Invisible Touch Detailing - Jamie's WR1
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:45 pmHi,
This writeup is for Jamie's WR1 from the forum. Jamie contacted myself a while ago to discuss some options for a treatment for his car. As Jamie lived some distance from me, he made arrangements for a w'end in a hotel and car hire as transport for his trip away. His car was described as being in good condition and we decided an engine bay detail and stage 1 paint correction was in order.
I've had the pleasure of meeting several members from the forum now, every one has been a pleasure to work with, Jamie and his better half were certainly no exception, it was a pleasure to meet you both. I can honestly say his car was probably one of the cleanest and good condition WR1's i have seen yet and is a credit to him. It was also great to see one with such low mileage. Trying to catch swirls, especially on camera, can be tricky with these cars, but his car certainly had very light swirls and was overall described exceptionally well during booking. So, the task ahead was to improve on this, and the 2 day detail began.
This was Jamie's car on arrival
To start off the engine bay was degreased with APC, Engine Machine Cleaner and various brushes. This was then returned to later on
All door, boot and fuel shuts were degreased with APC
Next up, all parts of the wheels were cleaned using Bilberry wheel cleaner and tyres with APC
The car was then jet washed down, snow foamed and washed using the 2 bucket method with Meguiars Shampoo Plus. It was then taken inside to be clayed which removed very very minimal contamination. It was then taken back outside to be washed by 2 bucket method again before coming back inside to be dried and have paint readings taken. Prior to doing this, the engione bay, whilst still wet was sprayed with AeroSpace 303 and left to dry naturally.
As said previously, trying to get on camera what i was seeing by eye was very hard when it came to defects, but here are a few that were taken
I chose to use Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze with the Makita rotary and a 3M finishing pad for correction
The spoiler was taped up underneath whilst working on the rear wings
Below are a few shots which showed up the level of correction on the car
Once machine polishing was complete, the car was given an IPA wipedown
I discussed various options with Jamie about how to protect and finish the car, including the pros and cons. We decided to apply 2 applications of Swissvax Best of Show wax to provide some nice warmth and depth. Due to this, Swissvax Cleaner Fluid was applied by hand and buffed off a panel at a time
It was then time for the first layer of Best of Show
The wheels were then treated with Poorboys Wheel Sealant and tyres with Endurance Tyre Gel
The 4 mats were removed whilst the interior was hoovered and dash dusted down
They were then cleaned with APC and dressed
The door shuts were wiped down with Meguiars Last Touch
All exterior plastics and rubber seals were treated with Bumper Care
The exhaust was polished with Autosol and the followed up with Meguiars NXT
After a second coat of Endurance Tyre Gel, the wheels looked like this
It was then time to check the Aerospace in the engine bay and to polish the paintwork by hand
The second layer of Best of Show was then applied
These were the final pictures
The last task was to prepare Jamie's service book before his arrival
Another very enjoyable car to work on and fantastic club member to deal with.
Thanks for looking,
Regards,
Christian
ps - Jamie had no problem with his plates being shown.
This writeup is for Jamie's WR1 from the forum. Jamie contacted myself a while ago to discuss some options for a treatment for his car. As Jamie lived some distance from me, he made arrangements for a w'end in a hotel and car hire as transport for his trip away. His car was described as being in good condition and we decided an engine bay detail and stage 1 paint correction was in order.
I've had the pleasure of meeting several members from the forum now, every one has been a pleasure to work with, Jamie and his better half were certainly no exception, it was a pleasure to meet you both. I can honestly say his car was probably one of the cleanest and good condition WR1's i have seen yet and is a credit to him. It was also great to see one with such low mileage. Trying to catch swirls, especially on camera, can be tricky with these cars, but his car certainly had very light swirls and was overall described exceptionally well during booking. So, the task ahead was to improve on this, and the 2 day detail began.
This was Jamie's car on arrival
To start off the engine bay was degreased with APC, Engine Machine Cleaner and various brushes. This was then returned to later on
All door, boot and fuel shuts were degreased with APC
Next up, all parts of the wheels were cleaned using Bilberry wheel cleaner and tyres with APC
The car was then jet washed down, snow foamed and washed using the 2 bucket method with Meguiars Shampoo Plus. It was then taken inside to be clayed which removed very very minimal contamination. It was then taken back outside to be washed by 2 bucket method again before coming back inside to be dried and have paint readings taken. Prior to doing this, the engione bay, whilst still wet was sprayed with AeroSpace 303 and left to dry naturally.
As said previously, trying to get on camera what i was seeing by eye was very hard when it came to defects, but here are a few that were taken
I chose to use Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze with the Makita rotary and a 3M finishing pad for correction
The spoiler was taped up underneath whilst working on the rear wings
Below are a few shots which showed up the level of correction on the car
Once machine polishing was complete, the car was given an IPA wipedown
I discussed various options with Jamie about how to protect and finish the car, including the pros and cons. We decided to apply 2 applications of Swissvax Best of Show wax to provide some nice warmth and depth. Due to this, Swissvax Cleaner Fluid was applied by hand and buffed off a panel at a time
It was then time for the first layer of Best of Show
The wheels were then treated with Poorboys Wheel Sealant and tyres with Endurance Tyre Gel
The 4 mats were removed whilst the interior was hoovered and dash dusted down
They were then cleaned with APC and dressed
The door shuts were wiped down with Meguiars Last Touch
All exterior plastics and rubber seals were treated with Bumper Care
The exhaust was polished with Autosol and the followed up with Meguiars NXT
After a second coat of Endurance Tyre Gel, the wheels looked like this
It was then time to check the Aerospace in the engine bay and to polish the paintwork by hand
The second layer of Best of Show was then applied
These were the final pictures
The last task was to prepare Jamie's service book before his arrival
Another very enjoyable car to work on and fantastic club member to deal with.
Thanks for looking,
Regards,
Christian
ps - Jamie had no problem with his plates being shown.
, just how much does this cost???? Or is that not a forum Q 
