Shelby GT500

[Ron Atchison]

This is part 1 part 2 is here http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/57381-shelby-gt500.html for what ever reason the post got split. Anyway this is Shelby I did last week in preparation for winter storage. Overall the car was in very good condition with just a few rids and normal use swirls. The interior was also in pretty good shape.
Products used
Interior:
Auto Finesse Crystal glass cleaner (pricey but IMO the best there is)
Chemical Guys WW Window Towel
Lucas Interior Detailer
Optimum Power Clean
Poor Boys Work MF Towels
Chemical Guys Leather Conditioner
Migliore Brilliant Dressing
Zep Carpet Cleaner
Bissell LGM Pro Heat
Various Brushes

Exterior:
Power Washer
Foam Cannon
Flex 3401
GG 6
Buff & shine 6” Green & Black
LC Black 5.5 Flat Pads
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss & Dawn Mix
Mothers® Wheel & Tire Cleaner
Optimum Opti-Seal
303 High Tech Fabric Guard 303 High Tech Fabric Guard 3 High Tech Fabric Guard
Ultima Elastrofoam Paint Cleaning System
Ultima Tire & Trim Guard Plus
Sonus SFX -1 Restore Polish
Sonus SFX -2 Enhance Polish
SONUS SFX-3 Final Finish Polish
BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection
BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste
Chemical Guys Hybrid V7
Migliore Bella Lustra Tire Glaze
Cobra WW Towels
Chemical Guys Big Monster 550 Towels
Chemical Guys WW Window Towel
Zep Citrus
Sonus Motor Kote
P21S Polishing Soap
Detailer’s Pro Quick Wax
Detailer’s Pro Trim Detailer
Optimum MF Cutting Pad
3M Tape
3M Painters Window Plastic
Various Brushes and MF Wash Mitt
That’s a lot of stuff for a car that was in pretty good shape to start with. J


Exterior of car as it was delivered.

I started off with the wheels. How many brushes does it take to clean wheels??
This many

Handled

This is part 2 part 1 is here. http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/57380-shelby-gt500.html for what ever reason I can edit the post but can't delete it and start over anyway....

Paint protected from over spray and ready for the motor coat.

All taped up for polishing.

Flex 3401
Sonus Restore and MF pad was used for removing the 3000 grit sanding scratches. Enhance was used with a green pad and the finish was used with a black pad.

 

[Ron Atchison]

GG 6
LC black flat pad was used to apply the BFWD sealant. The MS was applied by hand.

The final wipe was with CG V7. All trim was dressed with either Details Pro Trim Detailer or Ultima Tire & Trim Guard Plus. The door jams were done with Details Pro spray wax.
Reverse taping to keep the trim dressing off of the paint.

With the exterior done on to the interior.

Finished pics day 2

Questions comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

 

[car nut]

Outstanding work on the GT 500. Also liked that you show the product used on each step.I find that very helpful thanks for sharing .

 

[Sizzle Chest]

Nice writeup! Good job on the Shelby too! Thanks!

 

[fenderpicks]

Dude that is some skills u got there in taping lol....

 

[T0RCH3D]

Nice work man, how is that leather conditioner by CG?

 

[09Vapor]

Very nice thanks for sharing

 

[Vegas Transplant]

Spectacular detail rops:

 

[allenk4]

I noticed the typical rust on the brakes.

Do you take it around the block and then re-wipe the wheels down?

 

[custmsprty]

Great job and excellent write up :dblthumb2:

 

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Great work you achieved on the mustang. I enjoyed reading the write up along with the pictures, very well executed. Thanks for sharing and posting.

 

[Romans5.8]

One of the coolest cars on the market today IMHO! Great job, looks sharp!

 

[Ron Atchison]

Man you guys gave an old one new life but also showed me that there were a few questions that I never answered. So let me start off by apologizing to those people.

Outstanding work on the GT 500. Also liked that you show the product used on each step.I find that very helpful thanks for sharing .

Thank you

Nice writeup! Good job on the Shelby too! Thanks!

Thank you too!

Dude that is some skills u got there in taping lol....

After a few rolls you get it down.

Nice work man, how is that leather conditioner by CG?

I like it, it has a nice new leather smell to it almost as good as a new car smells.

Very nice thanks for sharing

Thanks

Spectacular detail rops:

Thanks Vegas

I noticed the typical rust on the brakes.

Do you take it around the block and then re-wipe the wheels down?

Normally yes but not on this one. I had to drive it about 30 miles to return it and wiped it down then.

Great job and excellent write up :dblthumb2:

Thanks

Great work you achieved on the mustang. I enjoyed reading the write up along with the pictures, very well executed. Thanks for sharing and posting.

Thank You

One of the coolest cars on the market today IMHO! Great job, looks sharp!

Thanks they are a blast to drive. Couldn't imagine the 600hp model.

 

[RLucky82]

I'm having trouble identifying the GP roadracer!?! I have a friend that races with the GPRU. Nice work btw

 

[SPIROS ANTONIOU]

yes sir you did a wonderfull jop :dblthumb2::dblthumb2:

 

[Ron Atchison]

I'm having trouble identifying the GP roadracer!?! I have a friend that races with the GPRU. Nice work btw

Which one I have two. My avatar is Valentino Rossi and the one at the bottom is obviously Marco Simoncelli. Ironically they were best friends and both involved in the crash when Marco lost his life. An estimated 20,000 people attended his funeralhttp://en.wikipedia.org/####/Marco_Simoncelli#cite_note-39

yes sir you did a wonderfull jop :dblthumb2::dblthumb2:

Thank you.

 

[HateSwirls]

One word to describe your work.

WOW!

Thanks for sharing

 

[Ron Atchison]

One word to describe your work.

WOW!

Thanks for sharing

Thank you glad you enjoyed it.