Oakes - Detailed: 2006 Spyker C8 Spyder

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Having worked on many exotics and high end vehicles over the years, it's been a while since I've done something completely new to me. Not surprisingly so as there aren't too many of these very exotic looking vehicles around, being the Spyker C8 Spyder.



This particular example, came in the very rich Royal Blue color that really showed its depth and shine after the very extensive process put into this vehicle. Spyker definitely did their homework in regards to their paint work, a very smooth, orange peel free finish and a solid, assumably ceramic clear coat. Many different accents make this vehicle, from the aluminum vents and under body panels to the vents and contours throughout. All making for a very attractive body, however a very involved and careful process required, which is all listed below as well as the pics!



Products used:

Meguiars 3000 unigrit sand paper

Meguiars M105 + purple foam wool pad

Menzerna 203 + orange pad

Menzerna 106 + white pad

Menzerna 85 + black pad

IPA 30%

P21S Paint cleanser

Optimum No Rinse Wash (ONR)

Optimum Metal polish

CG Diablo wheel gel

Stoners Tarminator

Turtle wax Bug and Tar remover

BlackFire Wet Diamond sealant

Meguiars Super Degreaser

Meguiars Last Touch

Meguiars APC

3M Adhesive remover

Plexus clear bra cleaner

Sonus green ultra fine clay

CG Maxisuds clay solution

Sprayway ammonia free window cleaner

Poor boys wheel sealant

Poorboys bold n’ bright tire dressing

Collinite 476



Procedures and pictures



As car arrived, it rained night before and roads were not dry when car got to the shop so it was little dirty

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First order was to take removable aluminum pieces off the car. Front splitter and side skirts and rear wheel guards were removed prior to washing the car. They were polished and sealed with poor boys wheel sealant which is great for aluminum



After aluminum trim was off car was washed with ONR and clayed, there wasn’t much contamination on the car but still it was needed.



Fog lights surrounds, mirrors, lower air intake grills were polished and sealed

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Side skirt before and after video









Front splitter just like other aluminum pieces were polished with blue and black pad on PC with Optimum metal polish

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Upper air intake door pieces removed to clean under them and polish them, rear upper and botton intakes were polished by hand, lwer air intake grills were removed and polished as well, cleaned all stones that got stuck there from driving, intakes itself were polished.



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Rear wheel guards before and after

Front clamshell, suspension and front wheel assembly was cleaned inside. Underside of clamshell was waxed with Collinite 476

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Rear clamshell aluminum engine cover was polished with blue pad on PC and Mothers power ball mini on a drill

Before/After

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Wheels were cleaned using CG Diablo wheel gel at first, then all stones that got stock to inside of wheels were removed and sprayed several times with Tarminator to take tar off the wheels, then were cleaned with Turtle wax bag and tar remover in hard to reach areas for Tarminator can (Turtle Wax B&TR is gel type product that works very well with terry cloth and stick to wheel surface to dissolve tar before washing it off)

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Brake calipers cleaned with CG Diablo and sealed with Poorboys wheel sealant

Wheels sealed and tires dressed

Onto the paint

Car was taped off and top covered prior to all work being done (aluminum polishing and paint correction). Some parts of the car were wet sanded because of deep scratches, then polished with Purple wool pad on rotary, then followed with Menzerna 203 + orange pad on PC, and finished with Menzerna 85RD with black pad

Before pictures under sun

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bottom of doors were polished as well

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Taillight lenses were taken off and polished off the car, aluminum rings were taped off during paint correction

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After

We pulled car out on the sun to check after final polishing

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Reflection pictures

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Final Pictures

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Thanks for reading, comments are welcome



Oakes!

 

[Barry Theal]

Nick very nice! That car really needed it. Glad it finally got corrected!

 

[autoconcierge]

Man that looks great!!, did a black Spyker a few years back and the panels are very thin along with all that polished raw aluminum makes for alot of tedious hand and machine work.



Sun pics say it all, also see another use for trash bags(lol).

 

[JohnKleven]

Awesome work on a really neat car. I love the fit and finish of the interior of those cars.





John

 

[autoconcierge]

Awesome work on a really neat car. I love the fit and finish of the interior of those cars.





John

Exactly John, quilted hides and the shifter mechanism is "Tightness" saw the the TV show recently on HDNet on the factory in Holland......hand built quality! this car was itcy & scratchy it now it is "silky smooth".

 

[OakesDetail]

Thank you gentlemen!



The interior on this car is really something, I'm personally a huge fan of the shifter mechanism. Would love it in any of my cars, even the pedal assembly! Definitely took a lot of care and time to do this one right, I spent about 2 1/2-3 hours under the front clamshell alone!