Latest detailsâ„¢ v.Audi A6, #16 revisited, Natty's Blue on an '06 Charger

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First, a couple quick shots of that metallic black CL500 from last time that were on this new roll. Optimum Compound with a Meguiars cutting pad, Optimum Polish with a Meguiars polishing pad and Optimum Car wax x 2.



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2006 Dodge Charger R/T. Stuck in a parking garage this time. He and his wife are getting a divorce so he moved to some nice loft apartment and the only place to work on his car is in the parking garage. Oh well, the lighting is pretty decent. Clearkote's Red Machine Glaze by hand, Poorboy's Natty's Blue Paste by hand.



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Just a quick shot of my 626 after a fresh coat of Meguiars #16. :)



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2002 Audi A6. 3 years old, end of lease, never been detailed. Interior actually wasn't too bad, mostly just a plethora of dog hair. Exterior was a bit different. Not horrible but lots of black spots on the hood and trunk lid. Claying didn't do much other then shear off the tops. Went with Optimum Compound and a Meguiars cutting pad on the hood and trunk lid, then Optimum Polish with a Meguairs polishing pad on the whole car, finished with Optimum Car Wax by hand. Didn't finish until about 20 minutes before sunset, so pics are a bit dark.



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1997 Mercedes SL500. Regular customer, I detail it about 3 times a year. Only has 44,000 miles on it. May be for sale early next year if her son buys her a new one for Christmas this year.



Interior was pretty immaculate but the hood had some reall hard water spots on it. Really hard! I used a test version of Optimum Compound (a faster cut version) with a Meguiars cutting pad, then the regular version of Optimum Compound with another Meg's cutting pad. I then went over the whole car with Optimum Polish and a Meguiars polishing pad, Clearkote's Red Machine Glaze with a blue Propel finishing pad, and topped with Carnauba Moose Wax using a Meguiars finishing pad. Only two shots, last two on the roll. Wish I had another roll with me, I think this is the best the car has ever turned out. Just incredibly deep and wet-second shot really show it! :)



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2002 Jaguar S Type. Detailed at the end of August and topped with Detailer's Pride Premium Surface Shield. Took this pic yesterday (October 5th) after the 2nd straight week of using a new wash product. It isn't out yet so I am not saying who is making it. Don't PM me either because I won't respond to questions about the product until it is released for sale. I will say I like it very much. :)



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I've seen Scottwax do lots of steps on one car. Just depends on what's needed. After shots always look great so doesn't seem like there's a need to do more. If there is, then it's up to the customer to pay for it.

I really like the pics of the Charger. It looks SLICK.

Gotta try the RMG/Blue Nattys combo.
 
Excellent work & photography. Did all the waterspots come out after all that polishing?



I can't wait to hear about the car wash product.
 
animes2k said:
of course they all look great! I actually like the charger a lot. beautiful work as always :D
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While I was finishing up the Charger, some guy who had just pulled up in a new BMW 645 walked over and said how much he liked the Charger. :)



I hear a lot of gripes about it having 4 doors, but in person the car looks terrific.
 
tdekany said:
Did all the waterspots come out after all that polishing?



I can't wait to hear about the car wash product.
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Yes, they did. She is very careful with the car, parks in the middle of parking lots to avoid sprinklers and trees, etc. She does go through a construction zone once a week to get her hair done and she said the last time she did it was sprinkling. My guess is some of the crap kicked up by construction (maybe some cement dust) combined with rain formed the hard water spots. I really had to bear down on my PC with the Optimum compounds.



I wish I could say more about the wash product (not a spray) but with all the #@$#@$ over Shokar I don't want to get into specifics just in case the product doesn't make it to market.
 
That '97 SL500 looks great, I know it only has 44k, but it's still an 8 year old car. Kind of funny how some aesthetic designs translate so well over the years.



Nice work, Scott.
 
GORGEOUS work as always Scott!!! :bow That Charger is just beautiful!! What color is it...looks almost like a deep/dark metallic grey?? Or is it black and that is just the white color of the walls reflecting off of your detail!?!?!?! :xyxthumbs
 
Scott, your QEW regimen might be in jeopardy?!?! You don't have to answer, but I presume it's another rinseless product.



You used a whole slew of products on that SL500, with at least two partial passes and 2 full passes over the car; do you mask/cover anything to prevent splatter or dust from getting where you don't want it?
 
Nice work Scott!



That Charger is tits! If only it came in stick :(.





Whats on the MB side skirts? Looks like concrete or something?
 
Great work! I also agree that if the charger is suppose to be a performance car, such as it is advertised, it MUST come in a stick...otherwise it is just a grocery gette :hairpull r....once again awesome work! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
 
1 Clean WS6 said:
GORGEOUS work as always Scott!!! :bow That Charger is just beautiful!! What color is it...looks almost like a deep/dark metallic grey?? Or is it black and that is just the white color of the walls reflecting off of your detail!?!?!?! :xyxthumbs
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It is a metallic black paint. Really nice in the sun!



Setec Astronomy-I normally don't tape anything off since the PC really doesn't splatter and I don't have many products that stain trim. On the SL, I either drop the top or lift the top at the base where it contacts the car and run the pad underneath to prevent any staining. Most other convertibles, the edges of the top won't fold up and stay so I just lower the top.



Sean-what you see on the lower skirt on the CL is chipped paint. It happened several years ago. The owner is a former cop and speeds everywhere (former cops normally don't get tickets) and he drove through something at a very high speed and it cut up the paint on that side. Don't know why he didn't get it fixed when the front end was repainted. Even worse, two weeks after he got the car back, something fell off a truck and scraped the hood and left a small ding in the grill.



True, the Charger is an automatic but it still runs high 13s to 14 flat in the quarter at 100 mph. My Chevelle was a 3 speed automatic but with 4.11s, a 4000 rpm stall converter and a well built .030 350, it ran a best of 12.84 @ 108 mph. On the other hand, my 626 would be a lot more fun with the 5 speed since the automatic isn't geared well and the torque converter is too tight. I guess it just depends on the automatic. :think:
 
Scottwax said:
Setec Astronomy-I normally don't tape anything off since the PC really doesn't splatter and I don't have many products that stain trim.
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I was just using the SL as an example since you went over the car several times...I usually get some dust, etc., that comes off the roof and hangs in the window seals/sills on the side of the car (obviously no roof polishing on the SL), as well as everywhere else to some degree (can you tell I was using DACP over the weekend?). I will sometimes use a sheet on the windshield to keep that stuff off the wiper arms and out of the cowl area. There was a recent thread about washing the car after polishing, with quite a division of opinions. Just wondering how you handled it, I figured you must have some efficient way to do it (keep the dust off)...which is probably technique/products which keeps it from happening in the first place!
 
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