Range Rover Sport – Mild Correction and Protection
Product list:
· AutoGlym Fast Glass
· AutoSmart Tardis
· AutoSmart G101
· Chemical Guys JetSEAL109
· Dodo Juice Born To Be Mild
· Dodo Juice Limeprime
· Dodo Juice SuperNatural
· Jeffs Werkstat Prime
· Meguiars Last Touch
· Meguiars Wheel Brightener
· Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
· Menzerna 203s
· Poorboys Black Hole
· Sonus Green mild Clay
· Zaino Z8 Grand Finale
Before:
After:
Inspection shots:
Swirls and series of machine holograms stealing the clarity and depth of the paint hidden beneath.
Wheels, tyres and arches looked at first..
Rinse > G101 onto tyre wall and arch > wheel cleaner applied > scrub tyres > scrub the wheel arches > use the EZ Detail brush to clean the inner rims of the alloys > a smaller brush used to clean nut housings > wheel mitt then used to tackle all other wheel facings and behind the spokes..
This cleaned the wheels up nicely but left lots of stubborn deposits on the front facings of the wheel.
Having to spend about half hour on each wheel at this point to get to a decent standard.. they were firstly soaked with AS Tardis and then clayed to help shift the pitting.
Before:
After:
Before/After:
Before/After:
As you can see, still not perfect, but, I had to move on; they took far too much time up and I had crack on!
Door shuts and sills cleaned with G101:
Throughout the wash stages it was a case of ‘escaping the sun’.. Temperatures were quite high and it only took three or four minutes for the standing water to dry and leave nasty water marks everywhere.
After wash:
I then packed up my bits from outside and moved round the corner into the workshop.
From here I used Tardis to remove tar deposits and then clayed to lift all embedded contaminants.
Clay after the rear window:
True paint condition now seen:
Initial Limeprime enhancement tests were good:
N/S rear door before:
After:
I ended up adding a blob of Menz 203s in the mix to give a little more cut. Overall enhancement/correction was about 80%.
Bonnet before:
After:
Note the bumper hasn’t been done at this point..
To finish off the first day I cleaned up the running boards with Jeffs Prime.
Vehicle left in the workshop over night looking like this:
Rise and shine, and back to the work at hand.
Complete machine work (tailgate, roof, 50/50 on the N/S front door and the bumpers)
Glaze the car with Poorboys Black Hole:
Get the Supernatural wax down and allow to gas:
Alloys cleaned and sealed with JetSEA109:
Plastics on lower quarters cleaned and dressed with Megs All-Season dressing:
Windows cleaned with AG Fast Glass:
Interior wiped clean and carpets vac’d.
Tyres dressed with Megs Endurance.
Final Z8 wipedown:
Et voila. 18 hours later..
Obligatory ‘thumbs-up’ shot: (deeper marks can be seen here around my flash)
Time to pack up the kit!
And one last shot before leaving.. (What a great day!)
Thanks!!
Jim
Product list:
· AutoGlym Fast Glass
· AutoSmart Tardis
· AutoSmart G101
· Chemical Guys JetSEAL109
· Dodo Juice Born To Be Mild
· Dodo Juice Limeprime
· Dodo Juice SuperNatural
· Jeffs Werkstat Prime
· Meguiars Last Touch
· Meguiars Wheel Brightener
· Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
· Menzerna 203s
· Poorboys Black Hole
· Sonus Green mild Clay
· Zaino Z8 Grand Finale
Before:
After:
Inspection shots:
Swirls and series of machine holograms stealing the clarity and depth of the paint hidden beneath.
Wheels, tyres and arches looked at first..
Rinse > G101 onto tyre wall and arch > wheel cleaner applied > scrub tyres > scrub the wheel arches > use the EZ Detail brush to clean the inner rims of the alloys > a smaller brush used to clean nut housings > wheel mitt then used to tackle all other wheel facings and behind the spokes..
This cleaned the wheels up nicely but left lots of stubborn deposits on the front facings of the wheel.
Having to spend about half hour on each wheel at this point to get to a decent standard.. they were firstly soaked with AS Tardis and then clayed to help shift the pitting.
Before:
After:
Before/After:
Before/After:
As you can see, still not perfect, but, I had to move on; they took far too much time up and I had crack on!
Door shuts and sills cleaned with G101:
Throughout the wash stages it was a case of ‘escaping the sun’.. Temperatures were quite high and it only took three or four minutes for the standing water to dry and leave nasty water marks everywhere.
After wash:
I then packed up my bits from outside and moved round the corner into the workshop.
From here I used Tardis to remove tar deposits and then clayed to lift all embedded contaminants.
Clay after the rear window:
True paint condition now seen:
Initial Limeprime enhancement tests were good:
N/S rear door before:
After:
I ended up adding a blob of Menz 203s in the mix to give a little more cut. Overall enhancement/correction was about 80%.
Bonnet before:
After:
Note the bumper hasn’t been done at this point..
To finish off the first day I cleaned up the running boards with Jeffs Prime.
Vehicle left in the workshop over night looking like this:
Rise and shine, and back to the work at hand.
Complete machine work (tailgate, roof, 50/50 on the N/S front door and the bumpers)
Glaze the car with Poorboys Black Hole:
Get the Supernatural wax down and allow to gas:
Alloys cleaned and sealed with JetSEA109:
Plastics on lower quarters cleaned and dressed with Megs All-Season dressing:
Windows cleaned with AG Fast Glass:
Interior wiped clean and carpets vac’d.
Tyres dressed with Megs Endurance.
Final Z8 wipedown:
Et voila. 18 hours later..
Obligatory ‘thumbs-up’ shot: (deeper marks can be seen here around my flash)
Time to pack up the kit!
And one last shot before leaving.. (What a great day!)
Thanks!!
Jim
