Megane R26
I recently detailed this Nissan R35 GTR here:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=253296
It has since had a protection film added to it to protect its front end from stone chips but the owner wasn't happy with some of the marks in the film so asked me to take a look at them for him, and to also carry out a maintenance wash and add further Zaino protection for him...
I was running out of daylight, so not many pics of the wash process.
The car cleaned up very quickly and easily thanks to the strong protection placed on it previously in the form of Zaino Z2 on the paint and Auto Finesse Mint Rims on the wheels, so a gentle foam and Kranzle K7 rinse had it looking 95%+ clean.
Foamed with Hyper Wash:
DSC05056 by RussZS, on Flickr
The car was washed with Zaino Z7, CarPro Mitt and Zaino Bucket System:
DSC05055 by RussZS, on Flickr
It was then moved inside for a touchless drying process using a blower:
DSC05058 by RussZS, on Flickr
This was used to minimise the marring inflicted from the washing process as the paint on these GTR's is very, very soft.
At this point I began to assess the film for defects - a lot of swirling was quite evident:
DSC05062 by RussZS, on Flickr
As I'd never corrected a film before I called Roy of Pro Valeting who works very closely with Paint Shield and I know he had been polishing films recently so was seeking his informed advice. He advised that he'd been getting great results from Auto Finesse Tripple via DA, so I decided to begin with this and see how things progressed.
DSC05141 by RussZS, on Flickr
Before:
DSC05066 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC05092 by RussZS, on Flickr
Very pleasing indeed, so I worked around the rest of the areas which had been protected with this film.
Before:
DSC05131 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC05133 by RussZS, on Flickr
There were other defects present but sadly nothing I could do about these:
DSC05201 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05135 by RussZS, on Flickr
The Tripple being an AIO, also leaves behind some solid protection and also made the surface feel a great deal slicker. The beading was good too for an AIO:
DSC05117 by RussZS, on Flickr
The film was looking much better:
DSC05152 by RussZS, on Flickr
The rest of the car was treated to a further layer of Zaino Z2 Sealant:
DSC05156 by RussZS, on Flickr
This was followed by a Z6 Wipedown, Z8 and Z16 was used on the tyres. Further Mint Rims was also added to the alloy wheels.
DSC05155 by RussZS, on Flickr
and finally, some afters...
DSC05154 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05161 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05167 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05169 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05173 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05175 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05185 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05186 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05187 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05188 by RussZS, on Flickr
Once again, thanks for reading...
DSC05191 by RussZS, on Flickr
Russ.
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=253296
It has since had a protection film added to it to protect its front end from stone chips but the owner wasn't happy with some of the marks in the film so asked me to take a look at them for him, and to also carry out a maintenance wash and add further Zaino protection for him...
I was running out of daylight, so not many pics of the wash process.
The car cleaned up very quickly and easily thanks to the strong protection placed on it previously in the form of Zaino Z2 on the paint and Auto Finesse Mint Rims on the wheels, so a gentle foam and Kranzle K7 rinse had it looking 95%+ clean.
Foamed with Hyper Wash:
DSC05056 by RussZS, on Flickr
The car was washed with Zaino Z7, CarPro Mitt and Zaino Bucket System:
DSC05055 by RussZS, on Flickr
It was then moved inside for a touchless drying process using a blower:
DSC05058 by RussZS, on Flickr
This was used to minimise the marring inflicted from the washing process as the paint on these GTR's is very, very soft.
At this point I began to assess the film for defects - a lot of swirling was quite evident:
DSC05062 by RussZS, on Flickr
As I'd never corrected a film before I called Roy of Pro Valeting who works very closely with Paint Shield and I know he had been polishing films recently so was seeking his informed advice. He advised that he'd been getting great results from Auto Finesse Tripple via DA, so I decided to begin with this and see how things progressed.
DSC05141 by RussZS, on Flickr
Before:
DSC05066 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC05092 by RussZS, on Flickr
Very pleasing indeed, so I worked around the rest of the areas which had been protected with this film.
Before:
DSC05131 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC05133 by RussZS, on Flickr
There were other defects present but sadly nothing I could do about these:
DSC05201 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05135 by RussZS, on Flickr
The Tripple being an AIO, also leaves behind some solid protection and also made the surface feel a great deal slicker. The beading was good too for an AIO:
DSC05117 by RussZS, on Flickr
The film was looking much better:
DSC05152 by RussZS, on Flickr
The rest of the car was treated to a further layer of Zaino Z2 Sealant:
DSC05156 by RussZS, on Flickr
This was followed by a Z6 Wipedown, Z8 and Z16 was used on the tyres. Further Mint Rims was also added to the alloy wheels.
DSC05155 by RussZS, on Flickr
and finally, some afters...
DSC05154 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05161 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05167 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05169 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05173 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05175 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05185 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05186 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05187 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC05188 by RussZS, on Flickr
Once again, thanks for reading...
DSC05191 by RussZS, on Flickr
Russ.
