I was contacted by this client who saw the writeup on me in the 356 registry. After speaking at length with the author of the article, he decided to have me drive over and spend 3 full days working on 3 of his cars. So after a 6 hour 375 mile drive, I arrived.
I apologize in advance for the lack of pictures, but when you are on the road sometimes time is not on your side. Also the lack of sun and a few rainy days don't help.
First up is a 1973 Porsche 911T 2.4 in Bahia Red. Some body panels where resprayed with a base/clear coat and some where still in the original single stage.
The client was kind enough to remove some of the trim, so I could concentrate on the paint.
Washed with QEW.
Zaino clay and Z6 as a lube.
IPA wipedown.
The defects where varied, so I started with an orange LC classic flat pad/M105/XPPC6 via the KBM. This seemed to work fine on the cleared over panels which had less and not as deep defects as the single stage panels.
On the single stage panels, I used the surbuf pads/M105/XPPC6.
All the time I was soaking the used pads in warm water with a few ounces of red hot APC in a bucket. When I would get 4 or so in the bucket, I would rinse them out and spin dry via my rotary. I would then lay them out to dry assisted by my air movers. The foam pads must be totally dry when using the KBM, using the surbuf pad is not as important.
I then followed with a black classic flat pad/M205/XPPC6 via the KBM.
Another QEW wash, followed by a Z6 wipedown.
2x of ZFX'd Z5pro, followed by Z8.
Before:
After:
A few pics after the client reinstalled the trim:
Next up is a 1983 MBZ 240d w 90k miles in what I consider a tan color. The paint was single stage throughout. Only the lower right rear quarter panel showed early stages of paint failure w slight signs of cracking.
Before pics:
QEW wash.
Zaino clay with Z6 as a lube.
I started with LC orange classic flat pad/M86/XPPC6 via the KBM. This worked very well on the single stage paint. I kept my sections small and cleaned the pad with a stiff brush and compressed air every 3rd section.
I followed with LC black classic flat pad/M205/XPPC6 via the KBM.
QEW wash, followed by a Z6 wipedown.
2x of Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant, followed by Z8.
After pics:
Next up is a 1949 MG TC. The client would be taking the MG to a carshow down near the coast.
All of the paint was cleared over. Some areas did show checking in the clear, which where noted by the client so extreme care had to be taken while still bringing out a nice gloss.
Before:
QEW wash.
Zaino clay with Z6 as a lube.
I started out with M86/LC white classic flat pad/XPPC6, but this would not cut out the deeper RIDS.
So I moved up to orange LC classic flat pad/M105/XPPC6 this did the trick on most of the paint. I used 4" orange pads on the hood sides.
The right door had excessive pigtails throughout, this required surbuf pad/M105/XPPC6 to remove those defects.
I followed with LC gray classic pad/M205/XPPC6.
QEW wash, followed by a Z6 wipedown.
2x of Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant, followed by Z8.
While I was finishing up the final polishing and sealant application, the client did a leatherique treatment on the seat.
The client had thoughts of my detailing this 59 impala, but due to time constraints and some thin paint, he will end up getting it painted. Then I will be back to polish it out.
