Opel Corsa OPC Total Detail

[insigner]

Hi

These days a pocket rocket of 480ps is lying on my garage, a friends opel corsa opc.

I know you may not be familiar with this car as it is a European model but what connects us is detailing so I hope you will find this interesting!

Car has big swirl problem and many holograms from a previous bad polish with a rotary buffer

Car came in dirty so I had to wash it first. I started with wheels and some thorough wash with wheel cleaner and deironizer

Before

During

Deironizing

Then washed the whole car and thoroughly rinsed

And finally dried with the huge towel CG Cloud 9

After washing I inspected the paint once more. Things were not good

This was the first day, to be continued with more progress

Car has a clear bra on a part of the bonnet which has also big swirl issues

 

[insigner]

Yesterday was the 2nd day and as soon as I returned from office, went back down to the garage.

First came ta protection of the rims. I first clayed them and then cleaned the surface with 20% IPA.

So my selection for protection was Nanolex Premium Sealant, a nano product with big duration and nice looks.

I applied with cotton pad

After proper cure I buffed of the sealant and misted some CG V7, treated tyres with some Zaino Z16 and here they are!

Then the interior needed some attention

Look how oily the steering wheel looked before treatment

So with some APC I brushed the mattes, and the fabric part of the seats and then cleaned the leather parts and steering wheel with Zaino Z9

Then along with some dressing with PB Natrural Look on all Plastic surfaces, everything came up nice and clean

To be continued

 

[Becciasm]

Looking great so far! I love the way the wheels came out, and the interior looks immaculate..

 

[insigner]

A short video showing some 50-50

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEFod2lcbBI&hd=1]Opel Corsa D OPC Detailing - YouTube[/video]

 

[insigner]

Below is a video showing the swirls and the holograms I had to deal with while polishing...


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9lYqv5jU9g&hd=1]Swirls and Holograms Problem - YouTube[/video]

I am a walking dead right now, I finished a couple of yours ago, polishing, glazing, waxing etc.

Here are some photos of the results. I'll try to do a full write-up tomorrow probably and show some more pictures.

A friend of mine trying his new festool rotary buffer

Me with my DA

50-50 on the trunk

50-50 on rear wheel arch

Finished

All comments are welcomed

 

[rwright]

That is a sweet car, I love everything about it! Is there any way you can obtain the paint code for me? Oh, the work turned out awesome by the way! Thanks for sharing

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Looks great. I love the BBS's. Does it really have 480ps?

 

[insigner]

Yes it has. 482ps on the flywheel, ~430 on the wheels.

It is a 4cylinder 1.600cc oversized to 1.800cc with a Garret TD06 20G turbo charger

edit: Obviously I have detailed the engine too

 

[insigner]

That is a sweet car, I love everything about it! Is there any way you can obtain the paint code for me? Oh, the work turned out awesome by the way! Thanks for sharing

Yes sure, I will come back in 30 minutes with the colour code

 

[insigner]

...Is there any way you can obtain the paint code for me?...

It is Opel / Vauxhall Arden Blue Color Number 291/12U

Corsa 3 Door VXR Rear Spoiler - £365.38 : , vxr parts | vauxhall parts | OPC | astra | meriva | vectra

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

That is a lot of power going to the front wheels for such a small car. I bet its quick!!!

 

[insigner]

Some finals under sunlight

 

[Hunter09]

What a great job! Looks good love that color with the black wheels sets it off. I bet its a blast to drive.

 

[insigner]

My neck still hurts

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

The Nurburgring sticker fits the persona of the car. Nice