[Petrucci_M3]

PetrucciM3 | 2008 Chevrolet Black Corvette

Wash:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket
Grit Guard
Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt
Gilmour Foam Gun

Clayed:
Meguiar’s Medium clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer

Paint Correction:
Makita 9227C | 3M Backing Plate
Flex 3403 rotary | Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish | LC White pad
Menzerna Nano Polish | LC White pad
CM5300
Fenix TK10
Detailer Domain Uber Towels
Highline Paint Gauge Meter
IPA Wipedown

Protection:
Jetseal109

LSP:
Pinnacle Souveran

Exterior Trim:
Aerospace 303

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass

Wheels:
EZ Detail Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
Surfcity Tire Shine

Exhaust:
Chemical Guy’s Metal Shine

Engine:
Various Brushes
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper (Diluted)
CD2

Interior:
1Z Cockpit
Swissvax Interior Detail Brush
303 Aerospace
Chemical Guy’s Lighting Fast Stain Extractor
Metro Vac n Blow
Lil Green Bissel
Leatherique Pristine Clean
Leatherique Rejuvenating Oil


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Paint Correction:

I was contacted through the forum to help improve the overall quality of this gorgeous machine required. Apparently, a local shop here somehow let the car sit outside during a summer monsoon, and resulting in deep etched water spots all over the car. This shop now had to fix an wanted mistake of theirs and their plan of action was to wet sand various sections of the car to remove these. Unfortunately I don’t possess the super expensive paint guage to correctly measure the depth I would be working with. So my plan of action was to use the least aggressive method I could, to better improve the quality of the paint without burning through the paint.

The combination that worked best for me was a white lake country pad with SIP with rpms of 1300 to 1500 and then following up with 106FF on a white pad to remove any hazing or marring SIP would leave behind. I also had to use a minimum of three IPA wipe downs before I declared the exterior fit for my LSPs. This drastically improved the finish and really shows that wet sanding is not always the answer. I’ll the photos do the talking, hope you enjoy!

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Interior:

The interior was in beautiful shape and required the carpets and mats to be extracted and exterior surfaces to be treated with 303 to help protect the finish from our harsh environment. I also performed a Leatherique cleaning and conditioning for the leather seats.


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[Petrucci_M3]

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Thank you for looking!!

[stingray23]

amazing job!

[vtec92civic]

that's just insane man. it's super tough to achieve that kind of finish . . . . . . black is retardedly hard to work on and finish down hologram free but you did a excellent job!

Great work and photo skills as usual.

[domino]

oh that looks great

love of the look of these vettes - only in solid black natch

and that's a winning combo with 109 and pin souveran

[vtec92civic]

the only other color vette i like in the new style is that really nice blue (blue, Jetstream Tint Metallic) i believe or the (Gray, Cyber Metallic)

only colors i like.

[Petrucci_M3]

Originally Posted by stingray23

amazing job!

Originally Posted by vtec92civic

that's just insane man. it's super tough to achieve that kind of finish . . . . . . black is retardedly hard to work on and finish down hologram free but you did a excellent job!

Great work and photo skills as usual.

Originally Posted by domino

oh that looks great

love of the look of these vettes - only in solid black natch

and that's a winning combo with 109 and pin souveran

Thank you guys!

[vtec92civic]

no probs man. i notice that sun down is when you get some of the best reflection shots. Direct sun shots can be a pain especially on white cars.

Hows detailing been for you?