Afters only, sorry, didn't have my camera the first couple days. This car belongs to a forum member here, GDAL. It was really well taken care off, just some normal hand wash swirls, etc. so the swirls weren't heavy, but definitely needed a detail to bring back the gloss. It was a one-step correction, so the RIDS remained but I wanted to get rid of the swirls. Started with P203S and Blue, was hologramming WTF? I then inspected the car more, Gianni told me that the last detailer finished with 85RD and white, and I found holograms all over the car. Damn it, this wasn't going to be easy to knock back all the swirls without leaving holograms. I knew the RIDS were staying, but they were lessened. Wash: Meguiar's Gold Class Sheepskin Wash Mitt Two Bucket Method w/ Grit Guard Meguiar's Wheel Brightener Tarminator on some dirtier parts Riccardo Yellow Clay + Final Inspection Cut 1:1 Paint Correction: Menz 75% PO85RD, 25% 106FA/ Uber Blue Interior: Zymol Leather Cleaner Leather Masters Vital Conditioner Uber Blue Applicator Meg's APC+ 303 Aerospace Wax: Opti-Seal x2 RBOE x1 Uber red applicators Misc: Various Wheel Brushes Various Uber and CG Microfibers, Rubbish Boys MFs Meg's UQW in all jambs 303 on trim Meguiar's Endurance Tire Gel Poorboy's wheel sealant on rims x3 Stoner's IG on Windows Twin 500W Halogens Ok, now listen up to this part, I combined polishes. New favorite thing, took some experimenting, but 85RD alone was only taking out about 60% of the swirls, which I wasn't happy with. Finally settled on 25% 106FA, and 75% PO85RD. Cut well enough to take out. 95-100% of the swirls, lessen the RIDS a little. Kinda cut a jeweled at the same time. Process: Medium pressure- 2 passes- 1500 rpm Light pressure- 2-3 passes- 1500 rpm Machine pressure only- 3 passes- 1500, 1200, ~1100 rpm Lifted half of the machines weight off- 2 passes 1000, 900 rpm Ok, onto the pictures, afters only, no LSP yet: RBOE applied, was disappointed with it. Darkened the paint, which isn't what I wanted :sorry: Thanks for looking :thumb:
Looks Fantastic :applause: Those Oldsmobiles are some of the best Highway cars on the road :headbang:
Yea ha, this car was in absurdly good condition, he took out the engine and resealed the entire thing :gasp: Thanks for the compliment :thumb: I used Meg's Endurance tire gel, let sit for about an hour then buffed off. Thanks for the compliment :thumb:
Darkstar ... thanks for the awesome detail. People at work asked me if I had the car repainted. This is my pride and joy (and a DD). I'm a big fan of the G-Body platform that has been built for years (DTS and Lucerne share the Olds/Cadillac Platform). I work on the car and it's in tip-top shape. I have swapped many parts with Lucerne components, so it rides like a newer car. I'm looking forward to learning all the techniques here, but it's gonna take me a while because I'm on a limited budget.
Well done vehicle looks great :thumb: Lots of surface area on this vehicle, lots of polishing :buffer:
I had to come back to look at this car again...:shead: That thing is So Deep, Rich looking. Looks Flawless. :thumb: The Guys at GM were on top of there game the day they Sprayed this one...:giggle:
Flash Gordon ... I have to disagree with you on your last statement. This thing has moderate/severe orange peel on every panel. It was sprayed in a dirty paint booth (found several dirt spots under the paint). It has clear coat runs on the bottom of all the door panels. It has the biggest panel gaps I have seen in any car (I can read the VIN number sticker on the inside of my driver's door). And every body panel has a defect. I was explaining Bobby the reasoning behind orange peel ... It's the best way to hide metal defects on a panel. I truly believe this is the reason orange peel has never been resolved by many auto makers. If they get rid of all the orange peel, people are going to complain about dings and lows on every panel. I worked at stamping facilities for 6 years and we were taught only to identify metal defects that were not covered by orange peel. You guys have no idea how bad those panels look before paint. Primer does a great job of filling most voids.
