imported_Dave KG
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The first detail of 2007 for the Krankies - A VW Golf R32. The car arrived this morning looking pretty clean considering the recent weather. While I took the owner into Dundee town centre so he could spend the day doing a little sight seeing, Bryan set to work on the wheels and arches using APC and Chemical Guys Blue Rim Cleaner. Arches were treated with Optimum Protectant.
To wash the car, it was first of all it was foamed using the Karcher and rinsed down and then the car was washed using the two-bucket method, rinsed and brought into the garage as the sky outside darkened. With the car dried off, we seet to claying and this was the first little surprise of the day. The car is 7 months old, yet here is the clay after quarter of the passenger door
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Once thoroughly clayed using Meguiars Mirror Glaze clay with Meguiars Last Touch as the lube, the car was ready for machine polishing. Bryan set to work on the interior of the car, while I assessed the paintwork. As you'd expect for a 7 month old car, the condition of the paintwork wasn't particularly bad, but it did vary across the car in condition indicating that various approaches would be required on various panels. Additionally, odd areas of thin paint (~90um) were noted, the average thickness over the whol car being around 105 - 110um.
The bonnet was inspected first:
This was actually one of the worst panels on the car. Anticipating needing various ranges of cut across the car, I set up two rotaries with Meguiars W8006 Polishing pads (pic shows them at end of detail, pads needing spurred):
First of all, Menzerna PO106FF Final Finish was trialled on the bonnet. This removed a lot of the marring but left the deeper looking swilrs on the bonnet. I didn't think these swilrs warranted PO85RD3.01 Intensive Polish so I decided to mix the IP and FF 50/50 for use on this panel... The polish was spread at 600rpm, and then three passes at 1200rpm after which the polish looked like this on the panel, a cloudy residue indicating it needs far more work time:
After seven to eight further passes at 1500rpm, followed by a single pass at 900rpm to refine the finish, the polish residue had gone clear indicating that it was fully worked and ready to stop and be removed:
And the results of using this 50/50 combination gave the required cut to remove all the defects to my satisfaction and also finished down really nicely to a crystal sharp finish:
So, for the rest of the car, panels with the more severe looking marring received the 50/50 IP/FF mix and the less severely marked panels received just the PO106FF Final Finish (it was useful having two rotaries here, saved switching pads all the time).
The driver's side had only mild swilrs:
which the Menzerna PO106FF Final Finish made short work of:
A couple of pics of during the polishing process... Menzerna PO106FF being worked in:
and the rear 3/4 after polishing:
Once the exterior had been machine polished, barring the bumpers which Bryan cut in by PC, it was onto the Swissvax...
First of all, the Swissvax Cleaner Fluid (normal) was applied to the paintwork using a foam applicator pad. A little goes a long long way with this product! It was worked into the paint in straight lines for a few passes and the residue then buffed away with ease using a microfibre cloth.
Next up, a product I have been really keen to try out on a real car (rather than scrap panels! :lol: ) since I got it! Swissvax Best of Show wax. This was applied directly by hand, using my finger tips in the wax and then applying using fingertips and only light finger pressure. The wax applied nice and easily, and I let it sit for 10 - 15 minutes before buffing off the residue. The residue buffed away with ease.
Annoyingly, the Scottish weather refused to play ball today, with high winds and driving rain so I was unable to get any outdoor shots of the car when completed...
However, I got some indoor shots of the completed car:
Overall I am very impressed with the Best of Show wax, as in the flesh it gave the dark blue a beautiful wet looking depth that the owner was delighted with. Definitely a wax I will be using time and time again on details.
Just hope I can get daylight pics on the next detail...
The wheels were waxed using Smartwax Rim Wax, this took a long time on these multispoke alloys, but they do look good:
By this time, my camera had drunk all the juice from its batteries, so I switched over to the phone camera for pics of the interior work that Bryan did, but what I thought came out well actually came out all blurry on the phone, so I'm afraid I only have one interior pic...
Inside, Bryan used APC to clean, and dressed the plastics using Poorboys Natural Look (my favourite interior dressing for the dry to touch, matt finish it leaves - very classy). The leather was treated to Connoly Hide Care, and the interior hoovered. Glass was polished inside using Autosmart Glass Polish, and outside using Autoglym Glass Polish. Tyres were treated to Meguiars Endurance.
Well, I had an excellet day detailing this car, certainly a very enjoyable start to 2007. :thumb:
To wash the car, it was first of all it was foamed using the Karcher and rinsed down and then the car was washed using the two-bucket method, rinsed and brought into the garage as the sky outside darkened. With the car dried off, we seet to claying and this was the first little surprise of the day. The car is 7 months old, yet here is the clay after quarter of the passenger door
:Once thoroughly clayed using Meguiars Mirror Glaze clay with Meguiars Last Touch as the lube, the car was ready for machine polishing. Bryan set to work on the interior of the car, while I assessed the paintwork. As you'd expect for a 7 month old car, the condition of the paintwork wasn't particularly bad, but it did vary across the car in condition indicating that various approaches would be required on various panels. Additionally, odd areas of thin paint (~90um) were noted, the average thickness over the whol car being around 105 - 110um.
The bonnet was inspected first:
This was actually one of the worst panels on the car. Anticipating needing various ranges of cut across the car, I set up two rotaries with Meguiars W8006 Polishing pads (pic shows them at end of detail, pads needing spurred):
First of all, Menzerna PO106FF Final Finish was trialled on the bonnet. This removed a lot of the marring but left the deeper looking swilrs on the bonnet. I didn't think these swilrs warranted PO85RD3.01 Intensive Polish so I decided to mix the IP and FF 50/50 for use on this panel... The polish was spread at 600rpm, and then three passes at 1200rpm after which the polish looked like this on the panel, a cloudy residue indicating it needs far more work time:
After seven to eight further passes at 1500rpm, followed by a single pass at 900rpm to refine the finish, the polish residue had gone clear indicating that it was fully worked and ready to stop and be removed:
And the results of using this 50/50 combination gave the required cut to remove all the defects to my satisfaction and also finished down really nicely to a crystal sharp finish:
So, for the rest of the car, panels with the more severe looking marring received the 50/50 IP/FF mix and the less severely marked panels received just the PO106FF Final Finish (it was useful having two rotaries here, saved switching pads all the time).
The driver's side had only mild swilrs:
which the Menzerna PO106FF Final Finish made short work of:
A couple of pics of during the polishing process... Menzerna PO106FF being worked in:
and the rear 3/4 after polishing:
Once the exterior had been machine polished, barring the bumpers which Bryan cut in by PC, it was onto the Swissvax...
First of all, the Swissvax Cleaner Fluid (normal) was applied to the paintwork using a foam applicator pad. A little goes a long long way with this product! It was worked into the paint in straight lines for a few passes and the residue then buffed away with ease using a microfibre cloth.
Next up, a product I have been really keen to try out on a real car (rather than scrap panels! :lol: ) since I got it! Swissvax Best of Show wax. This was applied directly by hand, using my finger tips in the wax and then applying using fingertips and only light finger pressure. The wax applied nice and easily, and I let it sit for 10 - 15 minutes before buffing off the residue. The residue buffed away with ease.
Annoyingly, the Scottish weather refused to play ball today, with high winds and driving rain so I was unable to get any outdoor shots of the car when completed...
However, I got some indoor shots of the completed car:Overall I am very impressed with the Best of Show wax, as in the flesh it gave the dark blue a beautiful wet looking depth that the owner was delighted with. Definitely a wax I will be using time and time again on details.
Just hope I can get daylight pics on the next detail... The wheels were waxed using Smartwax Rim Wax, this took a long time on these multispoke alloys, but they do look good:
By this time, my camera had drunk all the juice from its batteries, so I switched over to the phone camera for pics of the interior work that Bryan did, but what I thought came out well actually came out all blurry on the phone, so I'm afraid I only have one interior pic...
Inside, Bryan used APC to clean, and dressed the plastics using Poorboys Natural Look (my favourite interior dressing for the dry to touch, matt finish it leaves - very classy). The leather was treated to Connoly Hide Care, and the interior hoovered. Glass was polished inside using Autosmart Glass Polish, and outside using Autoglym Glass Polish. Tyres were treated to Meguiars Endurance.
Well, I had an excellet day detailing this car, certainly a very enjoyable start to 2007. :thumb:
