Detailed: Bringing Berlina BACK!
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Detailed: Bringing Berlina BACK!
Sup guys, I had my hands full with this one over Thanksgiving weekend. The owner Blah5 contacted me for a full on interior/exterior detail on this Berlina black s2000 that he had just purchased. When the car came to me it seemed as if the previous owner(s) had washed and dried this car with either steel wool or sandpaper and then used rags with dried leaves intertwined in the fibers to buff off water spots. Im almost sure this was the first time the paint had been buffed since it first arrived here in the states (510th s2000 made in its first year of production) The paint was in HORRIBLE condition, most likely the worst that I have ever worked on. There were deep scratches, attempted hand buff marks and scrapes all over this thing. Though the swirling may look light in some cases, they were DEEEEP into the clearcoat.
The CF hood received a full wet sand job to remove a majority of the oxidation but some swirls were so heavily embedded into the clearcoat it would be too dangerous for me to remove them safely. The paint went through 3 stages of polishing, some wet sanding, and 2 coats of wax to ensure winter protection. The headlamps were wet sanded, polished and sealed. All plastics, vinyl, and leather were all cleaned and protected, carpets were foamed and shampooed and the convertible top was cleaned and protected as well. I really don
The CF hood received a full wet sand job to remove a majority of the oxidation but some swirls were so heavily embedded into the clearcoat it would be too dangerous for me to remove them safely. The paint went through 3 stages of polishing, some wet sanding, and 2 coats of wax to ensure winter protection. The headlamps were wet sanded, polished and sealed. All plastics, vinyl, and leather were all cleaned and protected, carpets were foamed and shampooed and the convertible top was cleaned and protected as well. I really don
