Bright Red GTS Viper

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Rickrack

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This car is a 1997 with about 12,000 miles on it. The car was in decent shape overall, but was in dire need of a good detail. The paint was very dull with lots of light to medium scratches throughout the entire car from being washed so many times. There was absolutely no wax on the car, so the paint lacked any shine/gloss. I have to say that the paint was very easy to work with. The exterior took less time than I expected it would. I decided to try Hyper Compound for the first time and I must say that it's a great product. It cuts very nicely with hardly any hazing and no dusting at all. I'm so mad at myself that I didn't take any before pictures, because it was a huge turnaround from what it looked like before. Oh well!



My process:



Washed exterior & cleaned engine compartment



Buffed complete exterior with Hyper Compound using a foam cutting pad



Buffed complete exterior with Optimum Polish mixed with a little bit of Moose Glaze using a foam finishing pad



Werkstatt's prime by hand



Pink Wax by hand



Souveran by hand



Polished wheels & exhaust tips with Wicked metal polish





Here are the results:

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Dressed tires & wheel wells with Super Blue dressing
 
Beautiful Job RickRack!!!! Absolutley gorgeous....finally stopped raining here in MA to get to do a car!!! What a great job you did on it, the wheels look great.
 
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I agree about Hyper, really good compound with no dusting. How are your hybrid polishes working out for you? Visually, they seem to be pretty darn good. ;)
 
thank you for continuuing to post these beautiful cars and details...



if/when i'm in the market for a two seater summer car,,,that right there is high on the list. (in that sapphire blue !!!))))
 
RickRack said:
Buffed complete exterior with Hyper Compound using a foam cutting pad



Buffed complete exterior with Optimum Polish mixed with a little bit of Moose Glaze using a foam finishing pad
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Rick,



Have you ever used the SSR line? If so, would the HC be the equivalent of SSR 3 and OP the equivalent of SSR 2.5?



I am LOVING those results and wondering what I "need" to order from Autogeek this time around (its become a nearly weekly event. :eek: )
 
Scottwax said:
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I agree about Hyper, really good compound with no dusting. How are your hybrid polishes working out for you? Visually, they seem to be pretty darn good. ;)
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They are working out very well. It takes a little while to get the right consistency sometimes, but it is definitely a time saver.
 
RogueM3 said:
Rick,



Have you ever used the SSR line? If so, would the HC be the equivalent of SSR 3 and OP the equivalent of SSR 2.5?



I am LOVING those results and wondering what I "need" to order from Autogeek this time around (its become a nearly weekly event. :eek: )
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I have only used SSR1, SSR2 and SSR2.5. I would say HC is the closest to SSR2.5, but I have not tried SSR3 yet. I think that OP used with a cutting pad is close to SSR2, but will finish like SSR1 with a finishing pad.



Have you ttried Menzerna polishes yet? They are very nice as well but a little more $$.
 
I rarely just chime in with everyone, but this is by far the best looking red detail I have ever seen! Perfect carnauba shine!
 
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