R53 Cooper S
Decided to freshen up the rb by having the front end re-sprayed due to excessive stonechipping and booked it in for it's first ever detail...
also new this month;
k-tec cf splitter (bye bye meggy "plough"):dead:
cup racer tow eye
pressed plates
c2 aerial
new style rs badges (not shown)
painted bullets and front diamond in amphasite/rb lettering (also not shown)
bosch aero wipers
+ new cs.net sticker and tax disc holder
a week before it was due to go into the bodyshop the clutch decided it had had enough, so new clutch aswell!
future plans/still to do;
painted calipers (in rb) when i cba...
also gonna need an exhaust at some point in the near future as the old one is well on it's way out...thinking yozza or milltek but still unsure:S...
the following has been copy and pasted from another site i'm involved with...
c+c welcome...
col
xpressvalet v's Clio182 - DODO style
Hullo folks, a while since i had the time to do a full write up on a detail, but here goes on Colin's CLIO182.
Firstly Colin had decided to remove the stripes over the roof and bonnet etc leaving glue strips on paint, and also got the bonnet and front bumper freshly painted prior to the car coming here. So, the decision was to go for it big time on the other panels and take it nice and easy on the front end.
on arrival the car didn’t look too bad, the body shop had given it a wash ( haha )
Prefoam:
Rinsed with PW and then inspected. this car is by in far the worst condition i have ever seen for tar spots, the boot lid and both sides were covered.
the areas were treated with TAR & GLUE remover and MF cloth to try and shift them, but that was not doing the job 100%
These areas where clay'd using an aggressive clay and MEGS QD lube.
Another foam:
This was left to dwell whilst the wheels got a little going over:
The paint work was now washed:
rinsed by my assistant for the day "dodo-dean"
Into the garage for paint inspection and taping up prior to machine polish:
Paint levels proved safe all-round and only told us what we already knew that the bonnet and front bumper had been re-painted.
Some shots of the car before showing paint defects already present and some mild marring by the clay process:
taped up and ready for action, menzerna 106 and 3.02 needed:
The bonnet had Blackfire Gloss Enhancing Polish (non abrasive) applied with the makita at a slow speed due to new paint.
this was the level of correction after a couple of passes. Another pass took out the remaining swirls
The LSP for today was with a premium carnauba wax, this time it was DODO JUICE SUPERNATURAL WAX, expertly applied by "dodo-dean" :
The interior got a little tidy up too, b4:
after:
And finally, what we all want to see, the results:
Colin was given all the photographs + more on a CD of the full process, a paint thickness report and aftercare advice. Dodo Dean was on hand to help and did a top job, if you need Dodo'd, he's your man!!
Finally, Colin was a first rate customer and seems a top bloke with a pretty tidy Clio. thanks mate.
Comments and questions welcome.
Robert.
__________________
Fully mobile pro valet &detailing service based in livingston & serving central scotland.
also new this month;
k-tec cf splitter (bye bye meggy "plough"):dead:
cup racer tow eye
pressed plates
c2 aerial
new style rs badges (not shown)
painted bullets and front diamond in amphasite/rb lettering (also not shown)
bosch aero wipers
+ new cs.net sticker and tax disc holder
a week before it was due to go into the bodyshop the clutch decided it had had enough, so new clutch aswell!
future plans/still to do;
painted calipers (in rb) when i cba
...also gonna need an exhaust at some point in the near future as the old one is well on it's way out...thinking yozza or milltek but still unsure:S...
the following has been copy and pasted from another site i'm involved with...
c+c welcome...
col
xpressvalet v's Clio182 - DODO style
Hullo folks, a while since i had the time to do a full write up on a detail, but here goes on Colin's CLIO182.
Firstly Colin had decided to remove the stripes over the roof and bonnet etc leaving glue strips on paint, and also got the bonnet and front bumper freshly painted prior to the car coming here. So, the decision was to go for it big time on the other panels and take it nice and easy on the front end.
on arrival the car didn’t look too bad, the body shop had given it a wash ( haha )
Prefoam:
Rinsed with PW and then inspected. this car is by in far the worst condition i have ever seen for tar spots, the boot lid and both sides were covered.
the areas were treated with TAR & GLUE remover and MF cloth to try and shift them, but that was not doing the job 100%
These areas where clay'd using an aggressive clay and MEGS QD lube.
Another foam:
This was left to dwell whilst the wheels got a little going over:
The paint work was now washed:
rinsed by my assistant for the day "dodo-dean"
Into the garage for paint inspection and taping up prior to machine polish:
Paint levels proved safe all-round and only told us what we already knew that the bonnet and front bumper had been re-painted.
Some shots of the car before showing paint defects already present and some mild marring by the clay process:
taped up and ready for action, menzerna 106 and 3.02 needed:
The bonnet had Blackfire Gloss Enhancing Polish (non abrasive) applied with the makita at a slow speed due to new paint.
this was the level of correction after a couple of passes. Another pass took out the remaining swirls
The LSP for today was with a premium carnauba wax, this time it was DODO JUICE SUPERNATURAL WAX, expertly applied by "dodo-dean" :
The interior got a little tidy up too, b4:
after:
And finally, what we all want to see, the results:
Colin was given all the photographs + more on a CD of the full process, a paint thickness report and aftercare advice. Dodo Dean was on hand to help and did a top job, if you need Dodo'd, he's your man!!
Finally, Colin was a first rate customer and seems a top bloke with a pretty tidy Clio. thanks mate.
Comments and questions welcome.
Robert.
__________________
Fully mobile pro valet &detailing service based in livingston & serving central scotland.
