember, it isn't DACP so don't expect it to be that aggressive. #80 is best for light to moderate defects, and you can increase the effectiveness of #80 by using a more aggressive pad. Start with the PC on 5 and make a couple passes at a moderate rate (6" a second or so) to spread it out on the area you are working. Then crank the speed up to 6 and apply enough pressure to bog the motor and then let up just enough for the speed to pick back up and use that pressure and a very slow speed (1-2" per second) to work the product in for 2-3 passes. You will see it begin to clear out and that will mean the polish has broken down. You can continue to work it a bit past that point, but any cutting ability will be from the pad, not the product. You will also find #80 is much easier to remove if you work it until it clears...and it won't dust like DACP so don't bother working it that long.



Hope that helps!

 

[Blazern00b]

When you say to apply enough pressure to bog the motor down, does this mean stop the pad from spinning and then keep pressing till the motor sounds bogged, and then let up just a bit, but not let the pad rotate, or let the pad rotate?





Thanks!! Great photo's, i really love the chopper!