CobrAA's Eastern detailing pic

[cobrAA]

3. So easy to tell this car is owned by a woman!
Scratch under the door handle


Better ?


4. Rear view :


after:


Nice reflection



5. White spot left by the body shop who did some works after her little collision.. arhhg I hate bodyshop, they don,t know sh*t about detailing.






6. Wheels and everything surrounding is detailed.





POlishing windows and doing an Aquapel treatment.









Final product :

The signature


Can,t fin swirls, they're gone!




I tried my best to capture the reflections

[cobrAA]

Acura silver detailed.

moar pictarrss!!

Aight... I heard you !!! LOL :P

Here's another one

2 bucket was method + Grit Guard
Ultra-Look car soap
Riccardo clay bar
Foam gun
Natural sea sponge
Meg APC for wheel well and rims.
Etc. Etc.

Initial condition:

oxyded paint.:






a good wheel wash is mandatory :


A good clay bar job is also needed :




Washing…

2 bucket method with Grit Guard.


See, how important is to have the proper washing technique; only one bucket is dirty:


Foam gun in action, I'm using it to clay the car.


Clay bar : as you can see it was well worth the time!


Wheels too


After this prep, it's time to polish, let's take a look at my paint gauge to get the proper reading!




50-50 shot :

1. His friend decided to be nice and polish her headlight but as you can see he didn't put enought tape hen ?... oh well, I'm here to correct it.






2. Front view :

before :



After the 2-step polishing and headlight

[koalorka]

What is the best product on engine bay hoses and plastics to get the shine back?

[Tony-R32]

moar pictarrss!!

[cobrAA]

*scratches head* Normally I'd like to do stuff myself, but I'd seriously love to have someone of your skills around. Ah well, I'll try my best when the summer comes.

On a side note, last I checked on the car before the snow, cat litter and a cracked window did get the moisture and nicotine smell to go away.

It doesn't matter if the smell is there or not, the stain might remains even if there's no smell.

And I'm happy to help the forum, since mechanic is not my cup of tea, really! you guys been helping me for so long, if I can help ''my ways'', I will :P

[MarusGTR]

I don't think it's classified, so I will reply publicly lol which I could be everywhere, it make me sad not to detail your cars guys LOL I would love to.

Anyways... interior is really tricky, it's too bad to say, but sometimes when it's caked, when the OP waited too long to remove it, well it's over, it's a permanent stains for the rest of your life. With that said, however, I think you should try an APC diluted to like 10:1.. then try 6:1... or 3:1. if it doesn't work, you can try some glide quick stick or 3m upholstery cleaner at canadian tire. go buy a very soft brush, your fabric is 20yrs old, it's fragile you don't want something too bristle. always use enought water or else you will end up with a white spot which means that the soap dried on your fabric. better use a vaccum or better an extractor too.

for pillar, best thing is 3m adhesive spray like 77, 80 or 90.

*scratches head* Normally I'd like to do stuff myself, but I'd seriously love to have someone of your skills around. Ah well, I'll try my best when the summer comes.

On a side note, last I checked on the car before the snow, cat litter and a cracked window did get the moisture and nicotine smell to go away.

[cobrAA]

Hey CobrAA, got any tips on how to remove nicotine stains? It's caked all over my interior. Rear window is a mess, took some glass cleaner and it didn't do anything even after wiping the area 2-3 times. Paper towels would get yellow-brown pretty quick, but the window would just look the same. I'd bring it to a detailer but over here there's only one and he hires kids... they managed to damage my Sentra's interior so I don't want to fathom what they could manage with the R32.

Also maybe would you have any clue on how to properly glue back the vinyls on the B-C pillars?

PM me if it's classified information :P

I don't think it's classified, so I will reply publicly lol which I could be everywhere, it make me sad not to detail your cars guys LOL I would love to.

Anyways... interior is really tricky, it's too bad to say, but sometimes when it's caked, when the OP waited too long to remove it, well it's over, it's a permanent stains for the rest of your life. With that said, however, I think you should try an APC diluted to like 10:1.. then try 6:1... or 3:1. if it doesn't work, you can try some glide quick stick or 3m upholstery cleaner at canadian tire. go buy a very soft brush, your fabric is 20yrs old, it's fragile you don't want something too bristle. always use enought water or else you will end up with a white spot which means that the soap dried on your fabric. better use a vaccum or better an extractor too.

for pillar, best thing is 3m adhesive spray like 77, 80 or 90.

[MarusGTR]

Hey CobrAA, got any tips on how to remove nicotine stains? It's caked all over my interior. Rear window is a mess, took some glass cleaner and it didn't do anything even after wiping the area 2-3 times. Paper towels would get yellow-brown pretty quick, but the window would just look the same. I'd bring it to a detailer but over here there's only one and he hires kids... they managed to damage my Sentra's interior so I don't want to fathom what they could manage with the R32.

Also maybe would you have any clue on how to properly glue back the vinyls on the B-C pillars?

PM me if it's classified information :P

[Snake556]

First of all, a magician will never tells all his secret, right? :P

This is true :P Thanks for the advice, man! Super handy to know

[cobrAA]

Very nice, man! Congrats! Also, to bump up the question from before for when you get time to answer: What do you do to clean an R32's engine bay? Process/product?

First of all, a magician will never tells all his secret, right? :P Most products I use, are already listed in somes of my post since I always takes the times to write detailed post.

With that said, washing an engine... you need a degreaser ( is that a surprise?LOL) or an APC. A couple brush so you can do down and scrub the engine well. then, you just rinse everything. Now, this is key step of the process: DRY EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU GET WATER-SPOT EVERYWHERE, I bought an air compressor JUST to dry engine. then you can dress the rubber and even the body with some autoglym protectant.

Engine is done, should takes about 1 hours to complete.

oh and.... common sens... you protect/wrap with plastic what does not need to be wet

[Snake556]

Very nice, man! Congrats! Also, to bump up the question from before for when you get time to answer: What do you do to clean an R32's engine bay? Process/product?

[cobrAA]

nice im business administration too! majoring in admin though

I'm still not sure where I wanan go but I know business is made for me.

BTW guys, ***Update** I'm currenctly detailing all Mercedes-Benz for the next Montreals auto show next week so I'm very busy, I have some pictures but all were taken with my phone so it's not very-detailed but oh well, I try to have some ''behind the scene'' pictures you know!

Very excited to know I'm detailing such a great brand! Maybe next summer I will be at the GRAND PRIX.

[Tony-R32]

nice im business administration too! majoring in admin though

[cobrAA]

LOL at you guys, thanks for the compliment but really, 1. I think my studies-grades will get me ''better'' condition in the long terms 2. I already have a winter beater, I won't be buying a third car LOLL. 3. I really think you think I'm charging big buck to do those detailing when I'm not. However, If I had to buy a new truck, pay insurance for thieves too, my charges should see a BIG jump that, I think, most guys wouldn't be willing to pay.

I did a bit works before doing this, I'm studying administration- Marketing-accounting

[Snake556]

or get like a vdub bus/camper and littel wagon behind with all your supplies lol

Well I guess that works too... Lol