Race Valeting - Another Dodo juice Paint correction detail

[Race Valeting]

 

Todays job was a ltd edition black 406 hdi coupe this was booked in for a full correction and engine detail and also to de-badge the Peugeot & 406 badges.

 

The car was dropped off at mine yesterday afternoon so I cracked on yesterday and got it washed and clayed ready for some correction today.

 

Heres some pics on arrival:

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Firstly the wheels were cleaned using as smart wheels and a selection of brushes, the arches and tyres were cleaned using some g101.

 

Then the engine bay and all the door shuts/boot were cleaned using a swissvax style brush and some g101 then rinsed.

 

The car was then pre-washed with some citrus tfr and then rinsed, then the car was foamed using a g101 mix to help remove any old protection this was left to dwell for a few mins then rinsed.

 

I then de-badged the 2 badges on the boot lid using a hair dryer and some tardis to remove the glue residue.

 

Before:

 



 



 

After

 



 



 

All that was needed now was to was polish the remaining marks out.

 

 

Then the car was washed using 2bm using some megs gold class shampoo and a wool mitt, this was then rinsed with an open ended hose and left and not dried due to claying the car next.

 

It was clayed using some dodo grey clay and last touch as a lube.

 

Before:

 



 

After:

 



 



 

All washed and ready to be finished tomorrow:

 



 



 



 



 



 

Went round with the PTG to get some readings ready for the machining tomorrow, It was evident that the car had been in a rear ender as both rear quarters had sanding marks under the paint and paint readings all over the place on the back, the rest of the car was reading between 120-147.

 



 



 

That was it for yesterday, now for some correction work today and feeling like crap with a cold I have just called it a day at 3:30 and will get the rest finished tomorrow.

 

I did a few test patches to find out a good combo, again got out the menzerna ip on a high gloss cutting pad and then finished down using some menz final finish on a high gloss finishing pad.

 

Heres some pics

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

some more scratches

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

50/50's

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Corrected:

 



 



 



 



 

The rest will be finished tomorrow but pretty happy with the results so far today.

 

As usual all comments welcome.

 

Time taken today 5 1/2 hrs

 

Now for todays work.

 

The car was wiped down this morning from the dew and then I got on with finishing the correction that I had left to do.

 

Once all the correction was done the car was given an IPA wipe down to remove all the oils from the polish and then lime prime'd via the pc.

 

Then with the clouds darkening I got out the Dodo purple haze and applied it to the whole car and then went round buffing off.

 

I then went and dressed all the tyres with some cg new look trim gel and the arches also, the windows were cleaned using megs glass cleaner, the exhaust tip with megs nxt metal polish.

 

Then I applied another coat of purple haze and let it cure for 25 mins then buffed off just in time as it started to spit with rain.

 

I then gave the interior a quick hoover out and a wipe down and then dressed the engine bay with some ag bumper and trim care.

 



 



 



 

Finally the car was given a spritz of duragloss 952

 

Heres the final pics:

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

A couple of signs of poor bodyshop work also

Notice the overspray in the middle of the bumper below the boot badge



 

Also a couple of paint runs



 



 

Total time for the detail was 12 hrs :thumb:

 

Paul