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      03-27-2012, 11:17 AM   #1
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Subject: 911 Turbo S Cab
Requirements - Paint Correction, Convertible Top Clean/Protected, Interior Clean and Condition, Engine Detailed

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z Exclusive Shampoo
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Final Polish we are testing with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Adam's Brilliant Glaze followed by Adam's Americana
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett Exclusiv Gloss Shampoo
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Meg's M105
Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System
Testing on a finishing polish
Adam's Brilliant Glaze
Adam's Americana Wax
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Optimum Metal Polish

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
Sonax Upholstery Carpet Cleaner
Leather Master Plus Kit

Engine
Uber Engine Detailing Kit

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Interior
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After






Engine Before






APC on the engine bay





Engine After




Before - Car came in pretty clean

Prep - Wash/Iron Cut/Clay/Wheels/Tires/Wheel Wells/Cab Top




After the prep this is what we spotted on the paint







Before Correction


After correction


Close up


50/50 Shots



Before





After


Rinse


Glass


Cowl before


After



Tips polished


For the last step we went wayyyyyyy back to our tried and true products to bring out the depth and gloss, Adam's Brilliant Glaze followed by Adam's Americana


Popped the Americana out and applied it to the Uber Black Wax Pad


After













A few outside shots









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      03-27-2012, 11:19 AM   #2
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Geez, I don't think I'd want the paint on my M3 to be that clean, it'd show all of the nasty orange peel!
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      04-03-2012, 09:38 AM   #4
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wow. nice work
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      04-03-2012, 09:48 AM   #5
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thanks!
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