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Here's a Ferrari Maranello that got wet while being loaded on to the truck. The truck driver thought it would be better to wipe it off with that rag that's been under the drivers seat for 6 months. The same one that was probly used to wipe bugs off the windshield, check the oil, etc. Paint on...

Here is a very unique, very cool (IMO) Beemer 633. It had moderate scratching but the condition of the original paint was very workable. Scholls XXL on LC orange pad followed by Menzerna 3500 on white polishing pad were used for knocking out the defects followed by some leftover CQUARTZ from...

An early model 2002 with respray of unknown origin. 2step compound/polish Menzerna products and LC pads topped off with BLackfire polymer. About 14 hours of actual paint correction and another 3 for the trim etc. Enjoy!

Hey everyone, so it seems like my specialty has evolved into vintage exotics with challenging resprays or otherwise unknown paint jobs. Much more interesting (to me at least) than your standard late model bccc paint system in that it teaches one how to really "read paint" and develop an...

A pretty nice example of this funky little car. It has a 2 cylinder boxer type engine with a whopping 15 hp! It was restored and while it's a good looker from 8 feet, it needed help. Paint was pretty thin and single stage so I could really only do a limited amount of grinding. Present were a...

1962 Volvo 1800 A nice car that was in need of some love. Car was prepped by claying first to remove moderate contamination, then IPA wipe down, followed by FG400 on LC orange pad, followed by Essence on a Carpro white polishing pad then a coat of Reload to top it off. Removed about 90%...

Been working on a lot of different stuff lately, so busy I'm just catching up with posting a few. I REALLY like working on Porsche vintage stuff, Guards Red SS paint is soooo good to work on -it stands the test of time, 30 yr old paint that can be rubbed out to look like new is some good s$&...

Just got done with a very nice 69 Mach 1 with a respray of unknown origin. Maroon single stage was of course oxidized and loaded with scratches. Before and during the process paint was metered every step of the way as the readings indicated very thin( unsafe to machine polish) paint in a few...

]Here are a few pics of a really nice 36 Ford 3 window coupe that I performed a moderate correction on. 2 stage to remove some mild to moderate scratching and follow up with some Blackfire polymer to bring out the best from the beautiful copper/champagne paint. MTwin turbo 302 power makes this...

So I'm working on this 1976 Triumph TR6 with original single stage British racing green. I have done the procedure to re-hydrate the paint with #7, rubbed it in well, let it sit overnite and rubbed on some more to remove the original application. Then I compounded (after taking many...

Ok, we've got a 911 that a guy wants, it's a really nice car, but the previous owner that we purchased it from stuck what looks like a scented urinal cake under the front seat. The scent has permeated the car and smells like a gas station bathroom.I pulled it out and sprayed that area and the...

Hey everyone, been a while since I posted because I have been extremely busy at the shop. Anyway I prepped this car for show in the Poconos last week. I asked the owner what Award he was going for ( people's choice) since it is slightly modified. After not hearing his name for 3rd, 2nd place he...

Just wondering how many hrs a week you guys are working? I do exotic and vintage exotic (Ferrari, Porsche, Lambo, Mazerati, etc) And work for a couple of collectors and a dealer that buys, sells, trades exotics as well as a few cars that come word of mouth.The cars come in most of the time...

Nitrocellulose paint care What is the best way/ product to care for cars painted with nitro cellulose paint and how do you determine if the car has been painted with this type of paint? :)

Working on a 68 Aston Martin with original paint. 40+ years of deep scratches, waterspotting etc. I have read Mike's 7 page article on restoring single stage and applied the technique. I did a test panel with various compounds [mostly menzerna] and can only diminish the scratches slightly...

Hello everyone, first question from me. been doing some detailing for about a year now with some great results on some nicer cars thanks to a lot of reading on this forum. My question is about pad priming. Maybe there is not one hard and fast rule. At first I started with the quick mist of the...