Not a subaru,but its a detail..Warning loads of pictures
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Not a subaru,but its a detail..Warning loads of pictures
Car in question is a Rover 200vi
Wash
With CG Maxi Suds
Dried with megs water magnet
Suds let to sit for five then rinsed
Washed again with the two bucket method.
Then clayed the whole car with Mothers Clay and Megs Quick Detailer
Exterior
Started with PB's SSR2 on a SFX White Pad,got nowhere quite quickly,so stepped up to SSR2.5 a no go once again.Which was surprising because i thought British paint would have been soft.Anyway i ended up with :
Menz PG on a 4" SFX Yellow Pad using the slow-cut method ( which took ages ) spread on No1,2 passes at speed 3,then a spritz,back to No1,I found taking this back to No1 and going back over the polish until brought it up nicely ( Instead of spritz and straight into No3,kept it on 1 until all the polish had hazed up )
Menz IP on a 6" SFX White pad, spread on 1, 2 passes at speed 4 - Spritz - then a pass on speed 5-6.
Once that was done it had a coat of XXX Wax
Wheels Thought i would try something new here i used a non-acidic wheel cleaner by THE WAX HUT,and might i say it is very good stuff.Tyres follow with Tyre cleaner from THE WAX HUT also.
Trim,rubbers were dressed with a Blackfire vinyl,rubber and upholstery cleaner.
Windows were done with AG window polish.( This stuff is way to dusty for me ).
Interior
Inside was kept in good condition,so i treated the leather with CG Extreme leather conditioner.
Vinyl,rubber etc....again with the Blackfire product.
Passenger side carpet had little black dots there because the owner works on building site ( stuff like you find on roofing felt ) But sprayed with BF cleaner and a bit of elbow grease with a Megs interior brush it came off.Then around with the hoover.
Scented with cherry air freshner.
Engine
Full of cement dust,so i bought some Megs D Greaser cut 4:1 and some more elbow grease ,unfortunatley i dont have any pics of the afters.
The Before
Once the car was washed and clayed i could see how bad the paint really was.
You get the picture
A couple of 50/50 shots
And the results, due to the car having to go back i only had time to take a few piccys,but better than none i suppose.There is nothing wrong with the paint on the left,i realised the day after i was holding a cig in the same hand
And a few from outside his house
Very sorry if this has bored you guys,but as this was my first detail i found it to be a very good learning curve.
Cheers
Scud
Wash
With CG Maxi Suds
Dried with megs water magnet
Suds let to sit for five then rinsed
Washed again with the two bucket method.
Then clayed the whole car with Mothers Clay and Megs Quick Detailer
Exterior
Started with PB's SSR2 on a SFX White Pad,got nowhere quite quickly,so stepped up to SSR2.5 a no go once again.Which was surprising because i thought British paint would have been soft.Anyway i ended up with :
Menz PG on a 4" SFX Yellow Pad using the slow-cut method ( which took ages ) spread on No1,2 passes at speed 3,then a spritz,back to No1,I found taking this back to No1 and going back over the polish until brought it up nicely ( Instead of spritz and straight into No3,kept it on 1 until all the polish had hazed up )
Menz IP on a 6" SFX White pad, spread on 1, 2 passes at speed 4 - Spritz - then a pass on speed 5-6.
Once that was done it had a coat of XXX Wax
Wheels Thought i would try something new here i used a non-acidic wheel cleaner by THE WAX HUT,and might i say it is very good stuff.Tyres follow with Tyre cleaner from THE WAX HUT also.
Trim,rubbers were dressed with a Blackfire vinyl,rubber and upholstery cleaner.
Windows were done with AG window polish.( This stuff is way to dusty for me ).
Interior
Inside was kept in good condition,so i treated the leather with CG Extreme leather conditioner.
Vinyl,rubber etc....again with the Blackfire product.
Passenger side carpet had little black dots there because the owner works on building site ( stuff like you find on roofing felt ) But sprayed with BF cleaner and a bit of elbow grease with a Megs interior brush it came off.Then around with the hoover.
Scented with cherry air freshner.
Engine
Full of cement dust,so i bought some Megs D Greaser cut 4:1 and some more elbow grease ,unfortunatley i dont have any pics of the afters.
The Before
Once the car was washed and clayed i could see how bad the paint really was.
You get the picture
A couple of 50/50 shots
And the results, due to the car having to go back i only had time to take a few piccys,but better than none i suppose.There is nothing wrong with the paint on the left,i realised the day after i was holding a cig in the same hand
And a few from outside his house
Very sorry if this has bored you guys,but as this was my first detail i found it to be a very good learning curve.
Cheers
Scud
Last edited by Scudy23; 28 September 2006 at 09:11 PM.
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Originally Posted by big daz2
very well done you can clean mine whenever you want.dont like to pick holes but theres still dogs poo on the wheel.
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P.S Stop be so picky
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Your first detail? Damn! Very nice work indeed, paint correction looks very good, and your interior work looks spot on too. Only thing I would pick up on is the insides of the arches, but other than that the work looks superb.
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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
Your first detail? Damn! Very nice work indeed, paint correction looks very good, and your interior work looks spot on too. Only thing I would pick up on is the insides of the arches, but other than that the work looks superb.
Wheels,arches etc... first then start the body work or other way round ?
The owner was very happy with it,so at the moment that im happy.
Cheers
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P.S Any idea when DW will be back up Richie,bee off a while now.
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Lessons
I think this is excellent, i had a guy come paint my front wing and told me a few little things about polish etc, and i must say i have had a go...
But you have moved this to a new level, alot of what you are talking about is a bit like code to me sorry if i am being thick but....
What about some sort of get together where you show the less well informed (like me) what products and methods you use.. I have noticed at the meets that some people really do a great job on their cars, (Pippyrips etc) and some like me are sort of trying hard but......
What do the rest of you think, am i the only one who doesnt understand all the products/terms in this excellent thread??
Great job, just think what could be achieved on a great car
Cheers Paul
Ps off on my hols to portugal for a week so forgive me if i dont reply for a few days, cheers
But you have moved this to a new level, alot of what you are talking about is a bit like code to me sorry if i am being thick but....
What about some sort of get together where you show the less well informed (like me) what products and methods you use.. I have noticed at the meets that some people really do a great job on their cars, (Pippyrips etc) and some like me are sort of trying hard but......
What do the rest of you think, am i the only one who doesnt understand all the products/terms in this excellent thread??
Great job, just think what could be achieved on a great car
Cheers Paul
Ps off on my hols to portugal for a week so forgive me if i dont reply for a few days, cheers
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Originally Posted by NoCatSTI
I think this is excellent, i had a guy come paint my front wing and told me a few little things about polish etc, and i must say i have had a go...
But you have moved this to a new level, alot of what you are talking about is a bit like code to me sorry if i am being thick but....
What about some sort of get together where you show the less well informed (like me) what products and methods you use.. I have noticed at the meets that some people really do a great job on their cars, (Pippyrips etc) and some like me are sort of trying hard but......
What do the rest of you think, am i the only one who doesnt understand all the products/terms in this excellent thread??
Great job, just think what could be achieved on a great car
Cheers Paul
Ps off on my hols to portugal for a week so forgive me if i dont reply for a few days, cheers
But you have moved this to a new level, alot of what you are talking about is a bit like code to me sorry if i am being thick but....
What about some sort of get together where you show the less well informed (like me) what products and methods you use.. I have noticed at the meets that some people really do a great job on their cars, (Pippyrips etc) and some like me are sort of trying hard but......
What do the rest of you think, am i the only one who doesnt understand all the products/terms in this excellent thread??
Great job, just think what could be achieved on a great car
Cheers Paul
Ps off on my hols to portugal for a week so forgive me if i dont reply for a few days, cheers
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/detailing.html
Av a look there NoCatSti.
What i like about Detailing is that its not valeting....lol
Cheers
Scud
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Top work
Thanks Scud
I have done just that, there is a lot to take in, i still wonder about what products to get, it's always good to ask someone who has done it all before.. if you know what i mean
Cheers Paul
I have done just that, there is a lot to take in, i still wonder about what products to get, it's always good to ask someone who has done it all before.. if you know what i mean
Cheers Paul
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Originally Posted by Scudy23
Yea i know Rich,i would have liked to have taken the wheels off to get in there but had nowhere to do it.Which way do you work things Rich ?
Wheels,arches etc... first then start the body work or other way round ?
The owner was very happy with it,so at the moment that im happy.
Cheers
Scud
P.S Any idea when DW will be back up Richie,bee off a while now.
Wheels,arches etc... first then start the body work or other way round ?
The owner was very happy with it,so at the moment that im happy.
Cheers
Scud
P.S Any idea when DW will be back up Richie,bee off a while now.
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Originally Posted by NoCatSTI
I think this is excellent, i had a guy come paint my front wing and told me a few little things about polish etc, and i must say i have had a go...
But you have moved this to a new level, alot of what you are talking about is a bit like code to me sorry if i am being thick but....
What about some sort of get together where you show the less well informed (like me) what products and methods you use.. I have noticed at the meets that some people really do a great job on their cars, (Pippyrips etc) and some like me are sort of trying hard but......
What do the rest of you think, am i the only one who doesnt understand all the products/terms in this excellent thread??
Great job, just think what could be achieved on a great car
Cheers Paul
Ps off on my hols to portugal for a week so forgive me if i dont reply for a few days, cheers
But you have moved this to a new level, alot of what you are talking about is a bit like code to me sorry if i am being thick but....
What about some sort of get together where you show the less well informed (like me) what products and methods you use.. I have noticed at the meets that some people really do a great job on their cars, (Pippyrips etc) and some like me are sort of trying hard but......
What do the rest of you think, am i the only one who doesnt understand all the products/terms in this excellent thread??
Great job, just think what could be achieved on a great car
Cheers Paul
Ps off on my hols to portugal for a week so forgive me if i dont reply for a few days, cheers
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