G8V8 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) 14 months and 20K miles after buying it, it needed some help. I clay barred and then used my new PC with orange, white and black pads. These photos are after the machine fine wax and some detail spray. My butter wax and glaze are on the way. Weather is overcast and it is suposed to rain, nauteally, so I could not get very good photos but here it is: The color looks deaper than it ever has. It is a metallic black so it can look almost grey sometimes. I got most of the swirls and scratches out. This was as much a learning exercize as it was a detailing. I wanted to get through the entire process to see what it really too and how hard or easy it was. I see that I could have spent more time and gotten even better results but now I'm not overwhelmed about doing it. I'll post more photos after the BW and glaze. Thanks to everyone for your help and guidance. It really helped. Ed Edited July 5, 2009 by G8V8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred vette Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Looks great! You're right, there is a nice deep shine. The more you practice and get your technique down the better and easier it will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Car looks SWEET ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPimpin Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Nice looking ride! Im assuming its a gt form the thread title so nice brembo upgrade and rims... pretty much the two best thing that the gxp has imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G8V8 Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Thanks everyone. Nice looking ride! Im assuming its a gt form the thread title so nice brembo upgrade and rims... pretty much the two best thing that the gxp has imo. Thanks. The Brembos were a very easy swap from the GXP. The rims are 20 x 8.5 pieces I brought in from Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Great JOb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G8V8 Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Great JOb Thanks but I think it is a good job. Armed with a little experience now, the next one will be a great job but I do appreciate the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Thanks but I think it is a good job. Armed with a little experience now, the next one will be a great job but I do appreciate the feedback! Everything takes practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G8V8 Posted July 5, 2009 Author Share Posted July 5, 2009 Everything takes practice. I agree. This was not hard to do at all. For me it was keeping the right pressure. I maked my pad holder like junkman and tried to maintain pressure such that the mark rotated about once a second. It got easier to do as time progressed. I think now that I've been over the entire car, I will work a panel completely until it is as good as i can get it then move to the next. This time i wanted to make it better and get some protection on it. Now that it is protected, i can afford the time to do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I agree. This was not hard to do at all. For me it was keeping the right pressure. I maked my pad holder like junkman and tried to maintain pressure such that the mark rotated about once a second. It got easier to do as time progressed. I think now that I've been over the entire car, I will work a panel completely until it is as good as i can get it then move to the next. This time i wanted to make it better and get some protection on it. Now that it is protected, i can afford the time to do it right. Sounds like a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VistaStang Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Awesome looking G8!! I love seeing black when it's all cleaned up, awesome job man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwvette Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Love black...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Looking good... Remember, it's a learning process -- it will get better and easier with experience. I'm still learning every time, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Looks great, Ed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Looking good... Remember, it's a learning process -- it will get better and easier with experience. I'm still learning every time, too. You can always learn more, every time you touch this stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I think now that I've been over the entire car, I will work a panel completely until it is as good as i can get it then move to the next. This time i wanted to make it better and get some protection on it. Now that it is protected, i can afford the time to do it right. That's what I'm doing. I used everything when my PC arrived, now I'm cleaning up scratches with the 4" pads. Once they are gone, I'll go over the whole truck again and re-apply the MSW (and will maybe have some Americana by then!). Great looking car by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Excellent results for a first time... they'd be great results if it were your 100th IMO, looks to me that your a quick learner... that looks awesome. Beautiful car too BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G8V8 Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Thank you. My Judges Kit should be here tomorrow so a wipe down with DS followed with Buttery Wax and Glaze should make it look even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Thank you. My Judges Kit should be here tomorrow so a wipe down with DS followed with Buttery Wax and Glaze should make it look even better. Cant wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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