Peleg's Guide to Detailing - Page 10

Peleg · 10-05-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by 4banger

Can't wait to hear about the results.

I will get to this folks, just been traveling and away from the house.

***MKIVSupra*** · 10-05-2006, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeep839

awesome write up, just one thing what types of cleaners should be used on the alacantra? I know that this material is not suede but it looks and feels like it. So would it be ok to use cleaners for that material on the Alacantra???

http://www.alcantara.com/

There is a maintenance section. The site uses Flash or something so I can not give a direct link.

Peleg · 10-06-2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MKIVSupra

http://www.alcantara.com/

There is a maintenance section. The site uses Flash or something so I can not give a direct link.

Good find. From what I can tell, just water and lemon to clean the seats. I'd try water first, I'm a big fan of "try the least abbrasive stuff first" method.

Peleg · 10-06-2006, 09:21 PM

Stay tuned for a FULL detail I'm doing tomorrow on AKhick's STi.

Pictures to follow!

psuLemon · 10-07-2006, 07:13 AM

Stoner for the win!!! But I'm bias as my friends mom works there and i get it for free.

Peleg · 10-07-2006, 05:04 PM

As promised, we put AkHick's STi under the "knife" today at the Mad Scientist Detailing lab!

If you recall, the car was vandelized in Las Vegas and was there for a while for repair. During that time, nature's elements took their toll on the paint, etc.

To make a long story short, with the help of Akhick, RapTR and Hernando (future STi owner) we succeeded to turn this car around in a little less than 8 hours. Yes, that isn't a mis-print, 8 hours.

We started with the interior in order to let the brakes and engine cool down. We than wash and dried the engine and after 1.5 hours turned our attention to the body.

A good wash with Meguire's Gold class, than onto the claybar, Sonus stage 1, Sonus Stage 2 and Sonus stage 3 (YES all 3 stages) were applied to the paint!

Topping it off with my favorite, Meguire's #26 Wax.

RapTR used the opprotunity and got his car detailed as well.

I also had the parts, so we took the opprotunity to install the red key ring mod for both STi's.

At the end, we had 3 happy STi owners, and one supercharged M3 owner who thinks his loaner M3 is slow.

Before (Yikes....)

After

ORSTi · 10-08-2006, 08:38 PM

So you have people coming from Alaska and Colorado for a detail? WOW! Maybe I'll stop by on my next drive to LA.

AKhick · 10-08-2006, 11:33 PM

My back is still screaming at me for that 8 hr. day. But my car is looking great!

Peleg · 10-09-2006, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ORSTi

So you have people coming from Alaska and Colorado for a detail? WOW! Maybe I'll stop by on my next drive to LA.

Yes, I'm famous.

J/K

No, they are both my friends and reside in the area, just run their older plates.

Peleg · 10-09-2006, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by AKhick

My back is still screaming at me for that 8 hr. day. But my car is looking great!

Ya, it's hard work.......

Peleg · 10-09-2006, 10:30 AM

I've been very impressed with Meguiar's line of products lately, that I'm slowly transitioning to their line.

First it was their Yellow # 26 Wax, which is a mixture of Carnauba wax, synthetic wax and a few other ingridients.

This weekend I used their claybar for the first time, and it was the easiest claybar to work with. Before I used Sonus (horrible claybar, their polish is better) and tried another brand that that worked better, but Meguiar's just surpassed them both. It was very very easy to mold, unlike the other 2 that were hard as a rock.

I was exclusively using Sonus polishes, but due to their price, smaller bottle and another personal reason that I'll leave out of this thread, I decided to try the Meguiar's # 7 Polish (similar to Sonus's # 3 final stage polish) and Meguiar's # 2 medium cut polish for older paints/oxidation issues, etc. Both bottles even mention to follow their content with the # 26 that I already raved about before, and produces outstanding results.

More follow up on this later.

I will also stress that using a polisher with polish instead of polishing by hand produces much better results, and can even be used on headlights and tailights to remove oxidation and other "mysterious" stains.

You can then follow with waxing by hand.

I'm glad I had to chance different products when it comes to polishing. It just shows that in some cases, the more expensive stuff is not always the best.

Kylipso · 10-09-2006, 09:10 PM

So any opinion on an air compressor blast in the corners before the blow dry?

psuLemon · 10-10-2006, 05:08 AM

Peleg, any recommendations on using touch up paint?

Peleg · 10-10-2006, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Kylipso

So any opinion on an air compressor blast in the corners before the blow dry?

I use a leaf blower I bought at yardbirds a few years back. It produces wind up to 140 MPH and seems to do the trick.

Ofcourse an air compressor will achieve just that.

Peleg · 10-10-2006, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by psuLemon

Peleg, any recommendations on using touch up paint?

Touch up paint is a "touchy" subject.

According to some reading I've been doing, you have to prep the area really well, than prime it. (medium size chips lets say)

Than the primer has to dry, then you can use a very very very fine artist brush (art store

) and fill up the chip.

I'll try to clear some time from my schedule and give this some practice, see how it comes out.

Edit: I have a book about the subject. I will locate it and see what it says.

10-07-2006, 05:04 PM	#141
Peleg STI Guru Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Whooshing sounds Location: NorCal Posts: 5,669 Join Date: Nov 2003 Trader Rating: (11)	Project Resseruction is complete! As promised, we put AkHick's STi under the "knife" today at the Mad Scientist Detailing lab! If you recall, the car was vandelized in Las Vegas and was there for a while for repair. During that time, nature's elements took their toll on the paint, etc. To make a long story short, with the help of Akhick, RapTR and Hernando (future STi owner) we succeeded to turn this car around in a little less than 8 hours. Yes, that isn't a mis-print, 8 hours. We started with the interior in order to let the brakes and engine cool down. We than wash and dried the engine and after 1.5 hours turned our attention to the body. A good wash with Meguire's Gold class, than onto the claybar, Sonus stage 1, Sonus Stage 2 and Sonus stage 3 (YES all 3 stages) were applied to the paint! Topping it off with my favorite, Meguire's #26 Wax. RapTR used the opprotunity and got his car detailed as well. I also had the parts, so we took the opprotunity to install the red key ring mod for both STi's. At the end, we had 3 happy STi owners, and one supercharged M3 owner who thinks his loaner M3 is slow. Before (Yikes....) After

10-09-2006, 10:30 AM	#146
Peleg STI Guru Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Whooshing sounds Location: NorCal Posts: 5,669 Join Date: Nov 2003 Trader Rating: (11)	Transitioning to Meguiar's Products I've been very impressed with Meguiar's line of products lately, that I'm slowly transitioning to their line. First it was their Yellow # 26 Wax, which is a mixture of Carnauba wax, synthetic wax and a few other ingridients. This weekend I used their claybar for the first time, and it was the easiest claybar to work with. Before I used Sonus (horrible claybar, their polish is better) and tried another brand that that worked better, but Meguiar's just surpassed them both. It was very very easy to mold, unlike the other 2 that were hard as a rock. I was exclusively using Sonus polishes, but due to their price, smaller bottle and another personal reason that I'll leave out of this thread, I decided to try the Meguiar's # 7 Polish (similar to Sonus's # 3 final stage polish) and Meguiar's # 2 medium cut polish for older paints/oxidation issues, etc. Both bottles even mention to follow their content with the # 26 that I already raved about before, and produces outstanding results. More follow up on this later. I will also stress that using a polisher with polish instead of polishing by hand produces much better results, and can even be used on headlights and tailights to remove oxidation and other "mysterious" stains. You can then follow with waxing by hand. I'm glad I had to chance different products when it comes to polishing. It just shows that in some cases, the more expensive stuff is not always the best. Last edited by Peleg : 10-09-2006 at 10:41 AM.

10-06-2006, 09:21 PM	#139
Peleg STI Guru Car: 04 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Whooshing sounds Location: NorCal Posts: 5,669 Join Date: Nov 2003 Trader Rating: (11)	Stay tuned for a FULL detail I'm doing tomorrow on AKhick's STi. Pictures to follow!

10-07-2006, 07:13 AM	#140
psuLemon Spec C Club Car: 04 WRB Fav Mod: Greddy TI-C Location: Philly Posts: 1,595 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (4)	Stoner for the win!!! But I'm bias as my friends mom works there and i get it for free.

10-08-2006, 08:38 PM	#142
ORSTi Professional STI Driver Posts: 429 Join Date: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	So you have people coming from Alaska and Colorado for a detail? WOW! Maybe I'll stop by on my next drive to LA.

10-08-2006, 11:33 PM	#143
AKhick Silver Member Car: 05 OBP/Gold Fav Mod: Personalized Veteran plates. Location: Wasilla, AK Posts: 168 Join Date: Jul 2005 Trader Rating: (3)	My back is still screaming at me for that 8 hr. day. But my car is looking great!

10-09-2006, 09:10 PM	#147
Kylipso Professional STI Driver Car: 2007 OBP STI with Go Fav Mod: dealer license plate delete Location: O.C. Posts: 404 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	So any opinion on an air compressor blast in the corners before the blow dry?

10-10-2006, 05:08 AM	#148
psuLemon Spec C Club Car: 04 WRB Fav Mod: Greddy TI-C Location: Philly Posts: 1,595 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (4)	Peleg, any recommendations on using touch up paint?