Hi guys :)

Just catching up on various forums and realised i hadnt posted this one yet :)


This was the first official detail of 2008 and what better way to start it than to do one of my favourite cars, the GT3 :cool:


Here it is upon arrival:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3a.jpg



I had planned to do a step by step picture guide as usual for the wash stage etc but shortly after i started to rinse the car down this happened:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3.jpg


So needless to say i was too cold and couldnt be ar$ed to take any more pics untill the car and I were inside in the warm unit :)


So, inside is where i shall start off :D


My fingers were crossed that the paint was going to be in good shape and reason for this can be seen in the pic below:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3b.jpg


Notice the paint protection film around the panel edges? well the entire car had been wrapped in this so anything more than very very very light polishing was going to be a no no for this car i'm afraid!

Luckily there was only minimum marring and the odd swirl so this was a bonus!


Marring can just be seen below:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3h.jpg


Whenever we do a car with paint film that needs polishing we always use the same product, Blackfire's GEP:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3c.jpg

This provides just enough cut to nip out any minor defects but doesnt dull or cloud the film like most finishing polishes do. I used it with a 4" polishing pad with the PC@Speed 4 to good effect:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3i.jpg


Once this was done i applied the LSP, which was Vintage:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3e.jpg


This was applied to the whole car and trim and left to cure for an hour or two:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3d.jpg


Meguiars All Season Dressing was used to dress the arch liners,applied with a MF applicator:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3f.jpg


The wheels were sealed with PB wheel sealant and the tyres were treated to Blackfire's Long Lasting Tyre Gel. The tail pipes were polished using Jeffs Werkstatt Prime Strong. I also detailed the interior but seeings as it was nearly spotless to begin with i never took any pics as i only had to hoover it out/give the plastics a wipe down and treat the leather etc :)


The wax was then buffed off and i then spent a good hour going round all the edges of the film to make sure there was no wax residue left, once happy with the final results i took the after pics :D



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3j.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3l.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3n.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3o.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3m.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3p.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3q.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3u.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3t.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3r.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3s.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3v.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3w.jpg




Thanks for looking :thumb:

Well I never knew about film being on them!
Any information how this is applied and when in the manufacture process?
How does it effect the shine, dealing with scratches etc etc
Intrigued :)

Well I never knew about film being on them!
Any information how this is applied and when in the manufacture process?
How does it effect the shine, dealing with scratches etc etc
Intrigued :)

Guessing it was added afterwards?

Well I never knew about film being on them!
Any information how this is applied and when in the manufacture process?
How does it effect the shine, dealing with scratches etc etc
Intrigued :)

Its was applied by a specialist down in England shortly after the owner took delivery of the car. Its applied in the same sort of way as window tints - a solution is sprayed onto the paintwork to allow you to move the film about a bit to get it perfect and then all the air bubbles/creases are flattened out, which i must admit must be a complete nightmare on a car with curves like a 911. The wings and back 1/4's are all one piece sections too which makes the application even more impressive!

In my opinion though, i wouldnt have it, main reasons being that unless you get a film with next to no orange peel then it will significantly reduce the clarity of the paintwork which i'm afraid this one did a wee bit. You can still remove light scratches with the likes of BF's GEP as i did in the detail but anything more will have to remain there i'm afraid. Some films allow you to remove fine defects by wiping alcohol over it aswell.

From 6 feet you really wouldnt notice there was film applied to the car unless you were told to look closer, but its the slight dullness in the paint afterwards that lets it down. At least if or when the film comes off, the car will have minted paintwork :D

Lovely job as always Clark! One of my all time fave cars!!

Mike

Lovely car and looks like an excellent job, well done!

Looks brill :cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/Clark_VTR/Cgt3.jpg

Think you over did it a bit with the snowfoam though. :D

btw if you need an apprentice, im available when the mortage is paid :D