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[Totoland Mach]

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A detailer's BEST compliment! The owner of the Countach took a 1st Place trophy in the 1972-1985 Original Car field of 154 cars.



It was a fine way to finish a lot of hard work.

Totoland Mach

[Superior Shine]

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DATS HOW YOU DO DAT!!!

[SL1CK]

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His boots match!

[35th Anniversary SS]

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Awesome... EXCELLENT JOB my friend!

All you used was ColorX? Man.. Im gonna have to get some now!

[SpoiledMan]

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Color X for the win!

[kellyinkc]

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All right Toto! And with Color X. Woooooo

[Totoland Mach]

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Thanks Folks! The key to any product is surface prep. I worked with #83 for many hours and used a generous amount of #7 as well. I think the ColorX provided additional oils in this starved paint. IF...big IF..the owner will properly wash and maintain the car, ColorX will provide a long lasting finish.

A lot of folks (myself included) tend to "jump" on the latest product. But now I step back and look at the vehicle and think about what is this vehicle's lifestyle? Show, work, cruise, competition? Then I try to make an educated decision for giving the owner the best product choice.

Here's a shot at the show with my Mach 1 next to the Countach.



It certainly was a challenging job...but I got a lot of personal satisfaction from the results.

Toto

[Zet]

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Wow, that was a happy ending... 1st price

So you pretty much cut the oxidation with #83 while using #7 to nourish the paint, and then going over the whole car using ColorX as a final cleaner/polish (and for protection)? Just trying to get the exact process

[Totoland Mach]

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Wow, that was a happy ending... 1st price

So you pretty much cut the oxidation with #83 while using #7 to nourish the paint, and then going over the whole car using ColorX as a final cleaner/polish (and for protection)? Just trying to get the exact process

Zet: that was pretty much the process. I worked the 83 for a long time, constantly washing the pads on the Cyclo and PC (some areas the cyclo just wouldn't fit). Then I worked #7 a few times until I thought the paint had enough oils. Finally ColorX.

The problem with the car is there are lots of nooks and angular areas where you have to apply product by hand.

Totoland Mach

[hammer55]

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The problem with the car is there are lots of nooks and angular areas where you have to apply product by hand.

Totoland Mach[/quote]
when applying to the nooks and crannys do you have to just go back and forth or in a circular motion??

[Totoland Mach]

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Totoland Mach
when applying to the nooks and crannys do you have to just go back and forth or in a circular motion??

Hammer: depends on the area. For instance, there is a lip on the front bumper (just below the hood/fender area...you can see it in the picture) that only can be used in a back/forth motion. Then, those air scoops on the lower spoiler could be circular. It's tedious work, but that's the difference between detailing and just waxing.

Toto

[hammer55]

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thanks for the help, you can tell I am not much on truly detailing, until I bought my black car, now I need to be because of the clairity of lack paint, cant stand the unkept look of black

Hammer: depends on the area. For instance, there is a lip on the front bumper (just below the hood/fender area...you can see it in the picture) that only can be used in a back/forth motion. Then, those air scoops on the lower spoiler could be circular. It's tedious work, but that's the difference between detailing and just waxing.

Toto[/quote]

[Newport Viper]

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Good job....BUT how did that car get so bad in the first place?

[Totoland Mach]

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Good job....BUT how did that car get so bad in the first place?

Viper: from the info I gathered, the owner had someone "detail" the car for $100. I've looked at pics when he first purchased & delivered the car and they didn't look bad.

I suspect the person used a rotary + wool pad + bad habits and that is the result.

The good side is the owner is not even going to wash the car any longer. And he won't trust anyone but me with the finish.

Richard

[sneek]

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i wonder what kind of finish #3 or #81 would have left on it?

It turned out to be single stage right?