The Little Details - Painting Calipers

Sometimes the smallest details can set your auto detailing apart from the rest.  In this case we have an older Mustang Cobra with brake calipers that looked faded and uneventful.  Even in perfect factory finish (black), these brake calipers were not so impressive looking.  We used Duplicolor Brake Caliper Paint to spruce this pony up with a hot red finish.  Sanding the surface of the raised letters restored the lettering and made for a factory look.  The results completely changed the look of the car giving it a great look.

Porsche 911 Turbo 996 Premium Detail

Here's a quick look at a stunning 996 turbo we worked on last week. We performed a full correction on the paint to get it as close as possible to perfection. Here's a quick summary of the process used on this one-of-a-kind beauty.

• Wash - ONR
• Clayed with Sonus clay bar
• Swirls and defects machine corrected with Menzerna PO85RD 3.02 using Edge (3M) white foam pads.
• Polishing was performed with Menzerna PO106ff nano polish using Edge (3M) white foam pads.
• Final polishing / perfecting with 3m Ultrafina SE with 3M polishing pads.
• Paint was cleansed with a IPA (Isoprol Alcohol) solution wipe down to remove all filling oils for final inspection.
• LSP was the Concourse Carnauba paste was GuruWax.
  

Here is the typical correction achieved.










After all the machine polishing was completed, we rolled the car outside into the SC sun to get a good look at the paint in the sun for inspection. We washed the car here again to remove all polishing residue and to clean the wheels, jams and moldings.








GuruWax Premium carnauba wax was applied by hand using a premium microfiber applicator to get a nice consistent thin coat.





GuruWax is a pleasure to work with. Smooth, easy application and removal that leaves a deep rich glow.



And the results...

Come See Us at the Car Show in Winston Salem - Oct 31

Car Show
Saturday, October 31st
10 AM until 2 PM
1410 West Clemmonsville Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27127
$10 cash per vehicle
On-site registration
Top 3 cars (voters choice) wins prizes
Prizes to include: 1 Free Car Detail from Detailing Gurus (valued at $200), 1 tub of Guru Wax (valued at $70) and various other detailing products, compliments of Detailing Gurus.

Contest Description:

All show car entries are $10 and will enter your car for a chance to win a Premium detail ($250-$400 value, depending on size of car/truck) courtesy of DetailingGurus.com, North Carolina's premier auto detailer for discriminating auto enthusiasts. More information on the prize can be found here: http://www.detailinggurus.com/services.html
Winner will be selected by Viewer's Choice. All show attendants will receive a form on which they will be allowed to vote on a show entrant. The entrant with the highest number of votes will receive the Premium Detail. 2nd place will receive a container of DetailingGurus premium Carnauba, GuruWax (a $70 value). Three third place entrants will receive plush MicroFiber towels, courtesy of DetailingGurus.

Dont' forget to vote on your favorite car! Show attendants that vote on a car show entry will be entered to receive a door prize as well (have we figured out what this could be? More DG stuff? I don't know if the attendants will be as big a car buff as the entrants).