Ultimate Shine

60oc spings to mind for about 10-15mins, I will ask painter tomorrow. My painter that i use paints my alloy wheels and as he was a bike painter he uses a airbrush and the finish is awesome. Please be aware not too much paint or clearcoat as it is so easy to make the finish look heavy(rounded edges)

Now all the rest of the exterior done with Final foam with Meg's APC @ 60oC and rinse 2BM with shampoo plus and a foam of hyper wash @ 60oC rinsed lots of tardis used to remove contamination engine bay done with super degreaser and hot water up @ 80oC and the pressure dropped down. car taken inside for a clay session with some zaino Z18 and a diluted Gloss Enhancer @ 3:1 taken outside for rinse again and then taken inside for dry with black barron and uber plush drying towels Now time to inspect the paint for defects car was very nice to correct and finally worked using ultrafina and a yellow or blue 3m perfect it pad on rotary, a few before and afters, scuttle panel was needing brought back to life, Now time for my fresh tub of Raceglaze 66 aka black label concours, My findings with this wax were very very positive. The wax is so easy to apply and spreads very well. Once you cover the car you then need to go straight back over it to remove or it will start to bake on so curing time is 10-15mins when you try and remove you will find that it bonds with the surface and you know that the wax is on the surface and staying there. Easier to apply than crystal rock but not as easy to remove. One thing i was dissapointed in was that there is no smell to the wax apart from an oily wax smell, i suppose this doesn't make any difference to it but the raceglaze 55 smell was out of this world. No matter this one is a keeper in my eye's, well done Mark great wax. Now the exhaust was getting my attention as i just got hold of a new tool for polishing metal, this baby is awesome. Done with various polishing mops and various Menzerna metal polishing compound's. Engine bay and scuttle panel done with 303 Aero and Gloss It Gloss enhancer Tyres done with Gloss It tyre dressing Wheels done with Blackfire metal sealant along with exhaust 2 coats of Raceglaze Black Label Glass was cleaned with Duragloss Rain Repel(needed more work but ran out of time, customer coming back for this due to water spots) Interior done with 303 aero and fabric sealed with 303 fabric guard Inner arches done with Gloss It TRV Final wipe down done with Gloss Enhancer @ 3:1 for slight cleaning action for removing wax sweat marks and for the ease of use and bling. Total time: 15 hours enjoy, Thanks for reading and comments welcome,

Hello all, This is a rare write up in the Subaru world as there aint many of these cars on the road in the UK. This has just been freshly imported from Japan and within 1 week was re-mapped, downpipe, exhaust and air filter so was making a lovely 350bhp and 400lbft, great when the dog needs to get to the vet quickly lol....... The car was a 55 plate and had covered an average of miles so usual marks on the paint and the car had been machined at some point as it was covered in marring marks. A few photos before, This section was removed and sent to the paint shop for a paint as i couldn't really do anything with this. The japanese sun had taken it's worst on the scuttle panel, Engine bay was ripe for some ultimate shine treatment, love these engines and have one myself so confidence round these engines is very high, Foamed up the car with some sushi as a pre wash to try and penetrate the surface dirt and contamination, I knew the rubbers would be needing some scrubbing as the car looked very dirty round the edges and would make the car look so much better at the end with the attention to detail going into these sections, Now a nice thorough rinse off, Now a nice new wheel brush and some development wheel cleaner Door checks done with meg's apc and super degreaser depending on condition,

cracking write up just about finished will be done for tomorrow once i upload my 60 pictures to my site. Cool car al and yes Al as your wife says "you do have a big one" tail pipe funniest comment of the week for me

Can't talk highly enough of Mr Whitson he is the man. Pro Grip is next on my list, i send everyone there even though i haven't spoke to the guy before i know he is the best. As for TOTB good luck chris hope you get into 10's

I wouldn't Al as the wastegate duty Max and min values will deffo not be up to that it may run rich or lean don't take the chance. By the way where did you get the 3 port?

Rebuilt my engine and managed to put it back together after i stripped it down. If he can manage that he can manage anything SW Motorsport all day long. If your listening Steve i may be across for oil and filter next week

When i saw the brolly i loved it total class in the most aggresive drivers machine on the road Polished bliss project awesome applied by dual action If you saw it in the flesh you would change your mind trust me this is an awesome machine and it suits radical parts.

thanks guy's i thought you would like that one

Evening all, Thought i would post a few pictures of my latest job,

Yes Tardis is amazing at removing tar but dont see yourself short as i have used 1.5gal of tardis on just the inner arches of a lamborghini that had done 10000 miles, buy a gal and you will always use. Mate as for that comment on autosmart caranuba gold wax have you ever used anything else?

Gaz mate it has to be Steve Whitson in the industrial estate at the back of penicuik. Nobody else will touch mine now he is awesome with Subaru's as this is 95% of his work. I will text you his number. I just remembered his number is in my sig. At least he will enjoy working in a clean engine bay

All comming together chris, do you need me to bring a 50lb bottle of nos to crail in my van?

Nice finish Brian on the Red a colour that always looks so vibrant when dome right. I notice that you were complaining about the paint finish being sticky what pads and polish were you using? Paul.

Is the Whitson Motorsport getting everything tomorrow. No pressure no pressure!!!!!! Steve's the man i would love his job right now lol..... I can't wait to see the event at crail, i asked steve if he was going along to crail for the big meet but he said he is going to watch from DUNBAR through a telescope!

You dont need to have the patience mate i do that all for you. Win win situation

I am always amazed by that as this is what causes the damage to your paint surface. You know i am always happy when a customer says that as i know the job has been done right. This customer even said he didnt think i could get it that good. Happy days. Please be aware though i have machine polished in excess of 500 cars. If you want mate a little link to my web site would be fantastic as well

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Car washed again and then dried to make sure all the compound was removed as it did get pretty bad at points. To this stage there was 12 hours work, Now no pictures of refining but i used again my festool rotary machine and my Gloss it backing plate due to the softer foam and a mixture of the Gloss It Green Pad and the Gloss It Blue pad. Then a nice final wipe down with a super plush towel and some Gloss It Gloss Enhancer detailing spray, Now the finishing touches were to apply LSP (Last Stage Product) so the choice had to be, First base coat to the sealant Gloss It Finish applied with Meguiars G220 DA with a Gloss It Finishing Red pad @ speed 4 Then topped with, Gloss It Concorso applied with again the G220 with a different Gloss It Red pad @ speed 3 This is a Show Car finish with not the greatest durability but is ideal as a maintenance product for my customers as it always brings bling to the party. What you have to understand about LSP products are they all give a slightly different look. Carnauba Wax makes the car look wet but will dull down the flake slightly and the lines of the car will not be as defined. Sealants depending on make will give flake pop and will give major gloss look like this Gloss It product or sharp defined lines like Jeff Werkstatt. There are lots of others but there is better looks than others. I like durability but i love the Ultimate Shine look. I am currently testing all of the G-Techniq Nano based stuff and this stuff has crazy water beading and durability and i mean crazy and it will withstand a lot. I am just about to coat Ice-Dog's wheels with this stuff before they get fitted and i have no doubt that it will last for months and months. Tyre Dressing, Gloss It Signature Tyre Dressing & Gloss It cortex applicator sponge. X 3 Coats Detailing Spray,Gloss It Gloss Enhancer and Poorboys Deluxe mega towel. Wheels done with, Optiseal and Meguiars even coat applicator. Inner arches and mud flaps, Gloss It TRV and Gloss It applicator Glass, Brilliant Glass cleaner and Glass Cloths and G-Techniq C2 liquid crystal, Under the bonnet done with, 303 Aerospace protectant on black rubber hoses and plastics G-Techniq C2 liquid crystal on the underside of bonnet and the inner arches. Well after 22 hours and a lot of hard work here she is. The customer was delighted and to me that is everything as i don't look at my business as money making scheme i do it for my love of detailing cars (But need to cover my costs lol...) Well if you made it this far thanks for reading and comments are always welcome, Paul - Ultimate Shine

The great thing about machine polishing is the way the lights polish up, Before, After, Before, After, Driver's door before, the customer had already tried to take some tar marks off with some polish and a cloth, After the first pass, Done to a level where i can refine the rest on my final pass. Now one thing about detailing is that you will not always get all marks completely out as you may risk striking through the clear coat or even making the paint colour look different from the whole car so this is the defect left, Defect, Before, After, Before, Before, After, After, After, Headlights, Before, Before, Before, After, After, Before, After, , Before, The exhaust needed some treatment,

Car then rinsed again and taken inside for drying. This done with my black baron vehicle dryer and various super plush drying towels. The drying machine is great for drying out wheel's, rubbers, badges and panels. You know when you have spent ages on your car polishing etc and you take it for a drive and you get those nasty water runs from under your mirrors etc. This stops that and also reduces the brakes from rusting . Now the next stage was to Clay the car and i am afraid that battery had run out. I used Meg’s mild clay with water and once done car taken back outside again to be rinsed down and dried. The reason we use clay is due to surface contamination embedding its self on the surface. If the contamination is bad i will opt for more aggressive clay that will in turn mark the surface slightly but the machine polishing would remove that. Next was the job of taking paint depth readings. This is a stage that i do to get a feel for how deep the paint is and also how much i have to play with. I can do it by eye usually but this is a must just to make sure. This is the deepest reading, The minimum reading, Now here is a demonstration to show how thick paint is on a car. I first put my depth gauge on the paint at the corner of the blue tape and take a reading. Reading, Now i will place a sheet of A4 paper in-between the gauge and the paint so whatever the thickness of the paper will be on top of 111um reading before, Now this reading includes primer, base colour and lacquer. Now the reading, So the paint is just thicker in total than the A4 paper, Paper side on Now some defects, For correction today i decided to take the Gloss It correction products. These products are slightly different from others as the way they work requires a different procedure, so Gloss It evolution cut. My tool choice is Festool Shinex Rotary using a 3m backing plate and a selection of Gloss It pads, Defect before, During, Gloss Enhancing Detail spray, Defects, Before, After, Before, After, Scratch on the back bumper, Before, Machined and not enough to mask the mark so wet sand route i think, Wet sand, After,

Final rinse done with hot water @75oC lower pressure. After Now this is a very important stage in the cleaning process as making sure your rubbers are clean as green tree sap and general grime can build up, this car wasn't too bad but you would be amazed how dirty even the rubber can get. This was done again with Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner @ 6:1 by brush and trigger bottle Fuel Cap, All purpose Cleaner again, As you see from the next picture you will only be able to go so far with APC then you need to switch back to Super Degreaser for heavy stains Now clean making sure the rinse off was done quickly as this will stain the paint. On with the rest and it suddenly dawned on me the tornador i will just use that instead. Badge to remove old polish Door handle, Note the end of the tornador tube is like a brush. I spent 6 months convincing Autosmart UK to import these ends as the standard tube doesn't have the brush end. I got my end for free in the end for all my moaning. Door checks done with Super Degreaser and rinsed @ 80oC with very low pressure and with the aid of tornador Number plates and mounting brackets removed. Now wash time so remembering that i have foamed the car probably 3/4 times with APC and rinsed i need to hand wash with minimal chance of damaging paint with contact. Now for the washing I usually foam the car up with Meguiars Hyper Wash @ 60oC and then set out my 2BM(2 bucket method) One bucket full off warm water and Meguiars Shampoo Plus and the other bucket filled with Dom Perignon champagne, First for washing and the second for drinking No that isn't right the second one is for rinsing the wash mitt out after each panel. The reason for this is to not contaminate the shampoo with dirty water as i will now demonstrate Washing, Notice the colour of the water in the rinse bucket after half the car washed, Done, Let the water settle and this is what it is like now i have already pre-foamed and rinsed a total of 5 times minimum. Car was given a rinse again. Next step is to remove as much of the surface tar and contamination using a great Tar and Glue remover. This is sprayed all over the car and left to soak, B4 The T&G working

Wheel now clean onto tyre next, Rear Wheel Other Wheel, note all wheels rinsed still @ 60oC but with reduced pressure. Next stop engine bay now knowing that Subaru's are all about the flat4 and the driving i made sure i got this mega clean. Before, Now for this task i used, Meguiars Super Degreaser 4:1 *making sure that i only sprayed onto the brush along the edges of the wing due to the nature of the product it can mark paint if not careful* Selection of Brushes including the Meguiars Triple action brush So plenty of degreaser sprayed onto the engine components. Trick here is never let it dry or it will stain. **Please note again spraying the engine bay with any chemical or water is unsafe as water ingress into electrical components can cause failure of the parts** However owning one of these i know the weak spots under the engine bay. Also i am heavily insured for engine bay cleaning, machine polishing etc etc. Let sit and then start washing with brush, Now like most jap cars the engine bays take a fair amount of scrubbing and this one was no different so once i had spent 30 mins getting all the small bits done i needed a bigger more efficient tool for the job, bring on the, Autosmart Tornador Cleaning Tool & 2.5hp 50Lt Compressor When i first got into car cleaning and was put up against some serious challenges i found this tool and it made my life so much easier. Basically it sprays cleaning solution or air out of nozzle in a circular motion and is a very fine mist but as the cleaning solution is coming out of the pipe the pipe is spinning round in the tube causing a tornado effect in the tube that then sooks all the debris up the tube and it sticks to the inside of the tube this can then be cleaned by spraying in a bucket of clean warm water. To assist me here i gave a gentle APC foam @ 60oC but don't try this at home.

Well guy's as being a keen supporter of the SIDC/Scooby world due to ownership and boost love then i thought the first members car i Detailed involved a major write up to let you know how Ultimate Shine operates on a day to day basis and to show you what my Detailing service is like. The customer is gazb and here we have a WRX 05 with 28k on the clock and TBH was a very level car. I would have been happy with this purchase if it was mine. Onto my first of many foaming procedures this was done with Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner Diluted in my foam lance with the hot washer set at 60oC Next stage is the wheels for this my list includes, Gloss It wheel gel diluted @ 4:1 Meguiars Super Degreaser @ 4:1 Ultimate wheel face brush, I have about 12 different sizes of these for different wheels EZ Detail Small Wheel Brush EZ Detail Large Wheel Brush Wheel Arch Brush Small inner wheel brush for stubborn marks Not show in this picture a Brush for cleaning the sidewalls of tyres Wheel Before, Gloss it wheel Gel

Yes its for here and DW but i have 2 versions one for SIDC and one for DW. The SIDC version is more user friendly, this is my longest write up to date i think 168 photos