Invisible Touch Detailing Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hi, here we have Lee's Single Turbo Supra. I spotted Lee's car a long time ago at an old gym and left him a business card on his windscreen. Lee contacted me and said he was having some work done to the car and would be in contact in the future. Well he has certainly had some work done This was his car on arrival to me http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c194/Stonkin/Lee%20Single%20Supra/DSC00261_zps12128aa2.jpg" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Touch Detailing Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Into the engine bay I then proceeded to go around the car with APC cleaning headlight rubbers, fuel cap, door and boot shuts, window rubbers, mirrors and badges Wheels were cleaned with Bilberry and tyres with APC The car was then jetwashed and snowfoamed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Touch Detailing Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 It was then washed using the 2 bucket method with Meguiars Shampoo Plus. Clayed to remove bonded contamination and then washed again. The car was then taken inside to be dried and have paint readings taken. The car had received quite a lot of previous paintwork, some of this was leaving quite a flat finish to the overall appearance. Obviously there were lots of swirls and i did my best to pick these up on camera which is always tricky with white. One thing very apparent was the staining to the paint, again very common with white. It would not matter how many times the car was washed, a good polish is the only remedy to return that 'fresh' white appearance There was however 1 panel which caused for concern, the front drivers wing. To look at the panel you would not know, but the paint readings came out at 59 microns with only a couple higher over the whole panel. To give you an idea of this reading, an a4 piece of paper will average 90 microns. This reading was also everything from the bare metal, so primer, basecoat (colour) and lacquer! I gave Lee a quick call to make him aware and i expressed my concerns to him. He was previously thinking of having the front wings painted in the future anyway so agreed for me to proceed. Which i did cautiously at a very low speed, simply to remove the staining in the paint to blend it in with the rest of the car Here are a few shots showing the paint condition prior to machining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Touch Detailing Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 The front wing after a machine polish using the Makita rotary and Meguiars polish Moving onto the door The passenger rear wing Drivers door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Touch Detailing Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Trial rear bumper completed The boot underneath the spoiler was very flat After polishing Once all polishing was complete the car was IPA'd to remove polishing oils and i then applied Lime Prime Lite by hand. This acts as a further cleanser and creates a great surface to apply a finishing product to Victoria concourse wax was then applied The alloys were treated with wheel sealant and tyres with Endurance Gel The glass and exhaust were polished. Interior hoovered and dusted down. Plastics and seats cleaned with APC. All exterior plastics and rubbers were treated with Bumper Care The engine bay had all metal work polished, paintwork polished, rubbers and plastics treated with Aerospace 303 These were the final pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Invisible Touch Detailing Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Lee was a great guy to work for and i'll look forward to following what else he has planned for his Supra Hope you enjoyed the read Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Unbelievable, great job as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipck Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 proof you can polish a trd my old toyota mates use to joke about that. TRD supra and mr2 always put a smile on my face, more of a smile while driving them though quick question, you said you polished the glass and exhaust, what do you use to polish the glass and does it go any way to removing light abrasions? PS... great work as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Those light did come up well , he must be a happy chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Awesome job Christian The paint on that wing was very thin! Have you changed your unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Blimey that really needed your TLC..... Nice work as ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Wow! Decided a while ago my next car will be white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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