Race Valeting - Subaru Impreza RB5 (no:230) Protection detail Dodo Supernatural
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Race Valeting - Subaru Impreza RB5 (no:230) Protection detail Dodo Supernatural
Todays detail was a bit of a short notice booking, The owner was going to the subaru rally at Castle Combe on Saturday and due to a back injury he couldn't clean it himself.
The car was booked in for a stage 1 detail (protection) and maybe being booked in for a full correction once its had a few marks sorted out at the bodyshop.
On first inspection this morning the car was looking in pretty good shape just a few weeks worth of dirt but on a silver/grey it didn't show too bad until at the washing stage.
heres a few befores:
Firstly the wheels were cleaned using some weak smartwheels and some APC with a selection of brushes, the tyres were cleaned using some APC also aswell as the arches.
Then the door/boot shut was cleaned using some apc, and then I tackled the engine using some degreaser and then highstyle for dressing the plastics.
Befores:
Afters:
Next stage was a citrus-pre wash, the lower of the car was sprayed and left for 5 mins then rinsed to remove the excess dirt/grime.
Then the car was snow foamed using an APC solution to remove the old protection.
This was left to dwell for 8 mins then rinsed, the car was then washed 2bm with wool mitt and some CG extreme wash'n'wax and then rinsed.
Then I clayed the car using some new Swissvax clay
Sorry no after pics of the clay totally forgot :devil: Did remove a fair bit though, the owner was very shocked as he thought the paintwork was pretty clean.
The carw as then re-washed again and dried using miracle drying towel and last touch.
Next stage was a paint cleanse, for this I used some Z y m o l hdcleanse this was done in small areas at a time to ensure easy buffing off.
Once the cars paintwork was cleansed I then put 2 layers of CG sealant followed by 2 layers of Dodo supernatural, each layer of wax was left for approx 1 hr to cure before buffing. While i was waiting for it to cure I got on with the dressing of the tyres/arches/mudflaps and cleaning the windows.
The exhaust was then polished using some megs nxt metal polish.
Before:
After:
And then finally given a quick spritz with some Zy m o l field glaze.
And now for some final pics:
The pictures don't do it any justice the fleck of the metallic was amazing in the sunlight.
Total time was 7 hrs
Thanks for looking Paul
The car was booked in for a stage 1 detail (protection) and maybe being booked in for a full correction once its had a few marks sorted out at the bodyshop.
On first inspection this morning the car was looking in pretty good shape just a few weeks worth of dirt but on a silver/grey it didn't show too bad until at the washing stage.
heres a few befores:
Firstly the wheels were cleaned using some weak smartwheels and some APC with a selection of brushes, the tyres were cleaned using some APC also aswell as the arches.
Then the door/boot shut was cleaned using some apc, and then I tackled the engine using some degreaser and then highstyle for dressing the plastics.
Befores:
Afters:
Next stage was a citrus-pre wash, the lower of the car was sprayed and left for 5 mins then rinsed to remove the excess dirt/grime.
Then the car was snow foamed using an APC solution to remove the old protection.
This was left to dwell for 8 mins then rinsed, the car was then washed 2bm with wool mitt and some CG extreme wash'n'wax and then rinsed.
Then I clayed the car using some new Swissvax clay
Sorry no after pics of the clay totally forgot :devil: Did remove a fair bit though, the owner was very shocked as he thought the paintwork was pretty clean.
The carw as then re-washed again and dried using miracle drying towel and last touch.
Next stage was a paint cleanse, for this I used some Z y m o l hdcleanse this was done in small areas at a time to ensure easy buffing off.
Once the cars paintwork was cleansed I then put 2 layers of CG sealant followed by 2 layers of Dodo supernatural, each layer of wax was left for approx 1 hr to cure before buffing. While i was waiting for it to cure I got on with the dressing of the tyres/arches/mudflaps and cleaning the windows.
The exhaust was then polished using some megs nxt metal polish.
Before:
After:
And then finally given a quick spritz with some Zy m o l field glaze.
And now for some final pics:
The pictures don't do it any justice the fleck of the metallic was amazing in the sunlight.
Total time was 7 hrs
Thanks for looking Paul
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