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To the Batmobile!...

Postby Clark » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:50 pm

Yesterday saw this Lamborghini Gallardo belonging to a very good friend of ours come in for a 1 day All Surface Protection Detail, due to the stealthy appearance of the car it's started to be known as the Batmobile - hence the title :D

The car itself has been driven "enthusiastically" over it's short life and has competed in 2 Gumball Rallies aswell as having a full camouflage body wrap at one point, so being solid black it was looking a bit tired:

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Previous machine polishing attempts were easily visible by the buffer trails and product sling:

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A quick tip for you all - Don’t leave your car with a window half down in a damp garage or there's a good chance you'll get this....

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:eek::lol:


Clearly the car could have been doing with a lot more than just a 1 day detail but the owner is the first to admit he isn’t overly fussed about swirl free paintwork etc so a good general clean up was agreed as the most sensible option :)


The front and rear grills were removed for easier access for cleaning:

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Then as always, the wheels were done first:

Gloss-It wheel gel (4:1) was used with the various brushes:

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Then rinsed (the inner rims were dry of paint and a bit rough so they only came up around 90%):

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Arches and tyres were then cleaned with Meguiars Super Degreaser:

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There was a large amount of tar in the arch liners...

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...so out came the Tardis and a MF towel:

Before:

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After:

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The car was then foamed with APC at 60 degrees:

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This was thoroughly rinsed and then all the exterior trim etc were cleaned with APC and a brush:

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The engine bay was sprayed with R222 and then agitated:

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I then rinsed at 60 degrees and left the engine to idle for 5 minutes to help with the drying, as you can see from the steam it doesn’t take long for the heat to build up from the V10!

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With all the little details completed the car was then washed with the 2 bucket method and Meguiars Shampoo Plus. After rinsing this then highlighted the defects in the paint even more now the bodywork was clean:

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After a quick going over the bodywork with Tardis to remove some minor tar spots I moved the car inside for claying. Surprisingly the clay took next to no contaminants off the paint or glass:

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When it comes to preparing a car with swirly paint that’s only in for 1 day we usually glaze to try and fill/hide as much of the defects as possible but once inside the buffer trails and massive amounts of scratches were clearly visible, making the paint extremely dull and milky looking:

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Luckily, having the fast acting Meguiars 205 to hand for a good few months now I was confident of making a vast improvement without taking multiple hours to complete. So with the Kestrel and a Gloss-It green polishing pad, I worked the polish at speed 6 with alot of heavy pressure for the first few passes before stepping down to speed 4 and using very light pressure. This took no longer than glazing but produced far better results:

We went from this:

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To this:

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Obviously loads of scratches left but alot of clarity and depth restored to the paint :thumb:

Left side of the bonnet polished, right side untouched:

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The paintwork was then cleansed with Raceglaze Pre Wax Cleanser and then waxed with Vintage.

The wheels were also given a spruce up with the machine:

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I then sealed them with Blackfire Metal Sealant:

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For the tailpipes (which had been removed from the full Tubi system - my god the car sounds nice!! :D) a combination of Blackfire, Brilliant and Meguiars metal polishes were used as well as the dremel:

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Side by side comparison:

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The engine bay was dressed with 303:

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The interior was fully detailed including the leather, which was cleaned and fed with Raceglaze leather products:

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The plastics and vinyls were thoroughly wiped with APC and then a new product from Raceglaze to ensure the mould didn’t re-appear:

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The faded trim around the boot was dressed with Meguiars All Season Dressing:

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After just over 12 hours of work and a wipe down this morning with Werkstat Carnauba Glos, this is how it looked:

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Thanks for looking :thumb:

Clark
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Postby eck » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:54 pm

A Lambo with mould, no fecking way!!!
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Postby Clark » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:16 pm

not any more! :D :lol:
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Postby danr55 » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:21 pm

awesome work and pics. the pics with the reflections really show off your work :thumb:
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Postby CAVEMAN » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:55 pm

crikey moses....that is just amazing...I would have to be restrained from breaking the owners nose...no way to treat any car!

awesome job as ever bud..

bet that write up and pics take as long as the cleaning!
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Postby Bonovox » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:26 am

What a car! :cool: and what a great job! Mould on Lamborghini :shock:
If I had a car like that I would lick it clean every night before putting it to bed with a hot water bottle. :lol:
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Postby M9JOC » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:47 am

Aye it looks the Balls, what a great job dude!!! 8)
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Postby 500tie » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:58 pm

No need to thank me for looking clark i love reading your posts and looking at the fantastic results you can get on a car

Top work as usual fella..
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Postby Gee Wr1 » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:59 pm

Top job as per usual Clark :D

Nice to see a owner of a lambo actually using the car rather than just posing in it even if he did let it get mouldy :lol:
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Postby WR 1mposter » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:15 pm

Top notch yet again Clark 8)

But do you ever get bored with detailing cars ?
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Postby presa900 » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:22 pm

Top work as always clark, awesome motor too 8) 8)
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Postby hightower » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:29 pm

what a difference dude amazing top job,
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Postby Chris 280 » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:13 pm

l ovely work again mate,nice to see the wr1 in front again as per bruntingthorpe!if his car is that dirty whats his misses like? :D .good to see the cars been driven though
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Postby John Mc » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:32 am

Stunning as usual Clark...

GC Motors... I remember seeing this car in there. It is just down the road from my house... They have a very healthy turnover of supercars!!
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Postby wr1.305 » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:51 pm

nice job as always. but..... its disgusting it was aloud to get in that condition. such a same. :roll:
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