IOM G8 GT Detail

[Blackbirdws6]

I took a week off from work but decided to keep busy rather than sit on my ass. The G8 needed some attention real bad. The paint wasn't too bad but it had a fair amount of swirls and little imperfections that bugged me. I didn't take too many before shots but here was my general process.

- Washed with Dawn to remove any wax
- Clayed the entire car
- Buffed entire car with orange Lake Country Pad, Porter Cable and Menzerna SIP to remove imperfections.
- Buffed with finishing glaze to "jewel" the paint a bit
- Wolfgang Fuzion wax applied to exterior
- Aerospace 303 used on all exterior plastics including front grills, rear GXP valence, and fender wells
- Engine bay cleaned and dressed

I have a few more things to do but overall I'm happy with the results.

BEFORE







Washed and Taped Off



After Correction






All Done

[LTb1ow]

Your camera certainly makes that beat ole DD look good!


Looks awesome, as usual BLS.

[NJ Torque]

Lookin good.

[Featherburner]

Looks awesome! Now that you have practice on a G8, I'll drop mine off!

[sweetbmxrider]

So cherry

[madness410]

looking good...did you use a polisher or did you do it all by hand? im looking to do something in the near future with my camaro, and it will be my first full detail... have any tips?

edit..didnt see it said buffed lol, which polisher did you use

[WildBillyT]

Originally Posted by madness410

looking good...did you use a polisher or did you do it all by hand? im looking to do something in the near future with my camaro, and it will be my first full detail... have any tips?

edit..didnt see it said buffed lol, which polisher did you use

Looks like the Porter Cable

[coolmanvette75]

Looking good BLS

[maroman88]

whata u dress the engine bay with?

[Blackbirdws6]

Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by Featherburner

Looks awesome! Now that you have practice on a G8, I'll drop mine off!

Plenty of practice on the G8 now, a second would be a breeze..... This car is actually not bad to detail and I didn't have to tape off too much trim as well.

Originally Posted by madness410

looking good...did you use a polisher or did you do it all by hand? im looking to do something in the near future with my camaro, and it will be my first full detail... have any tips?

edit..didnt see it said buffed lol, which polisher did you use

I used a porter cable 7424. I've had it for years and it does a good job. I want to step it up to a Flex sometime but it's tough to justify for the coin when I only do this a few times a year.

Originally Posted by WildBillyT

Looks like the Porter Cable

Correct sir.

Originally Posted by maroman88

whata u dress the engine bay with?

I used the Aerospace 303 stuff again. I really like it because it leaves a non-greasy matte type of shine. I don't like Armor All as it just looks like you took a freshly cooked hamburger and rubbed the grease everywhere. The product seems to last a few weeks when exposed to sunlight and doesn't oxidize badly on the dash.

[1320B4U]

Originally Posted by maroman88

whata u dress the engine bay with?

Horsepower...lol.

looking good.

[LS1ow]

need to cherry my mower.

[Blackbirdws6]

Originally Posted by LS1ow

need to cherry my mower.

Need to Rogue status it.