Race Valeting Vs Rare Blue VXR8 2nd in a wk, Dodo protection

[Race Valeting]

Today has been booked in for sometime now, just so happens it fell the same time as the other

VXR8 I did.

 

It was booked in for a protection detail plus engine bay and interior using Dodo juice products.

 

On first arrival the car looked in pretty good shape this morning at 9:30

 

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Firstly the wheels were soaked in AS Smart wheels and the tyres and arches cleaned using g101, while the smart wheels was left to soak I sprayed the engine bay with some virasol via 5 ltr pump sprayer.

 

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I then went back and cleaned the wheels using a EZ detail brush and some swissvax style brushes.

 

Next up was all the door/boot shuts with again swissvax style brush and some g101 and then rinsed with the kranzle.

 

The car was then pre-soaked in some citrus de-greaser

 



 



 



 



 

Then left for 2 mins before rinsing.

 



 



 

Next up was some ssf through new autobrite lance

 



 



 



 



 



 

This was left for 5 mins then rinsed.

 

Then washed using 2bm a Z sponge and some b2bm shampoo, then rinsed using DI Vessel and open ended hose.

 

Now to see the defects as the sun was out shining nice and bright. :doublesho

 



 



 



 



 

Some pretty heavy swirling and marring, this was only in for a protection no correction but still needed to reduce these buggers.

 

Out with the pc and some menz FF on a megs finishing pad.

 

Not bad for a quick pass

 



 

The whole car polished using this method then followed up using LP lite via foam applicator panel at a time and buffed.

 

The car was then given its first coat of Dodo Purple haze and left to cure for 30 mins while I polished the exhausts and dressed the tyres and arches.

 



 



 

This was then buffed off and then I dressed all the plastics with some black wow.

 

Now Coffee time and then dressing the engine bay with plastic and rubber dressing.

 

I then cleaned the exterio windows using megs glass cleaner and my glass cloths :thumb:

 

Now a couple of hrs had passed so I could still another coat of purple haze on and then left for 20 mins and buffed.

 

Heres the exterior/engine bay finished just got the interior to do in the morning and then seal it with some Dodo red mist.

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

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Total time taken was 7 hrs

 

All comments welcome as usual.

 

Paul

[MITZ@CougarStore]

Awesome work again…

 

I’m yet to see a VXR8 on the road, only seen them at the local Vauxhall dealer…

[S1 HNK]

great job...although i cant help but see a rather abusive reg plate

[Maccaman]

Every time I see the finished job I keep wishing you lived local to me Paul. Excellent work, those wheels look totally different after.

[clarkie34]

Great turnaround.

 

They do look a beast of a car.

[manc350z]

A brilliant job on that vxr.. in fact on all your posts.. i also wish i lived that end of the country !

 

.. i nearly spat half a cup of coffee over my laptop when i read that reg plate....

[sunset350z]

My brother in law has one of these and he's ragged the living crap out of it. He's gone through 3 sets of tyres, blown the diff to smithereens, cooked the steering pump and trashed the gearbox!! In less than 10'000 miles from new. Doing do'nuts for ages at a time doesn't help mind

[Race Valeting]

My brother in law has one of these and he's ragged the living crap out of it. He's gone through 3 sets of tyres, blown the diff to smithereens, cooked the steering pump and trashed the gearbox!! In less than 10'000 miles from new. Doing do'nuts for ages at a time doesn't help mind

 

This 1 has had kkkk's worth of warranty work done already, new discs/calipers allround, new g/box,water pump, and now the battery is shot and needs replacing.

 

Thanks for all the comments guys.

 

Paul

[kObi]

wow that looks awesome! really liked the look of the engine bay. good job.

[roast350z]

wow looks great job and what a number plate!

[Pimm]

top job

[Beavis]

Very nice job

 

 

But the standard paint is quite orange peely

 

[Sarnie]

Very nice job

 

 

But the standard paint is quite orange peely

 

 

+1

 

And what knob that plate makes him look.

[Adriank]

Awesome work again…

 

I’m yet to see a VXR8 on the road, only seen them at the local Vauxhall dealer…

 

I see a red one quite a lot... my dad has one.

 

Have driven it too, feels much more responsive than the 350Z, and very nimble for its size. He is looking at getting a correction done again, do you guys do berkshire, and what sort of prices are you looking at for a

VXR8 correction?