2007 Z06 and F250

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Cleaned up this zo6 and truck this past weekend. After having my PC take a dump on me during the compounding stage, I had to return with another the next day as I was about 50 miles from home. Returned the following morning and knocked them out.

Initial clean up:
Washed with ONR.
Jams cleaned with ONR.
Clayed with ONR as lube and clay magic fine clay.
Wheel barrels, calipers, and wheel wells cleaned with APC, ONR and various brushes.

Paint Correction/Polishing/Sealing:
Meguiars D300 and a 5" cutting disk was used to correct the majority of the car.
Some panels required M105 coupled with D300 on a 5" cutting disk to remove some of the sever water spots etched into the clear.
Meguiars D301 and a polishing disk was followed up.
Sealed with Wolfgang Fuzion Wax by hand.

Exterior Details:
Glass cleaned and treated with Stoners invisible glass.
Trim/and tires dressed with ShowRoom FX White Pearl.
Rubber seals cleaned and conditioned with Meguiars M40.
Wheel wells treated with Chemical Guys Bare Bones Undercarriage Spray.
Exhaust Tips polished with Green Magic polish.

Interior:
No pictures of the interior but, wiped clean with Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer and various microfibers/brushes for the crevices, and vacuumed. Leather was conditioned with Meguiars leather conditioner.

Washed with ONR since it was slightly dusty:
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All emblems were cleaned with Optimum no rinse and a boars hair detail brush to get into the tight crevices:
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Lower fender clayed to remove embedded contaminants and fall out:
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All masked off ready for correction:
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Front fender before:
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Front fender after:
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Hood before correction, notice the swirls and hard water spots etched into the clear:
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All gone:
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Another shot:
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Rear fender before:
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Rear fender after:
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Front bumper before:
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And after:
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50/50 shot of the bumper. Left side uncorrected:
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And the whole thing corrected:
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Front fender before:
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After:
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Before:
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After:
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Driver side door before:
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And after:
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Rear deck lid had a good amount of swirling/random scratches and some heavily etched water spots. This section took around 5 passes to remove with D300 and M105 combined on a cutting disk:
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After the above process:
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And the afters outside:
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Same owner as above just wanted a quick hand wash & wax. Was pressed for time to head to another location so not many pictures of this one.

Exterior Clean up:
Washed using Meguiars Super Soap.
Wheel wells, wheel barrels, wheel faces, and rubber cleaned with APC+ and various brushes.
Clayed using Clay Magic blue clay and ONR as lube.

Exterior Details:
Dressed all rubber/trim with Show Room FX White Pearl.
Waxed with Meguiars D301 and a 5" polishing disk.

Interior clean out:
Vacuum/dry brush/vacuum.
Interior wipe down with Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer.
Glass treated with Stoners Crystal Clear.

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Comments/Questions welcome!

Thanks for looking!

Brian
 
Brian,

Black may be one of those colors that shows everything but unlike every other color, black is the richest and wettest color when detailed correctly... Combine the color black and C6 Z06 Corvette and that's a winning number that can't be beat..

Nice step by step guide to detailing a Z06 Corvette....:dblthumb2:

Gorgeous!! :props:
 
They both look great, love the vette. The refections shots are very nice.

Tom
 
Man that Z06 looks great! Good job on both man!

Thank you sir!

Brian,

Black may be one of those colors that shows everything but unlike every other color, black is the richest and wettest color when detailed correctly... Combine the color black and C6 Z06 Corvette and that's a winning number that can't be beat..

Nice step by step guide to detailing a Z06 Corvette....:dblthumb2:

Gorgeous!! :props:

Thank you, Bobby! I agree on all points! It's a car I simply love to work on and drool over no matter what.

They both look great, love the vette. The refections shots are very nice.

Tom

Appreciate it!

How do you like the Showroomfx white pearl?

I think you're local to me and possibly have met before. I love it for the variety of uses that I put it through. I've gotten great results using it straight up and diluting it as well for an even more matte finish. It's not as high gloss as some which I like. I carry a few different ones just depending on the needs and wants of the job.

BTW, I'm in Dallas for an FYI. Some know me as BBC :props: Steve and I bounce detailing ideas off each other often and send each other work. I'm actually going to see him today to pick up a few things I need that I can't wait for to be shipped. :)
 
Yes we've met before, I use to hang out with Mellow and everyone.

I have to say I really haven't bought much from Steve since he started Showroomfx. I think I placed an order close to a year ago. I work not too far from him and I always used Tropicare products.
 
Yes we've met before, I use to hang out with Mellow and everyone.

I have to say I really haven't bought much from Steve since he started Showroomfx. I think I placed an order close to a year ago. I work not too far from him and I always used Tropicare products.

:xyxthumbs:

I don't buy many things from him other than when I need them or his drying towels since they are cheap and again he's close to me too so no shipping costs.

I sometimes use the Blazin Maize and Crystal Black wax he sells on some quick wash and wax customers looking for the bare minimum. Decent stuff at a good price and looks nice. White Pearl is by far the product I use the most from his 'line'. Smart dude and great at what he does.
 
I'll probably stop by and pick up some white pearl to try out. I've tried using UTTG on the tires on my TA but I guess the rubber is too soft because it doesn't last more than a week.

You did a great job on those vehicles. Looks like you really like ONR, Ive be come addicted to it also. I just started using UWW+ since I used up my ONR and I think I like it even more. You would try it out.
 
Sounds great and thanks for the words!

I'm restocking here in the next two weeks from Autogeek and ads so i'll make sure to put that in my cart!
 
absolutely outstanding work! im surprised bobby g didnt try to trade his yellow bird for the black bird. congrats on super detailing.

budinsc
 
The Z06 looks amazing! Great job on correcting the paint surface.
 
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