Mirror Detailing - Range Rover Black Edition

[MirrorDetailing]

Did a 1-Step on this Range Rover today. Customer wanted to get the paint cleaned up and the holograms removed. Was going to be a full correction, but the wife decided against getting any 3M Clear Film on the car and since she does not take great car of it, he decided to just 1-Step it. SInce these paints are pretty soft, the 1-Step did a good amount of correction.



Wanted to give a shout out to Barry Theal for taking some time to answer some questions about HD Uno. Went to test it on this vehicle today and to put it mildly...it sucked. Originally started with a Uber Orange Pad and the Griots DA. The work time of the HD Uno was only about 2-3 section passes in a 16"x16" area and leaving behind a maze and mass micro marring. Went down to the Uber Green pad and the Griots DA. This time, slightly more work time, but still mass micro marring and slight haze. Could not figure it out. Pad was primed correctly and no matter how small of an area and how much product I used, left the same results. Called Barry and talked with him for about 15 minutes and he gave me his opinion and some suggestions, since the problems I was having he was baffled by. So after trying his suggestions with the DA nothing worked. So I kicked it up to my Dewalt since its my buffer of choice and got rid of the micro marring. Now this was on the Uber Blue finishing pad, but unfortuntently nothing I did could finish down without the MASS holograms. So put the HD Uno away and went over to SIP and completed the vehicle. Going to have to try it on another vehicle and hope it was just the real soft paint on the Range causing it.



Process:

Washed w/ CG Maxisuds

Clayed w/ Pinn. Ultra Poly Clay w/ ONR Lube

Buffing:

SIP w/ Uber Green via GG DA

IPA Wipedown

LSP:

Sealed w/ HD Proxy

Windows w/ Stoners

Tires w/ CG Natural Shine



Before:

Condition of the paint.

After washing and claying the car, brough it inside to start on it. Better view of the holograms under my LED light.

After everything was done.

Before I backed it out into the sun.

Now out in the sun, which soon as I pulled it out the sun went away.

So while I was waiting...

Sun almost there...

Walking around the car taking pics still waiting on the sun.

Sun!

Now back in the garage.

 

[lostdaytomorrow]

That's the best RR, and very nice Aston as well!!!! Great job!

 

[mikenap]

Wow, I'm absolutely speechless. A Range Rover, Rapide, and Gallardo? And possibly a Hummer and BMW(Alpina?) as well? I seriously went wrong somewhere. Great job though, the Range looks immaculate.

 

[MirrorDetailing]

That's the best RR, and very nice Aston as well!!!! Great job!

Thanks.

Wow, I'm absolutely speechless. A Range Rover, Rapide, and Gallardo? And possibly a Hummer and BMW(Alpina?) as well? I seriously went wrong somewhere. Great job though, the Range looks immaculate.

How the he'll did you spot a BMW and Hummer?

 

[mikenap]

How the he'll did you spot a BMW and Hummer?

Remembered them from the Gallardo post. So was it a regular BMW, because it was tucked in the back and I couldn't really tell? Belong to the same client?

 

[gt08vapor]

I had a hard time using Uno on a black land Rover. I used on a white LC CCS pad i could not finish down with it. It does seem to vary car to car.



Looking good for a 1 step

 

[MirrorDetailing]

Remembered them from the Gallardo post. So was it a regular BMW, because it was tucked in the back and I couldn't really tell? Belong to the same client?

Ah okay. He has a 3 & 7 Series BMW. His total collection, so far, is the Hummer, Bmw's, Aston Martin, Gallardo and Range.

I had a hard time using Uno on a black land Rover. I used on a white LC CCS pad i could not finish down with it. It does seem to vary car to car.



Looking good for a 1 step

Thats what I am hoping, that it was just the Range Rovers really soft paint. I will try if on a more hard clear and see how it turns out.

 

[gmblack3]

Nice work Mike. Sorry could not offer any help with uno as I have no experience with it. Glad you where able to talk to Barry.

 

[white gecko]

That looks great! Love that black metallic. Excellent work for a 1 step.

 

[Brad B]

Nice results. Love the Aston and RR in the near empty garage. Such decorating potential!

 

[BluBrett]

I was also very surprised by UNO's marring left behind on my Honda's soft clear coat. even by hand, it left minor swirls when completely broken down. Excellent job!