jediknight83 Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 I love these cars and this is actually the first one i've done. SO after a good few mins just standing and looking and seeing what the seats felt like to sit in :thumb: it was on with the job.. Wheels cleaned with AG acid free cleaner Foamed with Megs hyperwash Shampoo'd Clayed with sonus green Rinsed and dried Interior vac'd / wiped. Leather cleaned with Gliptone cleaner gel and fed with Liquid Leather (wiped with damp cloth after 4 hrs of detailing) Couple of areas machine polished (cat scratches on roof and sratch on NSF arch) Paint cleansed with Dodo Juice PWC Waxed with 61% Vintage wax. lovely car to be in. after a quick drive i now need one of these in my life!! thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Day started nice and early to get across to where the customer lives. Once there it was straight on with the job Wheels cleaned with Swissvax wheels cleaner concentrate mixed 1:1 Foamed with Megs hyperwash Shampoo'd Clayed with Sonus Green Rinsed and Dryed Then into the garage.. well half in.. car was too long! Paint check showed 150-200 for the whole car. The swirls were quite light (luckily.. dont fancy doing one of these with bad swirls in 1 day!) Menz 106FA on a megs polishing pad (thanks Tim @ Cleanyourcar for sending them out so promptly!) Swirls didnt show up all that well on the camera but it 100% got rid of them. Only a couple of RDS were left which i later used some ip3.02 to reduce them more. Boot lid in direct sun after polishing Before After As you can imagine.. even with the relatively easy correction.. the polishing took ages! Once completed the car was taken outside and rinsed down to get rid of any dust from the crack and shuts. Paint then cleansed with Dodo Juice PWC and waxed with 61% Vintage wax Interior cleaned / wiped and leather conditioned. Final shots in fairly un inspiring low light.. but it did look lovely and glossy in the flesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastair_A3 Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Top work as always That flying spur is huge!! Nice Vanquish in the garage too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1978 Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Thanks Nathan. That was a fantastic job you done on my new car. BETTER than new . . . I would recommend Nathan to anybody, he is meticulous and knows his stuff. Look forward to seing you soon on my top up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Hi Folks. This 1985 Aston Martin V8 Vantage has been booked in for ages now. 7am i left the house. My normal start to the day of washing the car didnt really happen as when i got there it looked a little like this.. perfect you might say!? well nearly.. it was technically clean as the owner never puts it away dirty. So instead of washing i just wiped off any dust using a big clean MF and lots of last touch detailing spray. Car was they clayed with sonus green which didnt really show much dirt atall. Then the leather was cleaned with gliptone leather cleaner gel and conditioned with liquid leather and left for the day to soak in. Then time to check the 25 year old paint.. Nice... shows again appearances can be deceptive and the whole reason the owner had called me was because this car only comes out when its sunny.. and thats when it looks its worst Then the 'fun' started. menz 106ff didnt touch the marks. ip3.02 left horrible buffer trails. menz 106ff on a finishing pad wasnt enough to fully get out those buffer trails... so in the end. it was ip3.02 with a polishing pad.. then 106ff with a polishing pad. Also the paint was different all round the car with the back half seeming slightly softer (yet still no easier to correct) The going was extremely slow but it was coming up nicely.. Before After Because of the time i didnt mess about with too many before and afters but you get the idea. Next thing i notice are wet sanding marks very low down on the panels (respray or previous correction??) And i can see why someone without as much dedication might have left these marks!! The owner was made aware of everything i found though and is writting to the company he bought the car from to complain. by now i was really starting to hate this detail! Some jobs i enjoy.. but i wasnt having fun today atall... and then to top it all... my spot light breaks. i tried 3 bulbs in it but nothing.. so down to one light with light outside fading fast. I eventually completed the correction work. Then on with the paint cleanse which a move back to the HD Cleanse today. Paint was finished off with 61% Vintage wax. Then i found my camera batteries were low!! great.. and the spares were dead!! great again.. so with only 1 light and low bateries i dashed round and got what i could. (the bonnet light shot wouldnt come out clean.. but i can hand on heart say there were no smears.. lens was just making it flare slightly) So job done.. drive home... walk in the door at...... 1:15am Didnt enjoy doing this at the time as it was a pig... but it came up well and looking back im pleased i got to work on a great car. the owner emailed me today and is over the moon with the results. The car came 3rd in a concours event at the weekend only 4 points behind the winner due to the engine bay (which i didnt touch) Thanks for looking Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I just can't believe how well you can get a 20+ year old car to come up, Nathan. Cracking job. Yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pincher Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Nice work Just wondered if (like in the Aston above) you start something and then think 'Feck! I'm never going to get this looking nice'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Christ i get that feeling after 20 mins of cleaning the wifes Golf!! I start off with the best of intentions and then get bored and think feck I've got to finish the poxy thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 That car might have been a pig to detail but it looks totally amazing - a rewarding colour to work on I should imagine Top work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillihead Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 WOW, OK my car may not be in the same league, however, I WANT that shine. Please, someone, recommend somebody in the Perth area, if not I may well be down to Cambridge, (1,000 mile round trip) or, Sir do you visit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 only people i can recommend in scotland is polished bliss. Google them and contact Rich or Angela. They have a garage where you can drop the car off and i highly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 This car was done over a week ago but i had forgotten my camera on the day. It has however sat under a car cover since i detailed it and as i was back doing another car for this client today i took the time to give it a carefull wipe down and take some pics of the completed car. It was also my first go at using my new camera and it wasnt until half way through the day i realised i had the white balance set wrong! Whoops.. im also waiting for my new lens to come through so had to borrow a friends 18-55 which isnt the sharpest or fastest in the world. Camera for those into that kind of thing is a Nikon D200 body with Nikon 18-55 lens.. although the lense i have on order to taking pics of my work is a tamron 17-50 with a f2.8 through the range The car had recently undergone a full bare metal respray so was already pretty shiny but had buffer trails and light marring on all panels. Polished using menz 106fa on a finishing pad Cleansed with Dodo Juice PWC Waxed with 61% Vintage wax. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardandy Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I don't know of a body shop that can finish a car off properly! I'm sure there out there but I've yet to find one! Thats the Ronin M3 isn't it? Or am I thinking of another car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Last one for now.. and again.. on the same day i was getting use to the camera so pics were taken on a wrong setting for the best part of the day! 56 plate 335d is my clients latest daily driver and he wanted the full treatment to bring it up to his usual standard. Before.. Wheels cleaned with AG acid free Foamed with Megs Hyper wash Shampoo'd Clayed with sonus green Polshed with menz ip3.02 on a polishing pad. Most areas had minor swirls... apart from a rear quarter which was crazy! swirls gallor. Looks like it was buffed prior to collection. Before After Paint was cleansed with HD Cleanse and then waxed with 61% vintage wax. Leather was cleaned using bumöls leather cleaner... which i loved. First time i have used it but left the seats feeling amazing. The fed with bumöls 'treat' which is pretty fragrance free and again felt very nice. SO impressed ive just bought myself some (used the customers yesterday) Finished shots (again sorry for the pics... have been playing / practicing with the cam today so future pics should be better) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 So, when are you coming to Oz Nathan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Got to say i loved the colour of this car. Client picked it up last week from the dealer who despite being told not to wash it... still washed it.. and from inspection in the morning sun.. i could see that it had also seen a machine polisher on the bonnet.... that could be sorted later though. Wheels with AG acid free Pre wash with Megs Hyperwash Shampoo Rinse and Dry then into the garage and checked with the brinkman and yes.. the bonnet was both swirlly and hologrammed!! well done Audi.. have a buscuit! Bonnet / front wing scratch and rear wing scuff polished with menz 106fa on a finishing pad. Paint treated with HD Cleanse and then waxed with 61% Vintage wax. Glass cleaned and tyres dressed. Photos... Thanks Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 not my colour choice, but does brush up nice. Doesnt the front fog light area look a bit cheap though? Spoils the look of the car. I kinda like the mk2 tt in white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardandy Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Whites the new black! (I sound like a woman choosing dresses!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1978 Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 LOL, maybe you should change your name to andy pandy instead Isn't it funny how some cars are suited/look good in white and others dont . . . . When I was ordering my car I thought about the ibis white after seeing a mk2 TT and an S3 in this colour and they looked stunning, but didn't have the nerve to do it. Good job too, as I saw a cabriolet in ibis white the other day and it looked horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 What colour is it? Looks like Canyon Red - nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Evening... or actually Morning.. Thought i'd give this a try. My new cam has a setting so it takes pics at whatever interval i set. So today i set it up on the tripod to take every 10 mins.. then when i brought it inside i changed it to 5 mins. Going through the photos tonight there was lots of 'dead time' when im behind the car out of site or out of the room so i've deleted these and just included ones with me in. This is the first GIF i've tried and its a bit big so may take a little while to load. Will try to make the next one smaller The detail consisted of.. Wheels, pre foam, shampoo, clay, paint cleanse, 61% vintage wax, interior vac and wipe The results .. which arent bad seeing as this is the work horse of the family and had moss growing round the lights when i started!! And some beading shots from when i was back there today.. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiekip Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Nice, like the stage by stage GIF shot Nathan. Great work as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Morning.. another long day.. and how cold was it!! The M5 touring was too long to do it in the garage with the door closed the whole time and the draft coming in made it mighty chilly. Anyway.. Did another time lapse today. Pics were taken every 5 mins and then i've kept the ones to show me working round the car. The owner called me a few weeks back. This M5 is only 10 weeks old but it came from the dealer with swirls and buffer trails which the owner wanted correcting. Ive seen new cars before and thought i knew what to expect... but this really was a joke and the dealers need a rocket sticking where the sun dont shine!!! The car on arival Wheels cleaned, pre foamed, shampoo'd Inside with the lights out you could see the extent of the damage! Polishing was carried out with a megs polishing pad and menz 106ff with a drop of ip3.02. polished... The hologramming on the bonnet Before After Polishing took quite a while.. as you can imagine with such a large car.. Once that was complete i cleaned the exhaust Before During After Paint was then cleansed and waxed with the 61% Vintage wax. All finished at 10:50pm! Lovely colour, Lovely interior (such soft leather!) Lovely sounding engine... The Finished pics.. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maersk Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 What do you recommend for tyres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediknight83 Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Evening. Not the worlds longest write up here and not a huge amount of photos... but a nice car none the less. 3rd car for this client and the usual lovely working conditions..apart from the rain in the morning during the wash.. Before. Wheels were cleaned with AG acid free cleaner Foamed with hyperwash and Pm3 mixed Shampoo with hyper wash All done using the new DF Peerless water filter. Then inside and clayed and taped up. Polishing was done with a megs polishing pad and Menz 106ff. Pre wax with HDCleanse and waxed with the 61% Vintage wax. Interior cleaned out and leather treated with Gliptone liquid leather. All the dressings and finishing touches complete just intime for the owner to arrive home from work. Enjoy the pics. Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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