Trophy detail

[Jimbo_M]

I done this car for a friend a few months back now and after joining up i thought id share some clean trophy pics with you lol.

Down to business anyway, after the car was fully clayed which took off alot of contamination we had an inspection of the paint. There was quite abit swirling and one or two bits of RDS which alot of were able to be corrected however for a more 'true' correction i would want to go back over some of these areas with a rotary.

The process (briefly):

- Rinsed
- Washed
- Rinsed
- Dried
- Fully clayed
- washed/rinsed
- Dried
- Taped up
- Fully machine polished with the 3m process
- Zymol HD cleansed
- A full coat of zymol titanium added
- Finally misted over with Zymol field glaze

Unfortunatly we were pushed for time so there are no before or during shots just the afters....:

Fav shot of the day ;D:

and two nice shots off another friends slr:

This is a car that since i got involved in detailing i have always wanted to machine polish and the after results didnt disappoint.

All in all i would have to say these are some of the best results i have seen out of all the cars i have done, in the flesh it looked stunning ;D

Ive probably missed loads of info so if you want to know anything (products used etc etc) feel free to ask.

*PLEASE NOTE ALL OF THE OTHER JOBS SUCH AS GLASS POLISH, DRESSINGS, EXHAUST POLISH ETC ETC WERE DONE BY THE OWNER THE FOLLOWING DAY*

Sorry there isnt more pics of the before/during process :dapprove:

 

[Scott™]

Looks good.

 

[JD]

Sorry there isnt more pics of the before/during process :dapprove:

Gay! Could have just put it in Clio Media as it's just photos of a Clio, not a detailing thread

Looks good though chap, list of products/processes? What machine?

 

[Jimbo_M]

Sorry dude i promise i'll get plenty of pics when i detail my cup

Products used were as follows:

Jet wash
2 x buckets with megs grit guards
2 x Wash mitts
Ultra plush drying towel
Meguiars G220 machine polisher
3m Tape
Tyre dressing applicator
Valet pro wheel brush
A range of smaller detailing brushes
3M & Zymol microfibres

Chemical guys maxi suds
Bilberry wheel cleaner
Megs APC
Valet pro orange pre wash
Bilthamber clay
3M Perfect-it III Compounding Pad Green
3M Perfect-it III High Gloss Polishing Pad Yellow
3M Perfect-it III Polishing Pad Blue
3M Perfect-it III Fast Cut PLUS Compound Green
3M Perfect-it III Extra Fine Compound.Fine-grade Liquid Abrassive. yellow
3M Perfect-it III Ultrafina SE Polish. Blue
Zymol HD cleanse
Zymol Titanium wax
Zymol field glaze
poorboys wheel sealant
Autoglym metal polish
Autoglym window polish & fast glass
Autoglym bumper care

The process is briefly noted in my first post

 

[JD]

How did the Titanium fair up then chap? Like that one?

Yeah, it's always nice to have a read of the thread and see the transformation Are you relatively new to detailing other people's cars, or something you've been at for a while?

 

[Slammed172]

The 3x3m's are good product's aren't they. Must have been serious RDS using the green top and green pad though, yellow top is usually sufficient.

 

[JD]

Especially on Renault paint, being as soft as it is!

 

[Gaz_]

Where's the centre caps fella?!

 

[JD]

Where's the centre caps fella?!

Oooft, boy's a point!

 

[Leeds_VTO]

Looks good. I found a harsher cutting pad better on the trophy the paint on mine seems quite hard, compared with a few different cars ive done with vauxhal been like water

 

[Jimbo_M]

How did the Titanium fair up then chap? Like that one?

Yeah, it's always nice to have a read of the thread and see the transformation Are you relatively new to detailing other people's cars, or something you've been at for a while?

The titanium looked awesome on the car and is still offering good protection now having been kept on top of and added to with field glaze. Its probably the best wax i have used. My brother has zymol glasur which offers an excellent shine but doesnt last half as long as titanium.

On the detailing side of things ive been into it for well over a year and have done quite a few cars now, its something that i do on the side and i enjoy it

The 3x3m's are good product's aren't they. Must have been serious RDS using the green top and green pad though, yellow top is usually sufficient.

Especially on Renault paint, being as soft as it is!

There was quite abit of rds on this trophy and i did start with the yellow compound but found the paint to be actually quite hard so resorted to the green.

Where's the centre caps fella?!

He bought it without centre caps dude, but he's bought a set now so the wheels looks 'complete' now lol

Looks good. I found a harsher cutting pad better on the trophy the paint on mine seems quite hard, compared with a few different cars ive done with vauxhal been like water

Yes mate i was quite surprised as to how hard the paint on this trophy was, i was expecting it to be very soft.