Superformance evolution by chassis number

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by rokndad

...But Dean uses lots of microfibre cloths and some special spray stuff (forgot the name Dean) that really works.

In the spirit of the season, I give you my secret sauce formula:

Pinnacle Souveran yellow Brazilian pure carnauba paste wax (expensive $#it!) followed by a spritz of Zaino #8. Apply with the softest micro fiber towels you can buy (not all microfibers are alike). Maximum depth and gloss will be achieved if the base surface is clean. Works good on most finishes but is best on DARK colors.

Pinnacle Souveran "carnauba paste wax" (not the liquid)
http://www.pinnaclewax.com/souveran.html

Zaino "Z-8" (liquid)
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Count=12

That's pretty much it!

-Dean

[mattpatt]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

In the spirit of the season, I give you my secret sauce formula:

Pinnacle Souveran yellow Brazilian pure carnauba paste wax (expensive $#it!) followed by a spritz of Zaino #8. Apply with the softest micro fiber towels you can buy (not all microfibers are alike). Maximum depth and gloss will be achieved if the base surface is clean. Works good on most finishes but is best on DARK colors.

Pinnacle Souveran "carnauba paste wax" (not the liquid)
http://www.pinnaclewax.com/souveran.html

Zaino "Z-8" (liquid)
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...oduct_Count=12


That's pretty much it!

-Dean

Hi Dean,

Do you wash with soap and water before applying you "sauce"? Or just water and wipe (when I was a kid I knew a guy who NEVER put soap on his car - just water and wax and it was beautiful).

thx

Matt

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by mattpatt

Hi Dean,

Do you wash with soap and water before applying you "sauce"? Or just water and wipe (when I was a kid I knew a guy who NEVER put soap on his car - just water and wax and it was beautiful).

thx

Matt

My car never sees water or soap. When it gets overly dusty, I might take a damp micro fiber towel and give it a soft once over. A couple times I have taken a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water for removing wax. But usually just hitting it with spray detailer and really soft micro fiber towels does the trick for keeping it clean. The wheels need to be hit with wheel cleaner and a hose every now and then, but that's about all the water this car sees. Admittedly I got caught in one rain storm once. I think I worked on the undercarriage for 3 hours getting it back to where I like it.

-Dean

[mattpatt]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

My car never sees water or soap. When it gets overly dusty, I might take a damp micro fiber towel and give it a soft once over. A couple times I have taken a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water for removing wax. But usually just hitting it with spray detailer and really soft micro fiber towels does the trick for keeping it clean. The wheels need to be hit with wheel cleaner and a hose every now and then, but that's about all the water this car sees. Admittedly I got caught in one rain storm once. I think I worked on the undercarriage for 3 hours getting it back to where I like it.

-Dean

Thx, Dean

Come to think of it the guy (when I was a kid) didn't even use water either.

Good advice.

Thx

Matt

[Blas]

purple-panther,
Sorry, didn't mean to imply that you said anything against them. But many people just feel the earlier SPF cars were not as good as the newer cars. The industry evolves and so do the cars. Changes ("improvements") sometimes happen because the cars become available in other countries and other safety items become standard rather than supporting 2 designs. Requirements like sealed headlights, side parking lights, emergency flashers, headrests, seat belt buzzers, fuel injection electrical loads requirements, etc. The availability of the newer style modular crate engines made taller cowls necessary. (460's too). Australia’s engine requirements for pollution related issues also comes to mindI believe Corvette engines are the best solution there too. And the limited availability of some parts made change necessary too. The first front brakes were Ford Granada disks I think ? Probably in short supply these days. HI-Tech also started making more of it's own parts too. The dropped footboxes probably required a change to the early frame design? Not sure, but what a difference a few inches make

BTW: The car in questions full chassis number has 17 characters, so 6 more letters and numbers were not posted here for the car in question.

[Silverback51]

The dropped foot boxes were an option. My car is #532 and has them on the drivers side.