2009 Black G8 GT, LOTS of pictures.
07-04-2012, 12:14 PM
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2009 Black G8 GT, LOTS of pictures. I normally post in the LS4 section, but I detailed a buddies G8 and thought I'd throw it on here.
This G8 belongs to a good friend of mine, and we decided it was time to clean it up a bit. The car is not stock, it has headers, intake, exhaust, tune, and prob some more things I can't think of.
The owner said he drove through some "concrete", I thought he was joking, it was actually really hard to remove from the wheel wells.
Process
Foam canon with DP xtreme foam
2BM wash with CG Citrus wash
Diablo gel and APC on the wheels, wheel wells, and tires.
Dried with WW towels
Polished with M205, white/green LC pads
LSP - Blackfire wet diamond
Blackfire total eclipse tire gel
Aquapel on windsheild
APC and 303 aerospace on the inside
All photos are unedited, taken with Nikon D7000 and various lenses.
Here are a few before pictures.
Wheels got Diablo Gel
Tires and wheel wells got APC 4:1
Rinsed
that's better
It was pretty obvious that the paint didn't have much protection left.
Paintwork before
Taped up
After polishing no LSP
Tape removed
Blackfire wet diamond applied
This G8 belongs to a good friend of mine, and we decided it was time to clean it up a bit. The car is not stock, it has headers, intake, exhaust, tune, and prob some more things I can't think of.
The owner said he drove through some "concrete", I thought he was joking, it was actually really hard to remove from the wheel wells.
Process
Foam canon with DP xtreme foam
2BM wash with CG Citrus wash
Diablo gel and APC on the wheels, wheel wells, and tires.
Dried with WW towels
Polished with M205, white/green LC pads
LSP - Blackfire wet diamond
Blackfire total eclipse tire gel
Aquapel on windsheild
APC and 303 aerospace on the inside
All photos are unedited, taken with Nikon D7000 and various lenses.
Here are a few before pictures.
Wheels got Diablo Gel
Tires and wheel wells got APC 4:1
Rinsed
that's better
It was pretty obvious that the paint didn't have much protection left.
Paintwork before
Taped up
After polishing no LSP
Tape removed
Blackfire wet diamond applied
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While that cured, I cleaned up the inside
I'm guessing one of his kids and something blow up back here.
Vacuum, Apc, 303 Aerospace protectant, cleaned up the inside.
Aquapel applied
Sealant removed and final pics!!
Thanks for looking!
I'm guessing one of his kids and something blow up back here.
Vacuum, Apc, 303 Aerospace protectant, cleaned up the inside.
Aquapel applied
Sealant removed and final pics!!
Thanks for looking!
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07-05-2012, 06:47 AM
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looking good man , got a question , i just got done with my dads 77 ta and it takes about 8-10 hours to buff and wax it , 7424xp , how long is it taking you , and how can i do this faster or does it just take this long ..
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Spent about 7 hours on this, could have done it easy in 5, but I did take a lot of pictures and the wheel wells took 3 different brushes and chemicals to remove most of it.
