Spyker LM85, 599 GTB, 575 SuperAmerica, and F430

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Ive been having great results lately with M105, M205, 3M Ultrafina and Fuzion. Thought I'd share a few of my latest jobs, thanks for peekin...
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How much are you charging for these high-end cars?
 
Awesome, I always say if you can't afford to drive them then polish them. Im the MAN
 
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How much are you charging for these high-end cars?
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They start at $300 and go up depending on how far the customer wants to go. The red 430 has all stainless Tubi exhaust and he wanted the mufflers polished, small things like that obviously drive the price up
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Awesome, I always say if you can't afford to drive them then polish them. Im the MAN
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and I get to drive them, so that makes it even better. :D
 
Wow! Those are some nice cars, and you have made them look amazing! Are those cars representative of the type of customers you have on a regular basis or do you have a few special customers that have exotic vehicles?

Are you working on just the paint or are you polishing everything that can be polished e.g the carbon fiber bits, the head lights, the glass engine cover on the F430? I’m curious because it seems that these cars would require extra care due to the quality of the components. The headlights on my Subaru WRX STi don’t even come close to the headlights on a F430. If you don’t mind me asking how do you care for the unique parts that are found on exotic cars? I know that is a broad question, but I would love to get your insight.
 
mn1028 said:
Wow! Those are some nice cars, and you have made them look amazing! Are those cars representative of the type of customers you have on a regular basis or do you have a few special customers that have exotic vehicles?

Are you working on just the paint or are you polishing everything that can be polished e.g the carbon fiber bits, the head lights, the glass engine cover on the F430? I’m curious because it seems that these cars would require extra care due to the quality of the components. The headlights on my Subaru WRX STi don’t even come close to the headlights on a F430. If you don’t mind me asking how do you care for the unique parts that are found on exotic cars? I know that is a broad question, but I would love to get your insight.
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Thank you for the comments, about 75% of my work are cars like these. On a detail for one of these cars, you have to pay attention to everything, the carbon fiber, stainless exhaust and especially the leather. The headlights are actually made out of a material similiar to the glass roofs on a corvette. They are very flexible, im guessing to help with impacts from rocks and road debris. Ive never seen them yellow or fade like normal lights. As for the carbon pieces, they recieve the same attention as the paint, even the ones on the interior of the car. I polish then wax everything(Fuzion). The glass over the engine compartment is tempered glass just like the side windows, except for in the scuderia's, which is lexan. alot of the materials that are on these cars are the same as on any normal car, just a bit higher quality, and the customers are obviously way more picky so you have to let them know that what you are doing on their car is above and beyond a normal one. it really comes down to materials, which is where alot of trial and error have come into play. autogeek sells the best stuff you can find and have really helped me with my work. thanks again and let me know if you have anymore questions:cheers:
 
Wow detailing is fun work for you, nice job on the cars! Never seen a Spyker, I like that car!
 
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Wow detailing is fun work for you, nice job on the cars! Never seen a Spyker, I like that car!
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Thanks! for the most part it is pretty fun, but the time crunches that sometimes come with the jobs arent. The Spyker was a cool project because it is 1 of 24 made and only 10 available in the states
 
Wow! great cars and detail jobs! Who said we're in a recession!!??!! :D:D ..by the way, are those garages "rentals"? Id love it if they had some like that near me!
 
oski83 said:
Wow! great cars and detail jobs! Who said we're in a recession!!??!! :D:D ..by the way, are those garages "rentals"? Id love it if they had some like that near me!
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Thanks, every time one of these comes into my shop i question that whole recession thing, and yea, they are rentals. they are convenient cause not too many shops in this area allow detail. evidentally we are a bad crowd:mad:
 
@highline1164

Great photo of the LM85. At which dealer is it?

Does the particular colour scheme require any special detailing treatment?
What about the alcantara interior, did you work on that too?

And if you have any more photos? :D
 
Great work on these exotic cars. I agree the Meg's 105/205 is a great combo. Thanks for sharing.
 
bucciali said:
@highline1164

Great photo of the LM85. At which dealer is it?

Does the particular colour scheme require any special detailing treatment?
What about the alcantara interior, did you work on that too?

And if you have any more photos? :D
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Thanks! The color doesnt require any different treatment than all other colors. The biggest concern was the polished aluminum, its not cleared or anodized, just raw polished aluminum, so it tarnishes and turns yellow from the heat and rain. The grey has alot of heavy metallic in it so i found that DGPS does the best at bringing it out. As for the interior, ive found that a foaming upholstery cleaner works pretty well. Cars like that dont get too dirty on the interior so its not a frequent thing. This one is actually individually owned but came in through Jaguar of Tampa Bay..and ill post more pics later. Thanks again
 
highline1164 said:
They start at $300 and go up depending on how far the customer wants to go. The red 430 has all stainless Tubi exhaust and he wanted the mufflers polished, small things like that obviously drive the price up

and I get to drive them, so that makes it even better. :D
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one of the best parts of the Job, havent posted in a while I have been slammed, did 110 in June and 118 in July, August looks to be just as good
 
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Thanks! The color doesnt require any different treatment than all other colors. The biggest concern was the polished aluminum, its not cleared or anodized, just raw polished aluminum, so it tarnishes and turns yellow from the heat and rain. The grey has alot of heavy metallic in it so i found that DGPS does the best at bringing it out. As for the interior, ive found that a foaming upholstery cleaner works pretty well. Cars like that dont get too dirty on the interior so its not a frequent thing. This one is actually individually owned but came in through Jaguar of Tampa Bay..and ill post more pics later. Thanks again
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Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the delay in mine. Was out travelling. Interesting to hear about the (non-) practical side of the Spyker's aluminium :) Look forward to see more of your pics!
 
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