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Piotr Boguslawski
Complete Opel Corsa
Welcome
In another very hot weekend (the temperature in the studio reached 37 degrees!) I worked with a few years old Opel Corsa on which paint was very badly damaged at not professional hand car washes. The first half of Saturday I spent at thorough cleaning and protection of the interior. In the afternoon, the car was thoroughly washed and prepared to improve the state of the paint. In the evening, I started work on the paint, which proved to be very difficult (for me) to work with. After a few hours of tests I found combination (two steps machine correction + one finishing touch by hand), which gave satisfactory results. On Sunday, the majority of the day continued to paint correction, which I finished at 18:00. Very little time left for protection and refine the details, so I had to hurry on tight which was very exhausting, combined with the heat
. The first time I had to deal with such a difficult paint and I learned a lot during this weekend.
Cleaning and restoration of the interior:
George dry/wet vacuum cleaner
Karcher evaporator SC4100C
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:10)
Chemical Guys Fabric Clean (1:18)
Valet Pro Heavy Duty Carpet Cleaner (1:10, 1:80)
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Chemical Guys Inner Clean
Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer
Cleaning the outside:
Meguiar's Wheels Brightener (1:4)
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:4, 1:10)
Chemical Guys Bug Bugger and Tar Remover (as a shampoo)
ShinyGarage Orange Tar&Glue Remover
CarPro IronX (distributed with a sponge throughout the car)
Chemical Guys Clay block
Dodo Juice Born Slippy Concentrate (1:5 as clay lube)
Valet Pro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam (as pre-wash and after clay)
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Polishing:
CarPro Eraser
IPA (1:2)
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Correction Compound (D300)
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Cutting Discs
Menzerna SF4000
Chemical Guys HexLogic black pads 5,5"
Flex XC 3401 VRG (cutting, speed 3.5, light pressure, 6-8 passes per section)
Rupes LHR15 (finishing, speed about 4, many passes, no pressure (it's Big Foot))
Zaino Z-12 Clear View Glass Polish
Chemical Guys Metal Shine Extreme Polish & Protection
Protection:
Chemical Guys Black Light & Hybrid V7 Optical Select High Gloss Spray Sealant (paint, by hand)
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 (lights, windows, wheels)
Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel (plastics and rubber)
Meguiar's High Gloss Tyre Gel (tires)
Before:
Unfortunately I have only one video (and no pictures) showing how the car looks before. If it breaks the rules of this forum, please delete this topic.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbKE69X2j4s&hd=1"]Opel Corsa - condition of paint upon arrival to Auto Spa - YouTube[/ame]
While working on the paint:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HK5-hPto84&hd=1"]Opel Corsa - the result of two-step paint correction - YouTube[/ame]
During the work and the final result:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSkB33jEJls&hd=1"]Opel Corsa at Auto Spa - YouTube[/ame]
Best regards
Welcome
In another very hot weekend (the temperature in the studio reached 37 degrees!) I worked with a few years old Opel Corsa on which paint was very badly damaged at not professional hand car washes. The first half of Saturday I spent at thorough cleaning and protection of the interior. In the afternoon, the car was thoroughly washed and prepared to improve the state of the paint. In the evening, I started work on the paint, which proved to be very difficult (for me) to work with. After a few hours of tests I found combination (two steps machine correction + one finishing touch by hand), which gave satisfactory results. On Sunday, the majority of the day continued to paint correction, which I finished at 18:00. Very little time left for protection and refine the details, so I had to hurry on tight which was very exhausting, combined with the heat
. The first time I had to deal with such a difficult paint and I learned a lot during this weekend.Cleaning and restoration of the interior:
George dry/wet vacuum cleaner
Karcher evaporator SC4100C
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:10)
Chemical Guys Fabric Clean (1:18)
Valet Pro Heavy Duty Carpet Cleaner (1:10, 1:80)
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Chemical Guys Inner Clean
Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer
Cleaning the outside:
Meguiar's Wheels Brightener (1:4)
Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner (1:4, 1:10)
Chemical Guys Bug Bugger and Tar Remover (as a shampoo)
ShinyGarage Orange Tar&Glue Remover
CarPro IronX (distributed with a sponge throughout the car)
Chemical Guys Clay block
Dodo Juice Born Slippy Concentrate (1:5 as clay lube)
Valet Pro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam (as pre-wash and after clay)
Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)
Polishing:
CarPro Eraser
IPA (1:2)
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Correction Compound (D300)
Meguiar's DA Microfiber Cutting Discs
Menzerna SF4000
Chemical Guys HexLogic black pads 5,5"
Flex XC 3401 VRG (cutting, speed 3.5, light pressure, 6-8 passes per section)
Rupes LHR15 (finishing, speed about 4, many passes, no pressure (it's Big Foot))
Zaino Z-12 Clear View Glass Polish
Chemical Guys Metal Shine Extreme Polish & Protection
Protection:
Chemical Guys Black Light & Hybrid V7 Optical Select High Gloss Spray Sealant (paint, by hand)
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 (lights, windows, wheels)
Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel (plastics and rubber)
Meguiar's High Gloss Tyre Gel (tires)
Before:
Unfortunately I have only one video (and no pictures) showing how the car looks before. If it breaks the rules of this forum, please delete this topic.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbKE69X2j4s&hd=1"]Opel Corsa - condition of paint upon arrival to Auto Spa - YouTube[/ame]
While working on the paint:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HK5-hPto84&hd=1"]Opel Corsa - the result of two-step paint correction - YouTube[/ame]
During the work and the final result:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSkB33jEJls&hd=1"]Opel Corsa at Auto Spa - YouTube[/ame]
Best regards
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