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Paint By Dt Panels... Detail By Me

SS8_Gohan

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I keep saying i'll show some of Vu's work whenever the DT Panels threads pop up, but just haven't got around to it.

It's really just in response to "those" threads which we see from time to time. So here is my car, sprayed in 2006 i believe? around sept/oct, so coming up to 4 years.

The body kit was actually sprayed at a DIFFERENT time to the car (a year later, maybe more?), so we can get a judge of paint matching as well.

All detailing products from Final Inspection.

This is the car after it's detail. 1 x pass of FI Orange pad with Menzerna IP 3.01, 1 x pass of FI Black with Menzerna Final Finish - LSP is 2 x Final Inspection 'Seal'.

Flat panels (bonnet/bootlid/roof) had a bit mor FI orange passes with the IP 3.01. It's not 100% perfect, but i think you'll agree she's looking alright ;)

and the ubiquitous reflection shots :P No photoshopping, these are actually the panels on my car

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this is the roof

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bonnet

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shit you not, this is just my cars bonnet

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sun spots to show any imperfections

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trying to show off the metallic flake, sun shots will show the swirls/spider webbing/marring etc

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Final Inspection Seal is a high clarity sealant. This is just straight paint correction, no filler products have been used at all.

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reflections shots don't always tell the full story, so i tried to get more sun shots

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Checkout the bootlid and even the rear windscreen got a machine polish and wax (1 x FI Seal, 1 x P21s carnauba wax)

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This is the front passenger guard i believe. Trying to show a proper paint correction. Again no filler products have been used, this is the actual condition of the paint

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not quite full sun...

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love the side mirror reflection in this

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sparkle sparkle

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something about the shape of front guards. Just show of a good detail so well, great depth and gloss

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not to forget the bonnet again either :)

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i did do the entire car :)

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just got back from a drive to get some E85, so the back of the car is a little dusty

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mmm more silky Seal goodness

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chrome finish anyone :D

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can't even tell where the car stops and the garage begins almost :D

This should see 6-8 months of protection with a good washing procedure. Enough to last throughout winter ready for a summer detail :)

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It's a combination of both, decent paint and decent detailing...you can't really polish a turd. To be honest I'd rather see a paint job's quality through undetailed (just washed) photos, because mirror shiny waxes and sealants hide imperfections IMO rather than showing them (depends on the imperfection you're looking for, as some dints will show regardless).

Above paint job looks very good for the money he paid, I will certainly consider a respray at DT come the time to repair my hail damage.

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any respray will need a detail, even the high end sprays. Some just happen to have good detailers to finish it off before they give it to you.

it's by no means a show quality paint job, just as i've said a lot, it's a good job at a good price.

swirls and spider webs aren't exactly a result of the spray job. This really is the paint as it is. It's only a 2 stage correction, topped by a sealant that has no fillers, so i'm not hiding anything. Yes there is more gloss, but things like peel/colour matching etc are going to be there regardless whether it's detailed or not.

When you start wet-sanding etc, then yes... that's not exactly the job that you've seen come off the gun. But a light correction like this, with a no filler LSP, is basically showing the paint job without marks induced by washing.

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