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Posted

hey guys,

seeming as im new here because ive only just purchased my car at the start of the year, thought id post some pics of past details i have done.

first up is a 325 in black

process was megs #80 on orange med cut pad

then optimum polish on green light cut pad

waxed with NXT

before shot of front quarter

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after

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bonnet after polish

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after wax

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after i finished, i made him touch up the plastic trim. love the mirror finish black gives you

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done

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Posted

2nd is a 04 legacy gt

paint was black with blue metallic through it

products used were:

GC wash

menzerna po73cp

zymol carbon on bonnet

OCW

PB BnB on tyres

megs hot wheel cleaner on rims

interior:

zymol leather cleaners

QID on dash and trim

bonnet:

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this shot is like sex to me :D

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before passenger door

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after

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cont...

Posted (edited)

rear door

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rear door after

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bottom section rear door. (havnt touched the skirts yet)

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loving the depth

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Edited by tomee
Posted

boot after

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excuse the mess

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black rewards you soo well after hard work

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bonnet after wax

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the beast

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18"s

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owner was great, took me for a spin in it afterwards.

i was holding onto my seat the whole time!!!


Posted

next up

330ci car was immaculate!

paint was in very good condition, just some light swirling . cobwebbing.

colour was a very dark metallic green / blue

pictures arent the best.

products used:

optimum no rinse

meguiars #80

meguiars #21

pinnacle souvern

gave it a wash with optimum no rinse and bought it into the garage to inspect under lights. taped up the trim.

gave it a quick clay, but the cars paint was pretty clean, clay bar was clean.

here is the hood after a wash

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tried menzerna po73cp on a portion of the bonnet, took out 80% of the swirls.

decided to try po106ff on another portion.

for some reason the 106ff only removed about 60% of swirls.

i then switched pads, and moved onto #80

that tended to finish what i was after.

here is the bonnet after a couple of passes

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rear quarter after 2 passes.. can see my car on teh reflection

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some light cobwebbing on the rear pillar

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one pass of #80

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boot done with 2 passes

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another bonnet shot. this section of the hood got po106ff, then 3 x #80

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polished off the whole car, side mirror and door handles got scratch-x on them.

here is the bonnet with #21 applied

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Posted

then topped with beauty wax souvern..

finished

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great depth

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love the LED's

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me shot

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i found applying souvern difficult only because i didnt buff it off straight after i applied it..

overall i was pretty happy with the end result

Posted

Liberty GX

cars paint was relatively smooth already, no clay bar needed.

gave it a quick wash with QEW, ready for polishing.

polsihed with #83 on a megs cutting pad via rotary

then menzerna po73cp on a megs polishing pad via rotary

hand waxed with NXT

inspected the paint, and it had alot of deep scratches :eek:

alot of them i didnt get out

here is a before pic of the hood

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tried the SSr 2.5 with cutting pad

although it worked ok, on this paint, it became real stubborn to buff off.

pic of it worked on with SSR 2.5... can see some scratches i didnt get out with 2 passes

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i then switched to meguairs #83 with a cutting pad.

before pic of the right quarter

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hit it with #83 twice, and just look at the gloss and wetness now

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drivers side door. as you can see alot of scratches and swirling

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two passes

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random shot of the rear door after polished

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now onto the boot. before pic

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now after

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finished shot, doesnt look soo crash hot here :(

no sun, and a white car

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hope you like :)

Posted

Mate; you are bloody brilliant. Those look fantastic. I would love to get my paintwork to a mirror finish again. I really need the patience.

Posted

this is where i wish my car was black, looks great (when i have spare time i might do my car, and when no one bugs me for lifts)

Posted

brilliant work mate......so you do detailing as a full time at home or on the side job ? where abouts are you situated melb would be nice :)

Posted
brilliant work mate......so you do detailing as a full time at home or on the side job ? where abouts are you situated melb would be nice :)

im only a hobbyist, and its not my full time job nor part time :)

Posted
brilliant work mate......so you do detailing as a full time at home or on the side job ? where abouts are you situated melb would be nice :)

im only a hobbyist, and its not my full time job nor part time :)

location ?

Posted (edited)
brilliant work mate......so you do detailing as a full time at home or on the side job ? where abouts are you situated melb would be nice :)

im only a hobbyist, and its not my full time job nor part time :)

location ?

SE burbs :)

Edited by tomee
Posted

hey! im in the SE suburbs of melb too!

maybe we can meet up & have an uber detailing session sometime! though i must say, the beauty of clear coats is their ability to shine on an easy job, its them single stages that require even more patience and time, even on machinery.

good to see youre using a variety of stuff including some megs.

just letting you know, #80 will soon be obsolete (though not in aust for a while), ive specifically ordered a bottle of the new #205 from the states with their new micro abrasive formula, along with some tin cans of #16 (think im the only few in aust to get some) and some #26 liquid. cant wait for UQW to come out!

wot polisher is in your ****nal?

Posted
hey! im in the SE suburbs of melb too!

maybe we can meet up & have an uber detailing session sometime! though i must say, the beauty of clear coats is their ability to shine on an easy job, its them single stages that require even more patience and time, even on machinery.

good to see youre using a variety of stuff including some megs.

just letting you know, #80 will soon be obsolete (though not in aust for a while), ive specifically ordered a bottle of the new #205 from the states with their new micro abrasive formula, along with some tin cans of #16 (think im the only few in aust to get some) and some #26 liquid. cant wait for UQW to come out!

wot polisher is in your ****nal?

i use a metabo rotary for polishing and have a GMC random orb

i love the megs stuff

80 and 83 are my goto.

ive got a full tin of the original #16 too, i had to source it from america!

thats my goto wax if i want longivity. a while back i bought 3Litres of #61

havnt read up much on the new stuff yet.

Posted

lol, are you by any chance on the MOL forums?

wots #61?

supercheap had the meg's brushes range on uber specials, a wheel face brush was $12off retail. they may be discontinued soon in aust so grab them as collectables!

give #21 2.0 a go when u have time, heard it was the 'in' sealant atm.

btw, what clay do u use? atm megs have released their replacement clay package yet, so mmmmmmm

Posted
lol, are you by any chance on the MOL forums?

wots #61?

supercheap had the meg's brushes range on uber specials, a wheel face brush was $12off retail. they may be discontinued soon in aust so grab them as collectables!

give #21 2.0 a go when u have time, heard it was the 'in' sealant atm.

btw, what clay do u use? atm megs have released their replacement clay package yet, so mmmmmmm

whoops by 61, i meant 21 synthetic sealant.

and yes i am on MOL.

i just use normal megs retail clay.

dont really need to try all the new stuff since the stuff i have now is more than capable :)

Posted

Nice work you got there...

Reminds me of the work I did on my Yaris when I 1st gotten into to it... lol

Its too rainy and windy to do any of those outside my home now... :(

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