330HP EVO VIII RS Detail *pics* 56K probably not

[EBPcivicsi]

Over the weekend I detailed two cars at the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of performance. The first was 92 supercharged fox body mustang, a really sweet car: the second cae was 2004 (I think) Mitsubishi EVO VIII. This evo was just as modded as the 5.0, the car dynode at 330+ HP to the wheels!!! The owner tried to tell me the mods, but I just couldnâ€â„¢t keep up with them.



On to the detail. Sorry no âہ“realâ€Â� before shots as the lighting was horrible and the paint was white. The car was moderately swirled and need a good polishing. The interior was fairly clean and just needed a quick vac, dusting, and some spot cleaning on the carpets/seats.



Process:



Wash with NXT

Clay

Applied PBâ€â„¢s SSR2.5 via cyclo and green pads

SSR1 via cyclo green pads

AIO via PC polishing pad

#16 by hand

finished her out with OCW

all trim was dressed with AIO

Tires were dressed with Michelin tire dressing



On the motor I degreased with Costco APC 10:1

Waxed all painted areas with AIO/#16

Dressed with meguiars #40 cut 50/50 with water



The detail took just about 4.5 hours.



Motor before:

Motor after:

 

[EBPcivicsi]

Interior before:

After:

Wheel before:

Wheel after, I used acid based wheel cleaner, followed with car wash soap and MF mitt, finished with AIO/#20. I used some OCW on the calipers:

 

[EBPcivicsi]

Door jams got AIO/#16, the metal latch got NXT metal polish

After on the exterior, sorry for the poor lightingâ€Â¦I got started late.

 

[MongooseGA]

Very clean look. Great job :up:



I really like how he dewinged the sucker. The car flows so much better without it.

 

[1 Clean WS6]

AWESOME detail!!! :bow That car is the perfect incarnation of the modern day "sleeper".

 

[stilez]

Beautiful work Joe!





That car looks amazing in every way. I would probably do some modest wheels and all red tails, but other than that, just wow.





You are certainly setting the bar for us others here. I'm going to start using a protectant on the jams now, they look great!





PS - Does he know hes missing a lug?

 

[klnyc]

My buddy has the same one ..but his is in red color. Love those RS model. It has nothing inside, except engine and turbo :bow.

 

[Spilchy]

:shocked Good eye Sean!



Looks killer Joe :xyxthumbs



Very "detailed" detail for 4.5 hours!



The white looks real wet and you're killing me with the wheel acid. I gots to get me some!



Again, awesome work

 

[stilez]

The white looks real wet and you're killing me with the wheel acid. I gots to get me some!

Ditto.





That through and through cleanliness is making me all fuzzy .

 

[03COBRA]

Nice work EBP, want to do mine for me! I just picked her up on Saturday!!



Oh and I can vouch for how great of a job he did on the wheels, the brake dust is really something else! A real paint in the a**. Can't wait to get the PB's wheel sealant on them!!

 

[stilez]

OT...





O4: An evo! Blows away an SRT-4. Good luck buddy .

 

[klnyc]

RS

 

[WrxRob513]

OT...





O4: An evo! Blows away an SRT-4. Good luck buddy .

DITTO! thank god! Good Choice! :up

 

[MacAlert]

I really like how he dewinged the sucker. The car flows so much better without it.

It's not dewinged. The EVO RS comes without the wing.

 

[Mitchubishievo]

Ahhh my namesake...MY GOD that's alot fo work in 4.5 hours...I guess the claying went by fast? I did my mom's car over the weekend and the claybaring took 1.5 hours alone. EXCELLENT work with that white...Mitsu's paint sucks but you made it look incredible!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Excllent work! You took good pictures to show the wetness of the paint. :bow

 

[hirosh]

awesome job. :woot:

 

[imported_Axe]

The one colour in a car I feel I would most dislike to detail is white, yet looking at these pics wow, what a fantastic job you did superb! :bigups

 

[EBPcivicsi]

Thanks for the compliments guys, I appreciate it!!!



Sean, not sure if he knows about the nut or not, I forgot to tell him.



About the time, a couple of factors really sped this detail up. For one, I was doing the detail at home. That really helps as I know where everything is and do not have to load and unload. The second factor was that the interior did not need "extensive" cleaning. I didn't have to scrub crud out of every crevice with my denture brush.



Thanks again everyone!!!!

 

[jrotaryb]

The RS is pretty rare as it's the factory lightweight version (notice, no wing and stereo and A/C is all optional). This is the version that was pretty much made in Europe for Rally teams to buy from Mitsu.



The Red tails are the standard JDM tails and if your buddy wants them just get 'em @ www.z1auto.com