addr6 Report post Posted February 14, 2012 So I get a call to go to Florida to work on a Performante for my #1 client that lives here in Ohio. He told me it was black so I figured it was going to be complicated to work on like that past Lambos I have worked on. He then explains that Lamborghini claims they have changed the paint on the black cars and that it would not be as soft as it used to be. So I packed up a small arsenal of what I thought I would need to do this car and head to Florida. I get to Florida and pull the car out into the sun. Saying I was completely blown away by the condition was an understatement. I can’t believe a car can actually leave a dealership in this condition. Below are some before pictures. Problems in the paint: Halograms Swirls Deeper Scratches Sanding Marks Scuffs in paint Overspray Caked compound Look at how many miles were on it!!!!! So as you can see I had some work cut out for me. I started off by doing a test section with D300 and Microfiber. It did not come out good, and I was started to worry I did not bring what I needed to get the job done. From this test I learned that Lamborghini had gone from super soft paint to rock hard paint. It was incredible how hard it was. So then I moved on to M101 and Microfiber. It came out a lot better but was not perfect. I ended up using that combo but had to go over most areas multiple times. Some areas I had to use Surbuf and M101 to correct. Everything was coming along good until I got to the deck lid. The deck lid had tons of DEEP sanding marks in it. Nothing I threw at it even touched them. I called DJ Mayo and Todd Cooperider for some help. They came over with some more supplies. Even they could not get the sanding marks out and get the paint to finish down properly. We used M101 and wool with a rotary but it tore it up so much that even 7 steps of polishing did not make it perfect. We then all determined that I would just have to get the deck lid as good as I could. The only way I would be able to get it perfect would be to do it in an actual shop with lots of products to throw at it. I was using the Girot’s machine on speed 6 and using a ton of pressure to correct. My pad got so hot that it actually melted itself to my backing plate and ended up exploding from the Velcro back. It was pretty scary when it happened. I hit everything with M101 and Microfiber. After that step I moved down to D300 and Microfiber to correct the previous step. Finally I finished down with a Black pad and Sonax Paint cleaner. As you can see from the pictures below it came out great and was a HUGE improvement from when I started. Some sun pics. Altogether I had 35 hours into this one. It was a lot of work but I learned a lot about dealing with a paint I had never dealt with before. In the end the car came out amazing. Thanks for reading!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Report post Posted February 14, 2012 The "after" shots are so rich and full of depth that the car looks like it was just dipped in a pool of black oil... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmr Report post Posted February 14, 2012 Looks sick!!! Great job. Scottys car? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gLA Report post Posted February 14, 2012 Nice work! I can't believe the state the car was in from being at the dealers. How did they manage to mess the paint up so bad? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovingtravler Report post Posted February 14, 2012 That is some nice work. Looks amazing now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin2772 Report post Posted February 15, 2012 Looks sick!!! Great job. Scottys car? I thought he mentioned getting one in another thread too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Wiggs Report post Posted February 15, 2012 Like I said before, the car looks great but the special 'bits' of the Perf. are lost on the black car. One of the Biancos is the only way to go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilligan740 Report post Posted February 15, 2012 Nice work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monlp640 Report post Posted February 15, 2012 bravo what a nicely job!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRANSAMERA Report post Posted February 15, 2012 Nice work! I can't believe the state the car was in from being at the dealers. How did they manage to mess the paint up so bad? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalACP82 Report post Posted February 15, 2012 I love these threads! Nice work, those before and after shots say it all. I love how shimmery it is and the matte stripes really set it off! What happened to the passenger door that it looked that bad at the start? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew R. Report post Posted February 16, 2012 Results look fantastic... but also have to ask.. how could a car leave a dealer looking like that?!?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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