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  • cobrAA
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    Like most Jeep, the paint is nice to work on but it suffer from excessive orange peel making the reflection not as nice as you would wish but the only way to correct that it’s by doing an expensive 3-4 days wet-sanding correction. So for the owner, just a refresh (swirls removal) would suit him perfectly.

    Process:
    2 wash bucket method
    Clay bar
    Chemical decon.
    2 step polish
    Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
    Swissvax Mirage

    Car sitting in the garage:








    I will try to improve those reflections










    Beeing on the run, I didn’t took many pictures so let’s rely on my last set of picture with the wax applicated on the car to showcase the 2-step with Swissvax luxury treat:




    Lots of tape used for this detail ahha
















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  • cobrAA
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    Tu sais que le Monsieur est content quand il sort son flash a distance pour prendre des photos! **** just got serious!





























    Merci, et à la prochaine!

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  • cobrAA
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    Ça perle même encore un peu sur les tapis avant ( 2 ans à ce mettre les pieds dessus et ça perle encore, dites moi pas que c’est pas une bonne valeur









    Après ça, je vous fait sauté directement au final car la journée avait déjà été assez mouvementé pour moi, j’ai slacker un peu sur les photos :

    Le combo Swissvax :






























    Plus de picot orange! Juste une belle réflection

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  • cobrAA
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    Voici une voiture que j’avais protégé il y a 2 ans, le propriétaire trouvait qu’il était tant d’y donner un petit polissage. En tant que ma promotion du mois de mai, j’offre l’application d’une cire Swissvax à tout forfait.

    Process :

    Wash
    Clay bar
    Chemical decon
    1-step polish
    Swissvax cleaner fluid
    Swissvax Mirage
    Interior detailing

    À l’arrivé, l’auto avait BEAUCOUP de picot orange, ça du me prendre 1h30 juste décontaminer la voiture.








    C’est à ce moment que l’ambulance est arrivé comme certains le savent déjà.. Ce qui est quand même drole, c’est l’ambulancier qui me posait des questions detailing et qui m’offrais de shiner l’ambulance ..lol!



    Décontamination lvl 9000 !







    It’s working..


    Après le sèchage, je suis passé à l’intérieur : pas trop de sel, mais quand même, pas mal sale!












    Là, ça, c’est assez trippant!! J’ai protégé la voiture il y a 2 ans je vous ai dit.. regardez l’eau perle encore! La protection tissu est encore en fonction 2 ans plus tard. Il m’a avoué quelque temps après un mix vodka/skittle renversé sur son banc a été essuyer sans aucune tâche. Juste ça, il disait que ça valait le pleins prix du traitement.





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  • cobrAA
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    Son fils m’a contacté sur le forum pour un problème considérant le récent achat d’un Buick Enclave usagé. Le problème ; mauvaise odeur dans le véhicule. Malheureusement, il est très difficile de photographié une mauvaise odeur !! Donc, j’ai procédé à un nettoyage complet de l’intérieur malgré qu’il n’était pas très sale en partant puis à la fin, j’y ai fait un traitement neutraliseur d’odeur.

    Processus :

    Nettoyage de l’intérieur grâce à un extracteur,
    Aspirateur shop-vac
    Brosse, savon spécialisé pour l’intérieur
    Traitement odeur
    Protecteur sur les garnitures





    Ça n’avait pas l’air sale, mais mon extracteur me disait le contraire :




    Petite marque d’eau :






    Juste pour le fun.. la peinture avait une bonne couche uniforme sur toute la voiture, bonne chose!


    Oui, il y en avait de la saleté
















    J’ai tenté de nettoyer tout au pinceau, incluant les touches






    Alors, voilà, tout simplement pour dire que le traitement a semblé avoir fonctionné car je n’ai pas eu de rappel.

    Si vous avez un problème semblable, vous pouvez compter sur moi!

    À plus!

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  • cobrAA
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    And now the FUN PART! ; Quick review of Celeste Dettaglio wax from Chemical Guys.

    Wax on: Goossshh!! Soo easssyyyyy. Spread on like butter. Transfer very well into the pad and spread just as easy on the paint. You can’t use too much with that wax, it just goes on so easily. You know some wax doesn’t spread as easily so you need to dip into the tub more often to try to cover the whole paint? Well not with this one.



    Wax off: I let it dry for 30 minutes, removed without any pressure at all. This wax is as easy as Wolfgang Fuzion and if you ever used Fuzion, you will know that it’s #1 advantage it’s his ease of use. So knowing that Celeste feel just as easy is a BIG + for the wax.

    Smell: Some say lavender right? To me, it reminds me when I’m doing the laundry haha! Not that I think it’s a female’s job but I rather not think about doing the laundry while enjoying waxing a car so to be honest, I would prefer a vanilla smell but that’s very personal! It’s still a lot better than the chemical smell of a wax like collonite, for exemple.

    Like any high-end quality wax, they sheet water just as good as the beading so the water behaviour is quite similar here. If you open hose it down, it will sheet like a real champ! If you spray water, you will get nice bead. ( sorry I forgot to take pictures)

    With Chemical guys blacklight, the slickness is just on par with the one of a sealant. What more can you ask?!

    Packaging: Comes with a nice bag. It’s actually the niciest bag I had. The gold bag from PBMA never close well. The bag will always re-open 10 second after you tie it down lol. Not much impress with Zymol’s bag. And the CG is a lot softer than the one from Swissvax.

    I also like the jar a lot, it’s wide so easy to fit a pad inside and the plastic jar make it feel like glass. It’s thick so if you drop it, you might chip it but I’m not sure it will break like a thin Zymol jar, for exemple.



    Durability: to be reported later!

    Shine: With the blacklight combo, I clearly saw a little darkening effect. So far, I would say it’s more a wetter wax than a wax that will pop like crazy. If you want pop anyways, you propably better with sealant.

    To sum up; As much as I like Wolfgang Fuzion because it’s so easy to use and it was the first expensive wax I bought ( sentimental-value!), I think Celeste have the same advantage of Fuzion but it gives a wetter shine, more refined connoisseur look. From the review I saw, CD should last 6 months if not more, so that’s better than Fuzion. As an all-around wax, I think I found the wax that will replace my Wolfgang. Even tho, CG doesn’t state the carnauba content of this wax, it’s fair to assume it most be higher than 50/50 and just a tad least than Ezyme at 59% so it most be somewhat a 55% carnauba by volume so it’s in the same league as Swissvax Mystery selling just 4x more and it’s easier to apply than Mystery ( I had it before)

    Thanks Chemical guys,
    Great wax!



































    Happy detailing! See you real soon!

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  • cobrAA
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    I was really looking forward this detail because (1) I always had a thing for 300zx (++ because it’s JDM). (2) I knew the metallic would pop out quite sweet (3) I know the owner pm’ed maybe 4 times in a 12 month timespan, we knew it was time to settle it once for all! (4) to review Chemical guys Celeste Dettaglio.

    Process:

    2 wash bucket with grit guard using CG soap
    CG clay bar
    Chemical decontaminant
    3-step polish
    Chemical guy Blacklight
    Chemical guy Celeste Dettaglio


    Car at arrival:







    As you can notice on that picture, headlight was taped, I was performing my test panel to figure out the proper polishing combination of the day;




    And when I saw this, I knew I had to do a little change in my technique to achieve more cut but I had the winning combination.


    Unfortunately, the car has been resprayed/painted ( We spoke a good 30 minutes about it and what I thought the bodyshop did). Like sanding the very top edge of a panel is quite wrong because there’s no way you can compound that edge safely without risking burning the paint. You should know/understand edge are easier to burn than the middle of a panel. Without knowing who did the job, I simply tried polishing the edge. I rather be safe than be a superman and tell with burned paint after.



    Taking measure of the paint, that’s when I realised I might have jumped into a nightmare. See the big variation:















    Taping the car, lots of trim on that car.


    RIDS remains but most swirls/ little scratches and marring were levelled/removed. Paint inspected under 2 different lights:












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  • cobrAA
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    Application d’un protecteur sur le toit :




    Photo de l’intérieur :








    Et quelques photos final :





















    Ça m’a fait plaisir de travaillé sur cette autre M3. Ce sont toujours de voiture très intéressante à polir!

    À la prochaine,
    Alex

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  • cobrAA
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    Et après..



    Fatiqué, mais le résultat final est très plaisant donc je suis motivé à terminé le travail, me voilà en train d’appliquer le scellant sur les roues.


    Ça shine baby!








    Voici de quoi ressemble le moteur une fois terminée






    Application de l’aquapel sur toutes les vitres du véhicule.




    Exhaust poli.


    Application du traitement haut de gamme Swissvax.. Il y en a pour 1800$ de produit juste là, mais je tenais à aller chercher le dernier edge possible de la peinture.





    Regarde moi le glow! Pas mal du tout pour une voiture blanche.


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  • cobrAA
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    J’ai trouvé l’histoire très intéressante, la propriétaire ( ouais, une femme :P C’est plutôt rare que ça arrive ça) a été référé par deux individus que je connais même pas ou du moins, ils ne sont pas présentés. Bref, présentez-vous si vous me référer que je me rappele de vous pour plus tard Bien content de voir que ma réputation sort au-delà des forums.

    Alors, la propriétaire m’a en quelques sorte donné carte blanche pour que je shine sa BMW M3 décapotable. C’est toujours apprécié car je n’ai pas pas à me restrainte de rien et je sais aussi que j’ai l’entière confiance du propriétaire. Ce qui est très plaisant.



    Processus :
    2 bucket washing method
    Foam gun
    Clay bar
    Chemical decon.
    3-step
    Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
    Swissvax Crystal Rock
    Wheel sealant
    Engine shampoo
    Leather threatment interior.

    Condition initiale de la voiture:





    Brake dust.. brake dust..




    Chemical decon.
















    Voici des photos 50/50 démontrant la correction apporté aujourd’hui sur la voiture.









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  • cobrAA
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    And now simply enjoy theses after-shot.. again, these are my first 2 bikes, so I didn’t really know how to snap them, I just tried my best but I just want to focus on the fact that the paint is lovely!! It’s like volcano orange turning redish depending on the sun. If only more car paint had this kind of paint… ahahha!





































    And the last one is for Mark lol!


    Hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did. Like I said, I love new challenge and I think I did well but I know I could do better, I just need more experience with them.

    See ya!

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  • cobrAA
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    Second bike…









    I asked the owner to remove some parts to have better access to the paint:


    I then taped the bike just like I did on the other one:


    Here’s how I worked on both lens.




    Wax for the detail.. Nothing least than one of the finest carnauba wax on the market ; Raceglaze Black Label Special Reserve. This wax will give a ture carnauba glow that will last for month and month not like cheaper wax that can last for weeks.


    Letting cure..

    And wipe off.. I tried taking picture with my sun gun.. I couldn’t LOL so many curve on this little panel.






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  • cobrAA
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    So for today car.. arrghh I mean BIKE :P This was the first time I had my go with a bike. Actually two of them. I’m very glad I did. It was challenging. I like challenge. It’s what keep detailing interesting in my opinion. I must say I never got on a bike and I didn’t get on one of these. I think the owner was VERYY happy with the result (he had such a smile in his face it was quite funny!) but I must thank him for all the advice he gave me on future bike.

    I don’t want to lie, it will takes a lot of bike for me to be confident. I feel quite noob with these thing ( i.e: how to jack a bike, what kind of special maintance does a bike needs vs. a car that a detailer should probably do? Etc.) However, once the bike was jacked up. I felt totally confident polishing everything that had to be polished.

    So bear in mind, these 2 bikes were my first one, it can just get better ! haha If you would like to have your bike detailed, your more then welcome to PM me. I guarantee the paint will look fine but I might ask one or two ‘’noob’’ question. I’m here to learn!

    Je n’ai pas de honte à dire que j’ai eu l’air légèrement débutant et j’ai peut-être même fait peur au propriétaire des motos, mais quand il a vu le résultat sur la première moto. Je peux tu vous dire que je lui ai pas tordu un bras pour que je fasse la deuxième! En fait, c’est lui qui m’a pratiquement demandé si je voulais resté pour faire la deuxième. J’ai beaucoup apprécié qu’il est été mon premier client dans le sens qu’il était très indulgent et m’a fournis plusieurs conseils/anecdote sur la moto. Ce que je comprend, c’est qu’il y a pas un bike pareil puis que je risque d’être noob longtemps, mais en contre-partie, je vous garantie que la peinture et le reste va shiner comme un neuf! Vous êtes convaincu? Je vous attend

    Measuring the thickness of the paint on the gas door because that was the only metal part my gauge could read. I felt like 90ish was alright to do a good correction.





    Clay bar,, not that bad but it’s a bike, I don’t expect to have as much stuff as a car do:


    Paint is quite swirly:






    Take as good look at this because it’s the last time you will see it like that!


    Can you see the difference in the picture ? hint: focus on the reflection of the light, it look clearer on one side:


    I end up doing a 3-step correction on paint and lens, where’s how it looked like after the little detail ( trim restorer, wax, paint cleanser etc)
















    Looks great, the owner was very happy.. so I ask him to jack the second bike ( me being insecure..)

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  • cobrAA
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    After-shot, the reward.
















    Sweet!










    Thanks for looking and be aware that even if your car is ‘’brand new’’ I bet you 100$ I will find something to be detailed/polished!

    En passant, ce fut cool de trouvé quelqu’un de la même école que moi. On as pu s’échanger de petite anecdote, c’était cool! On se revoit!

    Alex

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  • cobrAA
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    I just love this color, this combo, the subaru nailed it right! I just wanted to work on this car! So when he contacted me and said he wasn’t expecting to pay as much for his car that he thought was in great shape for a 6 month old paint, let me tell you he was fully convince when he got back his key the following day!


    Process:
    Foam gun
    2-step polishing
    Chemical and mechanical decon
    Paint clensler
    Menzerna Powerlock
    Paint reading with the paint gauge

    Avant :






    Après le nettoyage et application du protecteur :




    Les pipes étaient tellement encastrés de résidus que j’ai du les nettoyer deux fois et la troisième avec une clay bar! Plus le metal polish à la fin!


    Décontaminant chimique, suivi de la clay bar :








    J’ote aussi le sticker inutile du dealer :


    Polissage 50/50

    À gauche, pas poli.. à droite, corrigé :








    Il y a une très bonne différence.

    Intérieur : Oter les cernes de calcium laissé après seulement un hiver :


    Cleannn


    Tapis :



    Dois-je vraiment dire que c’est après mon lavage ? lol

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