Pictures: 2002 Panoz Esperante - BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Coating

[Mike Phillips]

Pictures: 2002 Panoz Esperante - BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Coating


Some one took an rotary buffer to the paint on this Panoz Esperante and ruined the finish. So we removed the holograms and restored a finish worthy of this car's name.


Before
Holograms, swirls and scratches throughout the paint...
























After

[Mike Phillips]

Here's what we used....

BLACKFIRE products including,

Wet Diamond Waterless Wash
Clay Lubricant
SRC Compound
SRC Finishing Polish
Crystal Coat Paint Prep
Crystal Coat Paint Coating
Prototype tire shine

Find all BLACKFIRE Products here

For tools and pads we used all Rupes BigFoot polishers and pads

Find all Rupes BigFoot Orbital Polishers & Pads here

[Mike Phillips]

Here's my team for this project....

From left to right,

Al, Robert, Bob, Den, John, Joe, Antti, Joe, Frank, Tim, Carl, Roshan, Bill, Ed and the owner Steve

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the action shots of this transformation!

[Mike Phillips]

Rupes TA50 in action!











How to correctly prime or add product to a Rupes pad...






What NOT to do....
Don't use the 10 @ 10 Technique with Rupes polishers, pads and products.




Don't prime your pad like this!




Tip
When using the Rupes "system" you can tackle or buff an area that is six times the size of the pad you're using. In this example, these are 7" Rupes pads for the Rupes BigFoot 21 Orbital Polisher.



















Mike's Fingerpainting Technique
Sometimes it helps to use your finger to smear some product into a tight area that you need to correct or polish. This does two things,

1. Puts abrasives where you need them.

2. Puts lubrication where you need it.

[Mike Phillips]

RUPES = a system approach to polishing paint
A lot of people when considering RUPES think about which tool to purchase. RUPES is actually a system approach with different size tool for different types of panels. The idea being to match the appropriate tool to the panel to be polished.

[Mike Phillips]

After all the correction and polishing were was finished it was time to show just how well the new BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Coating works to seal the paint and create a super glassy appearance.











Another car that's been transformed at Autogeek's Show Car Garage!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Outstanding work as always guys!

Really digging that blue paint. Thanks for sharing.

[Mike Phillips]

Outstanding work as always guys!

Really digging that blue paint. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Mike.

We had a lot of new guys that night as well as a lot of seasoned regulars. The paint was absolutely horrific when we started and the owner says it's never looked better.

Most of all, the new BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Coating created a super glassy look that everyone was digging.

[alfortuna]

Great job with the pictures, Mike. This was such a satisfying project for the team that we appreciate seeing that beautiful finish again. The Rupes polishers are so balanced and comfortable, I actually enjoy using them. (I love my new Bigfoot mini)! Your choice of Blackfire products was "spot on" for this transformation. The deep blue finish looked good after the compound, great after the polish and absolutely incredible after the coating. What a privilege to work on such a special car and achieve that fantastic result! Thanks to Steve for sharing his pride and joy with us. Thank you for sharing your talent and expertise so generously, Mike.

Al Fortuna