Invisible Touch Detailing - Integra Type R
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:51 pmHi,
Here we have an Integra Type R in for a stage 1 paint correction and engine bay treatment.
This was the car on arrival.
First off the wheels were jet washed and sprayed in Bilberry, the tyres were sprayed with Meguiars APC and agitated with various brushes.
Moving to the engine bay, the Spoon ‘socks’ were removed and placed in the washing machine. The bay was rinsed down and sprayed with Meguiars APC. Heavily greased areas were sprayed with Engine & Machine Cleaner. Everything was then agitated with brushes and rinsed off. Whilst wet, everything was sprayed with Aerospace 303 and allowed to dry naturally.
The car was then jet washed and snow foamed.
The door, boot shuts and fuel cap were cleaned with APC.
It was then washed with Meguiars Shampoo Plus using the 2 bucket method and then taken inside to be clayed and washed again.
The car was then dried inside and I took various paint readings. There were several areas on the car that had seen paintwork.
I then inspected the paint finish under halogen and LED lighting.
The car was machine polished using the Makita Rotary, Meguiars Polishing pad and something I hadn’t used for a while, Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze, an older, but very nice polish to use.
Which on the bonnet, produced this.
Moving round the car, the passenger rear wing was badly scratched. This section had 2 hits. Very faint marks still remained but was hugely improved as we were not looking for full correction.
All areas of the car changed from a cream to a much nicer white, as seen on the roof and up from the A pillars which were polished with a 3M polishing spot pad.
The carbon mirrors were also polished, first pic sadly out of focus.
After polishing the car was given an IPA wipedown.
I then applied Dodo Juice Lime Prime Lite as the glaze.
After discussing wax options with the owner, the car was finished off with Collinite 476s.
Returning to the engine bay, the cam cover and all paintwork was polished by hand. Spoon ‘socks’ refitted, smelling great.
The door shuts were also polished by hand.
The wheels were sealed with Poorboys Wheel Sealant and tyres dressed with Endurance tyre gel.
The exhaust was polished with wire wool, Autosol and refined with Meguiars NXT.
The interior was hoovered, plastics cleaned with APC and dusted down.
Exterior plastics and door seals were treated with Bumper Care.
The tyre pressures were checked.
The Invisible Touch Detailing service book was prepared for the customer arrival.
These were the final pictures (I’m aware the bonnet was open
)
Here we have an Integra Type R in for a stage 1 paint correction and engine bay treatment.
This was the car on arrival.
First off the wheels were jet washed and sprayed in Bilberry, the tyres were sprayed with Meguiars APC and agitated with various brushes.
Moving to the engine bay, the Spoon ‘socks’ were removed and placed in the washing machine. The bay was rinsed down and sprayed with Meguiars APC. Heavily greased areas were sprayed with Engine & Machine Cleaner. Everything was then agitated with brushes and rinsed off. Whilst wet, everything was sprayed with Aerospace 303 and allowed to dry naturally.
The car was then jet washed and snow foamed.
The door, boot shuts and fuel cap were cleaned with APC.
It was then washed with Meguiars Shampoo Plus using the 2 bucket method and then taken inside to be clayed and washed again.
The car was then dried inside and I took various paint readings. There were several areas on the car that had seen paintwork.
I then inspected the paint finish under halogen and LED lighting.
The car was machine polished using the Makita Rotary, Meguiars Polishing pad and something I hadn’t used for a while, Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze, an older, but very nice polish to use.
Which on the bonnet, produced this.
Moving round the car, the passenger rear wing was badly scratched. This section had 2 hits. Very faint marks still remained but was hugely improved as we were not looking for full correction.
All areas of the car changed from a cream to a much nicer white, as seen on the roof and up from the A pillars which were polished with a 3M polishing spot pad.
The carbon mirrors were also polished, first pic sadly out of focus.
After polishing the car was given an IPA wipedown.
I then applied Dodo Juice Lime Prime Lite as the glaze.
After discussing wax options with the owner, the car was finished off with Collinite 476s.
Returning to the engine bay, the cam cover and all paintwork was polished by hand. Spoon ‘socks’ refitted, smelling great.
The door shuts were also polished by hand.
The wheels were sealed with Poorboys Wheel Sealant and tyres dressed with Endurance tyre gel.
The exhaust was polished with wire wool, Autosol and refined with Meguiars NXT.
The interior was hoovered, plastics cleaned with APC and dusted down.
Exterior plastics and door seals were treated with Bumper Care.
The tyre pressures were checked.
The Invisible Touch Detailing service book was prepared for the customer arrival.
These were the final pictures (I’m aware the bonnet was open
)
