Oakes

Good Vibrations, in Horsham, PA has been a great help to us in referring work! This is one of their client cars, the 4th Saleen S281 that we have detailed as a result of this shop, that was in need of a corrective detail. This 2003 Saleen S281 in Red, has had a LOT of work done to it, very little stock parts remain if any at all! Putting down a healthy 600+ hp, it needed to look the part in regards to it's paint and wheels. The wheels alone, took Mikhael most of the detail to revive, at around $8k for the set of wheels alone, they needed the most attention possible! The pics show Mike's work on them, from getting them clean and spotless to polished, shined and sealed. Very few deep defects were found on this car, however, there were definitely swirls that needed to be gone!



Products used

Meguiars 105 + wool pad
Menzerna 203 + orange pad
Menzerna 106 + white
P21S paint cleanser
CG wheel cleaner
CG CitrusWash
CG metal wax
P21S TAW
P21S polishing soap
Meguiar’s super degreaser (tires/wheels wells)
Meguiar’s wheel brightener (wheel barrels)
Danase Paint Sealant
Rejex
303 convertible top cleaner


Procedure and notes: Process: Vehicle was degreased with P21S TAW, washed with CG citrus wash and dried, convertible top was cleaned with 303 convertible top cleaner. Wheels were taken off, cleaned front and back, face was polished and sealed. Brake calipers were cleaned and sealed as well. Car was taken inside and all trim was taped off, did test panel and decided it needed wool pad and 105 to correct the defects. Whole car was done with wool pad and megs 105, followed with Menzerna 203 and orange pad and finished with Menzerna 106FA and white pad. P21S Paint Cleanser was used to remove left over polishing oils and to enhance gloss. Denase paint sealant was applied and removed per instructions. Tires were cleaned with terry cloth to remove old silicone dressing (took almst an hour for all 4 tires) and dressed with Poorboys Bold and Bright.

Before wash



Paint before



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Correction pictures 50/50

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Wheels before

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Polished using DA with Menzerna 203 and orange pad. Chrome was polished with CG metal wax
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Before polishing

After polishing



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Final pictures



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Feedback always appreciated, thanks for looking!
-Oakes

PortlandRL

Great work as always! That looks AMAZING!

Steven Bell

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Good lookin' job Oakes-you guys are nailin' it!

paz840

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Very nice correction Oakes That red is shining!

princelybug

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Nice work!

Oakes

Thank you guys! I appreciate the kind words! We've been VERY VERY busy, sorry for the random bursts of threads. We took the week off to have the floors done at the shop, so we are trying to catch up with write ups and pictures for the owners and such. There are plenty more to come!

97BlackAckCL

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Man I LOVE that car, you definitely made it right