A Feyn-tastic G37Xs

[richy]

This customer was a referral and agreed to have Feynlab Ceramic applied to the paint and the wheels removed and coated with Feynlab Wheel & Caliper coating. There were a few nasty chips and one long scrape that needed repairing too.

Here it is as it arrived:


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First up was the wheels. The barrels were cleaned with Zep Citrus and a Daytona brush along with HD Pink soap. The faces got the same. The wells were cleaned with LATA and the tires with Zep 505. The car was washed with HD Pink soap. It was then brought inside and clayed with Riccardo blue and Prime as lube. Here is the paint ready for correction in its true state:


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Now onto the wheels. They had been refinished recently so they weren`t very dirty. A quick ONR cleaning followed by DG squeaky clean did the trick on the barrels. They were coated with DLux. The calipers and faces were coated with Feynlab`s Wheel & Caliper coating. The plastic front wells were also coated with DLux. Here`s one in progress:


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The paint was compounded with M100. TLC was not aggressive enough for this car. I had also tried my Amerirocks too and it also was not aggressive enough. In some areas the paint was thin so I didn't want to be very aggressive. This was to be a balancing act between correction and paint integrity. The M100 was used with my 3401 and a 3D black wool pad. That was followed by Reflect + yellow B/S and the last step was M205 + white LC pad.

For coating, Ceramic was used. I had read about using Ceramic Lite as a removal aid. I tried it and loved it. It gave a much slicker feel than Ceramic alone and I swear the gloss was better too. Even though the cost of materials is higher doing it this way, CL is not an expensive product and for me, the benefits far outweighed the cost of using it. This will be my method from now on. The headlights and tail lights were also polished and coated as were the exhaust tips.


Here she is with some inside shots and out:


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Thanks kindly for looking. This took 21 hours and change.

[Marc08EX]

Great work Richy! It came our nice.

The flakes on the paint are crazy!

[richy]

Great work Richy! It came our nice.

The flakes on the paint are crazy!

Thanks! It's a stunning colour. I actually did an identical one about a month ago.

[Bruno Soares]

Looks brand new. Nice job!

[LEDetailing]

Great work Richy! It came our nice.

The flakes on the paint are crazy!


Love that paint too, especially now that it's perfect.

Awesome work!

[Sizzle Chest]

Great work as usual Richy! Looks awesome!

[VISITOR]

nice job richy, hope all is well...

[BudgetPlan1]

Removal aid? How does that work?

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[lane5515]

Wow, impressive! That is fine work right there.

[richy]

Looks brand new. Nice job!
Thanks very much! I appreciate you taking the time to comment.


Love that paint too, especially now that it's perfect.

Awesome work!
Thanks very much! It's a gorgeous colour!


Great work as usual Richy! Looks awesome!
Thanks kindly Scott!


nice job richy, hope all is well...
Thank you! And, yes, life is good.


Removal aid? How does that work?

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Once the Ceramic is set up and ready to remove, you put some Ceramic Lite on a microfiber sponge (Ceramic comes with one) and then apply it directly into the Ceramic. Work a 2' by 2' area and then immediately remove. That's it.


Wow, impressive! That is fine work right there.
Thanks kindly Sir!

[Hammer77]

Top shelf as always, you do great work. That color is insane!

[BudgetPlan1]

...saw answer other thread...never mind.

[Ernie Mccracken]

I had read about using Ceramic Lite as a removal aid. I tried it and loved it.

Ok, I want to try it now, too. How does the process work? It came out great!

[AZ Mike]

That is crazy paint. Love it. Thank you for sharing another beautiful job.

[richy]

Top shelf as always, you do great work. That color is insane!
Thanks very much! I actually did an identical one with 2 sets of wheels about a month or so ago. It was done with the Self Heal.


...saw answer other thread...never mind.
good! Glad you got the answer. :)


Ok, I want to try it now, too. How does the process work? It came out great!

Ernie, be forewarned man, you'll only do it that way from then on!!

I apply Ceramic and then let it set up (you can actually let it set up a long time as you don't have to worry about it being more difficult to remove so it bonds very, very well). Ceramic comes with a blue, microfiber-covered sponge for its application. I don't use it for Ceramic as I use an orange suede to apply Ceramic. I use the blue sponge to apply the Ceramic Lite directly into the Ceramic. I do about a 2' X 2' area (it'll become grabby if you try to do too big of an area. Immediately buff off with a soft mf. Removal is easy. The benefits I found from doing it that way are three-fold: easier removal of product, more gloss and way more slick. I'm hooked, LOL


That is crazy paint. Love it. Thank you for sharing another beautiful job.
Thanks kindly Mike; I sincerely appreciate your comment!