Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Tofu Car paint detailed

this is not a trueno, but a levin
popular drift car after the show of initial D
from a cheap outdated car that becomes popular after the movie, D1, etc

handling, greatness start from the stock LSD

and here she come for detailing, save the paint from rough surface



blur surface

red lip stick???

scratches



under proper lightning

the wheel

50/50 for ONR(right side)

of what i clayed from PG no.3 clay, spent 2hr + juz to get the job done

wheel after, b4 applying tire gel


a 50/50, left side b4, right side after
job done, compound with wool pad, compound with LC cutting pad, polish with LC polishing pad


left side- done, right side- undone

under the light

red lip stick mark gone

a fully detailed bonnet';s reflection

the roof

overall view

protected with opti seal and opti car wax

spend nearly 10hrs to get the job done
n there she's ready to go back sleep again as she is kept as collector's lovely item in the shelf
thanx for viewing~~~~~

Monday, February 27, 2012

midnight detailing section: toyota camry

toyota camry, different facelift from the States, Japan, Taiwan...
what i did was a midnight detailing section

b4 detailing starts






starting to see some minor scratch


with lightning, after ONR washed

minor swirls

minor hologram

minor scratches as well

interior b4 detailing

interior after vacuumed, steamed & leather protectant applied

after~~~~
i did all the followings for the paint job:
Clayed with ONR as lube
Compound with M105 and LC compound pad
polish with Opt hyper polish and LC polishing pad
Opti sealed
Opti wax







the very next morning 6.30am, reflection test









had this hard work for 11hours through midnight

thanx for viewing!!!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

E46 in and out detailed

this is a german lady, manufactured by BMW, code E46
most likely this is a 10 years old car which need a full detailing service for maintenance

side view

the wheel

yes, this proves the engine bay is untouched over 10 years, probably


dirt trapped


minor water marks

interior

closer look

common problem for rubber interior cars

leather cracks hmm


paint condition is quite rough






swirls detected



scrathes



hmm.....



place to b detailed soon


think i spotted a dragon look thingy


therefore the progress for my detailing treatment on this german lady:
1, ONR wash 1 bucket of water, MF clothes as well, OPC for heavily dirty parts
2, clay, ONR as lube, was using PG clay no.3, as the paint surface is extremely rough which every finger tips can feel the roughness of the paint
3, compound, meguiar's M105, wool pad, speed 1 speed 3 then speed 1
4, compound, meguiar's m105, LC compound pad, speed 1 speed 3 then speed 1
5, polish, meguiar's M205, LC polishing pad, speed 1 speed 2 then speed 3
6, Opti seal, for paint, trim, window, lamps as well
7, wax with Meguiar's NXT 2.0 syn wax

for interior:
1, leather repair kit
2, vacuum
3, Steamed the interios using new toy karcher steamer
4, protected with meguiar;s nature shine protectant


wheel after

engine bay

closer look? no problem





cracks? gone

maximum reflection

more shots






this should proves how much the paint has been restored

thanx to the owner for being so patient leaving the car for 3 days which i;ve spent like 14hours for full detailing job

thanx for viewing!!!