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Old 07-13-2008, 10:42 AM   #1
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Default black wrx to perfection in a day= a long day of work!

I have talked to a customer from nasioc about doing a one step polish/exterior detail on his 04 wrx. When I got there in the am I inspected the car and realized there were quite few RIDS, and heavy swirling. so I recomended him to do a 2 step inn order to bring the paint back to a high gloss. the only problem is that he was working from 9 to 5h30pm and this was the only time I would get for all the work (including a quick interior detail:vacuum, wipe down etc.).
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ONR wash
p21 taw/wheel
CG window
CG pruple clay
meg mild clay
DP clay lube
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makita
LC ccs orange, white, red+PWF
Menz SIP+106
pinacle souverain
After the onr wash:


wheels clean:

under the ligths you can see quite a few rids and swirls:

I was in a hurry so I didn't have time to take a lot of pics but here
is 50/50 after one pass of orange/SIP I didn't wipe all the polish residue

The hood befor and after one pass PWF/SIP few holograms most swirls are gone


Door panel after 106/white final inspection:


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Old 07-13-2008, 10:43 AM   #2
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after pinacle souverain/dusting:






I started at 9am and was done at 4h30pm with no lunch! and of course as I left early I forgot to have breakfast! I was dead at the end of the day. I promise the owner to do as fast as possible to keep the bill low.
when the owner came back the only thing I heard was holly sh*y! so I suppose he was happy with the results which is my motivation for doing this job the best I can and not eating all day!
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Old 07-13-2008, 11:10 AM   #3
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Default Re: black wrx to perfection in a day= a long day of work!

If you did a detail like that to my car..... I'd buy you lunch!

Nice work!
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Old 07-13-2008, 11:14 AM   #4
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thanks! the owner was working all day and I just didn't want to stop just to make sure I de be done before 5
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Old 07-13-2008, 02:45 PM   #5
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Great work! Souv really looks nice on black How do you like CG purple clay? I use a lot of megs mild blue, how does it compare? Again really nice job and correction work!
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Old 07-13-2008, 03:01 PM   #6
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How is the pinacle souverain wax? I've got a new jar of that, but haven't tried it yet.
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Old 07-13-2008, 03:15 PM   #7
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Smoke: thanks, the purple is really aggressive which is nice but its texture tend to be a little dry and is not really strechable, so it is easy to leave little purple pieces in cracks/crevices. (hope it makes sense)
peleg: pin souv is a great wax for darker colors and make the car look really deep. The owner/developer recently posted an article about souv somewhere talking about how it was developed etc really interesting but I can't find it anymore. Also it is one of the easiest to apply and wipe off
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Old 07-13-2008, 04:49 PM   #8
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whoo! nice job man, if you're ever in hawaii bring your cleaning supplies and stop by my house. i suck at cleaning my car.
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Old 07-13-2008, 05:39 PM   #9
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thanks! I am thinking about a place to go for vacation in august and Hawaii is on the list! where are you located exactly?
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Old 07-13-2008, 05:51 PM   #10
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where are u located? how much you charge?
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Old 07-13-2008, 06:08 PM   #11
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I am in MA I charge around $50/$60 per hour
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Old 07-13-2008, 06:15 PM   #12
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You need to move out to California and do my car!!!
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Old 07-13-2008, 06:17 PM   #13
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lol I really like cali
I might go there soon to visit a friend
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Old 07-14-2008, 12:07 PM   #14
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thanks! I am thinking about a place to go for vacation in august and Hawaii is on the list! where are you located exactly?
im on the island of oahu in a city called Ewa (pronounced eh-vah) Beach.
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Old 07-14-2008, 12:45 PM   #15
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Default Re: black wrx to perfection in a day= a long day of work!

Klassedetail-Will the swirls re-appear after a bunch of washes or does the orange/SIP completely get rid of them? Great job by the way!!


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