2-step polish on black Range Rover

RaskyR1

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A good client of mine had scheduled this job for a 1-step polish a while back. Unfortunately he had to drop it off while I was not there (I was working at my regular job) as he was heading out of town for a few days. I stopped at the shop over my lunch break to check it out and to pull it inside....immediately I new a 1-step was not going to get this thing to where we wanted it to be and I contacted him to discuss the issues I was seeing. There was heavy swirling and some sort of chemical staining/oxidation all over the vehicle (likely from touch-less washes). One thing I really wanted to do was utilize the MF pads ability to get it close to edges on this vehicle. Foam pads often have a rounded edge which prevents them from getting in real close like MF pad can. This was very important around areas like the door handles and the top edge by the windows as I has to cut away the oxidation and staining.


Before pics (I was pressed for time on this job so the pics are limited)

Close up of staining
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Paint looking dull and stained
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Sonax FE doing work!
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Cropped pic to better show staining/spotting
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Paint wash washed with CGCW followed by IronX and TarX. Surprisingly IronX removed a lot of the staining that was on the paint! :)

50/50 shots. Correction was achieved using D300/MF on the GG6, and Sonax Perfect finish/Tangerine LC on the GG6.
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It was getting dark when I finished and the owner was on his way so the only lighted after shots I had were the 50/50 ones. :(

LSP was Blackfire Wet-Diamond (2 coats). Trim was coated with 22ple. I actually did do a full interior on this as well, but chose not to take pictures as I was pressed for time and it wasn't too dirty inside.

Finished pics
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Thanks for looking,
Rasky
 
Nice.:xyxthumbs:

It's a shame that people with high end cars let them get like this.
 
Looks great. Hope the person was impressed as we are. Keep up the good work.
 
NOTHING shines like Black when it's clean!
 
Looks great like all your work :)

Quick question, when you do a 50/50, you put a piece of tape down right? Well whenever I put masking tape down, I always get residue. How do you take off that residue?
 
Looks awesome Rasky! Mind telling us how many hours you had in this beast?
 
Thanks guys!

Looks great like all your work :)

Quick question, when you do a 50/50, you put a piece of tape down right? Well whenever I put masking tape down, I always get residue. How do you take off that residue?

I never get tape residue...


What brand/type masking tape are you using?


Looks awesome Rasky! Mind telling us how many hours you had in this beast?

Too many! Around 20 I think!
 
I got this one specifically Scotch Masking Tape for Basic Painting, 2025-24C: Sealants, Fillers & Adhesives : Walmart.com

I wasn't aware that there were different grades.


Yeah, that stuff seem a bit too strong for use on cars.

General purpose tape for paint masking on hard-to-stick or rough surfaces

I will generally use the regular blue 3M painters tape or the Meguiar's tape. I have had the Meguiar's stuff occasionally leave some light residue around the sunroof glass. The blue painters tape will have the cleanest release IME.
 
Yeah, that stuff seem a bit too strong for use on cars.



I will generally use the regular blue 3M painters tape or the Meguiar's tape. I have had the Meguiar's stuff occasionally leave some light residue around the sunroof glass. The blue painters tape will have the cleanest release IME.

Damn, oh well, I guess I'll just have some masking tape if the need ever arises. I'll get the blue painter's tape because you're recommending it and it's actually cheaper than the meguiars :dblthumb2:

Thanks for the help :)
 
great job!!! back to where it should be. great work!
 
Rasky, Great job! I know how long BF says to wait in between coats of wet diamond. How long do you wait? Awesome work man!
 
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