Race Valeting Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Today I was back visiting my client after a 6mth gap previous detail, since I last did the car it has had the wheels painted graphite, lowered 25mm and had to have a big repair due to the valet parking at the airport parking the car on a curb with the front bumper then reversing off and ripping all the lugs and undertray. I could tell that it had been in the bodyshop because of some bad swirling now showing. Firstly here are some before pics: Firstly I tackled the wheels using some as smart wheels and a selection of brushes, ez detail and swissvax style brushes, the tyres were cleaned using some g101 and the arches with virasol and then washed off with the kranzle. Then I cleaned all the door/boots shuts with my swissvax style brush and some g101, then the engine was soaked with some virasol and left for a few mins then agitataed again with my selection of swissvax style brushes, tyhen rinsed at low pressure. The car was then given a pre-wash some warm citur de-greaser to cut through the dirt, this was applied to the lowers and the bonnet and left for a few mins then rinsed, next up was a APC snow foam to remove any protection left on the car, left to dwell for 5 mins then rinsed. Then a 2bm wash using a Z sponge and dodo born to be mild shampoo leaving it looking like this. The car was then clayed using dodo gentle grey, no pics because hardly any contamination removed, then re-washed and dried using my RV drying towel and last touch as a drying aid. Now time to inspect the paint to see how it was looking :doublesho swirling and light scratches visible, I am going to persude the owner to have a correction in the summer as I love this car and It needs to look its best IMHO. Now time for the Dodo LP applied panel at a time and buffed, did the whole car and then went round with some poorboys blackhole glaze to fill a few of the marks and enhance the gloss, pre wax shots. I then applied a coat of Dodo Supernatural and left to cure while I had a sarnie and cleaned the exhausts yusing some fine 00 grade wire wool and AG metal polish. Before: Afters: Then dressed the tyres/acrhes using some rubber/plastic dressing, and then I buffed off the SN using my eurow buffing cloths. I then cleaned all the exterior windows with some megs glass cleaner and my glass cloths, the engine bay was then dressed using plastic/rubber dressing. And now time for the interior, this was fully hoovered and a wipedown with some g101 and a mf, then the leather was conditioned using some sonus. Finally a quick spritz with some duragloss 951 applied/buffed leaving the car looking like this. A quick inspection under the brinkmann: Loads better considering this was a protection detail and not a correction, there still is a fair few swirls that hopefully the owner will let me do the works on it later on. Now time for the BEAST Interior: And finally: Before: After: Before: After: Before: After: Thanks again to Bob for letting me work on the beast. Total time was 7 hrs All comments welcome as usual. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Lovely detail you did there m8 Really like the car as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Nice work Paul, loving the car too… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Really looking Those graphite wheels really suit the car. Once again top work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Valeting Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Thanks chaps, yeah must admit the graphite wheels look loads better. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK350Z Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Great work, it's like the Zeds big hairy Aussie uncle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Looks fantastic...don't see too many of those going around. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Great before's and after's on the Holden (Southern Hemisphere name for them). At least they keep you in business with mucky cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 That's really nice. What a transformation in 7 hours Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Valeting Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the comments, must admit this is definatly a car on my shopping list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1 HNK Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 What a beast!!! Does it sound as good as it looks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Valeting Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 What a beast!!! Does it sound as good as it looks? It sure does, has the full vortec exhaust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsheepshagga_turbo Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 one of the cars in this world that i will own at some point in my life good job bud..... -ho ps: is it not a wortec exhaust hes got on... quite popular amongst the monaro and vxr8 owners.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Valeting Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 one of the cars in this world that i will own at some point in my life good job bud..... -ho ps: is it not a wortec exhaust hes got on... quite popular amongst the monaro and vxr8 owners.. Lol yeah thats the one Its on my list of cars to own too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Nice work yet again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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