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I was contacted by a local Limousine company to fix some obvious issues on the paint of their Rolls Royce they had just purchased used from Miami. I was informed there were buffing trails, etc so knowing that Rolls Royce paint is generaly on the softer side I thought I would have it somewhat easy on a nice car. Boy was I wrong! We wont even mention the what seemed like 4 foot tall door panels and the length a little over 19 feet! Once I started the decontamination process I began finding little clues(orange peel, unfinished sanding, etc) that the car had been repainted at some time, only to find out the entire driver side of the car had been painted after finding the blend spots over the rear A-Pillar and front fender. I had my work cut out for me.

Wash and Decontamination Process:
BLACKFIRE Gloss Shampoo Two-Bucket Wash With Grit Guards
BLACKFIRE PolyClay II Detailing Clay with BLACKFIRE Detailing Clay Bar Lubricant
Two-Bucket Wash with Microfiber Chenille Wash Mitts
Blow Dried/Big Blue III Drying Towel

Wheels:
P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner
Microfiber Chenille Wash Mitts(dedicated to wheels only)
E-Z Detail Brush


Paint Correction:
3M Automotive Performance "Green" Tape
Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut Compound / Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool Pad
via Makita 9227 Rotary Polisher
Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish / Lake Country Orange FLAT 6.5" Foam Pad
via Meguiar's G110 Dual-Action Machine Polisher
Zaino AIO On All Door Shuts
50/50 of 91% IPA/Distilled Water
Dragon Fibre Microfiber Towels

LSP:
TWO coats of BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection via G110 using a Lake Country Flat 6.5 inch Gold Concours Finishing Pad
TWO coats of BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax

BEFORE:




The interior had already been cleaned so I did no work to the interior.


Hard to reach area.


On to the real damage..Series of Before/After shots, none of which have had LSP applied yet.

Wheel Arch Before.


Wheel Arch After.




Rear Pillar Before.




Here you can see the haziness from the buffing trails left even without proper light.


Rear Pillar After.

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Drivers Rear 1/4 Panel Before.


Drivers Rear 1/4 Panel After.






Drivers Doors. Unfinished areas of sanding.








Drivers Door After.

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Front Fender Before.


Front Fender Before.








Front Bumper/Fender Before.




Front Bumper/Fender After.

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Passenger Rear 1/4 Panel Before.








Passenger Rear 1/4 Panel/C-Pillar After.






Passenger Doors Before.

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Passenger Doors After.












Passenger Front Fender Before. Sorry No Afters.




I wasnt able to capture the defects for the top panels with my camera, so I didnt bother taking any, except this one taped off to protect the chrome trim and edges.

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And Finally After Applying TWO Coats of BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection and TWO Coats of BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax.

speedooo

relocated my post so it doesnt interrupt your pictures...

does the limousine company know it was repainted? lol

you do some awesome work

Presidential_Detail

thanks! they know now..haha! Kinda sucks to point stuff like that out to the owners when they dont already know about it..but better to show them then have them try to blame me later..

The Collin

Nice work as always.

[On your front fender description, you have 'Front fender before' for the after pics as well ]

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Thanks! And your right I forgot to change it to after.

Maluko

damn! you did a SWEEEET *** job on that phantom.

Maluko

good **** man.

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Thanks guys!

RoadRage212

Now you can always say "F**k You. I detailed a PHANTOM." :p Nice job!

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haha! Thanks! Sure can!

prelude-all-the-way

so to my understanding you used the m105 first then used the m205 second on the paint? and what did you use to wipe off the residue? thanks for your help

Hangn

hey! What's going on?

You're on here too oooo

Well. Great Job again! Keep these coming!! Hahaha. Funny thing, today on the radio I heard them advertising Ambassador Limousines today. They were talking about limousine cars and trucks and the famous Rolls Royce Phantom!! !!!

I think it's famous because the detailer did a crazzzy job on it SUPER WHITE!

Great job again! Keep it up!!

CHIAMX

Very nice work. white looks so clean.

[ej]Jonathan

never ceases to impress me.....ogrgeous car before, but even better afterwards

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If you guys remember the yellow on yellow 03' NSX, then you should see the owner "other" NSX. :D This is a very rare 2005 Long Beach Blue Pearl/Camel Interior. The car is in PERFECT condition, and I am sure most people would never think to have any amount of paint polishing done besides a simple wax. But at Presidential Detailing, we look past that! The car did have some minor swirling, nothing to complain about but the owner wanted it PERFECT. I thoroughly enjoyed working on this car, the paint is just absolutely beautiful!

Only 11k on this one too!


When I arrived, the car was just a little dirty from a previous drive. The car has never been driven in the rain. I started with the wheels.






After dwelling in P21S and agitating.


There were a few bird droppings here and there, luckily the front of the car has a clearbra on it because they looked kinda dried up and would have definitely etched into the soft Honda paint.






There were also several twigs, leaves, etc wedged into the front mesh grill.


After the wash, it was time to prep by taping off any areas that may cause trouble.

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The were some pretty obvious scratches near the key hole.


Somehow I only managed to get two after shots(it was raining outside so light was limited in the garage)




It was difficult to capture the defects, but they were there.




Applying the first coat of Blackfire Sealant.


After.

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Rear Bumper Corrected.




Applying the first coat of Blackfire Sealant to Passenger Side.


Finished.

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The next day, the weather was a little nicer so I could bring the car outside for some finished shots. :D



Clean Front Air Dam.












Back in the garage.


Surprisingly, the Acura cover was extemely nice!

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While I was there, I also washed his other NSX that corrected about 3-4 months ago. The blackfire was holding strong and there still wasnt a scratch or swirl on the car! I was impressed!

Before.






After.