scouk Posted April 11, 2009 Posted April 11, 2009 Started with a colour change! Clayed: This was the muck from the bottom half of one of the doors Polished using Meguars G220 polisher, SSR2.5 and Meguars Deep Gloss polish Oh look! Fluffy clouds! Piccie of straight down on the bonnet! Count he stone chips! Finished article: Red Rear mirror: Still got the Gathering Sticker attached Doesn't really show any skiny bits but included it as thought it was a nice angle of the car: Cut-Down process: 1) Foamed 2) Washed 3) Clayed 4) Washed again 5) Machine polished with Poorboys SSr2.5 then Meguars Deep Gloss (Ran out of Blackfire Polish and forgot to order more ) 6) Topped off with Blackfire Midnight Sun Wax Also tidied up the black plastic trim bits in the middle somewhere with AutoGlyms bumper cleaning stuff (can't remember the exact name, "green gloop") Still need to give the wheels a proper going over at somepoint and the engine bay could be doing with a good going over at somepoint .. Just like the mods... Detailing never ends
thewelsho Posted April 11, 2009 Posted April 11, 2009 Very nice work there Al. Yes, indeed it is. Those wheels that Jimser is selling would look stunning on your car
mystery machine Posted April 11, 2009 Posted April 11, 2009 That's a shine that wouldn't look out of place in the window of Ernest Jones', mate - spectacular! And you weren't farting about with that soap, either!
colzo Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Good job mate. What kind of cut does the Poorboys have?
kennyuk300 Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Looking good mate very shinylooks like some elbow grease has been used top job Is that a frog i see lurking on your rear shelf? Still got the Gathering Sticker attached
C_WRX Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Bet that took a fair few hours, but the end result was worth it. Your polishing steps and finish have worked well, is looking very shiny. Not seen the Midnight Sun on anything other than black before, seems to have worked well on the red. The blackfire gloss spray is good for topping that up now every few weeks. Showing my OCD side a bit here.....but first time water hits the bodywork the beading is excellent with that wax. Bugs me as well that you have it looking so good and then the stone chips look even more obvious !!!
sczscoob Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Looking good Al, takes a lot of hard work to get it to that condition. Nice one! Got meeself some competition now!! Let the shiny battle commence
scouk Posted April 12, 2009 Author Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) Thanks guys! Manged to do that all on friday.. Nornally takes a whole weekend! Although still need to clean up the wheels, mud flaps and interior...Finally got myself a proper foam lance a few weeks back.. Can't stop playign with the damn thing.. It's like spraying the car with white paint the way it comes out! I've foudn the poorboys stuff really nice to work with.. Smells nice too It's not too harsh, but enough to safety remove swirl marks and water marks at a safe rate (using the machine). THe finish you get from it is very good, but always prefer to go over again with some sort of finishing polish just to get the best from it before wax. Someday I'll have to get myself a paint depth gauge just to be safe.... Havent tried the Blackfire Detailing spray yet.. I'm using Meguars Last Touch Spray Detailer at the moment, which gives a really nice glaze between watshes! Fortunately there wasn't much swirly bits this time round.. Gave the car a more intensive going over at the start of last year to remove the swirls using the same sort of stuff.. Went overkill and even removed the rear spoiler to get to the swirls last year: This year.. Discovered that the Maguiars G220 wont fit under the rear wing so had to do the boot lid by hand this time round.. Still after last yers session, not much was needed.. And incase anyone is interested, I get my cleanign products from Polished Bliss and EliteCarCare SIDC members get a discount with EliteCarCare.. Both really nice folk to deal with, always happy to help with advice and getting the right product for your needs.. (no I'm not on commission...) P.s. Yes that is a frog on the back parcel shelf... Old workmate of mine insisted I put it there for some reason.. P.P.s. Need to get some decent arty farty shots of the car sometime... Need to get some local group shots too... Got meeself some competition now!! Let the shiny battle commence biggrin.gif LOL! Let's face it that Series McRae looks superb regardless of how clean it is! Edited April 12, 2009 by ScoUK
sczscoob Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 TBH Al, your pretty safe with the G220 & the PC not going thru' paint. But if you move to the rotary it generates a lot of heat into the panels, that when you've got to watch for striking thru'.
scooby222 Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 top job Al! spent yesterday afternoon on a light tickle with mine, megs nxt on the exhaust, poorboys wheel wax, and a wipe over with werkstatt glos howd you find the fit of the rear diffuser,thinking of one myself and what clay do you use?
scouk Posted April 12, 2009 Author Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) top job Al! spent yesterday afternoon on a light tickle with mine, megs nxt on the exhaust, poorboys wheel wax, and a wipe over with werkstatt glos Nice one! Best to make the most of hte nice weather howd you find the fit of the rear diffuser,thinking of one myself and what clay do you use? Diffuser was fairly easy to fit... It's a good fit but felt two of the wholes weren't quite in the right place do drilled a coupl extras... Really need another set of hands for fittign though.. Expect to get a few scraped finger tryign to get the nuts on.. Was cussing and swearing the whole time but is worth it! Finishes off the back of the car nicely! Claybar - Previous i used Meguars quick clay pack.. But got plenty of detailing spray and just needed a claybar so went for "Sonus Green Ultra Fine Detailing Clay" Soflyter compound to the quik clay but probably a better option given the car's usualyl kept pretty clean.. Mote piccies from today.. since the sun is out again! Good depth of colour here: Get a nice range of effects using the Blackfire stuff! Colour depth, clarity and reflection all in one shot! And back to the reflections... keep note of how much lack of shine there is on the ka in teh background.. (Currently getting re-sprayed.. slowly) Roof: Edited April 12, 2009 by ScoUK
braveheart Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Great job there, good shine tbh, however the colour is not for me not my taste but each to our own im not driving it i guess ...
cullenmin Posted April 12, 2009 Posted April 12, 2009 Jeezo yer car almost looks orange Alan. Well done there youve got the shine on Rich
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