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- Aug 17, 2013
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The owner of this vehicle contacted me almost 2 years ago but it took awhile for us to work out our schedules and for the rust repair on the front quarter panels to be completed. All in all this is a beautiful LHD 2003 Subaru WRX in wonderful WRB paint. The owner was looking to remove some defects, enhance the paint color and get the vehicle protected and ready summer.
Process
Exterior:
Wash: CG Citrus Wash & Gloss via 2 bucket method
Decontamination 1: Riccardo Iron Maiden
Decontamination 2: CarPro White Ultrafine Clay
Dry: Waffle Weave Towels / Forced Air
Tape: 3m Automotive Tape
Paint Thickness: Taken using Digital Coating Thickness Gauge
Polish: Griots Garage Correcting Cream w/ White Buff n Shine Pads via Rupes LHR15ES (5.5” pads) and GG6 (4” pads)
Surface Prep: Gtechniq Panel Wipe
Paint Protection: Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light
Tire Dressing: Tufshine Tire Clearcoat
Glass: CarPro Flyby30
Exhaust Polishing: P21s Polishing Soap
Before Photos:
The vehicle arrived in a fairly typical condition for this time of year. Lots of road grime and salt were on the sides of the vehicle.
During Photos:
At first we weren't going to detail the winter wheels and tires because hey its winter but I decided to do it anyways (for free) because you can't have shiny paint and have the tires dirty.
Once the tires and wheels were cleaned I performed a chemical decontamination on the paint followed by a light clay. The owner of this vehicle keeps the paint in great condition so there were very few contaminants.
After the vehicle was dried I performed a test spot on the hood. This particular vehicle had the entire front end repainted at some point in its life and the paint was much harder than typical Subaru paint. I ended up using a microfiber cutting pad and compound to remove the defects.
The rest of the vehicle was corrected using a compound and a white polishing pad.
Once the entire vehicle was polished I prepped the paint for Gtechniq Crystal Serium Light.
After Photos:
I ran out of time and light to get some proper after shots outside on this detail. Luckily you can still see how much depth and shine this paint has now.
Process
Exterior:
Wash: CG Citrus Wash & Gloss via 2 bucket method
Decontamination 1: Riccardo Iron Maiden
Decontamination 2: CarPro White Ultrafine Clay
Dry: Waffle Weave Towels / Forced Air
Tape: 3m Automotive Tape
Paint Thickness: Taken using Digital Coating Thickness Gauge
Polish: Griots Garage Correcting Cream w/ White Buff n Shine Pads via Rupes LHR15ES (5.5” pads) and GG6 (4” pads)
Surface Prep: Gtechniq Panel Wipe
Paint Protection: Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light
Tire Dressing: Tufshine Tire Clearcoat
Glass: CarPro Flyby30
Exhaust Polishing: P21s Polishing Soap
Before Photos:
The vehicle arrived in a fairly typical condition for this time of year. Lots of road grime and salt were on the sides of the vehicle.
During Photos:
At first we weren't going to detail the winter wheels and tires because hey its winter but I decided to do it anyways (for free) because you can't have shiny paint and have the tires dirty.
Once the tires and wheels were cleaned I performed a chemical decontamination on the paint followed by a light clay. The owner of this vehicle keeps the paint in great condition so there were very few contaminants.
After the vehicle was dried I performed a test spot on the hood. This particular vehicle had the entire front end repainted at some point in its life and the paint was much harder than typical Subaru paint. I ended up using a microfiber cutting pad and compound to remove the defects.
The rest of the vehicle was corrected using a compound and a white polishing pad.
Once the entire vehicle was polished I prepped the paint for Gtechniq Crystal Serium Light.
After Photos:
I ran out of time and light to get some proper after shots outside on this detail. Luckily you can still see how much depth and shine this paint has now.
