SRT-10 Dodge Viper gets Wet Ice over Fire treatment by Tru Shine!

[Tru_Shine]

Back in late January, I had a client contact me about doing a correction on his GMC Danali, but after countless weather interruptions and having to reschedule so many times, the Spring weather finally came and he decided to get his Viper done instead. He had just recently purchased the Viper and wanted it back to top notch condition so that he can properly maintain it from here on out.





This is what was waiting on me when I arrived.

Now to get started on the wash process.



tools used:

1 wash bucket with grit guard and 100% sheepskin wash mitt for wash

1 bucket for cleaning wheels

P21s wheel gel

Foam cannon w/ Dawn ultra concentrated

EZ detail brush along with other various brushes

I started with a Pre-Rinse to knock off any of the loose dirt.

Then I applied the P21s wheel gel and let it dwell and eat at the brake dust.

and some degreaser to the fender wells

the wheels were solid black on the inside

I agitated the fender wells

and then scrubbed the wheels with my EZ detail brush reaching all areas tight area deep inside the wheels

 

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Then I rinsed off the wheels.

Next was the Foam bath, I first sprayed one coat of foam letting it dwell and suspend the dirt off of the surface

then rinsed

Then the second foam coating for the wash

Then rinsed.....

water just sits there.........Thats a good sign of there being no waxes or oils left on the surface.

Then I dried off the car and did another inspection to see what the previous waxes were hiding.

Next I pulled the car in and began the clay bar stage using my Blue Clay Magic fine clay.

Next I taped up all the black plastic trim and covered the fabric top with plastic to prevent compound from getting on the top.

Now it was time for the correction. I did a test spot on the the front fender to see what I was working with.



I first grabbed for my Surbuff pad on the Flex 3401 using Meguiars M105

 

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I worked the M105 until it began to clear up and then went over the residue with a Hydrotech Cyan pad to clean up the haze.

Upon Further inspection I noticed that there were little pits in the paint that would not come out.

here is a picture of what each step did to the clear coat.

I wanted to see what the little pits would look like out in the sun, so I pulled the car outside to check it out.

slightly noticable but they weren't budging.



While I was out there I caught a double rainbow!!!!.........

The side panels came out good, but still had little pits on the those too.

Gotta love the Surbuff's cutting abilities!

Using my Brinkman's Dual Xenon Swirl finder light, I could capture how bad the swirls were in the taillights.

The Cyan pad and M105 on the flex took care of those

Here is a 50/50 of the back bumper

 

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I finished up the cutting stage and began polishing using the Tangerine Hydrotech pad and M205 polish.

After that I applied some Black Fire Wet Diamond paint sealant using a Crimson Hydrotech pad on the Flex 3401.

I finished up day one around 11:30pm, and since the lighting wasn't that good, and I couldn't get any good photos, I came back on day two to apply some Black Fire Midnight Sun and get some good daylight shots.



For day two, the sun wasn't out all that much, so I got what pics I could......I think these will suffice though

For I nice little treat I decided since the Black Fire Wet Diamond had a chance to Cure overnight and all day, That It was only proper to apply some Black Fire Midnight Sun Carnauba wax on top of the BFWD to create the Wet Ice over Fire!

hard to see but a thin coat of BFMS is on the hood, this is a Wipe on Wipe off wax, so waiting for a haze is not necessary.

Now for the Good part! The Crazy Wetness! The Wet Ice Over Fire!

 

[Tru_Shine]

Thanks for veiwing, have a blessed day!

 

[chaboy]

Really nice work man

 

[tssdetailing]

lol, the pitting wont stop until he learns to keep it under 90. Incredible turn around....11:30PM finish? geez. How many total hours?

 

[JohnZ3MC]

Beautiful work.

The new owner is going to be absolutely thrilled and you're going to see his Denali really soon I'm thinking.

 

[Pats300zx]

Awesome job !!!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Fantastic work!!! :bow

 

[Tru_Shine]

Thanks everyone!

lol, the pitting wont stop until he learns to keep it under 90. Incredible turn around....11:30PM finish? geez. How many total hours?

well day two I came out a couple hours too, so day one was 9:30am to 11:30pm and day two was 4pm to about 5:45 so about ~16 hours.

Beautiful work.

The new owner is going to be absolutely thrilled and you're going to see his Denali really soon I'm thinking.

yep it is going to get done next, then after that, his Mastercraft Xstar

 

[imported_DJ Mayo]

SICK job, Eric.

 

[mchant]

Did you remove those pits? I have a good amount of those, and was wondering if wet-sanding is the only option to remove them.



Also, great job on the Viper. I really admire your work.

 

[Thrillseeker]

Absolutely beautiful! Your van looks pretty wet too! LOL

 

[DaGonz]

:2thumbs: Sweet! :2thumbs:

 

[Tru_Shine]

Did you remove those pits? I have a good amount of those, and was wondering if wet-sanding is the only option to remove them.



Also, great job on the Viper. I really admire your work.

these pits were not removed 100%, they were just made to look a little better, each car is different, some pits may be real deep, some may just need to be wet sanded lightly, and then some would require a whole lot of wetsanding and at that point your CC would become very weak to UV rays and prematurely fail.

SICK job, Eric.

Thanks DJ, we need to catch up on some Black Ops on the new maps some time.......that is when your not off Golfing in some fancy resort lol

Absolutely beautiful! Your van looks pretty wet too! LOL

thanks, that's what 20 hours of buffing and polishing and a few coats of BFWD and BFMS will do to paint, lol

 

[Optimum Auto]

It kind of looks like that fender and rear bumper may have been repainted.Could of been alot of dust in the clear that couldnt be totally removed by wetsanding.

 

[kdrchuck]

F-ing Beautiful!