The Boosh!
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Elise, Duster
Hello!
I decided it was time to give the beast its stage 1 detail since its starting to get a little warmer. This isn't a full blown write up as I didn't have the time to take photographs of everything that I did.
Stage 1 being getting rid of most of the swirls, sealing the paint and slapping on a bit of wax. I will probably get round to stage 2 during the summer, when I get the front end resprayed, as well as the rear bumper. It is by no means perfect, still quiet a few RDS however I got bored and my back gave in :boring: All in all though, a successful day.
I feel that Racing Blue is a really strange colour to work with, as it NEVER looks dull :S After the pre rinse it looked shiny as fook! Still looks better now though!
I must say though, I feel myself getting a lot better a detailer the more cars I do. I learn something new every time I do a car LOL! Although it is a PITA I do enjoy doing it![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Products used:
THE CAR WAS A MESS swirl wise at the beggining of the day.
I had already de-tarred and clayed the car last week so all I needed was a quick foam down and a wash to kick off the session.
I also got my good friend Bill(berry) on the wheels and agitated them with various brushes.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
After I rinsed the car off, this is what I was left with, I went on to assess the paint work to see what I was dealing with... And OMG LOLZ it was f**ked! Here are some of the more major defects:
Marring from the claying
And here is what the boot looked like all over:
So it was in dire need of correction lol. At this point I thought to my self 'wtf' and had a brew before I proceeded.
Once I had finished off my brew I cracked on with the machine polishing...
Here is what it looked like half way thorough:
(note the polish splashes residue/dust :dead![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I then got out the spot pads for the s**tty small areas:
Strating to look better already:
After the polishing was done I bashed on the carlack nano followed by the banana armour:
Anyway, I won't bore you with any more pictures... Here is the finished article
Muchos better!
ORANGE PEEL![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Now, my car is better, but still has a lot of RDS marks and has s**t loads of orange peel
So i'm going to have to wet sand those bits when I get more time and more confidence/practice.
It got dirty again when I drove home![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Not bad for a car on 61k![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Russ I still want you to gimme a hand on a few bits that I wasn't too confident about![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Thanks for looking,
Luke![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I decided it was time to give the beast its stage 1 detail since its starting to get a little warmer. This isn't a full blown write up as I didn't have the time to take photographs of everything that I did.
Stage 1 being getting rid of most of the swirls, sealing the paint and slapping on a bit of wax. I will probably get round to stage 2 during the summer, when I get the front end resprayed, as well as the rear bumper. It is by no means perfect, still quiet a few RDS however I got bored and my back gave in :boring: All in all though, a successful day.
I feel that Racing Blue is a really strange colour to work with, as it NEVER looks dull :S After the pre rinse it looked shiny as fook! Still looks better now though!
I must say though, I feel myself getting a lot better a detailer the more cars I do. I learn something new every time I do a car LOL! Although it is a PITA I do enjoy doing it
Products used:
- I settled for Menzerna Power Finish (or Intensive polish for you peoples in the know!) applied on a sonus polishing pad via Kestrel SIM rotory - All around.
- I used a 3M spot pad and a Sonus Compounding pad on the akward places
- Valet pro Tar & glue remover
- Valet pro Ph Neutral snow foam
- Carlack Nano
- Banana Armour
- Megs endurance tyre gel
- Bilberry on the wheels
- Various brushes for the shuts
- A heap of other crap on the interior
![dsc_0004.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0004.jpg&hash=3da01455c4aad6fdf6e12ed229bf716f)
THE CAR WAS A MESS swirl wise at the beggining of the day.
I had already de-tarred and clayed the car last week so all I needed was a quick foam down and a wash to kick off the session.
![dsc_0002.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0002.jpg&hash=74aad6a6bf8031c66d9aa0dbc0fea2ad)
I also got my good friend Bill(berry) on the wheels and agitated them with various brushes.
![dsc_0005.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0005.jpg&hash=5b996d53b007dfc4b4531a6feccbb34a)
After I rinsed the car off, this is what I was left with, I went on to assess the paint work to see what I was dealing with... And OMG LOLZ it was f**ked! Here are some of the more major defects:
![dsc_0007.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0007.jpg&hash=670f07b6ba7d7e54f5b90ce189934c2b)
Marring from the claying
![dsc_0006.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0006.jpg&hash=3901adb69eff251f400a476fbcd794c0)
![dsc_0009.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0009.jpg&hash=b5c915ce3e309bbce9b003e9deaf9524)
And here is what the boot looked like all over:
![dsc_0012.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0012.jpg&hash=c0992052a7286325caa0d9dc566bda03)
So it was in dire need of correction lol. At this point I thought to my self 'wtf' and had a brew before I proceeded.
Once I had finished off my brew I cracked on with the machine polishing...
Here is what it looked like half way thorough:
![dsc_0014.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0014.jpg&hash=b039aab3c5c1536619bfc5259d59ca20)
(note the polish splashes residue/dust :dead
I then got out the spot pads for the s**tty small areas:
![dsc_0020.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0020.jpg&hash=28f4792a2915c7104ba7aa81c7eba098)
Strating to look better already:
![dsc_0015.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0015.jpg&hash=7fcd03637922c6526c1ddaf5565d1169)
After the polishing was done I bashed on the carlack nano followed by the banana armour:
![dsc_0022.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0022.jpg&hash=ba92f3f9997c88dce8d12eabf9c76ad3)
Anyway, I won't bore you with any more pictures... Here is the finished article
![dsc_0016.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0016.jpg&hash=9782d39c71452aa66b0ae5b0c02a3846)
ORANGE PEEL
![dsc_0019.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0019.jpg&hash=09079f063ad8f3b22edf0a84d6c6b318)
![dsc_0021.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0021.jpg&hash=b9e35d065665c5b70c5e4807e0559dbc)
![dsc_0026.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0026.jpg&hash=1a4f7d1c06d613a751bb601674e015ed)
![dsc_0028.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0028.jpg&hash=4618f090b7855433cb0845becbeb0942)
![dsc_0030.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lukebroad.com%2Fgallery%2Fplog-content%2Fimages%2Fcar-photos%2F182-paint-correction%2Fdsc_0030.jpg&hash=c5f080dbd82f477e679506bbfffc82bd)
Now, my car is better, but still has a lot of RDS marks and has s**t loads of orange peel
It got dirty again when I drove home
Not bad for a car on 61k
Russ I still want you to gimme a hand on a few bits that I wasn't too confident about
Thanks for looking,
Luke