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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Detailer's Domain: S2000 - Paint Correction

My customer bought a leftover S2000 in BB with no miles (amazing deal). However the paint was another issue. Here is where we came in.

We put about 14 hours into the paint over 2 days and below are the results.
Other than the paint the car was mint!

What was done -
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
- Pre Washed with W99
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- 2 Step - Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with Menzerna Super Finish
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Lusso Oro
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed
- Jambs steam cleaned

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Super Finish
Lusso Oro
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
1Z einszett Leathercare

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Flex PE14-2-150
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Interior
Before




After



Exterior
Before














Wheels were in great shape we used Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner (no brushes needed)


Clean wheels


Tires were cleaned with the Uber Wheel/Tire Brush and Adam's All Purpose Cleaner


Uber Fender Brush to clean up the wheel wells
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Pre Rinse, Wash, Convertible Top Cleaned









After wash pics show how bad the paint really is






Claying


50/50 shots of the paint correction - Super Intensive Polish followed by Super Finish





Fenix showing the imperfections



Paint on the door panel before


After the necessary polishing



Headlights were polished out.



After the extensive polishing we rinsed all the dust off the car



Afters
Lusso Oro was used as a last step








Outside shots














Permission for this write up granted by the owner.

Enjoy!
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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Very nice job! That black looks do good now. I wish I could get this done to my black G.
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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I wish I could get the G that clean!
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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stop showing off your turbo all the time
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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Amazing, one of the best comparisons I've seen to date. That paint was trashed pretty bad for a left over.
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Old Jun 10, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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Damn, why can't you be out in so-cal?
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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where r u located?
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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Very nice work
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 07:04 PM
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wow...thats crazy how bad the paint was on the car! you did an amazing job
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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Great work! Mad skills
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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Ridiculous improvement. Those were some of the worst before shots I have ever seen.
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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Great work as always. You guys should expand to other locations :d
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