Recent content by LawrenceSA

I was contacted by the owner of this vehicle who`s brother had his RS3 detailed by a friend and fellow detailer in Cape Town, and she was looking for the same thing for hers. Up until this point, the car had been getting washed at a fairly well known local car wash, and so there were obviously a...

This detail occured at the end of Jan, around 2.5 years after I originally detailed it in June `14 and it only needed a very light polish. Clearly employing decent washing techniques has paid dividends. I struggled to set up a shot to capture any swirls as there were hardly any to be found, and...

This detail was actually carried out in early December last year. The objective for this car was not outright perfection but instead just a decent improvement in all areas. As always the engine bay was tackled first After carefully covering any exposed electrical bits, Carchem APC...

I detailed this car back in the beginning of December for an existing client of mine who was unfortunately subjected to some ongoing road maintenance right by his house, resulting in a car a lot dirtier than he would normally have it, and one with a lot of tar deposits all of the paint and...

A good client of mine recently purchased this vehicle and I was obviously excited to get the opportunity to get her looking better.... I had time on my side (a weekend, the evenings in the week that followed and then that weekend too) but unfortunately there is only so much you can do before a...

I`ve done a few of these ....and for the most part, the paint defects looked just like your typical VW swirls... unfortunately, that`s not how they behaved... but more on that later. The wheels had at some point been refurbed, and there was some sort of thick plastic-y looking film type stuff...

I last detailed this car in Jan http://www.autopia.org/forums/click-brag-the-detailers-showcase/183436-titanium-silver-bmw-x3-detailed-lawrence.html and it had subsequently returned to the panel beaters after some drunk driver crashed into it :cry: I needed to clean up the typical mess most...

The owner bought this vehicle second hand and after getting his new wheels and suspension sorted, the car was dropped off to be restored to a condition more befitting such a nice car, which in my humble opinion, must be such a nice daily driver for the petrolhead with a family. As always I try...

Man oh man what a nice car :drool: :drool: : Jag had, for some reason, not even been on my radar :oops: (not that I could afford one anyway :lol: ) up until the point the owner bought it around for an inspection.... not only is it one gorgeous car in the metal, but the 5l supercharged V8...

2 Subarus in a row....and this one is red (which I just love polishing).... so I was really in my element :grin: :hurray: And the fact that the owner had taken the time to come and spend a few days with me to make sure he knew how to properly maintain it afterward, made the detail all that...

Anyone who has been following my work for a while now will know I`ve liked Scoobies since I was a kid. So far I have been fortunate enough to detail 3 (all black) - 2 in 2013 and a 1 in 2014, so I was really looking forward to getting my hands on one again :grin: This car is new to the...

These are such nice cars :drool: and I really enjoyed the time spent bringing this one back to a more fitting state, as I did educating the owner on proper maintenance and seeing him get properly equipped with the right tools and products. So, let`s create a decent platform for him to start...

The objectives for this detail were to: - Restore the headlights (the OEM coating had failed in a few places, and left a odd `rainbow looking` defect` in the middle of the light - Get everything cleaned and decontaminated - Correct the paint to an acceptable level - it is a daily driver and...

One of my clients recently purchased this beautiful 540i and whilst it was in really good condition, 18 years of improper washing and drying showed and so over a weekend in April I set about getting the old girl back into decent shape... Engine bay First I used a blower to remove as much of...

As always on a full detail I will tackle the engine bay first, so that any dirt that happens to find its way on to the paint (typically its the front fenders and front bumper) will get cleaned up when the car is washed. The prevents you having to wash the same area twice, reducing the chance for...