Black CTS-V, heavy paint correction and Opti-Guard coating

[PAR Detailing]

Great work Rasky! Just out of curiosity how long did this take you? If it didnt take you very long just lie to me so I feel better about myself and how fast or should I say slow I move rops: :laughing:

 

[Flash Gordon]

[offtopic]
Meh.

Liked the new hard edge design when Caddy came out with it but now..meh.

I love the CTS wagon tho, Sedan/Coupe is just meh. Especially the odd shaped coupe.
[/offtopic]

Understood

Have a friend who bought the high performance CTS. 6 weeks later he traded it in. I was like WTF. The car was bad ass IMO. He thought diffrentally. His money won over my opinion :doh:

 

[Judge]

What size is that tape? Is it 1/4" or 1/8"?
Your picture has me considering picking some up

 

[James K]

Beautiful work on a sexy car. My fiancee was looking over my shoulder and commented how bad it looked before and how nice after.

 

[DaGonz]

Rasky.. that CTS came out sweet!

 

[Kristopher1129]

Nice work! That did finish down real nice with the MF pads. I may have to purchase me some of those! lol

 

[SRHTX]

Great correction detailing Rasky. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

Chad: I always enjoy looking at your work. Great job as always!

 

[Tom Weed]

Nice work as usual Rasky! I love the CTS-V's, wish I could afford one...

Not to hi-jack the thread, but I was finishing up detailing the gf's black Sonata last night and applying CQuartz to it for my first time, I used the MF cutting pads with the correction compound and it removed most all of the scratches, but left a hazy finish, I followed that up with 106fa on the MF finishing pad, and a nice improvement, looked pretty good under the halogens. I wanted to see if I got better results from finishing foam and 85RD and wow, it took it to another level!

Just curious on OEM blacks, if you are able to get flawless finishes with the MF system, or is it my technique?

Again, sorry to go off topic, and your work is always great to look at!

 

[master detailer]

nice job chad.

 

[RaskyR1]

Great work once again, Chad!

Thanks!

While I don't like the CTS, your work is amazing!

+1

Thank you!

CTS-V is a whole different animal though! rops:

Nice work. Might have to try Opti-Guard soon.

Thanks Andy

Great work Rasky! Just out of curiosity how long did this take you? If it didnt take you very long just lie to me so I feel better about myself and how fast or should I say slow I move rops: :laughing:

Way too long! I did the interior and motor too but they were pretty clean and I didn't take pics. I'd say about 22-24hrs

What size is that tape? Is it 1/4" or 1/8"?
Your picture has me considering picking some up

That's 1/4" but I have 1/8" as well.

Beautiful work on a sexy car. My fiancee was looking over my shoulder and commented how bad it looked before and how nice after.

Thanks James!

Rasky.. that CTS came out sweet!

Thank you!

Nice work! That did finish down real nice with the MF pads. I may have to purchase me some of those! lol

Thanks Kris! I love the MF pads! rops:

Great correction detailing Rasky. :xyxthumbs:

Thanks Stephen!

Chad: I always enjoy looking at your work. Great job as always!

Thanks Jason!

Nice work as usual Rasky! I love the CTS-V's, wish I could afford one...

Not to hi-jack the thread, but I was finishing up detailing the gf's black Sonata last night and applying CQuartz to it for my first time, I used the MF cutting pads with the correction compound and it removed most all of the scratches, but left a hazy finish, I followed that up with 106fa on the MF finishing pad, and a nice improvement, looked pretty good under the halogens. I wanted to see if I got better results from finishing foam and 85RD and wow, it took it to another level!

Just curious on OEM blacks, if you are able to get flawless finishes with the MF system, or is it my technique?

Again, sorry to go off topic, and your work is always great to look at!

Thanks Tom!

It really comes down to the paint. Some will finish close to LSP ready and some will leave more of a haze. It is very technique dependent though. M105/MF finished down very well on this car but there was still a very light haze. If I deviated from my technique at all I had a completely different outcome with it. Play around with your arm speed, pressure, and the amount of product used. I find I have better results with less product and smaller work areas and don't under work it.

nice job chad.

Thank you!

 

[kc's]

wow.......X infinity
wow.......again
wow...keep it up buddy

did u just perform a miracle??


the most most astonishing detail by the most dedicated detailer....

Mind u 8cc its alot a lot - i thought i did over 5 was alot .....very well covered indeed

I am glad it finally in the right hand - gently restored again - keep them coming

 

[kronos]

Another great turnaround, as always!!!




That 3M fine line tape looks awful handy. I may have to pick some up.

 

[MYTOYZ]

Hey everyone,

This is my CTS-V. The work Rasky did is absolutely fantastic, as it was with my last V that he did. He has me a little terrified to touch it since it looks so great!

:urtheman:

Thanks again for everything!

Andy

 

[RaskyR1]

wow.......X infinity
wow.......again
wow...keep it up buddy

did u just perform a miracle??


the most most astonishing detail by the most dedicated detailer....

Mind u 8cc its alot a lot - i thought i did over 5 was alot .....very well covered indeed

I am glad it finally in the right hand - gently restored again - keep them coming

Thanks KC!

Another great turnaround, as always!!!




That 3M fine line tape looks awful handy. I may have to pick some up.

Thanks Kronos. The fine line tape is a joy to work with when compared to the normal tape. It bends around curves very well and adhesive doesn't pull away from it like normal masking tape when you buff over it either.

Hey everyone,

This is my CTS-V. The work Rasky did is absolutely fantastic, as it was with my last V that he did. He has me a little terrified to touch it since it looks so great!

:urtheman:

Thanks again for everything!

Andy

Hahahaha! Thanks Andy!


Welcome to the forum BTW! Nice screen name too. :welcome:


As soon as the weather turns nice again swing over one evening and I'll wash it with you. rops:


Rasky

 

[MYTOYZ]

Hahahaha! Thanks Andy!


Welcome to the forum BTW! Nice screen name too. :welcome:


As soon as the weather turns nice again swing over one evening and I'll wash it with you. rops:


Rasky

Will do. All I have done so far is pressure washed it. My stuff from DI showed up so I am good to go!

 

[RaskyR1]

Will do. All I have done so far is pressure washed it. My stuff from DI showed up so I am good to go!

How'd you like the water sheeting with the coating?

 

[MYTOYZ]

How'd you like the water sheeting with the coating?

Loved it, sure made the wheels easy to clean and the beading on the glass is awesome.

 

[O.C.Detailing]

CHAD! AMAZING turn around buddy! I'm getting a bit more intrigued by these damn MF pads...I may even have to try D300 as well. lol

 

[Crazy Amos]

You are like the black paint wizard! Amazing finish!