Apollo_Auto
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Hi all! I forgot to post this one 
! This is a Porsche 928 that I've just finished. I started this car about 2 weeks ago at the owner's place and when I got about 1/2 way finished with it, debris from the building that was being destroyed in the vicinity caked the car in concrete dust 
! Needless to say I had to stop and we rescheduled for today in my new garage :argie:!! The place is still not 100% finished and there's a lot of "detailer customization" that needs to be done, but for today it served its purpose just fine... even made use of the pit that it's equipped with . I think I'll be camping there tomorrow night setting up the lights and peeing in the corners to mark my territory 
. Anyway, the first few pics will give you an idea of how primitive the detailing world still is in this country. He recently had the car resprayed (they did a really cruddy job too) and the only place he had his car washed was at the "hand wash" places here. Swirl and RIDS city. The process:
-Foamed with Organizone No-Touch with added foam booster (this stuff rocks) (15%) and a mix of Organizone HD Extra degreaser (5%) and left to dwell about 5 min
-Rinsed
-(while foam dwelling) Wheels, tires and wells cleaned with Organizone G1 and assorted brushes
-Washed with 2BM and Cherry Bubbles, cleaned each panel and rinsed
-Dried with a water blade and MF towels (yes, I use a water blade because if I'm polishing a car I'm not going to scratch it any more than it already is. Furthermore, if you scratch a car with a water blade you obviously haven't washed it correctly... just MHO)
-Clayed with yellow poly clay (I hate this crap but have a lot of it so I need to use it up... Jap stuff coming soon) and ONR H2O mix for a lube
-Taped up
-Started with Scholl S17 (don't know if any of you kids have had the opportunity to use this stuff but it's awesome! A one-stepper that starts off as an upper-medium cut polish, breaks down and then finishes up most jobs without any holograms... wicked juice IMHO) and a finishing pad but the S17 is a bit thick when it's fresh so the finishing pad was a bit too grabby so I switched to a polishing pad. The polishing pad didn't give me the results I wanted as there were still some scratches so I went to a medium-cut (blue Riwax) pad. This combo gave me exactly what I was looking for so I continued with it. I also did some pad changing along the journey in the areas where there were RIDS. I switched to a 4" pad and took advantage of the cutting power of S17 at high RPMs (1200 max) and also of the low heat that you get with using such a small pad; this cleared everything right up. Although I was utterly impressed and satisfied with the results of the 1-step polishing, I still wasn't 100% convinced that there was no micro-marring so I did an IPA wipe, checked for scratches with my new Osram spotlight (very nice) and then finished up with a black pad and (a new product for me, courtesy of my good friend Bence 
thanks buddy) PoliSeal using only the weight of the Makita. I didn't like the fact that I couldn't see traces of the product on the car, but nonetheless I think it did a great job of finishing up, despite the small spots of hazing in some places (maybe I used too much??).
-After finishing up with Poliseal, I didn't want to apply Swisswax pre-wax cleaner because I didn't want to affect the sealant so I left that part out. Therefore I put another coat of OptiSeal on the car by foam applicator just to make sure that the nooks and crannies were sorted and to give a bit more protection to the buttery paint on this car.
-LSP the wax of choice for today was Swisswax Zuffenhausen. I can't say that I fancy this wax too much... It felt like I was rubbing snot on the car and was just really too greasy for my likings. It spread well and smelled very "tutti fruity", but was a "female dog" to take off even after curing for 15 minutes. Also, it left so much oil on the car after I took it off that I had to use Optimum QD to remove the oil swirls. I don't usually use OD's after waxing but I had no choice today.
Well that's it for my write up! If you've gotten this far and haven't fallen asleep yet I appreciate you reading it! Here's the piccies!
Very matte finish
Check out the tree growing out of the side of the wall in the background! It started growing under the building and somehow found it's way through the foundation, then out the side of the wall! Weird!!
Yes, the wheel wells were dressed afterward
Thanks for looking and as always, comments and criticism welcome!
! This is a Porsche 928 that I've just finished. I started this car about 2 weeks ago at the owner's place and when I got about 1/2 way finished with it, debris from the building that was being destroyed in the vicinity caked the car in concrete dust ! Needless to say I had to stop and we rescheduled for today in my new garage :argie:!! The place is still not 100% finished and there's a lot of "detailer customization" that needs to be done, but for today it served its purpose just fine... even made use of the pit that it's equipped with . I think I'll be camping there tomorrow night setting up the lights and peeing in the corners to mark my territory . Anyway, the first few pics will give you an idea of how primitive the detailing world still is in this country. He recently had the car resprayed (they did a really cruddy job too) and the only place he had his car washed was at the "hand wash" places here. Swirl and RIDS city. The process:-Foamed with Organizone No-Touch with added foam booster (this stuff rocks) (15%) and a mix of Organizone HD Extra degreaser (5%) and left to dwell about 5 min
-Rinsed
-(while foam dwelling) Wheels, tires and wells cleaned with Organizone G1 and assorted brushes
-Washed with 2BM and Cherry Bubbles, cleaned each panel and rinsed
-Dried with a water blade and MF towels (yes, I use a water blade because if I'm polishing a car I'm not going to scratch it any more than it already is. Furthermore, if you scratch a car with a water blade you obviously haven't washed it correctly... just MHO)
-Clayed with yellow poly clay (I hate this crap but have a lot of it so I need to use it up... Jap stuff coming soon) and ONR H2O mix for a lube
-Taped up
-Started with Scholl S17 (don't know if any of you kids have had the opportunity to use this stuff but it's awesome! A one-stepper that starts off as an upper-medium cut polish, breaks down and then finishes up most jobs without any holograms... wicked juice IMHO) and a finishing pad but the S17 is a bit thick when it's fresh so the finishing pad was a bit too grabby so I switched to a polishing pad. The polishing pad didn't give me the results I wanted as there were still some scratches so I went to a medium-cut (blue Riwax) pad. This combo gave me exactly what I was looking for so I continued with it. I also did some pad changing along the journey in the areas where there were RIDS. I switched to a 4" pad and took advantage of the cutting power of S17 at high RPMs (1200 max) and also of the low heat that you get with using such a small pad; this cleared everything right up. Although I was utterly impressed and satisfied with the results of the 1-step polishing, I still wasn't 100% convinced that there was no micro-marring so I did an IPA wipe, checked for scratches with my new Osram spotlight (very nice
) and then finished up with a black pad and (a new product for me, courtesy of my good friend Bence thanks buddy) PoliSeal using only the weight of the Makita. I didn't like the fact that I couldn't see traces of the product on the car, but nonetheless I think it did a great job of finishing up, despite the small spots of hazing in some places (maybe I used too much??). -After finishing up with Poliseal, I didn't want to apply Swisswax pre-wax cleaner because I didn't want to affect the sealant so I left that part out. Therefore I put another coat of OptiSeal on the car by foam applicator just to make sure that the nooks and crannies were sorted and to give a bit more protection to the buttery paint on this car.
-LSP the wax of choice for today was Swisswax Zuffenhausen. I can't say that I fancy this wax too much... It felt like I was rubbing snot on the car and was just really too greasy for my likings. It spread well and smelled very "tutti fruity", but was a "female dog" to take off even after curing for 15 minutes. Also, it left so much oil on the car after I took it off that I had to use Optimum QD to remove the oil swirls. I don't usually use OD's after waxing but I had no choice today.
Well that's it for my write up! If you've gotten this far and haven't fallen asleep yet I appreciate you reading it! Here's the piccies!
Very matte finish
Check out the tree growing out of the side of the wall in the background! It started growing under the building and somehow found it's way through the foundation, then out the side of the wall! Weird!!
Yes, the wheel wells were dressed afterward
Thanks for looking and as always, comments and criticism welcome!
I sell one coat of Concorso for about $125 