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Author Topic: Range Rover in a day - Light Correction Detail - Rupes LHR 15E Test Drive!!  (Read 4688 times)

Offline RussZS

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Today's booking was a Range Rover Sport in metallic black.  The car was booked in for a single day Light Correction Detail, so the aim was to do what I could with the swirly paint in the space of a single day, concentrating specifically on the exterior of the vehicle and then to also lay down some strong protection on the recently refurbished wheels and the paintwork.  On to the detail...

A few before pics...

Paste residue from the recently fitted tyres:


DSC08105 by RussZS, on Flickr

Exhaust in need of some attention:


DSC08106 by RussZS, on Flickr

General dirt and grime on the paintwork:


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Quite mucky arches:


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Firstly the wheels, tyres, calipers and arches were dealt with. 

Wheel before:


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The wheel was pressure rinsed to remove as much of the loose dirt and brake dust as possible before making physical contact with the wheel:


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AutoSmart's excellent Smart Wheels mixed 10:1 with water was then applied liberally to the wheels, tyres and arches:


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The Smart Wheels was agitated with various brushes.

EZ Detail Brush on the rear of the wheels:


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Largest of the wheel woolies on the arches:


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Valet Pro brushes used on wheels faces, calipers and tyres:


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Then rinsed.

Next the car was pre-foamed using Bilt Hamber's Auto Foam and hand washed with Zaino's Z7:


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The more intricate areas were worked with a Valet Pro brush and AutoSmart's G101:


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After hand washing with CarPro Wash Mitt and Zaino Z7:


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Tardis was then used to safely remove the tar deposits present on the paintwork and arches:


DSC08132 by RussZS, on Flickr

IronX was then used to safely remove fallout from the paintwork.  This was followed up with Auto Finesse Clay and Valet Pro Citrus Bling, which removed any remaining contamination:


DSC08133 by RussZS, on Flickr

The car was then dried with Uber Drying Towel and Aeolus 901 Drier:


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After assessing the paint with various lighting and a PDG to assess thickness and any areas of concern, I unboxed my new toy - the Rupes LHR15E.  I won't go into too much detail on my thoughts of this new DA just yet but happy to say already that I'm VERY impressed with how well this performed today.

Some correction pictures:


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Under Halide:


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Passenger side front door:


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Before:


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After:


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Before:


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After:


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I finished up with Finish Kare 1000P on the wheels, along with the new Blackfire Tyre Dressing on the tyres:


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Impressive finish:


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The paintwork received a CarPro Eraser Wipedown, which was followed up with Zaino's Z2 Sealant and Zaino Z8:


DSC08196 by RussZS, on Flickr

Finally, some afters - please note that on some the exhausts hadn't been polished, which were of course completed afterwards.


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My poor Golf hasn't had any love in a while!


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Thanks for reading!  I'll post up a specific thread around the LHR 15E but feel free to ask if you have any questions.  Next up a Performance Blue Focus ST :)


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Offline big al

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Looks fantastic Russ.
Bet that was hard to do in a day?
Did you have to get on the step ladders for the roof  :surprised:

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Jesus and i thought washing it and a quick polish was enough!  :ashamed:
How much would you charge for a service like this?

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Lovely results for a days work.  :happy2:

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Great turnaround in such a short time matey!  :happy2:

Like the wording in your sig, wonder where you heard that!  :wink:

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The paint fleck in the last pic is unreal :congrats: