{"id":5870,"date":"2011-09-11T08:07:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T12:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=5870"},"modified":"2016-10-23T23:35:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T03:35:29","slug":"2006-lamborghini-gallardo-comprehensive-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/2006-lamborghini-gallardo-comprehensive-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Comprehensive Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was a detail I carried out on a 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo in beautiful Blu Fontus Metallic. \u00a0A dark blue metallic, with blue and grey leather interior. \u00a0The idea of this detail was to bring the car to better-than-new condition in preparation for sale. \u00a0In total, I ended up spending about 18 hours bringing the car to a level it hadn’t ever been in the past.<\/p>\n

As the first pictures will let you know: it wasn’t driven too much!<\/p>\n

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I assure you, the writing on the window said “Sucker.” The wife found it quite funny–the husband (my client), no so much!<\/p>\n

I carried out the typical two bucket wash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Utilizing my E-Z Detail Brush<\/a> I was able to reach to the back of the barrel, and behind the brake calipers.<\/p>\n

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Knowing the leather was light grey, I decided I’d put on Leatherique Rejuviator Oil<\/a> on right away, before continuing with the rest of the detail, so I could let it set on the leather for as long as possible.<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures of the leather before hand:<\/p>\n

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It was more of a musty brownish-grey than actual grey! I made sure to give it a healthy dose of Leatherique Rejuviator Oil<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Once the leather was coated, I moved on to the paint. This is where the majority of time is spent during a detail. Here are some before pictures:<\/p>\n

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Knowing how hard Lamborghini clear coat is, I ended up settling on the combo of Meguiar’s M105<\/a> and Surfbuf<\/a> pads for two passes, on the PC 7424XP<\/a>, and followed that up with Menzerna PO106FA Super Finish<\/a> on a Lake Country Tangerine Pad<\/a> utilizing my Makita Rotary<\/a>, as I like to finesse the finish more with a rotary polisher, than I do DA polisher.<\/p>\n

One of the most precarious things to detail on the car:<\/p>\n

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The first two slats on the left side have been polished, the other three have not. Notice correction wasn’t perfect, but greatly improved. A steady hand, and careful taping:<\/p>\n

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\nNotice how the tape on the sides of the slats goes down farther into the body of the car than just the surface. An often-overlooked area when taping.<\/p>\n

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The tail lights were treated in the same manner as the paint:<\/p>\n

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Remember the rear fender pictured above?<\/p>\n

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Much better:<\/p>\n

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A great 50\/50 of the top of the door, and the top of the rear quarter panel:<\/p>\n

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The top of the door before:<\/p>\n

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And once complete:<\/p>\n

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Even the small areas around the engine cover were attended to.<\/p>\n

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It was a reach, but it was polished out just the same!<\/p>\n

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The door is polished out, the front fender has yet to be polished:<\/p>\n

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Even the clear engine cover was polished with an all-in-one.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is the engine bay before:<\/p>\n

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And after being conditioned with 303 Aerospace Protectant<\/a><\/p>\n

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I didn’t forget about the leather, don’t worry! After the Leatherique Rejuviator Oil<\/a> had almost two days to soak in to the leather hide, I followed Todd’s Leatherique Write-Up<\/a> to properly remove the Rejuvinator Oil, and condition<\/a> the hide.<\/p>\n

For whatever reason, I didn’t take any “after” pictures of the interior, but here is a 50\/50 showing the difference the Leatheriqe made to the leather. The two cushions on the right have been properly “de-browned,” and the left two are still awaiting their final treatment!<\/p>\n

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Finally, after 18 hours of work over two days, the car was complete! Here’s the after pictures:<\/p>\n

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\n(I’m a HUGE fan of lambs-wool dusters. They are extremely soft, won’t scratch paint, and work fantastic!)<\/p>\n

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And there you have it! Thanks for bearing with me through the picture heavy article. I hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed working on it! Please leave any questions or comments below!<\/p>\n

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