Whitesupraboy2 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Ive just simply copied and pasted his post in here. It looks so much better When this gets sold in coming few months Im sure whoever gets it will be happy. - - - - - - - - - James asked me to detail the Supra as it had recently been resprayed and not been mopped. As a bodyshops main objective is to just give the paint some shine quickly and not about correction or the finer details like depth, gloss or protection. So I started at 8:30 Saturday morning as I knew it wasn't going to be easy given the shape of the car and how much paint there is! A few befores Once washed and clayed Claying didn't pull much off as expected really considering the car had been resprayed around 6 weeks ago, but is worth doing to pull any surface contaminents off and get better contact with the paint. The only problem was that the clay was leaving marring in the paint, given that im not using an agressive clay I was quite supprised by this. It could be put down to the paint being relitively soft or that I wasn't keeping it warm enough, which was pretty tough to do consideing the wind yesterday. Luckily this is not going to leave any damage as its just on the surface and will polish off no problem Marring During polishing After polishing Once complete the car had an awesome gloss and glow to it Wheels after You really have to see this in the flesh to appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Looking good mate Mines just had a mop, off to give it a scub and take some snaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Could just be the images but it's not that impressive for me TBH. I have seen much better looking details. Don't get me wrong, the end product is good just not outstanding. Who did the work? What paint thicknesses before/after, any sanding? I don't mean to pee on your fire - apologies if it sounds like it, as I said, it might just be the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Could just be the images but it's not that impressive for me TBH. I have seen much better looking details. Don't get me wrong, the end product is good just not outstanding. Who did the work? What paint thicknesses before/after, any sanding? I don't mean to pee on your fire - apologies if it sounds like it, as I said, it might just be the images. A hobbyiest detailer did the work and no sanding was done. And I know what you mean by not outstanding and I can tell you the reason and it is not the detailer, the car is covered in a fibreglass shell almost everywhere... to get it 100% smooth (i.e the paint prep) would of cost me i would of thought around £10k from GVN and im not willing to spend that, maybe the next owner will The reason most bodkykits get away with it is because the door skins are not replaced., however the door skins are on this so any small imperfections show through right down the car. The car has been resprayed about 3 times I think now and everytime you have the same problem with having it 100% smooth. The paint is smooth dont get me wrong its like glass...just not on a totally smooth surface if that makes sense. I know why now these cars are so hard to get them to look good. As much as id love perfection It will be very hard to get. Thanks for pissing on the fire...its firmly out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Looking good mate Mines just had a mop, off to give it a scub and take some snaps! What was your paint like before and after the mop? I spent five hours giving my Supra (also silver) a damn good going over yesterday and once finished it didn't look any different to when I do a quick 20 minute wash & dry. Did two washes & rinses with a super fandango Zymol shampoo, then a coat of Autoglym super resin polish then finished off with the autoglym ultra deep shine. Total waste of time and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Very Smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Shane_ Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Im liking the kit on ur supra mate its very tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Having seen the "beast" in the flesh today I can vouch that it definitely looks 110% better than it did before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 What was your paint like before and after the mop? I spent five hours giving my Supra (also silver) a damn good going over yesterday and once finished it didn't look any different to when I do a quick 20 minute wash & dry. Did two washes & rinses with a super fandango Zymol shampoo, then a coat of Autoglym super resin polish then finished off with the autoglym ultra deep shine. Total waste of time and effort. Thats the thing with silver, they never look any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 A hobbyiest detailer did the work and no sanding was done. And I know what you mean by not outstanding and I can tell you the reason and it is not the detailer, the car is covered in a fibreglass shell almost everywhere... to get it 100% smooth (i.e the paint prep) would of cost me i would of thought around £10k from GVN and im not willing to spend that, maybe the next owner will The reason most bodkykits get away with it is because the door skins are not replaced., however the door skins are on this so any small imperfections show through right down the car. The car has been resprayed about 3 times I think now and everytime you have the same problem with having it 100% smooth. The paint is smooth dont get me wrong its like glass...just not on a totally smooth surface if that makes sense. I know why now these cars are so hard to get them to look good. As much as id love perfection It will be very hard to get. Thanks for pissing on the fire...its firmly out That's completely understandable and totally fair enough. I was more concerned for you had you paid a pro detailer a lot of money. As I said before, it does look good and will be a good waxing base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 looks ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 That's completely understandable and totally fair enough. I was more concerned for you had you paid a pro detailer a lot of money. As I said before, it does look good and will be a good waxing base. No probs, I knew where you were coming from, its not something your gonna be able to tell unless close and if you get that close please dont point it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Very nice:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 No probs, I knew where you were coming from, its not something your gonna be able to tell unless close and if you get that close please dont point it out Like I did. (Sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Never a lover of the abflug kit but in that colour it looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra matt Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi mate had it mop then you happy with the out come? It should of been flatted back with 2000 wet and dry then detailed really as it was only gun finish , Still Looks like it come up nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 nice gaffa james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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