Detail Werkz : 2008 Land Rover LR3 : 4 u Cyclo Lovers

[BHARE]

Got a call from a good friend/client of mine that needed to have his LR3 detailed for a photo shoot. He warned me that it was a bit dirty and looked really bad when it was cleaned. He said it looked so bad that he just kept it dirty all the time. We scheduled my Platinum Signature Gloss and got to work.



He was right..it was REALLY dirty!

We foamed the vehicle with my 230 degree water and let it sit for a min before we started washing the vehicle. To be sure we got it washed correctly we went around it three times. We then clayed it using the Lavender Gloss-It claybar and washed it one more time to remove the clay residue.



I used the new Gloss-It Beta Wheel cleaner and again it just blew me away at its cleaning ability. The owner owns a premier wheel company and these wheels were very expensive and I did not even worry about damaging them with this new wheel cleaner.



Once we got the vehicle dried I could not believe how swirled this ride was!

I decided since I was on a time crunch with the sun setting in a few hours to use my Cyclo the orange pads and the new Gloss-It One Step Machine Polish. I started on the driver side rear door first. It was looking rough!

I worked this door for about 5-10 mins using the one-step and Cyclo. The outcome was mind blowing!

I was not even trying to get close to 100% paint correction here, but was able to pull off close to 70-80% correction using the Cyclo and orange pads with the one-step machine polish.

I then started to move around the vehicle. Next was the drivers door. It too looked bad!

After the one-step and Cyclo with orange pads.

I flipped the vehicle around so I could get the sun on the vehicle to work the passenger side. It looked just like the other side...BAD!

Using the Cyclo, orange pads and again the one-step machine polish it really cleaned up the paint!

Here is a side/by/side shot of correction and no correction.

Every panel on this vehicle was swilled silly!

One step and a bit of time and it turned out great!

 

[BHARE]

Once I had the vehicle corrected, I applied the Signature Gloss and topped it with the Gloss Finish. While this was curing we knocked out the interior using Gloss-It Satin Leather Cleaner and topped with T.R.V. and Satin Leather Polish.



We applied the Gloss-It signature tire dressing on the tires and after taking off the polishes and applying some Gloss Enhancer on the paint we called this one DONE!



Enjoy the finished shots of this detail.

 

[superior_detail]

man what a transformation!!



nice work!!

 

[ShineTech]

What a transformation indeed. That was swirl city after all that dirt was removed. Nice job!

 

[Dirty-Sanchez]

Great work!

 

[Street5927]

Excellent work. I actually just purchased the Gloss-it products last week. They are scheduled for delivery on Thur. It will be my first time using their product, and from what I read, see, and hear, I won't be disappointed.

 

[Driven Auto Detail]

Terrific job! Looks fantastic!

 

[BigAl3]

who needs the rotary LOL, these Gloss-It products seems to work VERY WELL with a D/A & Cyclo... nice job!

 

[BHARE]

who needs the rotary LOL, these Gloss-It products seems to work VERY WELL with a D/A & Cyclo... nice job!

That is what I have found that the gloss it polishes work great for the 7424, flex and Cyclo. They are currently in beta testing on products made for high-speed use and I have used some and they are increadable to say the least.



The one step machine polish that I used on this vehicle is sweet in that it starts out as a compound when you apply pressure and build up heat, and when you feel you have worked out the paint issues you can release your pressure, lower the heat and the product turn's into a polish for a one step compound/polish product. It is perfect for mobile guys like myself who don't have a lot of time to do a great correction job.



I think this job took me 3 hours, but I had 3 employees helping me so that would be around 9 man hours of work!



Just washing this vehicle took us almost an hour and that included claying because it was so dirty and you just have to get every nook and cranny to make sure its clean.

 

[Optimum Auto]

That thing was horrible. Very nice turnaround!!



Chris

 

[longdx]

Great review featuring Gloss-It products. These products piqued my interest because I use a Cyclo exclusively (and the the Gloss-It products seemed very compatible with the Cyclo). The one step looks ideal for my Sonoma (in black of course).

 

[imported_bigfoot1]

I cannot believe a car can hold that much dirt. Great transformation!

 

[imported_d00t]

Brian, you are a MACHINE with that cyclo. Great work! FIRE IT UP!!

 

[imported_kwiker]

hahahahaha, man...i thought it was matte black for a minute.

 

[imported_MBenz]

hahahahaha, man...i thought it was matte black for a minute.

me too :laugh:



Wicked turnaround.

 

[911fanatic]

Very nice work. I can't believe how swirled that was.

 

[dmw2692004]

looks awesome! Those beofres were absolutely horrid =(

 

[imported_Conan777]

That is an amazing turnaround. 95-100% correction would have probably been a waste anyway with the way the owner takes care of that thing. You mentioned that you spent about 10 mins polishing the one panel. Can you elaborate... How long can you work this polish? does it lose its cut fairly quickly? or can you just work it for a very long time?

 

[dsms]

That is an amazing turnaround. 95-100% correction would have probably been a waste anyway with the way the owner takes care of that thing. You mentioned that you spent about 10 mins polishing the one panel. Can you elaborate... How long can you work this polish? does it lose its cut fairly quickly? or can you just work it for a very long time?

the gloss it polishes are water based so on a DA or cyclo especially you can work them for a very long time.

 

[BHARE]

the gloss it polishes are water based so on a DA or cyclo especially you can work them for a very long time.

That is correct..you can work them a really really long time. If they do start to dry out or flash you can spray a spritz of the gloss it gloss enhancer and continue to work the area.