[JOYRIIDE1113]

Paint was not bad at all despite a lot of random deeper scratches that required heavy compounding to remove. The majority was wash induced marring that although heavy, was easily removed via Rotory.

Exterior Process

Wheels, Tires, Fenderwells
-Wheelbrightner 3:1
-TOL Tire Cleaner 1:1
-Zaino Tire Gloss
-Meguiar's Hyper Dressing 4:1

Paint and Body
-Clay with Sonus Bar
-TOL Extreme Cut Leveler mixed with Optimum HyperCompound via 3M Wool Compounding pad @ 1500rpms for the tough spots.
-Optimum HyperCompound via Lake County Orange Pad @ 1500rpms
-Optimum Polish via Grey Finishing Pad @ 1500rpms
-FK1 Hi-Temp #1000P Synthetic Sealant

Interior
-Meguiar's APC+
-Leatherique
-303 Aerospace Protectant
-Surf City Garage Glass Cleaner

Photos

Before







During





After






(His right front fender was repainted, explaining the distortion)





I'm trying to detail more often, so please, if you're in interested, just send me a PM.

Joyriide

[BMdblU]

nice job

[335iheLLraiseR]

nice job...who's car is that?

[JOYRIIDE1113]

Originally Posted by 335iheLLraiseR

nice job...who's car is that?

Rodrigo.

Thanks!

[ScheerSpeed]

nice

[FMINUS]

Very nice! It has a zaino shine to it!

[pacman]

Originally Posted by FMINUS

Very nice! It has a zaino shine to it!

so have u started using zaino now???

to the OP: the car looks great.

[JOYRIIDE1113]

Originally Posted by FMINUS

Very nice! It has a zaino shine to it!

Looks a bit clearer than Zaino. If it was up to me I would have gone with
50/50 wax but I know durabilty is important to a lot of customers.

[FMINUS]

Originally Posted by pacman

so have u started using zaino now???

to the OP: the car looks great.

They sent me the entire line trying to convert me, they are claiming their "newer" stuff is better than the OG Zaino. We will have to see.

Zaino is great stuff, just not what Im looking for personally. Very sterile.

[BK]

How do you guys clean the engine bay? I think I have the exterior and interior down, but I'm lost when it comes to cleaning under the hood.

Nice work, BTW. And the photos really show what the color looks like under bright sunlight. We get so many "jet black or sapphire black?" posts, these photos would be a good place to point many new buyers.

[JOYRIIDE1113]

Originally Posted by BK

How do you guys clean the engine bay? I think I have the exterior and interior down, but I'm lost when it comes to cleaning under the hood.

Nice work, BTW. And the photos really show what the color looks like under bright sunlight. We get so many "jet black or sapphire black?" posts, these photos would be a good place to point many new buyers.

Well I clean the engine in about 20 minutes or so. Grab some plastic grocery bags with some rubber bands and cover w/e is electrical or looks sensitive. The while the engine is warm but not hot, liberally spray the entire bay and underside of the hood with an APC. Let sit and dwell while I use w/e brush I may need to scrub and reach filthier of areas. Then I just pressure wash the underside of the hood, and with a hose attachment use a regular hose to rinse the rest away. Spray all over the place but never in one spot for too long. Then while the engine is still wet, spray dressing on all plastic parts and turn the engine on (removing the grocery bags and rubber bands). Shut the hood and continue to clean the wheels of the car. By the time I'm done thoroughly cleaning the wheels, tires, and fenders, the heat from the engine being on has dried everything inside up, leaving me with a nicely dressed engine bay needing only a wipe down to matte down the shine...

Joy

Oh, and if needed, I'll use an AIO type polish (like Klasse AIO, ZAIO, PB PWS, ect) to polish any painted areas.

[f30er]

thats amazing! i can't wait to do my car in a few months!!

[PlatinumEdition]

great work

[Rodrigo]

Luis,

Thanks again for the excellent work! I owe you. Sorry it took me so long to come on here and give some honest feedback, but I've been extremely busy.

I highly recommend Luis' work. My car looks much better than when I drove it off the dealer's lot now. I think much of the damage was done by the dealer to begin with. I think I will be using his services again in the future since he pays great attention to detail, goes above and beyond expectations, and can work around your schedule.

I wish I had the skill and patience to do this stuff myself.

[JOYRIIDE1113]

Thanks for the kind words. I hadn't heard from you since. I really enjoyed working on your car.

JOY

[Eazyrock]

Great shots.. I have the same combo so its good to see.

[nmulax]

Originally Posted by JOYRIIDE1113

Well I clean the engine in about 20 minutes or so. Grab some plastic grocery bags with some rubber bands and cover w/e is electrical or looks sensitive. The while the engine is warm but not hot, liberally spray the entire bay and underside of the hood with an APC. Let sit and dwell while I use w/e brush I may need to scrub and reach filthier of areas. Then I just pressure wash the underside of the hood, and with a hose attachment use a regular hose to rinse the rest away. Spray all over the place but never in one spot for too long. Then while the engine is still wet, spray dressing on all plastic parts and turn the engine on (removing the grocery bags and rubber bands). Shut the hood and continue to clean the wheels of the car. By the time I'm done thoroughly cleaning the wheels, tires, and fenders, the heat from the engine being on has dried everything inside up, leaving me with a nicely dressed engine bay needing only a wipe down to matte down the shine...

Joy

Oh, and if needed, I'll use an AIO type polish (like Klasse AIO, ZAIO, PB PWS, ect) to polish any painted areas.

Sweet, I've been curious on how to clean my engine bay as well. So what are the parts I need to be concerned with covering in plastic? I've heard people say that you need to lube parts afterwords to avoid rust... is that true?

Originally Posted by zameergill

thats amazing! i can't wait to do my car in a few months!!

Hey man, where in Phoenix do you wash your car? My apt. complex is pretty stringent on no car-washing.

[ScheerSpeed]

Originally Posted by nmulax

Sweet, I've been curious on how to clean my engine bay as well. So what are the parts I need to be concerned with covering in plastic? I've heard people say that you need to lube parts afterwords to avoid rust... is that true?

dont worry about covering stuff unless you are going to jet the water very hard, but if you want you might want to cover up the air filer and ECU box(right below windsheild)

no, your engine will always get slightly wet whenever it rains, just apply some meguiar's hyperdressing 4:1 and you will be fine!

[JOYRIIDE1113]

You could do that and risk it, or you can be safe about it and cover shit up... Precaution is also a big part of PREP which is the biggest part of detailing.

JOY

Whatever looks sensitive. If you don;t know what it is, cover it and clean it later by hand.

[BMW DIET]

top stuff !@!