2008 Range Rover HSE in for 2 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

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Lets be honest here. Not all details is about a flawless finish. Not all customers are willing to spend huge amounts on their daily drivers. We understand that.

This client found me on Rennlist, biggest Porsche Forums and contacted me about doing his used but new Rangr Rover. He explained to me the problem with the paint and he knew what he wanted and I wanted to be sure that I have him what he deserved.

The procedure was simple, attack with his budget for 2 step correction.


Washing and decon.....





Products Used

Dawn ( To strip wax )
IronX and Nanoskin Towel
Madness wash mitts
Woolies
Daytona brushes
Sonax Wheel Cleaner a full strength

Correction
Flex3401VGR (The warrior)
CarPro Flashpad (HD Adapt)
Refine with LC white pad (Reflect)
IPA
Finish it off with Pinnacle Souveran

After all the washing was done, I then pulled the car inside. New client happens to own big warehouses, so I had an entire warehouse, to work on 7K square feet. Made my shop look super tiny. Lol

You know, at far away it does look glossy, let gets a little closer.



After performing my test spot

CarPro FlashPad paired with HD Adapt.



Yeah, that's how bad the paint was.

Moving on, now stay with me.

Usually I bring an extra Light Pod but I forgot mine on the shop, as the one I had the bulbs went bye bye, so I had to improvise. I used my car to help me with the procedure.

After

50/50 followed by Reflect



Turn the lights on and let the horror begin....

Before



50/50 after FlashPad plus HDAdapt only



One door down, 3/4 more to go.



Before



After (cutting step only) still needs to be followed by Polishing.



After polishing (this side is done)



Before



Far away



Complete



Roof before



After



After the correction was done I then wiped away with Eraser and then it was time for Pinnacle Souveran



All machine applied of course with LC Blue Pad.



A closer look achieved on the correction.

Before/After. (notice the flakes)



Beautiful night out, notice the stars ?!? Lol



Beauty Shots inside











Even on a terrible day, the car looked like it should.

Glossy!






Tire dressing was done with Pinnacle Onyx









Thanks for looking.
 
Re: 2008 Range Rover HSE in for 1 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

Outstanding work Francisco! That black paint oozes with gloss now after Souveran.

Even though us detailers would love to perform show car work all the time (paid accordingly) the masses that keep us employed just don't need or want that level of work.

Keep up the top notch work.
 
Re: 2008 Range Rover HSE in for 1 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

Like always, outstanding work my friend:)
 
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Mike@DedicatedPerfection said:
Outstanding work Francisco! That black paint oozes with gloss now after Souveran.

Even though us detailers would love to perform show car work all the time (paid accordingly) the masses that keep us employed just don't need or want that level of work.

Keep up the top notch work.
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Thanks Mike. I do agree with you, we always want a perfect paint but I learned quickly that sometimes, like this at for example, extraordinary results can still be achieved. The owner couldn't believe. 9.5 hours total lland all thanks to the Flex3401. This is a one machine that I will never sell.

Sicoupe said:
Like always, outstanding work my friend:)
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Thank you so much
 
Re: 2008 Range Rover HSE in for 1 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

Great work and turnaround as usual. How much time in just paint correction on this beast.
 
Re: 2008 Range Rover HSE in for 1 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

Nice work on that Rover, *I* like the shop you were in to do the work:dblthumb2:
 
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Nice work

But, that is NOT a "one-step". I believe Mike Phillips would call your process a 3-step

CarPro Flashpad (HD Adapt)
Refine with LC white pad (Reflect)
IPA
Finish it off with Pinnacle Souveran

A "one-step" would have been an AIO, like D151. Nothing before and nothing after, just D151

I favor the terminology of calling what you did a 2-step paint correction.

If we don't count claying as a step...why does application of the LSP count as a step?


In reality, as long as the Customer understands what you are going to do and the results it will produce...terminology does not matter
 
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Superior work on that Range Rover, really brought that boss appeal back into that dark paintwork
 
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Chris@AutoCleanse said:
Great work and turnaround as usual. How much time in just paint correction on this beast.
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About 9.5 total hours.

Don M said:
Nice work on that Rover, *I* like the shop you were in to do the work:dblthumb2:
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Thank you and I did too.

allenk4 said:
Nice work

But, that is NOT a "one-step". I believe Mike Phillips would call your process a 3-step

CarPro Flashpad (HD Adapt)
Refine with LC white pad (Reflect)
IPA
Finish it off with Pinnacle Souveran

A "one-step" would have been an AIO, like D151. Nothing before and nothing after, just D151

I favor the terminology of calling what you did a 2-step paint correction.

If we don't count claying as a step...why does application of the LSP count as a step?


In reality, as long as the Customer understands what you are going to do and the results it will produce...terminology does not matter
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I would agree with you but that is a one step polishing or one step correction. In my terms I don't count the wax as part of the correction progress, that's why I added the term plus Pinnacle. We all have different terms on how we call it. Note, I could have easily have called 2 steps polishing but I decided to call it, 1 step correction since HD Adapt is more in the terms of a strong polish but it corrects like a compound.

Now keep in mind, i am from Brazil and sometimes English isn't my first language. Nonetheless. I hope you like the correction.

jamesboyy said:
Superior work on that Range Rover, really brought that boss appeal back into that dark paintwork
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Thanks James.
 
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Great pleasure seeing one more piece of your working routine. Amazing turnaround, and you showed it beautifully!

The use of your own car lights was pretty 'ingenious', albeit I already use mine to spots swirls and holograms on the cars on the street haahha

WTG, thanks a lot for sharing.

Kind Regards
 
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Great job man.
 
Re: 2008 Range Rover HSE in for 1 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

Beautiful work!

Mind PM'ing how much you charged for this job? The reason I ask is this is the type of work I do most often when it comes to correction, so I want to see if my prices are on par, above, or below.
 
Re: 2008 Range Rover HSE in for 1 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

Nice work Francisco, thanks for sharing.
 
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Tato said:
Great pleasure seeing one more piece of your working routine. Amazing turnaround, and you showed it beautifully!

The use of your own car lights was pretty 'ingenious', albeit I already use mine to spots swirls and holograms on the cars on the street haahha

WTG, thanks a lot for sharing.

Kind Regards
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Thanks Tato.

LRC3 said:
Great job man.
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Thank you

Chase.Detailing said:
Beautiful work!
Mind PM'ing how much you charged for this job? The reason I ask is this is the type of work I do most often when it comes to correction, so I want to see if my prices are on par, above, or below.
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I appreciate the kind words. Will do

FrankS said:
Nice work Francisco, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Frank.
 
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Pinpoint_Precision said:
About 9.5 total hours.



Thank you and I did too.



I would agree with you but that is a one step polishing or one step correction. In my terms I don't count the wax as part of the correction progress, that's why I added the term plus Pinnacle. We all have different terms on how we call it. Note, I could have easily have called 2 steps polishing but I decided to call it, 1 step correction since HD Adapt is more in the terms of a strong polish but it corrects like a compound.

Now keep in mind, i am from Brazil and sometimes English isn't my first language. Nonetheless. I hope you like the correction.



Thanks James.
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I agree with allank4. You did an amazing job, and don't take mine or allank4's comments as saying anything to the contrary, but like allank4 said, this is a multi step process you just went thru and not a one step.

I to do not count the LSP as the step process, maybe it should be counted, but if I only count the polishing steps, you have:
1. Flash Pad and HD Adapt
2. Refine with CarPro Reflect

I think that is what allank4 is trying to say as well.

Like I stated previously though, tremendous work.

HUMP
 
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HUMP DIESEL said:
I agree with allank4. You did an amazing job, and don't take mine or allank4's comments as saying anything to the contrary, but like allank4 said, this is a multi step process you just went thru and not a one step.

I to do not count the LSP as the step process, maybe it should be counted, but if I only count the polishing steps, you have:
1. Flash Pad and HD Adapt
2. Refine with CarPro Reflect

I think that is what allank4 is trying to say as well.


Like I stated previously though, tremendous work.

HUMP
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Maybe I did 2 steps then who knows, sometimes the procedure comes so natural to me that I don't even count no more, lol. All I know is when I sit back and see the results, I am always thrilled.

Thanks bud and I appreciate the kind words. Like I said we learn everyday and I guess it's time to hit my good fiends' Mike Philips book again. Lolol.
 
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Topic thread will be changed to 2 Steps. I don't want to confuse others so I appreciate Ak and Hump for the input. I read Mike Philips again and it's a honest mistake. So again thanks everyone and hopefully you guys enjoy it.
 
Re: 2008 Range Rover HSE in for 1 Step Correction plus Pinnacle Souveran.

Awesome work!
 
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