This took over 3 hours to write up
This might take a while…
Basically the car has been sitting for between 2-3 years outside unprotected. It was a previous rep car so you can imagine the lack of wax/sealant on the paint when it was parked up and also the previous wash routine!!
THE JOB:
Correction of paint
Wheel refurb at Wheel Wizards
New tyres along with refurb
Interior
Engine bay
Arches
Debadge rear
Time: 40-45 hours over a couple of weeks between some mechanical work by HealyC
So onto the before:
Big thing here was to get rid of as much dirt BEFORE touching the car with wash mitts. This will eliminate any future correction needed, as you will see with the right products YEARS of ingrained dirt is washed away.
PRECLEAN used was Citrus Pre Clean (fantastic product)
http://www.detailingshed.com/pre-was...-cleaning.html
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BEFORE:
DURING:
50/50 ONLY RINSED NOT TOUCHING:
Below is after the pre clean has been used I HAVE NOT TOUCHED THE CAR YET
Car was then wash using 2 bucket method and then Iron Cleanse applied rinsed off to examine and it needed a 2nd coat there was still a lot of iron build up on side skirts and rear of the car.
Car was then detarred using Tar Cleanse, didn’t get many photos but it had the usual amount of tar for a given car of age and miles.
Fully clayed, prep time was about 7 hours, normally 3-4
Iron Cleanse on wheels to show how good it really is:
Wheels before refurb
Badge was removed prior to polishing as-well
Before:
During:
After: