Red STI Hatch - corrected and protected
21 February 2010, 09:17 PM
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Red STI Hatch - corrected and protected
Hi all,
Had my car into JKPDetail for a light machine polish/winter protection detail today (it will be fully corrected when the weather is good). It's hard to describe the paint quality and marks on the car but it was quite badly swirled, some parts had little or no reflection on them and it had needed a bit of work to put it back to how it should be.
Since purchase it has only been pressure washed/snow foamed and washed a couple of times using 2BM with decent products/washmits etc in preparation for the paint being corrected.
Here are a couple of pics to give you an idea of the paintwork - hard to see the worst aspects but bear in mind this is a new car, only 7 weeks old:
And here is some of the clay during:
Car taped up, mid-polishing and getting there:
And some of the afters (light fading):
Big thanks to John of JKPDetail for his excellent work, putting up with the notoriously difficult Subaru paint and getting such excellent results in just one day. It is such a huge improvement in the flesh and the panels now have excellent reflections they did not do before.
The car is finished with 2 coats of Dodojuice Supernatural Wax.
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Brian.
Had my car into JKPDetail for a light machine polish/winter protection detail today (it will be fully corrected when the weather is good). It's hard to describe the paint quality and marks on the car but it was quite badly swirled, some parts had little or no reflection on them and it had needed a bit of work to put it back to how it should be.
Since purchase it has only been pressure washed/snow foamed and washed a couple of times using 2BM with decent products/washmits etc in preparation for the paint being corrected.
Here are a couple of pics to give you an idea of the paintwork - hard to see the worst aspects but bear in mind this is a new car, only 7 weeks old:
And here is some of the clay during:
Car taped up, mid-polishing and getting there:
And some of the afters (light fading):
Big thanks to John of JKPDetail for his excellent work, putting up with the notoriously difficult Subaru paint and getting such excellent results in just one day. It is such a huge improvement in the flesh and the panels now have excellent reflections they did not do before.
The car is finished with 2 coats of Dodojuice Supernatural Wax.
Recommended - Home - JKP Detail - Specialist Vehicle Detailing in Scotland
Brian.
21 February 2010, 09:33 PM
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It's been washed with a brush/sponge/floor brush/sand paper (delete as appropriate) before purchase I think...not sure.
Just poor washing technique I think.
Brian
Just poor washing technique I think.
Brian
good effort 
22 February 2010, 02:50 PM
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Looks fab pal... well worth the detail
Mine desperatly needs doing as well... I've been a bad owner and neglected it! (ie Let the wife drive it all week and been to busy at weekends to clean it)
Mine desperatly needs doing as well... I've been a bad owner and neglected it! (ie Let the wife drive it all week and been to busy at weekends to clean it)
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Does look good tho WRXmania, like new as it should be.
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23 February 2010, 01:14 PM
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How much did they charge you HM?
Firms down here are £220-£350 for a full detail to include clay bar, intense polish & double wax....
Looks like I need to break out my old Swissol wax, Meguires polish and some elbow grease
Firms down here are £220-£350 for a full detail to include clay bar, intense polish & double wax....
Looks like I need to break out my old Swissol wax, Meguires polish and some elbow grease
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23 February 2010, 05:50 PM
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£250 for a full detail is good as that would take 2 days + on a car that needs a good bit of machining (most)...some can take 5 days +
See A world for detailers... for hundreds of amazing jobs, restorations and generally care of cars of all ages and mileages...
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