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Old 03-04-2008, 05:42 PM   #1
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Default Atlas Grey 997 C4S paint correction

This is my dad's car. It's garage kept and not driven much, but the clearcoat is extremely soft and marring is tough to avoid. Because the clear is soft and the swirling wasn't very deep, I decided to go light on the polishing. However, 106FF didn't want to cooperate for some reason so I had to get a little creative. The process was:

Wash:
-Wheels w/ P21S gel
-Tires/Wells w/ Zep Degreaser 4:1
-Foam w/ Pinnacle Shampoo in Gilmour gun
-Wash w/ Dawn and Shmitt
-Dry w/ Cobra waffle weave and compressed air
-Spot clay w/ Sonus Green (very little contamination)
-Clay wheels w/ Mother's Yellow clay
-Clean wax residue from clear bra edges w/ IPA and q-tips

Correction:
-106FF (80%) and Clearkote RMG (20%) mix on LC CCS White (6.5" and 4") @ 1600rpm
-Clearkote Pink Moose on LC CCS Grey @ 1000rpm

Finishing:
-Clearkote CMW by hand
-CG Jetseal109 on wheels
-CG Silk Shine on tires
-CG VRG on lower moldings/windshield cowl

Interior (pretty clean to begin with, no pics):
-Vacuum
-Dash/trim w/ Megs QID
-Windows w/ IG and white Cobra waffle weave

Before (P21S gel dwelling on wheels):





Foamed:



After washing and drying:





Taped off for polishing, except for the front bumper which required a LOT of taping around clear bra edges:





And done, after about 14 hours of work over 2 days. It was dark and raining so no sun pics but i used the flash:













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Old 03-04-2008, 05:46 PM   #2
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OOOOHHHH very nice!!

now, you need to do that to your hotness and snap some pictures
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Old 03-04-2008, 05:50 PM   #3
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Very. very nice.
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Old 03-04-2008, 06:16 PM   #4
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OOOOHHHH very nice!!

now, you need to do that to your hotness and snap some pictures
I'll probably do that this weekend. If you look in the background of a few of the pics you can see a little something in the garage that needs to go in first
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Old 03-04-2008, 06:16 PM   #5
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Very. very nice.
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Old 03-04-2008, 06:40 PM   #6
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I'll probably do that this weekend. If you look in the background of a few of the pics you can see a little something in the garage that needs to go in first

HOT i completely missed that. I SO want a ride in your car now
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Old 03-04-2008, 07:22 PM   #7
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Very nice work, and thats one big ass clear bra
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Old 03-04-2008, 07:39 PM   #8
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I'll probably do that this weekend. If you look in the background of a few of the pics you can see a little something in the garage that needs to go in first
I spy a BBK?
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Old 03-04-2008, 07:39 PM   #9
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very nice!
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Old 03-04-2008, 08:13 PM   #10
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Very nice work, and thats one big ass clear bra
Thanks. The clear bra covers the front bumper, half of the hood/front fenders, wheel arches, etc. It was a real pain in the ass to tape it all off.

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I spy a BBK?
That's old news What I'm talking about is propped up against my toolbox.

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Old 03-04-2008, 08:23 PM   #11
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UGH! I said roll cage first and then saw the BBK and changed my post.
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Old 03-04-2008, 08:30 PM   #12
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which racetracks are those on the window?
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Old 03-04-2008, 08:55 PM   #13
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UGH! I said roll cage first and then saw the BBK and changed my post.
Refer to your sig

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which racetracks are those on the window?
VIR and Summit Point main.
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Old 03-04-2008, 09:10 PM   #14
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Touche. Well played sir, well played.
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lookin great dan.


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