Lambchop Vs The boy racer

[Lambchop]

This week-end CarnageZA dropped his car off for some TLC and to have the Striped removed

Few Before Pics





The stripe removal ( 7Hrs later )







and then this , This was the glue residue during removal



Car was washed and foamed and then clayed





Here are the pre polishing pics








Now for the Before and after ( All during the polishing stage )






Post Polishing Pics




Final Result









Total time 17hrs

[Carn]

Nicely done dude, that paint was hammered!...Those stickers looked like a nightmare to get off

[Lambchop]

(07-11-2010 07:15 PM)Carn Wrote:  Nicely done dude, that paint was hammered!...Those stickers looked like a nightmare to get off

Thanks dude

I should have doubled the amount i charged the guy

Those stripes were terrible .. The stripes were easy the it was the glue that was never ending . It was really hard to remove off areas that had been exposed to high amounts of heat

But hey im happy with the result.. and the Menzerna Power Lock is fantastic BTW

[calypso]

Glue, its after all of us. Nice work.

[Lambchop]

Thanks Lexi

IPA and a MF cloth and tons of elbow grease

[onyx]

Fantastic Auto-Glaze!

You used that NASA approved stuff hey lol

[Woodie]

Nice work Nic - I can only image the time and effort that went into removing the stripes.

As a matter of interest - were these stripes on the car from new? Reason for asking is that the one before photo of the bonnet with the stripes removed show evidence of swirling in the paint previously covered by the stripes. I was wondering whether the swirls were there before the stripes were put on, or whether the swirling is a result of the process to remove the stripes and glue residue?

[Lambchop]

(08-11-2010 07:00 AM)Woodie Wrote:  Nice work Nic - I can only image the time and effort that went into removing the stripes.

As a matter of interest - were these stripes on the car from new? Reason for asking is that the one before photo of the bonnet with the stripes removed show evidence of swirling in the paint previously covered by the stripes. I was wondering whether the swirls were there before the stripes were put on, or whether the swirling is a result of the process to remove the stripes and glue residue?

Thanks Woodie

After i removed the stripes I saw quite a few stone chips where the stripes were . So Id say that the car didnt have the stries on sinmce new

I also think i might have caused some type of damage to the paint during the glue removal stage . bit it was minimal

[Vincent]

Nice work on the Car... Really nice end result. The blue on the ST is really such a cool colour.
Removing Glue residue is pain ... one of my pet hates with detailing.
So you say the Menz Power Lock is a must get.
What other sealants have you used before that you can compare it to?

[Lambchop]

(08-11-2010 10:29 AM)Vincent Wrote:  Nice work on the Car... Really nice end result. The blue on the ST is really such a cool colour.
Removing Glue residue is pain ... one of my pet hates with detailing.
So you say the Menz Power Lock is a must get.
What other sealants have you used before that you can compare it to?

Thanks

Didnt say the Menz is a must get but liked the easy on easy off of the product . Made the car look quite nice and the paint was very slick . I dont normally use sealants i always finish off with a Nuba . so decided to give it a try

[Carn]

Nic, glad you liked the sample

(08-11-2010 10:29 AM)Vincent Wrote:  What other sealants have you used before that you can compare it to?

Vince there are rumours that Blackfire produce Powerlock for Menzerna in the USA, or vice versa. Having used both I can tell you that they are almost identical in terms of colour, consistency, application and removal. The end result (slickness) is also very much the same. I will send you a sample with your other stuff to play with

[PrevanP]

The car definately looks much better with the stripes...nice work Lampchop.

[onyx]

(08-11-2010 02:57 PM)PrevanP Wrote:  The car definately looks much better with the stripes...nice work Lampchop.

Makes it go faster too!

[Lambchop]

(08-11-2010 04:59 PM)onyx Wrote:  

(08-11-2010 02:57 PM)PrevanP Wrote:  The car definately looks much better with the stripes...nice work Lampchop.

Makes it go faster too!

Didnt help me complete the job faster

[BigBear]

Awesome Job, LC!

Prepsol is some Wicked Stuff, hehe

[springbok]

Looks so much better without the stripes.

[PaulVW]

Awesome work LC!

The reflection shots are awesome

I also think it looks better without the stripes but then again without the stripes it doesn't look like a ST