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:
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RussZS, on Flickr
Exhaust in need of some attention:
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RussZS, on Flickr
General dirt and grime on the paintwork:
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RussZS, on Flickr
Quite mucky arches:
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RussZS, on Flickr
Firstly the wheels, tyres, calipers and arches were dealt with.
Wheel before:
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RussZS, on Flickr
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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RussZS, on Flickr
AutoSmart's excellent Smart Wheels mixed 10:1 with water was then applied liberally to the wheels, tyres and arches:
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RussZS, on Flickr
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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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RussZS, on Flickr
Largest of the wheel woolies on the arches:
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RussZS, on Flickr
Valet Pro brushes used on wheels faces, calipers and tyres:
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RussZS, on Flickr
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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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RussZS, on Flickr
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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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RussZS, on Flickr
Tardis was then used to safely remove the tar deposits present on the paintwork and arches:
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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:
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RussZS, on Flickr
The car was then dried with Uber Drying Towel and Aeolus 901 Drier:
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RussZS, on Flickr
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RussZS, on Flickr
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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RussZS, on Flickr
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RussZS, on Flickr
Under Halide:
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RussZS, on Flickr
Passenger side front door:
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RussZS, on Flickr
Before:
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RussZS, on Flickr
After:
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Before:
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After:
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RussZS, on Flickr
I finished up with Finish Kare 1000P on the wheels, along with the new Blackfire Tyre Dressing on the tyres:
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RussZS, on Flickr
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RussZS, on Flickr
Impressive finish:
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RussZS, on Flickr
The paintwork received a CarPro Eraser Wipedown, which was followed up with Zaino's Z2 Sealant and Zaino Z8:
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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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RussZS, on Flickr
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My poor Golf hasn't had any love in a while!
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RussZS, on Flickr
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RussZS, on Flickr
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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RussZS, on Flickr
Russ.
