JayOne
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Not a Maserati I know, but thought i would post up a few threads that show what I do and what can be done.
In total this had over 40 hours of work put into which was done over 5 days
Vehicle was foamed with AG Powermax 3 and worked into all panel gaps
then pressure rinsed off
washed with 2bm with SV Bathe and merino lambswool wshmitt
Sonus Green clay removed any remaining contaminants with no effort. (Meg's LT used as lube)
Owner requested wheels to be removed and thoroughly cleaned and sealed which allowed me to give wheel arches a good clean
Arches were cleaned with Autosmart G101 and Megs Super Degreaser and then dressed with Megs ASD. Brake calipers were sealed with Zaino CS
Wheels cleaned with Epsuma Revolation wheel cleaner and clayed
old weight adhesive removed
Inner tire walls were dressed with SV Pneu and inner rims protected with a coat of Zaino AIO and then topped with Zaino CS
Rear plate was removed to allow me to machine polish in some of the tighter area's...A new plate was recently fitted by dealer but they didnt remove old sticky adhesive so this removed with tardis
Paint readings were taken with Positest 200 which showed healthy amount of clear coat was present all over apart from the lower doors
Some of the defects clearly showing in the sun
PAINT CORRECTION
I spent a good amount of time working my way up finding a combo to remove the defects and settled on using a LC Purple Foamed Wool pad and Menz 3.02which removed the deep swirls and defects.
A few before & after pics, yet to be refined
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Bumpers and lower skirts were corrected with a LC light cutting pad and Menz 3.02
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
After all correction was complete i refined the paint using Menz 203S and a 3M black polishing pad
As sun was out I rolled car out to check my work
I then refined te paintwork using SV Cleaner Fluid Pro on a 3M blue finishing pad with all tight area's including door/boot shuts done by hand using regular cleaner fluid
Tyres dressed with SV Pneu and wheels protected with SV Autobahn
Mesh vents on front bumper were also carefully repainted gloss black as they had started to turn white..I thought I took a before and after pic but only found the after
A coat of Divine was applied before heading home at end of day 4 with 2nd coat applied following morning on day 5.
And the end result
Thanks for looking
In total this had over 40 hours of work put into which was done over 5 days
Vehicle was foamed with AG Powermax 3 and worked into all panel gaps
then pressure rinsed off
washed with 2bm with SV Bathe and merino lambswool wshmitt
Sonus Green clay removed any remaining contaminants with no effort. (Meg's LT used as lube)
Owner requested wheels to be removed and thoroughly cleaned and sealed which allowed me to give wheel arches a good clean
Arches were cleaned with Autosmart G101 and Megs Super Degreaser and then dressed with Megs ASD. Brake calipers were sealed with Zaino CS
Wheels cleaned with Epsuma Revolation wheel cleaner and clayed
old weight adhesive removed
Inner tire walls were dressed with SV Pneu and inner rims protected with a coat of Zaino AIO and then topped with Zaino CS
Rear plate was removed to allow me to machine polish in some of the tighter area's...A new plate was recently fitted by dealer but they didnt remove old sticky adhesive so this removed with tardis
Paint readings were taken with Positest 200 which showed healthy amount of clear coat was present all over apart from the lower doors
Some of the defects clearly showing in the sun
PAINT CORRECTION
I spent a good amount of time working my way up finding a combo to remove the defects and settled on using a LC Purple Foamed Wool pad and Menz 3.02which removed the deep swirls and defects.
A few before & after pics, yet to be refined
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Bumpers and lower skirts were corrected with a LC light cutting pad and Menz 3.02
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
After all correction was complete i refined the paint using Menz 203S and a 3M black polishing pad
As sun was out I rolled car out to check my work
I then refined te paintwork using SV Cleaner Fluid Pro on a 3M blue finishing pad with all tight area's including door/boot shuts done by hand using regular cleaner fluid
Tyres dressed with SV Pneu and wheels protected with SV Autobahn
Mesh vents on front bumper were also carefully repainted gloss black as they had started to turn white..I thought I took a before and after pic but only found the after
A coat of Divine was applied before heading home at end of day 4 with 2nd coat applied following morning on day 5.
And the end result
Thanks for looking
