TTQ B4U Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) So Anthony and Tina brought over their Sport Red Metallic 2009 G8 GT for some clean up work. Originally they were thinking just a strong clean up and buff but after re-thinking it and seeing that beautiful red metallic paint covered up by swirl-city from tunnel washes, they thankfully moved to my Option 2: Premium Enhancement package. These cell pics in the sun do it no justice at all given it really is a few shades darker and the metallic flake is outstanding. Next time I'll have actually break out a real camera I'll let Ant. & Tina chime in with what they feel about the transformation overall. After a good wash and full decontamination I dried her off and got her ready for the buffer. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083398/original.jpg Before: Filled with swirls: The entire body was covered. Years of tunnel washes took their toll on the clear. Needless to say, the entire car looked like this: http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083397/original.jpg After: Goodbye Brillo Look. The great news is the paint is decent quality and cleans up nice. Here it is after just 3 passes with CarPro Clear Cut Compound on a purple wool pad mated to my Flex 3401 Buffer. NOTE: this stuff is so good that it's not even polished in this pic and to add to it a wool pad (think normally very hazy after). It's pricey but I LOVE seeing great new products brought to market. Compounding is the dirty/dusty part of it all and not having to work as hard in the polishing phase to bring out the depth is awesome. Hats off to a great product for sure. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083399/original.jpg Again, the flake in the paint is outstanding and really catches the light nicely. So much so that outside, my phone couldn't pick it up. Polishing was done with CarPro Essence and a White Lake Country Hybrid Force Pad. This serves as a great base/primer for the ceramic coating. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083400/original.jpg Gotta love when the lights clean up as well as the paint: http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083406/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083401/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083407/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083403/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083402/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083405/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167083404/original.jpg Overall they should be set for quite a while as the vehicle is at about 90% correction level and protected by a SiO2 Ceramic Coating. Thanks to both of you for trusting in my work. Great looking car and it sounds awesome but no where near too loud. Nice! Edited March 4, 2018 by TTQ B4U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Tim, you did an amazing job on the car and my jaw hit the floor at just the pics prior to picking it up. Unfortunately, they do not compare to how awesome and beautiful it looks in person. I just sent you a referral with a Trans Am and will be bringing the SS to you for a paint correction as well. Thanks again for making the car into a masterpiece! Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Holy. Shit. Or, as the license plate suggests...UNholy shit??? :gabe: An amazing job again, Tim. Given your list of products and procedures, you definitely embody the "if it was that easy, everyone would be doing it" mantra. I try to keep my things clean (ex-winter) and really appreciate your level of detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted March 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Tim, you did an amazing job on the car and my jaw hit the floor at just the pics prior to picking it up. Unfortunately, they do not compare to how awesome and beautiful it looks in person. I just sent you a referral with a Trans Am and will be bringing the SS to you for a paint correction as well. Thanks again for making the car into a masterpiece! Thank you sir! I treat them like I own them even if it's for just one day. These pics don't do it justice and for that I'm now moving my real cameras out of the cabinet they are in so I won't be as apt to just use my cell phone. As good as it is overall, it does lack the metering that would have allowed the metallic to really show up here. Glad you are happy with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I don't know what the job cost them, but it was worth every single cent. That's incredible! It's screaming for tint now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Amazing work as always Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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