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Today I did some detailing...
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bbari wrote:Guys, how to do you insert images here ? I see that my pictures are coming up as attachments but other users pictures are embedded in the message ?
if you go to an image hosting website such as tinypic, upload the pics and you will get a series of links. Copy the one for forums and paste it in this thread.
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This is my latest detail, I finished it Christmas eve.
This car is special as it's been in the family scene new (2008), my buddy wanted to roll back the years on the appearance and then keep it looking that way as long as possible.
The To Do list was (in order):- Paint touch ups.
- Full paint correction.
- Headlights restoration.
- Brake calipers painting.
- Paint protection upgraded to a ceramic coating.
- Glass coating.
I wont show pictures of the wash and decontamination process as that is mostly the same as in the previous write up: Link
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. - Lao Tzu
#1 Paint touch ups.
My buddy got the paint and clear coat from a VW main dealer in Limerick city which in my experience is the best place to get paint (OEM over halfords ECT) so i marked out all the chips on touch ups and got to work.
I decided to photograph the process of one of the biggest chips as the rest got the same treatment.
Say hello 'chocolate chip'
First action was to kill the rust in the areas I would be painting.
With that done i could do the touch up.
The process I used:- Paint
- Dry
- Clear coat
- Dry
- Remove excess clear coat.
- Polish
Under LED light
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#2 Full paint correction.
First step as always is measure the paint, I'll show the + and -
He did tell me about it being repaired on the offside rear quarter when we met first to talk about the detail/car. Reading in millimeters (762 microns)
This photo was taken after correction hence the flat paint.
'worst paint job ever'
After doing a test spot I settled on Maxolen PM1 on orange and green hex pads via rotary
I taped up trim that was in the working areas to protect them from polish and the machine polisher.
Some before and afters
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The paint and plastic cover on the back wiper did not fit in with the rest of the car so they needed to be polished and coated also.
Some 50/50s
I cut back 90+% (approx) of the imperfections, in some areas the clear coat was too thin to remove any deeper imperfections and i did not want to weaken the paint or damage the UV protection.
I reduced the backing plate and pad sizes in the tight areas, 3.5' flexipads backing plate on an orange hex logic pad below.
And a 3.5' flexipads backing plate on an black hex logic pad to polish the grill with Reflect (one stage on this).
For the finishing polish I used carpro reflect on a Black hex logic pad via rotary and got this finish (
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#3 Headlights restoration.
Typical VW golf headlights need no introduction.
First i sanded them to remove the factory UV protection film, then I corrected with the machine working from wool with PM1 to a black Hex and reflect.
Below is a before and after compounding.
The tail light got machine corrected also.
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#4 Brake calipers painting.
First thing was to wash the calipers with acid, i used Autosmart triple X for this then dried the calipers and painted them Silver.
Some before and afters below.
Back on with the wheels and i used a torque ratchet to tighten the wheel bolt correctly, enough force as to not stretch the threads
#5 & 6 Paint protection upgraded to a ceramic coating & Glass coating
The car was taken outside for a wash to remove and polish residue and dust before Finishing the exterior, i also detailed the engine bay at this stage hence the open bonnet.
Can you see the fog :pac:
After drying it off i got down a dirty ... i mean down and clean
The last step product on the paint was to be Carpro Cqurtz UK and the glass got Carpro forte.
I coated the wipers for a judder free wipe every time.
I bought the wheels home to coat them as it was nice and warm.
The tyres got multiple applications of Maxolen tyre and rubber prep.
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To put things in perspective.....
So for anyone who is looking to put a price on having their car detailed, or wondering why details cost so much; labour intensive work, cost of products, cost of unit, heat and electricity, etc....think, what you make a week yourself. Or whats the least amount of money you'd get out of bed for, for a weeks work doing the same.
How much would a skilled mechanic, carpenter, electrician, etc, etc, cost for a weeks labour?
Obviously not all details need to be as intensive, but might help justify the price for some people, who think a detail is just an expensive valet!
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