Brendan's Detailing Thread

[xfactor78]

Hey guys,

First real post here, some of the local Vancouver guys know who I am, some don't. My names Brendan and I've been detailing for about 2 years going on 3. This summer I really got into detailing. I never expected myself to get into detailing this much, but I'm not one to complain. Anyways I'll let the pictures speak. Before I post I should mention I hope I'm not causing a problem by posting my details up. I'm not a paying member nor a sponsor, not looking to gain business from posting. Just sharing.


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My friend referred his uncle who owns this and an A8L that I'll be doing tomorrow. As well as quite a few other vehicles. This 996 Turbo is one raspy sounding ride, but I'm not complaining. This was in for everything but polishing. I may be polishing it later on. It got full interior, and wash and wax exterior, as well as wheel wells/engine bay detailed. Anyways here is what I used for the products:

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Proline Grout Sponge
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Dawn Dish Washing Soap
- Majestic Solutions Ultra Gloss

Wheels/Tires:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Old Sponge cut in half
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss

Interior:
- Majestic Solutions Leather & Plastic Cleaner
- Lexol Leather Conditioner
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Finish Kare 316 Fabric Sealant
- Chemical Guys Window Cleaner
- RagShack Window WW
- Wal-Mart MFs
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Engine Bay:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Last Step Protection:
- Bilt Hamber Autobalm
- Black Fire Foam Applicator:worship2:
- Rag Shack Super Fly Towel

On to the pictures!:thud:
2BM w/ GGs FTW!


dirty dirty rims





Swirls...hoping I get to polish it


Interior:


Gum on the seats



MS SGS at work on tires

MS SGS at work on rims:applause2:

Calipers cleaned as well

Before of the rims when they were dry, brake dust was caked on terribly, picture does no justice

Raceglaze Wheel Brush from Ken, works amazingly! Don't even touch my Megs one, the RG one barely splatters...helps keep my legs "brake dust" free lol

Using a sponge

Rinsed off

brake dust water



After of the wheels:





On to the wash stage

Fuel Filler area was filthy


Sadly...nothing I could do, the paint on the exhaust tips was chipping off


Engine bay all tidied up



Trim got dressed 50/50 shot


Time to clay


Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss dwelling...I love this stuff!

Buffed off


These next two shots demonstrate the filling capabilities of Bilt Hamber Autobalm, quite impressive



Key hole, filthy!

Cleaned


Reflection:


Waxing the Ruf spolier:worship2:


Ken taught me this way of applying Autobalm. It works very well, lets you do a larger area without having the wax dry up on you.... you don't want Autobalm to dry. Here is how I do it, mist the area lightly with water

Then apply, and wipe off...simple and effective

Collinite 845 for the windows, love doing this...works like a charm


All done!



Lovin the glass


Sorry didn't take durings of the interior, I got a bit rushed.


Pedals could have been better


Trunk

[xfactor78]

i know this is a skyline forum...I have pictures of an R32 I detailed but I need 15 posts lol. I'll post them up when I can. Let me know what you think though!

Brendan

[flipridah17]

Very nice! How much do you charge for such service?

[xfactor78]

Very nice! How much do you charge for such service?

haha not to much, still just doing this as a hobby

[xfactor78]

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Proline Grout Sponge
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash

Clay:
- Riccardo Yellow Clay
- Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube Dilution

Wheels/Tires:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush (LIFE SAVER ON THESE RIMS)
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Old Sponge cut in half
- Michaels Paint Brush
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss

Interior:
- Majestic Solutions Leather & Plastic Cleaner
- Lexol Leather Conditioner
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Finish Kare 316 Fabric Sealant
- Chemical Guys Window Cleaner
- RagShack Window WW
- Wal-Mart MFs
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Engine Bay:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Metal Polish:
- P21S Polishing Soap

Last Step Protection:
- Bilt Hamber Autobalm
- Black Fire Foam Applicator
- Rag Shack Super Fly Towel

Before I go on with the pictures, I must say I could not have done this detail without my Raceglaze Wheel Brush. My Meguiars Wheel Brush could not have done this good of a job on the rims without taking them off! Now on to the pictures!

Trunk jamb was filthy!



Interior:




Notice the metal trim

Not bad


Sorry for the blurry picture



Engine bay not much better, pictures don't do it justice as usual



Here is proof of how dirty the engine bay was, this was only after popping the hood up


Exterior, sorry for the blurry shots again







Rims were by far the worst I've ever experienced. Hard to get at and very very many spokes... Thank god for my Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush though!

:shead:




yeah yeah...rims dont like that bad right?



Exhaust tips just needed some cleaning, not to bad



Fuel filler was dirty



Pressure Washing the Wheel Wells


Cleaning the wheels/tires


Raceglaze Wheel Brush...I would pay $40 for this thing...


Sorry for the water on the lens



Cleaning the Fuel Filler



Cleaning the engine bay

Dressing the engine bay

o0o shiny!



Time to clay!

After three panels

Claying


Before

During

After


Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss, my favourite tire dressing for sure!



Wheels After






Cleaned the spare wheel

MS SGS dwelling

50/50


Much better, best I could do with APC


This was on the metal door trim, it took forever to get it off, I had to pick at it with my nail. Then I got rid of the glue residue with some IPA

almost there

gone!


Interior afters...as you can tell, not many



LSP, was Bilt Hamber Autobalm. I love this stuff!



Insane reflection off of the sunroof





Some sun shots






spare tire nice and clean

Fuel Filler as well

More engine bay pictures, I loved the result I got! Owner was very happy as well

[RABBIT]

um am i on GTRC? lol
uh nice work though...

[xfactor78]

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Proline Grout Sponge
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash

Clay:
- Riccardo Yellow Clay
- Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube Dilution

Wheels/Tires:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Old Sponge cut in half
- Michaels Paint Brush
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss

Interior:
- Majestic Solutions Leather & Plastic Cleaner
- Lexol Leather Conditioner
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Finish Kare 316 Fabric Sealant
- Chemical Guys Window Cleaner
- RagShack Window WW
- Wal-Mart MFs
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Engine Bay:
- Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff
- Finish Kare 108 Dressing
- Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads

Metal Polish:
- P21S Polishing Soap
- Blackfire Metal Sealant


Last Step Protection:
- Bilt Hamber Autobalm
- Black Fire Foam Applicator
- Cookie Monster Buffing Towel

Befores:















Wash Stage



Gloss-It Signature Tires Gloss




Exhaust Afters (Some of that gunk was caked on and I couldn't get it off)





I was really pleased with the outcome of the engine bay




Mats were rinsed and soaked in Majestic Solution Super Green Stuff and pressure washed off





Clay Stage


Requested that some scratches be removed:


LSP of choice on top of Cookie Monster Buffing Towel

Sun wasn't strong so this helped while I waxed the rest of the car


Waxed the windows and lip of the rims



Afters:








Reflection shots




Afters of interior(bit dirty from my shoes)






Thanks for looking!

[xfactor78]

Unfortunately I didn't get to take before pictures of Jakub's (Polak_GTS-T) ride. It was in decent shape, actually great shape for a car at that age. It had a new paint job that cured and needed some wax. So I just detailed it before the Z-Tune BBQ. Here are some pics.
Jakub's car all cleaned up

waxed his rims as well

[xfactor78]

Ravi whatever you do don't sell it to Freddy

[xfactor78]

[PL_GTR]

ya i brendan did my car, he did a great job for reasonable price I recommend him anyday, my car was the silver skyline with the black enkei rims

[M13]

Hey Brendan you should post pix of the Z32 engine bay detailing haha.

[support@feastauto]

May I ask how you would treat a Matte finish? Silvia was just sprayed last weekend and now trying to figure out the best formula for cleaning.

[xfactor78]

ya i brendan did my car, he did a great job for reasonable price I recommend him anyday, my car was the silver skyline with the black enkei rims

thanks Jakub...haha diggin the username. When I saw that I was like...thats definitely you lol

Hey Brendan you should post pix of the Z32 engine bay detailing haha.

haha yeah I should... I'll post em up in a bit.

May I ask how you would treat a Matte finish? Silvia was just sprayed last weekend and now trying to figure out the best formula for cleaning.

The closest I've ever come in contact with a matte finish is Adon's G35C thats painted Lamborghini white. It was just a wash though. I know for sure I wouldn't polish it. I wouldn't recommend waxing the finish either, just claying. If you do want some protection on it though, I would try a test spot on somewhere that isn't visible to see what wax would do. But I haven't had much experience with matte finishes. But a wash and clay would do just fine I know that. Let me know what you want done and I'll look into it.

Brendan

[xfactor78]

Detailed these two engine bays. Started at 5:30 and finished at around 8:30. Not to bad, this was just strictly engine bay and no exterior. I think they turned out really well. Definitely better than before. The red car is a twin turbo so it was a pain in the ass working on it. Super tight and the engine was still really hot. The black one wasn't much better, had these little white specs that were a pain to take out.


Products Used:
-Majestic Solution Super Green Stuff
-Finish Kare 108 Poly Protectant
-Isopropyl Alcohol
-Costco MFs
-Meguiars Brush
-Michael's Brush
-Microfiber Applicator Pad

Before:







Afters:








Second Car Befores:






White pain the ass specs!


Glue residue, did the best I could. Soaked it in APC and tried soaking it Isopropyl Alcohol...I only got a bit off



Cleaned but no protectant




After FK108










I did the best I could with both engine bays, the red one was extremely hard to get at. But I think both came out noticeably well. Let me know what you think and thanks for looking!

Brendan