Got My MCB S2000 Detailed!
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Got My MCB S2000 Detailed!
My mate is a detailer and offered to give my s2000 a going over. This below is written by him for his detailing board
Wasn't sure exactly what to expect but i was disappointed at the state of the paint, was hoping for an easy one!
Car was dropped off looking not too bad on the surface, wheels have a little corrosion but will be getting replaced soon anyway
The car was then power hosed off.
And BH autofoam covered the car.
And again power hosed off.
Daisy APC was applied to the wheels and the car washed using the 2 bucket method using megs nxt wash.
The arch liners and wheels were cleaned with various brushes.
And the car again power hosed off.
Bonnet, door and boot shuts were then all treated to daisy APC and brushed then gently hosed off.
Then dried with a megs water magnet. Least its clean now!
Under the halogens the state of the paintwork became apparent quickly, serious swirls and deep scratches not visible by eye outside, but definately under intense light.
I gave the bonnet a couple of passes with menzerna intensive polish and it removed most of the swirls, but the deeper scratches still showing.
As the bonnet on s2000's are huge I decided to try some 3M finnesse-it which seems to take alot of the deeper scratches out, so the whole car was given one pass with the finnesse-it to remove the deeper scratches.
The rear bumper has some bad scuffs on the corner which needed sorting.
The are was then wet sanded with 3M 2000 grit paper.
G3 applied to remove the sanding marks.
And 3M finnesse-it to remove to prepare it for paint correction with the rest of the car.
With the car now having most of the deep scratches removed and the rear bumper scuffs fixed, menzerna intensive polish was applied using the rotary using a 3M waffle pad to remove the swirls, wiped off, and menzerna final finish applied to give it that final shine. Poorboys EX-P sealant was used to seal the paint, while P21S wax finished it off. The wheels were polished using AG super resin and sealed with poorboys wheel sealant, while tyres were treated with megs endurance gel.
Afters
Thanks for looking, comments welcome!
Wasn't sure exactly what to expect but i was disappointed at the state of the paint, was hoping for an easy one!
Car was dropped off looking not too bad on the surface, wheels have a little corrosion but will be getting replaced soon anyway
The car was then power hosed off.
And BH autofoam covered the car.
And again power hosed off.
Daisy APC was applied to the wheels and the car washed using the 2 bucket method using megs nxt wash.
The arch liners and wheels were cleaned with various brushes.
And the car again power hosed off.
Bonnet, door and boot shuts were then all treated to daisy APC and brushed then gently hosed off.
Then dried with a megs water magnet. Least its clean now!
Under the halogens the state of the paintwork became apparent quickly, serious swirls and deep scratches not visible by eye outside, but definately under intense light.
I gave the bonnet a couple of passes with menzerna intensive polish and it removed most of the swirls, but the deeper scratches still showing.
As the bonnet on s2000's are huge I decided to try some 3M finnesse-it which seems to take alot of the deeper scratches out, so the whole car was given one pass with the finnesse-it to remove the deeper scratches.
The rear bumper has some bad scuffs on the corner which needed sorting.
The are was then wet sanded with 3M 2000 grit paper.
G3 applied to remove the sanding marks.
And 3M finnesse-it to remove to prepare it for paint correction with the rest of the car.
With the car now having most of the deep scratches removed and the rear bumper scuffs fixed, menzerna intensive polish was applied using the rotary using a 3M waffle pad to remove the swirls, wiped off, and menzerna final finish applied to give it that final shine. Poorboys EX-P sealant was used to seal the paint, while P21S wax finished it off. The wheels were polished using AG super resin and sealed with poorboys wheel sealant, while tyres were treated with megs endurance gel.
Afters
Thanks for looking, comments welcome!
cheers my MCB bro 
