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    Cool makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    Hello everyone! I present a cool car - a Fiat Barchetta. This vehicle belongs to a very long time client and friend. He loves old and rare imported vehicles. In fact the first car he brought me was a Lancia Thema 8.32! This Fiat was purchased from a local importer here in Toronto. With the previous detail I had performed for him years ago, he knew this car would need a good paint correction. Luckily for him, coatings are here and their benefits are impossible to ignore. He wanted the best and I was happy to provide

    Anyhow, let`s get down to business, shall we?

    The car showed up pretty clean considering he drove it down a dirt road on the way to me, and the paint had a `decent` shine to it.



    Vehicle was prepped with the following:
    - CarPro IronX Snow Soap + CarPro Merino Wool Wash Mitt
    - Ultima Waterless Wash + CarPro PolyShave Decon block
    - IronX + Lake Country Grout Sponge to spread IronX over paint and provide a slight amount of agitation for added effect of IronX

    Wheels were cleaned using IronX and Wheel Woolies. Tires cleaned with 3D/HD APC and a tire brush. Immediately following this cleaning, the wheels were treated to Hydro2.

    Moving on to the paint...lets have a look at what we`re dealing with...




    Ummm...not so pretty! Thankfully the paint corrected quite easily. I used D300 on a white 5" Lake Country White pad to cut (using Rupes 21) and it left the finish essentially perfect and LSP ready after 2 passes. Following pics are after said steps:










    After all the cutting, I followed up with the amazing Reflect! Look at this clarity:


    After this, I polished the glass with M205 on a MFFP and gave the car a thorough wipedown with Eraser. The paint received 3 thick coats of Finest and the glass received FlyBy30. PERL on the tires and P21S Finish Restorer on the exhaust tip. Unfortunately the grille by the hood was metal and needs to be repainted at some point, so it looks unfinished in the pictures (didn`t realize how bad it stood out till I put the photos on my computer).

    Here are the finals:









    When I delivered the car to him, I told him it`s going to be pretty amazing at how easy it is to wash the car from now on. When he washed it for the first time after a month, he messaged me saying "Washed the fiat for the first time yesterday. Holy. You are so right. Kinda freaked me out"

    Thanks for looking! Questions and comments are welcome, as always!

    Kaval Vilkhu
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    Serving Greater Toronto Area, Mobile & Drop-off Service
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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    3 thick coats of Finest?! I bet water sheets off 2 inches from the paint lol. The paint looks amazing Kaval! Great job and I love that color.

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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    WOW, looks amazing beautiful car now has the finish it deserves.

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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    Quote Originally Posted by Vega@Autopia View Post
    3 thick coats of Finest?! I bet water sheets off 2 inches from the paint lol. The paint looks amazing Kaval! Great job and I love that color.
    Thank you Vega! I usually do 2 coats but since this car was small (especially with no roof), 3 coats was easy.

    Quote Originally Posted by trashmanssd View Post
    WOW, looks amazing beautiful car now has the finish it deserves.
    Thanks! I agree!
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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    Stunning work
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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    Super job
    paint looked lifeless before
    Formerly the "Best Detailer", now just Super Wax Waster Man. Not necessarily tactful, but normally right. It`s good to be da King !!!

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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    The one picture with the windshield wipers up is Wallpaper worthy! I need to try Reflect.

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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    Quote Originally Posted by Pats300zx View Post
    Stunning work
    Thank you!
    Quote Originally Posted by Ronkh View Post
    Super job
    paint looked lifeless before
    Thank you Ronkh

    Quote Originally Posted by WaxAddict View Post
    The one picture with the windshield wipers up is Wallpaper worthy! I need to try Reflect.
    I was actually thinking about doing that too! And yes, please try Reflect. It is simply amazing! I got mine from Carpro-us.com
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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    What a difference, great work kaval!

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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    Quote Originally Posted by Zelfiris View Post
    What a difference, great work kaval!
    Thank you Zelfiris!
    Make it Shine Automotive Detailing
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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    nice work kaval!

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    Re: makeitshine.ca - Fiat Barchetta + CQuartz FINEST

    Awesome job! It really stands out now!

 

 

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