2008 Viper hand wash
tape off hood vents before washing to play it on the safe side.
scott came in last month with the top down & smile on his face. he had just taken the drive in from the city & it was a beautifull sunny, warm day for driving. the job today was to give his Viper a nice hand wash & then inspect his clear coat under halogen lighting. we wanted to see what kind of exterior detail it would need to get the paint glowing & ready for the spring & summer seasons.
i found some light swirls here & there, nothing too bad at all. being in the garage for the 1.5 years of ownership makes a huge difference in preserving the finish of any car.
scott & i are waiting for the next sunday or monday that both of us are available. im not open regularly on sundays, just once in a while if i need to squeeze a job in that a customer is not available for me mon-sat.
i would also prefer to work on his car when the shop is less busy thats why a sunday or a monday is best.
i know this was just a hand wash, i had to snap a few pics of one my favorite all time american muscle cars!
maybe one day i will have one of these parked next to a corvette, porsche, 1950s ford pick up truck & a fully restored vw mk1 rabbit!
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look for a 130+ pic writeup on the 350Z you see in the background.
ill have that posted soon, just have to finish putting the pics & writeup together.
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warrrrrrrrens GTI
Rejex on: wheels, head & tail lights, glass
1Z Einszett Glanz Wax Sealant: bottom coat
Collinite 476 S Super Double Coat: top coat
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stray cat claws made deep scratches that had to be wetsanded out with 2000 grit by hand.
your hands are imo still the best tools for wetsanding.
those dam cats, warren was not happy about this. the scratches were removed 100%.
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after compounding & polishing
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not waxed yet & look at my reflection lol
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under 1000 watts of halogen lighting
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another shot after compounding & polishing. looks perfect under both halogen & fluorescent lighting
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some final shots
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BBS were sent out to a guy in PA for a restoration.
the lips were polished & the centers powder coated. its not pure white. its got a hint of green in there.
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slammed with bagggzzz & BBS for the show car season. warren is not playing around this year!
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there he is, the man himself warreeeeeeeeeeeeen in his hood reflection lol.
it was a dam cloudy day. not much sun for some blinging pics =/
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tape off hood vents before washing to play it on the safe side.
scott came in last month with the top down & smile on his face. he had just taken the drive in from the city & it was a beautifull sunny, warm day for driving. the job today was to give his Viper a nice hand wash & then inspect his clear coat under halogen lighting. we wanted to see what kind of exterior detail it would need to get the paint glowing & ready for the spring & summer seasons.
i found some light swirls here & there, nothing too bad at all. being in the garage for the 1.5 years of ownership makes a huge difference in preserving the finish of any car.
scott & i are waiting for the next sunday or monday that both of us are available. im not open regularly on sundays, just once in a while if i need to squeeze a job in that a customer is not available for me mon-sat.
i would also prefer to work on his car when the shop is less busy thats why a sunday or a monday is best.
i know this was just a hand wash, i had to snap a few pics of one my favorite all time american muscle cars!
maybe one day i will have one of these parked next to a corvette, porsche, 1950s ford pick up truck & a fully restored vw mk1 rabbit!
1
2
look for a 130+ pic writeup on the 350Z you see in the background.
ill have that posted soon, just have to finish putting the pics & writeup together.
3
warrrrrrrrens GTI
Rejex on: wheels, head & tail lights, glass
1Z Einszett Glanz Wax Sealant: bottom coat
Collinite 476 S Super Double Coat: top coat
4
stray cat claws made deep scratches that had to be wetsanded out with 2000 grit by hand.
your hands are imo still the best tools for wetsanding.
those dam cats, warren was not happy about this. the scratches were removed 100%.
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after compounding & polishing
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not waxed yet & look at my reflection lol
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under 1000 watts of halogen lighting
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another shot after compounding & polishing. looks perfect under both halogen & fluorescent lighting
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some final shots
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BBS were sent out to a guy in PA for a restoration.
the lips were polished & the centers powder coated. its not pure white. its got a hint of green in there.
14
slammed with bagggzzz & BBS for the show car season. warren is not playing around this year!
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there he is, the man himself warreeeeeeeeeeeeen in his hood reflection lol.
it was a dam cloudy day. not much sun for some blinging pics =/
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