Black 2011 Corvette ZR1 - CarPro Essence - CQuartz - Picture Heavy

[Sharpline Detailing]

Third vehicle I've done for this owner, this being the second Corvette. The first Corvette I did for him was his 2015 Z06, which can be seen here: http://carproforum.com/showthread.php?3813-2015-Corvette-Z06-cQuartz

This 2011 ZR1 has only 6,500 miles on it. Car is registered in Florida (owner has a house down there) so being right on the ocean + salt air is how and why I'm assuming the wheels got so bad. Breaking this car down by numbers, it is 1 of 4,684 total produced, 1 of 806 produced for 2011, and 1 of 159 painted Black that year. Not the rarest of the rare, but pretty rare

Washed with Meguiar's D111
Iron X
Tar X
Poor Boy's World Bug Squash
Clay with Adam's clay
Wheels washed with Meguiar's D140
Wheels + Exhaust polished using Mother's Power Cone + Adam's Metal Polish #1 and #2 (I have about 12 hours in the wheels alone)
Wheels coated with DLux
Tires dressed with PERL - 2 coats
Engine Bay cleaned using Tornador, dressed with Meguiar's D4510, engine cover coated with DLux
Windshield coated with FlyBy30, other windows received Reload
Paint polished using Flex 3401 + Meguiar's D300 + Megs 5" MF cutting disc
Paint polished using PC7424xp + CarPro Essence + CarPro 5" Gloss Pad
Paint coated with CQuartz classic

Interior cleaned using Tornador Black + Meguiar's D101 at 10:1 + Steam cleaned (mold removal on door panels)
Seats cleaned using Adam's Leather and Interior Cleaner + coated with CQuartz Leather
Interior fabric/cloth received a coating of CQuartz Fabric
All other interior surfaces treated with Ultima Trim Guard Plus

 

[Kevin D. Hannum]

I love seeing the transformation of details. Then again, I guess we all do and that's why we do what we do (if you can make sense of what I just wrote. I just confused myself ). Man, those wheels did have some mold on them. I'm guessing it sits around a lot? Great job and thanks for sharing.


Kevin...

 

[fdresq4]

Goodness...What a turnaround especially with the mold! Did he say if that car is kept in a garage? I'd be very concerned about the mold.

 

[Kevin D. Hannum]

I agree. I was thinking the same exact thing. I've never had to deal with mold on rims, especially like that. I guess it's the area & climate. I would think it sits outside a lot (if not all the time).

However, it was a great job getting the mold off & getting them to shine!!!


Kevin...

 

[Sharpline Detailing]

I love seeing the transformation of details. Then again, I guess we all do and that's why we do what we do (if you can make sense of what I just wrote. I just confused myself ). Man, those wheels did have some mold on them. I'm guessing it sits around a lot? Great job and thanks for sharing.


Kevin...

Definitely...nothing comes close to the feeling I get when I see the finished product I created..taking something 'worn' per-se, and making it look brand new!

Car did sit around a lot, like the rest of his cars, but now that I'm taking care of them on a monthly basis he loves to drive them! He's the kind of guy that just likes to get in and drive

This ZR1 sat in Florida for two years, the door panels had white mold on them as well. I forgot to take 'after' pictures so I didn't post any 'before' photos here.

Owner has also told me has an an Anniversary addition sitting in his garage down in Florida...no telling what it looks like
His cars up here are kept in a climate controlled building though.

 

[Kevin D. Hannum]

So you even had to deal with mold on the door panels? Wow, what an impressive job. Even without seeing the before & after pictures of the door, if they turned out even the slightest bit as good as the wheels turned out, I'm sure they look great!!!

Great Job...

Kevin...

 

[Worthrj]

Awesome work. I love what the d300 and essence did.