Race Valeting - Ending the year with a TT Show Car DODO JUICE CORRECTION

[Race Valeting]

Finally getting round to doing a write up for this the last detail of 2008.

And what a stunner it was a TT Show car, going to be used as a JL Audio demo car and also a feature coming up in Redline too.

Arrived yesterday morning at around 7:30, the TT was brought out the garage to start the washing.

Firstly the wheels were sprayed with some smart wheels and the tyres with some g101 this was left for 5 mins and then agitated using some envy brushes/EZ Detail brush.

Next up was some citrus de-greaser this was sprayed to all the lowers and left for a few mins before rinsing off, then all the shuts were cleaned using some g101 too.

Then out came a snowfoam mix of some g101 to help remove the old protection, this was lef to dwell for 5 mins before rinsing.

Then the car was washed using some Dodo born to be mild shampoo and a z sponge.















The car was then clayed using some sonus green and some last touch as lube.





Before a quick final wash and drying using my Race Valeting Ultimate Water Guzzler Drying towel and some megs final inspection as a drying aid.

Then the car was taken in the garage ready for correction.

Its was looking very sorry for its self really, with some bad swirling and scratches.

Out came the Makita and my pad/polish collection, I firstly started if with 3 blobs of megs 83 and 1 blob of megs 80 on a megs polishing pad.

This was working magic on such tough paint,
2x passes at 600 to spread
2x passes at 900
4x passes at 1500 to break the polish down
4x passes at 2000 acheiving correction here
3x passes at 1200
2x passes at 600 refining the finish.

50/50





corrected



After 7 hrs machining, then IPA'd and then LP Lite followed by 2x coats of Dodo Supernatural it was looking like this.















The tyres were dressed using espuma rd-50 and the exhuasted polished using some megs nxt.

Then the interior was hoovered and the dashed cleaned and the seats cleaned/conditioned and all the glass was cleaned.

The engine bay was also cleaned and dressed.











After 11hrs I was well shattered and happy to be in my nice warm van heading home

Thanks for reading Paul.

[vaughn]

very nice  , and a great write up.

[Rhyso]

 

[JC]

mmmmmmmmmm, wonder if RED would shine like that 

[dan_apps]

lovely car and nice write up! 

[...joe]

right i'm going to be a tw@t here....

nice work on the paint correction, no problems there, but.....

that car sucks! all i can see is a TT with some bolt on carbon parts. nice wheels, but they dont really suit the car. i'd be interested to know a bit more about it as to what makes it show car/feature car worthy

obviously the above is just MY opinion and isn't meant to take away from the sterling job you did on the detailing.

[Race Valeting]

The car has shed loads of carbon bits added, lowered on the 19's, a 3.2 with induction kit. currently has a tv headunit with 1x 8" soon to be having a full jl audio install and being used as there demo car and also recaro's demo too.

The owner can't be doing alot wrong he's had his fair share of feature cars...

[jv]

what makes it show car/feature car worthy

This bit?

JL Audio demo car

and those wheels are classic Audi aftermarket!

[JC]

right i'm going to be a tw@t here....

nowt new there then Joe 

 

[...joe]

like i said i was being a tw@t, again, no offence to you race valeting.

but lowered car on 19's, induction kit, tv headunit is nothing special, and if its soon to be having a JL install then it might be a bit more special. i guess i just see cars like this daily and have my grumpy hat on!

to me this is a show/feature TT: