Sunflower = Detailed

[Harpham]

Sunflower Detail

So today I detailed the Sunflower, to kick start my preparations ready for FCS (and more importantly, CSS).

I was focused mostly on the paintwork today, as the previous owner evidently used a yard brush to wash it. Swirl city.

Process was as follows:
- Remove bump strips and number plates
- Quickly clean wheels
- Snow foam
- Wash using 2x bucket method (AF Lather)
- Rinse
- De-tar using AF Oblitarate
- Have some fun with Iron-X, urgh
- Clay
- Wash again
- Dry off
- Take into the garage
- Tape off plastics
- Polish using 3M pads and Menzerna polishes
- Layer of AF Rejuvenate
- 2x layers of Dodo Juice Banana Armour
- Finished off by wiping glass down, dressing plastics, putting sealant on number plates and dressing tyres.

So, here's the pics from today...

Before:

Sunflower Detail Before by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Car was pretty clean beforehand anyway...

Sunflower Detail Before Road Kill by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Proper swirlbus. Only managed about 70-75% correction, as the swirls were ridiculously bad and there was plenty of RDS.

Sunflower Detail Before Swirls by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail - Snow Foam y0 by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail - Snow Foam by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Iron-X y0

Sunflower Detail - Iron X by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail Before by Harpham y0, on Flickr

After:

Sunflower Detail After Reflection by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail After by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail After by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail After by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail After Reflection by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Sunflower Detail After by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Its home for the day:

Sunflower Detail After by Harpham y0, on Flickr

Overall, pretty pleased with the results, but still got a long way to go until i'm totally happy with the paintwork.

Compulsary iPhone Instagay photo:

Boom.

 

[RyaNoiR]

Amazing job, car looks incredible.

/jealous ^^

 

[Flat Eric]

Stunning. Looks in great condition! I love the front end on ph1's!!!!

 

[Chris205]

Looks awesome mate, reminds me of when i did Craigs Charged one

 

[Bobby.]

Boom tidy.

 

[-J-]

Looks great.

 

[Kane.]

Came up well.

 

[VeinAST]

PH2 rear needed imo!

 

[Stu.]

awesomee! fancy doing mine? <3

 

[Toby]

Sexy.

 

[Slammed172]

Good job.

 

[Marky_]

Looking great Paul

 

[Nickson]

Awesome! :approve:

 

[Stu-]

Not bad. :rasp:

 

[Brian]

Good to see it's getting the attention it so badly needed. Will you get a few more more days work on it before CSS?

 

[Stefan.]

came up well for a lazy polish guy

 

[Y7 ADW]

Fantastic results there mate. I do like Sunflowers although I do think they look better with Ph2 rear ends.

 

[.GAZ.]

Looks good mate.

 

[andywa]

Looks nice and clean, good effort mate.

 

[Harpham]

awesomee! fancy doing mine? <3

But then yours would be even epic-er . I need mine to be better than yours at something. lol

Good to see it's getting the attention it so badly needed. Will you get a few more more days work on it before CSS?

I'm hoping so. I want it to look perfect for CSS. A 2 day detail may be necessary again .

 

[daveski]

Nice work.

Still needs lowering though.

 

[Harpham]

Still needs lowering though.

Watch this space.

 

[Joe#]

Nicely done

I can't wait to do mine next week!

 

[Rob]

WTF is up with that steering wheel? Looks really good apart from that. Wheels need doing too.

 

[daveski]

Watch this space.

Want some coilovers? I do you a special polish price?

 

[Sargara]

Oh look a yellow car thats been detailed.... /jelous

 

[Christopher]

PH2 rear needed imo!

No. NO!

Looks superb mate. You should've slotted some Amigo in there as a glaze before your wax. It's got loads of fillers so really helps light swirls on brighter colours.

Just apply is with a finishing pad on your DAS, panel by panel. Awesome stuff.

 

[Harpham]

WTF is up with that steering wheel? Looks really good apart from that. Wheels need doing too.

s**t ain't it. We're fitting a new one before FCS anyway.

Want some coilovers? I do you a special polish price?

Text meh blud.

Oh look a yellow car thats been detailed.... /jelous

You may be able to be slotte in this month

No. NO!

Looks superb mate. You should've slotted some Amigo in there as a glaze before your wax. It's got loads of fillers so really helps light swirls on brighter colours.

Just apply is with a finishing pad on your DAS, panel by panel. Awesome stuff.

Ph2 parts are a no deal anyway.
You love that Amigo stuff don't you. Is it actually that good?! May have to invest.

Cheers guys.

 

[Christopher]

Yup, it's amazing. Anything you can't quite cut out, it'll hide.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Nice work, love a good Sunflower.


Please don't listen to the people saying Ph2 rear-end. Every Sunflower I've seen on here goes down that route. I'm not sure why people seem to think having a chunky black bump strip and clear cluster lights is a good idea

 

[GSKingsbury]

Such a soft spot for sun flower's !! Look's good buddy.

 

[Harpham]

Yup, it's amazing. Anything you can't quite cut out, it'll hide.

I'll have a read up about it. Plenty of deeper swirls/scratches that could do with going over
after having it out in the sun today, I think I achieved a bit more than 70% correction. Did a s**t job of the bonnet, but the rest is pretty sspot on.

 

[Toby]

I want you to do this to mine.

PM me an idea of a price. This would be in July if you fancy it?