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[cobrAA]

WHITE F150 Detailed

2 bucket washing method
Ultra-Look Car soap
SSR2 on pad CCS green coarse
APC+ dilued 4:1 for wheel well
Riccardo blue clay bar + clay lube
Makita Rotary
microfibers
Autoglym protectant on rubbers
Metal polish
Plastic polish
Wolfgang Fuzion estate wax.

Initial condition of the pick-up :

Rubber really needs to be detailed!!






Here's some good exemples of what a clay bar can do to a bad paint.

Before:


After: I wasn't able to completely remove everything but oh well, still look tons better now!



Freaking contaminants!


Just a pass of Ricardo clay bar and nada ; glass-looking!


Look how rubber look darker and just like-new










Here's what the metal look like after a good metal polishing and metal sealant :





Who said a white pick-up can't look wet !? Wolfgang Fuzion wax.

[cobrAA]

Acura integra

The story behind this integra's hood is that my step-father wanted to move the recycle bin and what he did was lifting the bin over the car but instead of that, he put the bin on the hood and drag it completely to the other side, you can see the damage by yourself!

Before:




After:




and no there was no hologram left on the hood, flawless finish

[cobrAA]

BMW M3 Jet black

This is a BMW M3 in JET BLACK. ( this paint is a REAL B*TCH to work with) The owner scratched one panel badly. However he didn't want to have his car detailed but the thing is that if my correction is too agressive, one panel will look better than the rest of the car and you don't want this. so I had to blend the finsh with the rest of the car while still correcting the scratches haha! here's the pictures!

before:









Final result :





Thanks!

[cobrAA]

White BMW M3 Detailed

1999 BMW M3.



- Interior Shampoo
- 2-step leather treatment
- Engine Shampoo
- 1-step polishing Meguiars
- Clay Bar
- Just tried the new beta wax Liquid Natty’s Blue (really nice)




Initial condition: There was no sun that day so it was a bit hard to see all the defect, However I have my light and I could tell you that a clay bar was needed!!!

Wheels need serious attention!




Oxydation..








2- Clay bar:

Paint transfer


Gone :


Look like brake dust or ''track abuse'' but on the roof is pretty rare.. however, it was a b*tch to clean!


Clay bar 1 Sh*t on the roof 0


- 3. Engine shampoo + anti-static protection


Before:




Work in progress!











After, pictures are there so you can judge!

[cobrAA]

4. 2-step leather cleaning



Since the leather is already cracked, don’t expect me to do miracle and I had to be really soft with the leather.

- leather cleaner
- natural horse hair brush
- leather conditionner

before :








Working the cleaner with hot water in order to open up the skin just like we do when we shave!



A lot cleaner!





Now, conditionned..











Rails were cleaned with APC. Detail, small details lol!


Before, it seems like there's blood in the corner.


After:


5. Interior.

Shampoo the whole car, door card, inside door, remove grease, and then protected with a UV lotion +.



Before :






After :















YUM YUM!!

[cobrAA]

Special Request:



Clay bar + metal polish + high temps sealant.




Glue remover..




Final touch :






Reflection could have been better but hey, we were in a garage with no sunlight lol















All what's left is deep scratches.










See ya!

[Tony-R32]

Really good work on that beamer CobrAA, i think i'll take the seats out when i clean my interior too, looks like it made it way easier! what exactly do you use to clean the carpets like that?

[cobrAA]

Really good work on that beamer CobrAA, i think i'll take the seats out when i clean my interior too, looks like it made it way easier! what exactly do you use to clean the carpets like that?

An edic hot extractor. worth 1500$ ++
Then, the rest is soap, brush, patience etc.

[Tony-R32]

damn lol maybe i'll rent a rug doctor for the day and give it a good clean

so do you soap, brush, then extract?

[cobrAA]

damn lol maybe i'll rent a rug doctor for the day and give it a good clean

so do you soap, brush, then extract?

pretty much yeah lol.. it's not very special.. it just takes the tool ( some have them) and patience ( which 98% of person don't have LOL)

[Tony-R32]

Found this vid from mighty car mods, shows how to steam your interior with a rug doctor!

[cobrAA]

Basicly what I do, but what you see in 4 minutes, actually takes me 4-5 hours to do lol!

[cobrAA]

Honda SI blue metallic.1 -step

Honda Civic SI bleu metallic.


Today, I did what I would call a hybrid between the 1-step and the winter protection because I used a very fine polish instead of a more agressive polish but that's because the car was in very good condition and didn't need full correction so I opted for a more wet-look. As a bonus, that polish contains sealant. Hence is extra protection and then I coated with the ultra durable Klasse sealant.

I then treated the molding with an UV protector for protection.


As you can see, the car is in mint condition, to need to clay!






Since the owner was waiting with me for his car, I didn't want to takes too many pictures so here's a couple after shot!













WET WET WET!!

[cobrAA]

3-step Audi TT Detailed.

I rarely work on convertible so it was fun to do. Since, I'm not an expert in photography, that grey paint always look fade, I will try my best to make it wetter but also to try taking picture of the reflection.

- 3-step polishing using the finest Menzerna polish.
- Interior Shampoo with extractor
- Leather treatment
- Engine shampoo
- Clay bar with a PH neutral car soap
- Menzerna Sealant
- Water repellant protection on roof.

Initial condition :













Wash+ clay bar:

Meg shampoo+
Foam gun
2 bucket wash method with grit guard
sheepskin wash mitt
PB Spray and wipe
Riccardo clay bar
Meg bug wash
303 convertible cleaner .



No doubt, wheels needed a good wash!



Clay bar picked up tons of stuff here!




Overspray of anti-rust, this is pretty sticky!



Shampoing Engine :


Numerous brush
Degreaser
elbow grease
303 protector anti-static UV protector



Wow a lot cleaner now!!




303 on trims. that stuff goes everywhere haha!

[cobrAA]

3-step Audi TT Detailed.

Polishing:

Paint is thick enought for a 3-step



1st major correction:




correction:


2nd: the dog scratched the paint



Since there was no more sunlight, I couldn't take a clear picture so I used my lamp but the picture is kind of hazy. Anyways, the scratch was down to the frame, I couldn't do miracle but it,s still less visible than it was before!





Initial condition




Final:








Wheel :

Wheel cleaner
Multiple brush and foam applicator
Wheel sealant
Wheel well detailed
303 protecteur UV on rubber



Applying the sealant


Make a good difference no?



You even end up with a wet look on wheel lol !


plastic polish :

3-step , samething as the paint.