Auto Obsessed Specialty Detail - Shelby GT500 Super Snake

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Auto Obsessed was given the opportunity to work on a truly unique Shelby GT500 Super Snake with the primary focus being paint restoration. The black paint on this Super Snake was very soft resulting in extremely heavy defects as we will later see.




Upon initial inspection, it was clear the vehicle's paint required some serious attention:






We began by cleaning the wheels, P21s Wheel Cleaner Gel was used alongside AutoGlym Custom Wheel Cleaner for the tires:




Can't forget about the wheel wells:



A quick test revealed the paint contained a wax or sealant:


This LSP would have to be removed before a proper paint correction could be done and thus the vehicle was foamed using Chemical Guys Citrus Wash n Gloss:


It was then washed using the two bucket method:


The vehicle was then rinsed, beading no longer existed and thus the LSP has been stripped:


It was critical that spotless rinse was used to ensure no water spots would be left during the rinse phase. Untreated:


Filtered:

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The vehicle was then dried using the Metro Master Blaster:


With the wash done, contaminants were removed using Sonus Ultra-Fine Detailing Clay alongside Sonus Glyde:


This vehicle contained many decals that had to be taped as they can be damaged during the paint correction process:


Phil corrected the majority of the paint using Meguiar's D300 on a microfiber pad on a Porter Cable DA for the compounding stage:


While Adam utilized Menzerna's Super Intensive Polish on a LC White Pad with a Flex Rotary was used for the tricky spots:


50/50 of the truck lid:


And a before:


After:


50/50 of the front quarter:


Hood before:


After:


Side vents before:

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After:


Front bumper before:


After:


50/50 of the tail lights:



With the paint correction completed, Swissvax Concorso was used as a LSP:

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The finished product:








And some sunlight photos:








List of products used:
Foaming
Foam Cannon(1007)
2oz CG Citrus Wash and Gloss(1008)

Wash
Foam Cannon.
2oz CG W and G(1008) in cannon and 2oz in wash bucket.
Raceglaze Natural Sheepskin Wash Mitt(1610)
Griot’s Garage Micro Fibre Wash Pads(1699)
Raceglaze Detail Brushes(1602)
2 Bucket Combo’s(1732)

Wheels and Wells
P21S Wheel Cleaner(1035)
Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
EZ Detail brush (1234) and detail brush mini(1235)
Raceglaze Brush Set

Clay
Sonus SFX Ultra-fine clay(1402)
Sonus Glyde Clay Lubricant(1126)

Wipedown
Carpro Eraser(2057)

LSP
Swissvax Concorso

Misc
Superior Blue MF(1365)
Value Yellow MF(2049)
Poor Boys Spray n Wipe
Griot's Garage Rubber Prep
Migliore Bella Lustra Tire Glaze

[BensonTT]

Crazy nice!! The job done, not the car.. LoL

[KRyn]

Wow! Amazing work!

[GQBalla]

nice job!

[flipstah]

Now that is a clean job!

Props to Auto Obsessed.

[kvg]

Great work

[flipstah]

How long does a process like this usually take?

[canadian booster]

amazing! very well done!

[max_boost]

Attention to detail is out of this world.

[nismodrifter]

wowzas

[Dooms_Bane]

holy shit that is epic

[AutoObsessed]

Thank you everyone, it was nice to be able to work on this car and see it up close. One of the coolest things to see is the cars drive away and take the show on the streets, this car was extremely shiney and really stood out.

Originally posted by flipstah
How long does a process like this usually take?

This car had 37 man hrs in it, there is so much detail with all the stripes, fins, scoops, etc. which make the polishing process harder. We did a full 3 stage polish on it and only focused on the paint and exterior detail, no interior or engine detailing was done.