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    Operation Clear View - wiper marks & swirl removal from glass

    Hi folks Been inactive for long, Anyway, presenting to you 2 cases in one: 1. Persisting with wiper blades that are long past their prime 2. Using amateur techniques to remedy damage caused by bad wiper blades that have actually worsened the driver`s line of vision Torn wiper blades or...
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    Honda Accord detail including sanding marks & scratch correction

    Hi friends! Greetings from the sunny Mauritius. This Nippon lady came to us for an enhancement. The car was in good shape in every way apart from being rather wrongly cared for in the paint department. It had a previous detailing job somewhere and a few visits to local car washes. It had...
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    BMW F30 - paint correction and G-Techniq c1/exo coated

    Hi guys! This beauty came in for a paint correction that would ultimately end up in an extreme makeover prior to coating installation. Actually the owner had to wait for 1+ year due to construction work at my place. In the meantime, we became friends and exchanged ideas about what could be...
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    Extreme Glass Restoration

    Hi friends :props: Sharing with you something I did some while ago The owner had his rear glass (passenger side) scratched resulting from a collision from a motorcycle. You could feel it with your skin, no need for finger nails! Ricochet of flake offs resulting from a collision with a...
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    Advice needed to remove oil based paint from a soft top converetible

    hi friends :xyxthumbs: A friend of mine has a Mercedes with soft top. Well, somebody was doing some painting work, and got a few blobs of paint on the soft top of the ride. here's the baby Close-up As above, your suggestions and advice on how to remove the same will be most...
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    Clear-coated headlight restoration

    Hello friends :dblthumb2: I got a pair of headlights of Peugeot which had clear coat sprayed on it. Actually the headlights got from bad to worst, from "CLEAR COATED TO CATARACT COATED" And it took long, long hours to restore. Thanks God, it's got its vision. Upon arrival Right side...
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    2014 Nissan Navara Frontier... water color edition

    Hi friends Greetings from across the pond. I was asked to detail a 4 x 4 Nissan by friend’s buddy. We set a date but finally did it on new year’s eve. This is the ride: The ride is less than a year old. And its color has been changed from black to red by the local Nissan dealer upon...
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    Toyota Corolla in for a shine & water pearls

    Hello friends! Summer greetings from Mauritius :props: At the time of this detail job, we are in February 2014. Local weather: hot and sunny Forecast: Torrential rain coming a day (meaning school holiday and more time to detail) Letting the pics speak :autowash: Clay Inspection...
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    Mission Clarity – Water spots removal on a Honda Civic

    Hello friends :xyxthumbs: I got a pm from someone living in the North of our small island to clean up his ride’s glass. After meeting him to see his car, he was here next morning, with his beauty. the tools and products: Wash: Local car wash shampoo, MF wash mitt, MF towels Decontamination...
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    BMW gets a "Cyclone detail"

    Hi friends Sharing with you a detail job that was carried out last year. This beauty was in need of shine and gloss. She was accompanied by another guest..... "Cyclone Imelda" letting the pics speak. On arrival Front view And the “big boss” inspecting Wash Tools n products...
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    Toyota Axio in for an enhancement

    Hello friends! Greetings from sunny Mauritius :props: This car needed an uplifting, it really needed one even if it appears so nice. Wash & decontamination Claying the upper surfaces Tar spots, plenty of them inn the lower areas OMG! :eek: All surface clayed, car has...
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    Scratch removal from E36's glass

    Hi friends :xyxthumbs: We are dealing with a case where water spots removal from automotive glass using the wrong products (acid based solution and inappropriate pads) has simply made the glass worse, creating marring from the use of aggressive acidic solution along with loads of scratches...
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    Glass restoration on a honda Civic

    Hi folks :xyxthumbs: I got a ride and a very "worried" careful owner. He just had a very bad surprise from someone willing to help him, with right, truthful intention. He was offered an untested product to clean his ride. The consequence was bad for the paintwork and worst for the glass with...
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    From swirled red to glowing red - A one-step presale enhancement on a Toyota Vitz

    Hello friends Very nice sunny greetings from Mauritius :dblthumb2: Please enjoy a pre-sale enhancement detail on this beautiful red Nippon lady Engine cleaned and rinsed Tools and products: a few paint brushes, a tooth brush. a wash sponge. engine degreaser (given by my bro) During After...
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    Honda Civic - Orange Peel Removal & opticoat-ed

    Hello friends A very good Thursday from Mauritius This detailing job took over 5 days, from decontamination to coating, loads of defects removal and paint leveling. Upon arrival: Wash: 2BM method using mf wash mitt Local car shampoo and APC mix To the wheels Washed already...
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    Welcome to the Shine Station

    Hello friends! :props: But before we start, could you guess the color of this car? A hint Another one A better clue, but guess this part of the ride This is what I had to do a paint correction on. No beading, no sheeting, no protection, just water clinging on all surfaces...
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    Interior cleaning on a 1990's Mercedes

    Hello everyone! One of my friends asked me to clean the interior of his car, his beauty, I’d say, a lovely Mercedes from the 1990’s. It was cleaned it in December last. We were supposed to steam clean it. Very early the following day I started. I put on the steamer, vacuumed the whole...
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    From Pink to Red, restoring a lil' beauty in red

    Hello friends Bringing to you an enhancement on a pink ride, transformed to a beauty, to a lil' red ride. Letting the pics speak Before After a thorough wash.... familiar scene Tackling the bonded contaminants Inspection of defects... oxidated paint and swirled...
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    How to explain car detailing on air for 45 minutes?

    Hello friends :xyxthumbs: sunny greetings from Mauritius.:props: As the title above, I've been asked by a friend who works at the local radio station to a live radio broadcast on car detailing. (on Friday 28th February more precisely) Car detailing is slowly becoming known in Mauritius and...
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    BMW gets new look for 2014

    Hello folks Summer greetings from Mauritius and best wishes to you all.:xyxthumbs: The owner of this BMW came to see me several times but I couldn't work on his car due to my job constraints, and given I had to travel to China for a training in education, the school holidays were cut short...
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