Brendan's Detailing Thread

[DreadedFist]

^^^ lol I love that face.

How much you charge for a full exterior detail? My car has that horrible yellow crap in all the seems, and I doubt you've ever seen wheels with worse grease/brake dust problems. You'd swear the wheels are pitted and damaged, but it's baked on dust or somethin

[xfactor78]

Got the chance to work on a car I've been a big fan of. Owners super chill and definitely has the quickest STI I've been in, let alone car. Little bit of background info, the STI just got back from a track weekend at Pacific Raceways in WA. So the paint had rubber all over and wheels were covered in a thick layer of brake dust. Seeing as how much there was I wanted to try something strong, but didn't want to use anything acidic. So I picked up some Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner since it was on sale for $9.69. I must say, great product, it pulled off so much grime from the tires right away and pulled the brake dust off no problem. Zep Citrus definitely would have a problem with these wheels, may end up picking up a large quantity from Ken over at Autowerkes Exclusive soon. BTW, sorry for the large amount of pictures, a lot of people asked me to take a crap load of pics lol...Heres the product list:

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Raceglaze Sheepskin Washmitt
- Raceglaze Brush (Cracks/Crevices)
- Meguiars Gold Class
- Dawn Dishwashing Detergent
- Zep Citrus
- Majestic Solutions Ultra Gloss
- Optimum No Rinse

Wheels/Tires:
- Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Laitner Wheel Brush
- Swissvax Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Old Sponge cut in half
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss
- Blackfire Metal Sealant

Clay:
- Riccardo Blue Clay
- ONR Clay Dilution

Last Step Protection:
- Autoglym HD Wax (2 Coats)
- Autoglym Applicator Pad
- Chemical Guys Sasquatch MF
- Wool Duster

Windows:
- Collinite 845 Base Coat
- Autoglym HD Wax Top Coat












Rubber from the track day






Befores of the wheels
























More rubber deposits




My wheel cleaning arsenal


Here is the Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner at work, pulled so much grim out of the tire without any agitation. Also took care of the bake dust very well.






After Claying












Note, wheels don't have Blackfire Metal Sealant applied yet...hence why they look a little dull




Cool shot of my CG Sasquatch and Autoglym HD Wax

Wax curing on windows


Afters









































Some bonus interior shots, no interior detailing was done though




Beading








Thanks for looking,
Brendan

[bellis_GTR]

WOW I wish I knew how to do this! Great job on the cars you have done. Cant wait to see more!

[xfactor78]

WOW I wish I knew how to do this! Great job on the cars you have done. Cant wait to see more!

thanks! If you ever want to get started just give me a PM and I'm more than willing to help you get set up!

Thanks,
Brendan

[xfactor78]

Detailed a 2005 S4 yesterday, wheels were covered in a thick layer of brake dust. Originally did a pre-soak with Autoglym CWC, took off most of the brake dust. Went back over with Poorboys Spray and Rinse, got rid of most of the rest. Paint was in decent shape, claying didn't take to much out. Exhaust tips were average. Everything went as planned. Anyways here is the product list:

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Raceglaze Sheepskin Washmitt
- Raceglaze Brush (Cracks/Crevices)
- Meguiars Gold Class
- Dawn Dishwashing Detergent
- Zep Citrus
- Majestic Solutions Ultra Gloss
- Optimum No Rinse

Wheels/Tires:
- Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
- Poorboys Spray and Rinse
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Laitner Wheel Brush
- Swissvax Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Old Sponge cut in half
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss
- Armor All Wheel Protectant

Clay:
- Riccardo Blue Clay
- ONR Clay Dilution

Last Step Protection:
- Autoglym HD Wax
- Autoglym Applicator Pad
- Chemical Guys Sasquatch MF
- Wool Duster

Windows:
- Collinite 845 Base Coat

Befores:


























Turned up the exposure a bit, the barrels had such a thick layer of brake dust


Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner pulling grime out of the tires


After claying, no LSP (notice lack of depth in paint)










lol...buddy of mine just fooling around


another friend decided to pop by


Afters:


















































Thanks for looking,
Brendan

[doublejceballos]

Finally. a Car I can respect!

(be warned gtrc im turning into quiet chaos except for audi's)

Good job man.

[derk]

everytime i go outside and see my car, i keep thinking of this thread and how badly my car needs to be detailed... |:

ill send her your way as soon as she moves under her own power!

[QuietChaos]

I'll send my car your way as soon as it actually has a paint job to detail..

Damn it.

[xfactor78]

I'll send my car your way as soon as it actually has a paint job to detail..

Damn it.

haha to funny bro, thanks the compliments

everytime i go outside and see my car, i keep thinking of this thread and how badly my car needs to be detailed... |:

ill send her your way as soon as she moves under her own power!

glad to know this thread is inspiring others to car for their paint!

Finally. a Car I can respect!

(be warned gtrc im turning into quiet chaos except for audi's)

Good job man.

haha you have tough expectations man, 996Turbo, GTR, STI, 350Z, C6 Z06 are all respectable in my books. Thanks for the compliments though!

[supguyex]

hey... i gotta super rough one you may be interested... our tsx has been asian driven for a number of years.. (guess what that means) and has numerous scratches on it, some big some small... do you think you could work your magic on it? We have some touch up paint which i believe should match the colour but it all needs to be done and blended properly. hit me with a pm buddy

[xfactor78]

I detailed this GTR for the majority of the day yesterday. It is the second GTR I've detailed and I must say detailing this made me like them even more. Anyways, a quick summary of the detail. I applied Collinite 845 as a base coat, and applied Autoglym HD Wax on top after letting the 845 cure. It really helped bring out the metallic flakes in the sunlight, unfortunately I couldn't capture it in the pictures, but I was able to capture the reflections pretty well. The car itself was in great condition, I expected the wheels to be covered in brake dust as these brembos are MASSIVE and they are performance brakes. Thats about it though, I didn't pull out much contamination with claying. Interior was in good condition, I didn't do the wheel wells or exhaust tips as it wasn't in the package that was picked. Anyways, on to the pictures and process.

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Raceglaze Sheepskin Washmitt
- EuroW Sheepskin Washmitt (lower body panels)
- Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash
- Optimum No Rinse
- Zep Citrus
- Raceglaze Brush (Emblems)

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

Wheels/Tires:
- Zep Citrus 3:1
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Laitner Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Sponge
- Swissvax Wheel Brush
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss

Interior:
- Ridgid WD1450 Shop Vac w/ Detailing Accessory Kit
- Chemical Guys Window Cleaner
- RagShack Window WW
- Wal-Mart MFs
- Lambswool duster

Windows:
- Collinite 845
- Zymol Applicator
- Chemical Guys 70/30 Towels

Last Step Protection:
- Collinite 845 (Base Coat)
- Autoglym HD Wax (Top Coat)
- Blackfire Applicator Pad
- Autoglym Applicator Pad
- Cookie Monster Buffing Towel V2

Camera:
- Nikon D3000
- Nikkor 18-55mm

Before:





































Durings:




Lots of brake dust rinsing out















Clay:





Teaser for Monday's Detail:



Collinite 845 base coat being applied








JDM WaX AnGLe PiCTuRe YO!!!!



Autoglym HD top coat being applied


Afters








































































Beading




Wish this was my garage everyday














If you're still reading thank you for going through the thread, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Thanks,
Brendan Siu

[bellis_GTR]

once again another amazing job! Well done man.

[QuietChaos]

Brendan, I envy you. Helluva way to make money.

[Oakville]

This thread puts me to sleep in a way...take that as a huge compliment, because I find anything that can relax me like this is golden haha. The attention to detail, its amazing. Really nice dood.

if you dont mind my asking, how old are you?

[xfactor78]

This thread puts me to sleep in a way...take that as a huge compliment, because I find anything that can relax me like this is golden haha. The attention to detail, its amazing. Really nice dood.

if you dont mind my asking, how old are you?

Thanks for the compliment! Good to know other people are enjoying my work as much as I am. I'm 17 by the way, started detailing family cars when I was 14 or 15. All started when I wanted to find a better car soap to use, and then a better claybar, and then a better wax...and now I have over $3000 in detailing supplies

Brendan, I envy you. Helluva way to make money.

Thanks! It's definitely important to find something you enjoy doing. I didn't intend on having this be a source of income for me when I started. I still consider it a hobby of mine

once again another amazing job! Well done man.

Thank you sir!