Daily DC street driven Range Rover Sport

Out with friends last week having a few drinks I started talking with a mutual acquaintance about cars and turns out his daily driver was in dire need of some attention so I make arrangements to view and quote the car for a full correction and interior work. The guy was super cool and throws me the keys the same day and says just bring it back when its perfect again.

Upon inspection the cars exterior was very salty (thanks dcdot), rough feel and zero protection so it will need almost everything to bring it back. The interior just needed some wiping and a quick vac.

Process:
Wash: Dawn foam+2 bucket Lusso
Wheels: Brown Royal 1:1
Engine bay: Adams APC 4:1
Wheel wells: Adams APC 4:1
Clay: Uber blue w/onr clay lube
Compound: Megs M105/Uber Orange via Flex 3401
Finish: Menz 106FA/Uber Blue via PCXP
Sealant: Power Lock
LSP: Swissvax Saphir

Before:

Light etching from the salt and hard water


Foam bath via Camspray 1500a and Camspray foam gun:


Wheels:
Brown Royal 1:1+ Uber boars hairs brush, sv brush EZ brush



Engine bay:
Adams APC 4:1 +uber boar hairs brush and EZ brush


Clay:

Pretty nasty bars


Inspection:
Looked like this all over...



50/50 after one pass with M105/Uber Orange (I was really impressed how well it finished down)




Polishing with Q-Tips between the raised letter: (Any suggestions for this short of R/R?)



After PL and SV Saphir: (Ignore the mud flaps pics were taken before final old polish clean-up and black wow to catch the last bit of sunlight)

 

looks great. what part of md are you from?

 

nice save!

 

Nice recovery! Was the paint terribly hard?

 

wow what a great turnaround!!! The process you performed was very detailed.

 

Thanks! Located in Montgomery Co along the Potomac

Thank you sir! The customer first like how much for the job.....:yikes: Then he saw it and was like I have 3 more cars for you to do lol.

 

The paint wasn't BMW hard but not Honda soft right about in the middle.

Thanks!

 

yeah, price always makes people HMMMMMMM but when they see it completed they are usually dumbfounded.

 

Nice job. Turned out great.

 

great job

 

Great work! Paint looks awesome.

 

That looks fantastic, these trucks are great when all cleaned up.

Nice pictures, too!

 

Very nice! How do you like adam's APC at 4:1?

 

Thanks!

Thanks phil most of the supplies came from you!

Thank you I just hope the customer stays far far away from tunnel washers for now on.

Thanks I'm trying to learn how to use all these functions on my dslr but still a complete noob compared to some other guys on here.

The engine and wells were really not that bad so its tough to tell but the harsh smell was nearly diluted out and everything was spotless with light agitation and rinse. I'm going to be doing a complete overhaul of a tracked GT-R next month I will post my results then.

 

Nice recovery!! That LR was trashed!!!!!!! Excellent work!

 

Nice to see great work from another Marylander. That thing looks superb, great job bringing that RR back to life.

 

Nice save . turned out great .

 

Yes it was and seems most of the ones in my area are exactly the same way

Thank you sir. I forget you are local I have a ton of clients some with bigger SUV's that need to full corrections done asap if you are ever interested in doing a tag team that would be awesome I will mostly be working out of my buddys tint/clear bra shop in Annapolis.

Thanks it was a bear of a truck but well worth it in the end.

 

Great turn around.

 

Very nice work you brought the RR back to life.:thumb: