This week’s detail was on a brand new 2010 Volkswagen Golf in Tornado red with 1063 miles on the clock. What was great was the old dynamic duo of Clarkey boy and Ronnie are now fully reunited after his paternity leave. After what can only be described as horrendous dealer prep, the car was booked in for a full 4 stage external correction. The following pictures show the level of damage caused to the paint work. On arrival the car was given a full wash down and clay to ensure we were working with a clean surface and not surprisingly the clay was virtually unchanged after completing the car. We found it virtually impossible to photograph this car due to the colour and 50:50 shots would not come out plus we were restricted with time so it was decided to just rely on the afters to show the difference. So for this I apologise and any tips on how best to photograph solid coloured cars would be greatly appreciated!!! On talking with the client, it was decided to achieve the greatest level of finish but still leave a level of paint that would be acceptable on a new car, therefore we would stop at the point where wet sanding would begin, this will remove about 10 microns maximum and about 90-95% of all surface marks. This will give the best finish and still allow for future correction should the car ever need it without compromising the clear coat or the red paint underneath (which can also fade if the clear coat level is too thin but cannot be corrected i.e. like a pink Vauxhall as it’s under the clear so it is respray only).. Total correction time: 52 hours! Correction stage: 3M Fast cut plus on a 3M compounding pad for the most stubborn areas. This was used in a remove and stop method with no refining or finishing down. This was mainly to minimise the amount of paint removal and reduce the marring and working marks. Once the most stubborn marks were removed, we then switched to Megs 105 on a 3M Yellow waffle pad. This does not have the same cutting properties as FCP but refines beautifully and coupled with the residue FCP removed about 75% of all defects. Then we stepped down to Megs 205 again on a 3M yellow waffle pad to finish machine correct the panel. Once we were happy with this just to ensure total clarity, we finished off with 3M Ultrafina on a blue 3M waffle finishing pad. Which was fully worked using the Zeneth technique to give a pin sharp reflection and finish. Now for LSP: The client wanted something that would look well but also see the car happily through the winter months, so we decided on Jeff’s Werkstat prime (3 coats) followed by Raceglaze 42 (2 coats). This was then wiped down with Zaino Z8 to remove any residual smearing etc.. And for the after pictures: As always all C&C are welcome and thanks for reading.. Remember to join our facebook page: OCD-ni. Orchard County Detailing | Facebook Rollo:thumb:
Very nice, looks super glossy. what is that a reflection of in the ninth picture from the bottom towards the bottom of the hood?
thanks for all the great comments guys. I have to admit I was really chuffed with this one but would have loved to get it totally corrected but then it would have left the paint quite thin in areas. I think it is the stand for the halogen lights..
