My detailing of Neils (S2K NR) car
08-26-2008, 12:01 PM
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My detailing of Neils (S2K NR) car
Ok.... over the bank holiday I tackled "Neil's" car. Its covered over 100k miles and it had seen better days!
After 32 stages of cleaning over three days/evenings I have finshed it.
A quick overview:
Interior clean, wheels, prewash foaming, Claying of bodywork, treatment of roof, machine polishing, 2 layers of Sealant and finally some layers of wax!
The car had some really bad swirl marks in the paint work. I recently got the G220 and it works a treat! I managed to get lots of them out with the polisher but some remain. I found the Sonus SF1 wasn't as abrasive as I wanted so I dug out some dirty old Mer scratch remover - was messy but it worked well. Then I went back to the other compound to smooth of the finish.
Heres a link to the album here - I didn't take many of the finished car as I wanted to get some more when he collects it!
Heres some of my better shots (i'm a self confessed rubbish photographer!)
BEFORE the polishing stage
AFTER polishing
A good 50/50 shot
The NOT so shiney bit!
Shiney!
The stages:
Vacuumed inside of car
After 32 stages of cleaning over three days/evenings I have finshed it.
A quick overview:
Interior clean, wheels, prewash foaming, Claying of bodywork, treatment of roof, machine polishing, 2 layers of Sealant and finally some layers of wax!
The car had some really bad swirl marks in the paint work. I recently got the G220 and it works a treat! I managed to get lots of them out with the polisher but some remain. I found the Sonus SF1 wasn't as abrasive as I wanted so I dug out some dirty old Mer scratch remover - was messy but it worked well. Then I went back to the other compound to smooth of the finish.
Heres a link to the album here - I didn't take many of the finished car as I wanted to get some more when he collects it!
Heres some of my better shots (i'm a self confessed rubbish photographer!)
BEFORE the polishing stage
AFTER polishing
A good 50/50 shot
The NOT so shiney bit!
Shiney!
The stages:
Vacuumed inside of car
08-26-2008, 12:11 PM
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Oh... its holding my oem car cover on the car - as my cars in the garage!
I forgot to take a photo of the finished exhaust - so I popped out just now and lifted the cover up!
The G220 is very easy to use, best cleaning purchase for a long time!
PS: I have bubble wrap around the rope where it touches the car so don't worry!
I forgot to take a photo of the finished exhaust - so I popped out just now and lifted the cover up!
The G220 is very easy to use, best cleaning purchase for a long time!
PS: I have bubble wrap around the rope where it touches the car so don't worry!
08-26-2008, 12:20 PM
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Some hard work to go at on that car Si!
You did a good job but I suspect the products and pads combination weren't aggressive enough and/or the polish hadn't fully broken down leaving the hazing apparent in the 50/50 shot and the after polishing shot.
Personally I would have used a Meguiars burgundy pad on that car, with Menzerna Intensive Polish, and importantly worked the polish fully. Then I would have used a polishing megs pad with Menzerna FPII polish and finally the waxes or LSP of choice.
You did make a huge improvement to the paintwork though, and it no doubt looks a hundred times better than it did, good job!
The paintwork was horrendous initially
You did a good job but I suspect the products and pads combination weren't aggressive enough and/or the polish hadn't fully broken down leaving the hazing apparent in the 50/50 shot and the after polishing shot.
Personally I would have used a Meguiars burgundy pad on that car, with Menzerna Intensive Polish, and importantly worked the polish fully. Then I would have used a polishing megs pad with Menzerna FPII polish and finally the waxes or LSP of choice.
You did make a huge improvement to the paintwork though, and it no doubt looks a hundred times better than it did, good job!
The paintwork was horrendous initially
08-26-2008, 12:36 PM
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Thanks
I only got the Sonus start pack and my pad & compound choice was limited.
I had noticed the hazing - just need more practice! I didn't want to ruin Neils paintwork so I took it "relatively easy!" - He doesn't even know I brought the G220
I only got the Sonus start pack and my pad & compound choice was limited.
I had noticed the hazing - just need more practice! I didn't want to ruin Neils paintwork so I took it "relatively easy!" - He doesn't even know I brought the G220
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08-26-2008, 01:17 PM
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Well I have plenty on room on my driveway!! 
But Neil is sort of paying us - as he is kindly taking us ( The wife, two close friends and I!) to gatwick for our holiday in egypt in three weeks time!
But seriously I would like to give up the day job so to speak!
I already have 3 cars local residents lined up
Nut - I do recall I did get the oily effect on the bonnet with the sonus products - but I never experienced that with the "hard as nails" Mer... I think I'll be sticking to the sonus for the time being!
But I do have my mums ye olde 106 in red which is paler than an albino in the snow! Might give that ago next!
But Neil is sort of paying us - as he is kindly taking us ( The wife, two close friends and I!) to gatwick for our holiday in egypt in three weeks time!But seriously I would like to give up the day job so to speak!
I already have 3 cars local residents lined up
Nut - I do recall I did get the oily effect on the bonnet with the sonus products - but I never experienced that with the "hard as nails" Mer... I think I'll be sticking to the sonus for the time being!
But I do have my mums ye olde 106 in red which is paler than an albino in the snow! Might give that ago next!