Hi Guys!
Have been looking forward to sharing this one for a while, and it turns out its timed well with the Top Gear feature using the car on Sunday evening in one of their epic races across europe.
You can find out a little more info about the car
Here!The car is a 2013 Shelby (Ford) GT500, finished in black. The car is a stunning beast, and has a hand built 5.8L V8 engine.
The owner was keen for us to protect the paintwork, wheels and interior surfaces, as well as ensure the paintwork was looking its best, however generally the paintwork was in excellent condition and did not require much preparation in terms of correction etc.
The matt finish vinyl on the car was a cause for concern for the owner, as it was already beginning to look 'patchy', so we ensured that the stripes and other vinyl were treated/protected to improve the appearance and protect the finish.
We also treated the interior, including fabric protection and leather seal/feed.
A few shots of the car on arrival, the car had only covered several hundred miles at this point so was reasonably clean!
Exterior was treated to our full 21 stage wash and decontamination process, which revealed little in the way of contamination, however we wanted to ensure the paintwork was perfectly clean. Unfortunately is was around freezing so limited wash pictures i'm afraid!
Once the exterior was clean, car was pulled inside and dried off with plush microfibre towels. We took this opportunity to clean and dress the engine bay, Car Pro Perl used for 'factory fresh', natural look:
The paintwork overall required little in the way of correction, we opted for light pre-was cleanse via Dodo Juice Fin Cut Finishing (Black) pads via DA to correct restore some gloss. A couple of areas including the bonnet were corrected with some Menzerna 203s via Dodo Juice Fin Cut Finishing (Black) pad.
However, a few areas required a little more attention e.g. rear light clusters which were badly scratched, these were dealt with at around 1500RPM with 3M Yellow/Polishing Pad.
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After:
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Interior was hoovered, plastics treated and leather cleaned/conditioned using Zaino Z9/Z10 Leather Twins, fabrics/mats sealed with G-Techniq:
Next, we turned our attention to the matte vinyl stripes. These were pre-cleansed using Opaque Pre-Cleaner before being waxed using Swissvax Opaque, giving a smooth uniform finish, and offering a high level of protection avoiding staining, water spots etc.
LSP of choice was Auto Finesse Illusion, a new show wax coming very soon! Following some finishing touches including glass, exhaust tips, tyres etc the sun made a rare appearance allowing us to get some great pictures showing off this stunning car in the sun!
Finished shots!
Thanks for looking guys! Comments, questions etc welcome as usual!
Nathan & Gaz
