Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hi, Today, Shane (jazzy69) has collected his car after i carried out a Stage 1 paint enhancement (so not full correction) and engine bay treatment. As with all of you i have dealt with, Shane is once again another cracking guy and it was a pleasure to meet him and his Supra. However, time for some pics, and there's quite a few so go and grab a beer This was his Supra on arrival (Shane does not have a problem with his plates being shown) Taking a walk around the car To start off, the induction kit was covered and the engine lightly sprayed with the pressure washer turned off (minimal water) Areas were then sprayed with meguiars all purpose cleaner, engine and machine cleaner and then aggitated with a selection of brushes. It was then carefully rinsed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 As was the fuel cap The door shuts And then the boot shuts The tyres were then sprayed with all purpose cleaner and aggitated The wheels went through the same process using bilberry At this point the weather was starting to turn. So the car was jetwashed down, snowfoamed to loosen the dirt and left to dwell for 5 mins and then jetwashed off. The Supra was then washed using the 2 bucket method using meguiars shampoo plus. It was then taken into the garage to be clayed to remove the bonded contamination It was then washed again outside using the 2 bucket method and brought back inside. Whilst the engine bay was still wet, everything was sprayed with aerospace 303 and left to dry naturally Bonnet closed, we'll come back to that later The car was dried using drying towels and then the paint was measured. A few areas measuring less than expected but not that caused any major concern. Now to give you an idea of thickness's involved on the gauge, this plastic card measures 127 microns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Inspecting the paintwork under halogen lighting revealed this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 I normally like to use menzerna 106fa polish for a task like this, but chose to use meguiars #80 with the makita rotary, 3m polishing pad and 3m backing plate for control Working my way around the car Onto the passenger door A quick inspect under led lighting Continuing around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 The sunlight catching the rear wing Once all polishing was complete, i returned to the engine bay which had dried lovely with the water and 303 mix. The paintwork in here was wiped clean and dusted down After an ipa wipedown on the paintwork to remove polishing oils, it was then treated with dodo juice lime prime lite glaze / pre-wax cleanser to prepare the paint to recieve a wax and aid bonding I then applied 1 application of victoria concourse wax All glass was polished and the exhaust was also polished using meguiars nxt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 The scuttle panel was treated with bumper care and applied with a brush which i find the best way due to its shape. The alloys were treated with wheel sealant And tyres with 2 coats of endurance gel The tyre pressures were then also checked and inflated to Shane's requirements The interior was dusted, hoovered and wiped down with all purpose cleaner These were some final shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Before being covered up ready for Shanes arrival The final task was to complete his service book to go along with his existing maintenance records Just before Shane drove out the gate, i snapped a few outside shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Shane's reaction was smashing to say the least and makes the many, many hours involved even more of a pleasure. Hope you enjoyed the read Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALAND Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Great read - just one problem with it. The distance to yours! Seriously, that's awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Great job, the car now looks very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 and there lies another great car turned into an amazing car with the help of stonkin. Great job man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALAND Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Im sure is a liar, i bet he repaint the car for justify such a great results:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Love these threads, great work and a very nice looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Thanks for your comments guys I resized the images before uploading to photobucket, which i dont normally do, but it makes the upload take 10 mins instead of 4 hours, but its certainly made some of them a little grainy unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 WOW!! your work is the dogs fun bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I love reading these threads Christian, superb work as usual, it is now like a mirror finish. One of these days I'll be popping down to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Love Stonkins threads. Lovely car but what has Shane been washing it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZ95 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Awesome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Love Stonkins threads. Lovely car but what has Shane been washing it with? gravel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Cheers Havard. He hasnt had the car long but we've had a good chat on how to maintain it going forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobUK Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Truly amazing job.... the car looks stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopgunTT Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Fabulous job done yet again, Well done that man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Lovely. I really want to get mine done at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Christian, your work is outstanding, great thread that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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