I've been looking forward to this one for a while - ever since I met the owner late last year at a photoshoot.
This beast is running about 380bhp and is in superb condition, but was suffering from severe fallout and quite a lot of swirling and hologramming so it was booked in for an MCC Single Day Enhancement Detail...
Befores:
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An early sample of the hologramming on the paint...
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The wheels were dealt with first:
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Smart Wheels and G101 was used on the wheels, tyres and arches:
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Next the car was snow foamed to help begin break down the dirt on the paintwork:
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Surfex was used on the intricate parts and the shuts and sills:
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The car was then rinsed and hand washed with Auto Finesse Lather and CQuartz Mitt:
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Next... IronX... :doublesho
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It took 2-3 hits in some parts to remove all of the fallout!! The owner is also building a rather special Focus, which explains the volume of fallout on this car.
Tardis was used to deal with the tar:
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Then another foam to ensure the IronX was washed out of all nooks and crannies:
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Next the car was moved inside and clayed with Zaino Z18 clay with Citrus Bling as lube.
Then, time to assess the paint...
After trialling a few polish and pad combinations, two things were evident. Firstly the paint was HARD, very hard! Also it had discoloured over time, which we can see from this pic:
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(The right side has been polished).
I only had a day on this car so progressed with Scholl S17 and a Scholl Spider Sandwich pad which was correcting well and finishing down very well too.
Some of the correction pics:
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I decided to finish this car with Zaino Z2, which is a personal favourite of mine on White.
So I applied ZAIO by hand, Z6 wipedown, Z2 then Z8:
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Glass and Trim with Auto Finesse:
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Tyres were dressed with Pinnacle Black Onyx and Z2 was used on the wheels.
Some afters...
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(The engine bay wasn't detailed)
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I also recently applied Zaino Z5 to my own car to see how good it looks on black:
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Next up from MCC we have a Nissan GTR and a Candy White Golf Edition 30.
Thanks for looking!
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Russ.