Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder ADV.1s - 4-day resto/correction - Immaculate Reflections

[gofast908z]

Finished this Gallardo this week, after it had been victimized by another local detailer who didn't know how to handle things. This car had a bit of everything...swirls, holograms, RIDS, deep scratches, marring on clear film, and a few strike-throughs on edges. A lot of care was exercised and a lot of taping as well to ensure safety on this correction. Ryan was out to help me again with this car and we pulled some late nights on the car over the course of 4 days.


After washing and claying, pics were taken of its condition that the previous "detailer" had left it in...


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"Hack" detailer had burned through the clear here. I found several other spots where damage like this had been done.

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RIDS, swirls, holograms, scratches, overspray....it had pretty much everything.



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[gofast908z]

Bad swirls on the clear film



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A hair under the clear film......really? I've seen some odd things, but this was a first.



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Heavy swirls on the clear film....



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Lower portion compounded, upper portion untouched. Final polishing would restore clarity to the film.



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Medium polishing on the driver's door, which had some of the softest paint I've ever worked on...making things a little frustrating. In the end it came out great though.



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Looking better. Final polishing still to be done.



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After a couple passes of compounding the film was looking better. Took a little more time to remove what still remained.



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Driver's side rocker panel



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Looking better



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Passenger side rocker



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Ryan doing some medium polishing on the clear film



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Getting ready to work on the back end, but taking readings with the DeFelsko 200 first to make sure there is enough material to safely work with...



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Side by side on the slats after compounding



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At first I thought these were streaks from drying, but compounding was the only thing that would take them off. Again, this was acceptable work to the previous detailer......not good enough.



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Making progress, but still many hours to go....



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[gofast908z]

More issues...



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Making progress on rear quarter



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But still plenty of other spots needing work....



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After compounding



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Engine cover lifted to correct all the way into the corner by the intake, an area that is recessed and isolated by the quarter panel.



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New lift sure makes this part easier!



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ADV.1 wheels dismounted, cleaned, waxed and then torqued to spec.



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[gofast908z]

Glossy!



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Rear wheels looking slick



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Calipers also cleaned and waxed



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Bumper had its share of issues. A good amount of 3M Fine Line tape used to work around the edges, as there were compromised sections nearby, courtesy of the last shop....



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After compounding, looking better, and a little TRON-ish...



All grills/trim front and rear were removed, hand cleaned, dressed and reinstalled for a clean, uniform look.



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Plenty of issues behind the tires too...



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Lift utilized to help get the underside of the rockers looking better. They were totally overlooked by the previous detailer.



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All painted underbody areas cleaned, clayed, polished, and waxed.



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[gofast908z]

Ryan helping out in the early a.m. wiping off the last of the 85RD



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After 4 days, here are the finished pics out in the sun.



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Glossy!



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[gofast908z]

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Interior got a nice cleanup as well



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Thanks for looking!

[sproketser]

Great job on the Lambo mate !

[sunburn]

Car looks brand new now!
Great job!:xyxthumbs:

[Johnnyboy]

Wow! You saved her! Great work as always!

[Marc08EX]

Incredible job as always, Jeff! I always leave your threads with my jaw on the floor. Simply amazing attention to detail.

How many man hours would you say you put in this?

I really like you showing 50/50 shots of the engine hood vents. Must have been a PITA to polish those. What polisher did you use for that?

[vet]

Super job!

[zmcgovern45]

Unbelievable... looks amazing! Great work!

[JSou]

What a recovery. What kind of detail did this car receive previously? Looks like nothing was done at all.

Glad the both of you had it in your hands.

[Caleb@ImpeccableImage]

You do some of the most amazing work I have ever seen. Absolutely stunning.

[slimnib]

I guess it would impolite to ask how much you charged for that job? and wnat products you use for each step.