General > Pro Detailers Work
Light Correction Detail - Candy White Golf Edition 30 - Auto Finesse Tough Coat!
RussZS:
I've been looking forward to this one for a while - I obviously love a bit of Edition 30, but I have particular love for them in white. This particular example included the stunning Xenon headlights and had also had its wheel refurbished by A1 Wheels in Bilston, who have done a simply stunning job!!
The car was very clean, and had been clayed recently, but was very swirly so needed some paint correction and some good protection laying down...
Some befores:
DSC06482 by RussZS, on Flickr
Very clean already!
DSC06484 by RussZS, on Flickr
Wheels were up first. I began with a pre-rinse with my Kranzle to remove any loose dirt:
DSC06485 by RussZS, on Flickr
Smart Wheels applied liberally...
DSC06486 by RussZS, on Flickr
Various brushes used to agitate:
DSC06487 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06488 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06489 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06490 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06491 by RussZS, on Flickr
Rinsed:
DSC06492 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next the car was foamed with Hyper Wash (as it wasn't too dirty)
DSC06493 by RussZS, on Flickr
Intricate areas cleaned with G101 and VP Brushes:
DSC06496 by RussZS, on Flickr
Lather was used on shampoo duty:
DSC06499 by RussZS, on Flickr
After washing, IronX was used to safely remove the fallout present in the clearcoat:
DSC06500 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06502 by RussZS, on Flickr
Tardis was used next to deal with the tar (pic was blurry - apologies) then the car was refoamed, rinsed and moved inside to begin claying:
AF Clay was used:
DSC06503 by RussZS, on Flickr
Like the Mazda before it, quite a lot of sap removed from the roof and bonnet area!
DSC06504 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next the car was dried and paintwork assessed.
It was averaging a healthy 130 or so, which is normal for Golf's. However, it was quite heavily swirled...
DSC06520 by RussZS, on Flickr
After trialling a few combinations, I was getting superb results with Megs 101 via Rotary!! This stuff is seriously impressive!!
Before:
DSC06512 by RussZS, on Flickr
After (note the improved clarity!)
DSC06511 by RussZS, on Flickr
Rear Quarter after:
DSC06522 by RussZS, on Flickr
Before (halide)
DSC06525 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC06526 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06532 by RussZS, on Flickr
Before:
DSC06539 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06540 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC06541 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06543 by RussZS, on Flickr
The wing mirrors had recently been painted black and were very swirly!
DSC06591 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC06593 by RussZS, on Flickr
B Pillars:
DSC06594 by RussZS, on Flickr
After, not quite perfect but much improved!
DSC06595 by RussZS, on Flickr
Lights before:
DSC06597 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC06599 by RussZS, on Flickr
Door shuts were cleaned with Tripple:
DSC06603 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06604 by RussZS, on Flickr
The exhaust was quite bad, so out came Mercury and the Wire Wool!
DSC06612 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06615 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06616 by RussZS, on Flickr
Crystal on the glass:
DSC06626 by RussZS, on Flickr
Mint Rims on the wheels:
DSC06633 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06634 by RussZS, on Flickr
2 layers of Tough Coat on the paint...
DSC06625 by RussZS, on Flickr
Spritz on the interior:
DSC06656 by RussZS, on Flickr
Total2 on the fabrics:
DSC06657 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06658 by RussZS, on Flickr
Interior after:
DSC06659 by RussZS, on Flickr
and finally, after 15 hours or so, some afters!!
DSC06622 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06624 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06636 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06639 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06642 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06643 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06644 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06647 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06649 by RussZS, on Flickr
AWESOME finish from Mint Rims:
DSC06651 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06654 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06660 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06662 by RussZS, on Flickr
and of course some Tesco shots... which also included a couple of mine...
DSC06672 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06673 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06674 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06676 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06679 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06680 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06683 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06685 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06686 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06688 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06689 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06691 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06696 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06697 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC06698 by RussZS, on Flickr
A really enjoyable detail and the owner was delighted!!
Thanks for reading!
DSC06693 by RussZS, on Flickr
Russ.
GOLDENBOY:
Big big thanks for doing the car Russ :congrats: couldnt believe the end results :laugh: amazing work!!! went home in a totally different car!!! Top bloke!!!! :notworthy:
RussZS:
Thanks for the kind words Karl, was a real pleasure. :)
Russ.
big al:
Great detail as always Russ.
It's your write ups that are causing me to buy all the auto finesse stuff lately! :signLOL:
heavyd:
--- Quote from: big al on May 15, 2012, 08:34:45 pm ---Great detail as always Russ.
It's your write ups that are causing me to buy all the auto finesse stuff lately! :signLOL:
--- End quote ---
x2
nice work. I hope you get sponsership from AF :signLOL:
makes me wonder why I spent over ££££s on 2 pots of wax when I should have stuck with the tough coat I already have :confused:
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version