Street Dreams
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2013 MC Sportline in for new car prep, full paint correction and coating. Simply put this is how brand a new sports cars should start life...
Pre-wash: the Mas was pressure rinsed and foamed with Hyperwash followed by a healthy dousing of Auto Finesse Iron Out which brought out a ton of contaminants and particles off the finish
AF Iron Out after 7-8minutes of soaking, this was repeated once more after rinsing and then I proceeded with the wash process while Iron Out was still working
Closeup
After the wash..
Further pre the finish was clayed with Nanoskin autoscrub on the DA at speed 1, as always its a good idea to break in the Nanoskin pad on the glass first before using it on paint, ESPECIALLY if you are dealing with cold weather. Factory clearfilm on lower rockers was removed as well
After all prep was finished I used an IPA/DI water mix to wipe the paint down 2x before taping up trim and inspecting the paint
As per usual Italian sportscar fashion the finish had a good bit of issues ranging from swirls, holograms, pigtailing and sanding marks. The correction was carried out using the Rupes 21 and various foam and microfiber pads as needed. Smaller parts were corrected with the Griots DA machine
Closeup under LED light.. poorly finished from the factory
All the carbon fiber pieces on this car suffered the same poor finishing as the paint, I began correction on the carbon first
Mirror 50/50, you can see just how hazed and unclear the carbon comes brand new
Working the Rupes pads on the Griots works really well for certain spots
Onto the hood lots of heavy defects here, couple 50/50s after correcting with FG400 Menzerna. Again the level of haze in a white car from the factory is really quite terrible, these finishes have some much potential after proper prep and polishing work!
50/50 on the door... nice buffer trail spanning the length of the bodyline :shakehead:
More of the same on the rear bumper, lots of RIDS and pigtailing all over
After all compounding work the car was finished with Sonax 3/6 fine polish on the Rupes with a white pad
Sunshot after IPA wipedown final polishing.. car is ready to be coated
Since the paint was gettingg the 22PLE coating I also went with the 22PLE plastic and trim coating which so far has proven to be very easy to use
50/50 on the window rubber trim before and after cleaning and treatment
Some wax residue and polish from dealer prep properly cleaned and coated
Before
After
Exhaust tips polished as well, before
After
Wheels were sealed and tires treated for a dark matte finish, engine cleaned and wiped down with 303
Interior leather was cleaned and coated (by owners request) with CQuartz Fabric and Leather
Pre-wash: the Mas was pressure rinsed and foamed with Hyperwash followed by a healthy dousing of Auto Finesse Iron Out which brought out a ton of contaminants and particles off the finish
AF Iron Out after 7-8minutes of soaking, this was repeated once more after rinsing and then I proceeded with the wash process while Iron Out was still working
Closeup
After the wash..
Further pre the finish was clayed with Nanoskin autoscrub on the DA at speed 1, as always its a good idea to break in the Nanoskin pad on the glass first before using it on paint, ESPECIALLY if you are dealing with cold weather. Factory clearfilm on lower rockers was removed as well
After all prep was finished I used an IPA/DI water mix to wipe the paint down 2x before taping up trim and inspecting the paint
As per usual Italian sportscar fashion the finish had a good bit of issues ranging from swirls, holograms, pigtailing and sanding marks. The correction was carried out using the Rupes 21 and various foam and microfiber pads as needed. Smaller parts were corrected with the Griots DA machine
Closeup under LED light.. poorly finished from the factory
All the carbon fiber pieces on this car suffered the same poor finishing as the paint, I began correction on the carbon first
Mirror 50/50, you can see just how hazed and unclear the carbon comes brand new
Working the Rupes pads on the Griots works really well for certain spots
Onto the hood lots of heavy defects here, couple 50/50s after correcting with FG400 Menzerna. Again the level of haze in a white car from the factory is really quite terrible, these finishes have some much potential after proper prep and polishing work!
50/50 on the door... nice buffer trail spanning the length of the bodyline :shakehead:
More of the same on the rear bumper, lots of RIDS and pigtailing all over
After all compounding work the car was finished with Sonax 3/6 fine polish on the Rupes with a white pad
Sunshot after IPA wipedown final polishing.. car is ready to be coated
Since the paint was gettingg the 22PLE coating I also went with the 22PLE plastic and trim coating which so far has proven to be very easy to use
50/50 on the window rubber trim before and after cleaning and treatment
Some wax residue and polish from dealer prep properly cleaned and coated
Before
After
Exhaust tips polished as well, before
After
Wheels were sealed and tires treated for a dark matte finish, engine cleaned and wiped down with 303
Interior leather was cleaned and coated (by owners request) with CQuartz Fabric and Leather
