Envy Valeting Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Yup you read it right! Paint correction detail on a C4S. Interesting arm rest, fitted by previous owner. Destined for the bin as part of the clean up! Door shuts cleaned with APC, in this case G202 Wheels cleaned with Espuma Revolution, followed by a TFR mix Rinsed and washed with Astro shampoo via TBM etc. Dried to look like this. So why are we doing the correction? Due to the amount of tar present I used Tardis The car was then clayed. Due to the condition of the paint I used Dodo Juice Purposeful Purple and this stage took 3 hrs:doublesho Took some measurements, lowest This paved the way to break out the Metabo and start polishing. Good early indications, rough 50/50 using the wing/bonnet as the line End of day 1 Day 2 saw a full day of machine polishing which was best described as a nightmare. Sticky paint, rock hard paint, ok paint. I had it all. Used every polish and pad I possessed (and I've got a few!) and every panel was different and typically required no less than 5 hits. Hit with an aggressive pad and polish, then refined at a later stage. End of day 2 Day 3 saw me refine the bonnet with Swissvax CF pro and a 3M blue pad and then start the clean up, and boy was there a lot to clean up:buffer: De dusted from the top down using brushes, compressed air and a lot of elbow grease. Once this was done the paint was cleansed with Dodo Juice Lime prime, the PC and a medium pad from the purveyor of Rubbish:) Wax today was Swissvax Crystal Rock and I applied 2 coats at 2hr intervals, and left to cure for 1 hr each time. Whilst the wax cured I set about buffing tail pipes, cleaning glass, dressing tyres with AS Highstyle etc etc. Arm rest sorted:) Interior hoovered, leather cleansed and conditioned. Dash and plastics cleansed etc, glass... One last one The correction did not go to plan at all, and I'm grateful to the owner for the extra day allowed Total time 25hrs, 18 of which with the Metabo in my hands. Thanks for looking Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsheepshagga_turbo Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 good work man ... sums up what i consider most porsche owners tbh... rich and quite frankly dont give a toss about paintwork blah blah.... but good work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Another really well done job mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 good work man ... sums up what i consider most porsche owners tbh... rich and quite frankly dont give a toss about paintwork blah blah.... but good work...Cheers LSS but to be fair he's just bought it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I love reading these posts - i find them really interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsheepshagga_turbo Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 hehhehe... ooo there's been a minor debate on another forum in which i go on about white cars...supposedly the best results are not had with carnuba waxes... but stuff like jeffs werkstatt acrylic... can you shed some light on this my man from your personal experience?? -ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 ^A little story for you Last year I did a white ED30 Golf with the customers own supplied Jeffs kit, a month later he called me back and I did it with Dodo Diamond white! This year I've just been to give it its 1st birthday present and used Dodo Supernatural http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=107915 He gave me his Jeffs kit to sell for him, nuff said I have used both and for me I get better results on white with wax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsheepshagga_turbo Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 interesting............ i mean.. i respect your work as ive seen it loads and your saying this... but polished bliss... obviously another big comp said this http://bbs.scoobynet.com/car-care-380/5 ... -grey.html conflicting views.......... hehehhe -ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Nice work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 interesting............ i mean.. i respect your work as ive seen it loads and your saying this... but polished bliss... obviously another big comp said this http://bbs.scoobynet.com/car-care-380/5 ... -grey.html conflicting views.......... hehehhe -ho Thats where he bought it from, I know what the guide will say without even reading it. The plug the Jeffs for all white and silver cars I'm on Scoobynet as Tim Bomford since 1999 LOL! Still had 5 scoobs so you could say I have an interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 You really can tell the difference from all the work and patience with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Looks awsome as usual mate, good work. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Lovely car. Not sure if I could own a yellow one but it looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Nice work. You hands must feel like they are still vibrating from the polisher. Sounds like you had a right bag of trouble with that paint! I cant comment on the stuff polished bliss do, but DD SN looks absoutely amazing on my GM Zed. I know I bang on about it all the time, but the difference to P21S was outstanding as it makes the flecks pop (never really saw pop with P21S, or what I thought was pop, really wasnt!). Really need to try it to see the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Tidy job bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Fantastic job there Tim and I can easily see how 25 hours was needed. Better than it probably was when it was driven off the lot brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWZ Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Nice job fella Can you share how much this kind of detailing costs and where are you based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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