Frank_STI Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) Arrived Saturday morning, slightly late due to our sat nav being rubbish, to find Cathy's impreza waiting for the detail...this is what we found (forgot my camera again so only phone pics ) This was to be expected due to the age of the car but this wasn't going to be easy, especially against the clock and us running late already. The car was degrease, detar'd and then washed and dried. Into the shed to start the detail, tried a light polish first but got nowhere, heaver polish was still not giving the desired results so had to go extreme and hit the paint hard. ^^ 1st hit with Menzera Power Gloss ^^ then 2 hits of Menzera Final Finish to remove the remaining swirls and refine the finish The car then received Z6, 50/50 wax and a final coat of Z8 Wheels and Door checks polished with Z5 Windows were cleaned with fast glass and plastics and rubbers were treated with Aerospace 303 Heres the results 7 hours later Edited July 5, 2009 by Frank_STI Link to comment
rallyfever Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Arrived Saturday morning, slightly late due to our sat nav being rubbish, to find Cathy's impreza waiting for the detail...this is what we found(forgot my camera again so only phone pics ) This was to be expected due to the age of the car but this wasn't going to be easy, especially against the clock and us running late already. The car was degrease, detar'd and then washed and dried. Into the shed to start the detail, tried a light polish first but got nowhere, heaver polish was still not giving the desired results so had to go extreme and hit the paint hard. ^^ 1st hit with Menzera Power Gloss ^^ then 2 hits of Menzera Final Finish to remove the remaining swirls and refine the finish The car then received Z6, 50/50 wax and a final coat of Z8 Wheels and Door checks polished with Z5 Windows were cleaned with fast glass and plastics and rubbers were treated with Aerospace 303 Heres the results 7 hours later Cracking job fella, can't wait to see how your magic makes the Discovery look. Cheers Gary Link to comment
thewelsho Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Wow! Its like a whole new car! Nice one Link to comment
cruz104 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Totally awesome finish folks, tip top job, Cathy you must be well chuffed with that. Would love to have seen her face when she saw it all finished, bet it was "pimp my ride moment" Well done to everyone involved. John Link to comment
notsosmall Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I seen this car in the flesh at Alford yesterday and it looked great good work Link to comment
mikeyb13 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Blooming heck Cathy I always thought your car was a kinda Burgundy colour turns out Its Red Nice job folks Link to comment
oobster Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Superb job! Rallyfever - gonnie no quote all the pics! Link to comment
phil1967 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 looks great what a difference. Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 aye the wagon looked great yesterday, she even entered it into the Show and Shine Link to comment
C_WRX Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) Nice work again, pretty obvious improvement from the 50/50 shot. Now I thought you kept a clean car Cathy?? Amazing the difference that a good machine polish can bring, you must be well pleased with the result. Plenty incentive to make sure it stays clean, and with good wash/proctection technique, now you've invested in the new look ! Does the paintwork look more orange than red in this pic - lighting / camera / my eyes ?? Edited July 6, 2009 by C_WRX Link to comment
mystery machine Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Jeez-oh - it's like someone took the cling film off! Great work again Mark - always a pleasure to view your 'before & after' detailing pics. Cathy, I know you were a wee bit down on your wagon after the Falkirk Wheel meet - you must be feeling a lot better about it now Link to comment
mystery machine Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Does the paintwork look more orange than red in this pic - lighting / camera / my eyes ??Aye, the bonnet looks a wee tad orange in that pic. Digital cameras sometimes get it wrong where there's an odd mix of light sources or a 'confusing' palette of colours in a scene.Either that or Mark got a wee bit over-zealous with the buffer Link to comment
Frank_STI Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) Does the paintwork look more orange than red in this pic - lighting / camera / my eyes ?? I think its my N96 Camera and being indoors lol, did the same with a red MX5 with the indoor pics Not sure why it makes the car look 2 different colours, these pics were taken within minutes of each other Thanks for all the positive comments foks! Edited July 6, 2009 by Frank_STI Link to comment
StrikE Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 very nice, looks like its just dripping wet, nice job ..........there are going to be far to many detailed cars about now, i am away to look for a muddy puddle Link to comment
pmacFTO Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) It's because the background in each of your pics is different and the camera sensor tries to compensate by evening out all the colours in the pic. One pic is inside and one is outside - so the natural light affects the sensor also the white balance is also different under natural light vs the fluorescent lighting inside your unit. Camera phones have small sensors too and are made to try to to get the best pic so it averages everything out. You'd notice the difference if you use a Point & Shoot a bit more and even more so with a DSLR and someone who takes into account all the ambient light. Edited July 6, 2009 by pmacFTO Link to comment
bobbyc Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) A couple of pics from Alford a great job once again guy's keep up the good work Edited July 6, 2009 by bobbyc Link to comment
scouk Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Top Job with the Scoob! Great example of what can be achieved after years of abuse on the paint! The results can be BETTER than new! Nice work! Once the major work has been done, it's work keeping it in goo nick by regular TLC Link to comment
mystery machine Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Never fear - an afternoon with the machine polisher and Frank_STI will have her looking like new! Link to comment
Frank_STI Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 A quick buff and that will look like new....... Fibre glass just rips like paper.....ouch! Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Was over the moon about my car ;) :D :D :D thanks so much guys still cheesing Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nice work again, pretty obvious improvement from the 50/50 shot.Now I thought you kept a clean car Cathy?? Amazing the difference that a good machine polish can bring, you must be well pleased with the result. Plenty incentive to make sure it stays clean, and with good wash/proctection technique, now you've invested in the new look ! Does the paintwork look more orange than red in this pic - lighting / camera / my eyes ?? It is the camera(and the dull workplace!) it doesn't look orange in the flesh Link to comment
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