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Lapiz Blue Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence

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I have been wanting to detail one of these ever since they came out. I just love the color :drool:

This one only had 25k km's on the clock but was sadly in shocking condition for such a new car. A combination of regular visits to the local 'let-me-pay-you-to-scratch-my-ride-for-me' car wash and very improper home washing had taken their toll on the paint, and everything was just really dirty and uncared for. It had also recently been sent for a polish and predictably there was plenty of wax and/or old polish residue left for me to clean up, along with the obligatory buffer trails.

:cry:

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Bird droppings should be removed as soon as possible, failing which they will start to etch into the clear coat and can often require the removal of large amount of clear coat to remove. Another point to note is that they will often be very gritty in nature which can lead to scratches when removed using the incorrect techniques.

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Leave a bug like this on your car and go straight to washing and you will rub that all over your paint, leading to scratches.

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Yuck

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It was still quite early and so the sun wasn't out in full force yet but you get an idea of what the paint looked like...

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Engine bay
-Blow loose dust off with air blower
-Clean with Cyclo APC, MF Towels and various Brushes
-Clean/Polish/Protect (AIO) using AF Tripple by hand with a MF applicator
-Dressed with Autofinesse Dressel

Arches, Tires, Wheels

First the lug nut covers were removed

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To make it easier to clean all of this mess out

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This is what the wheel looked like before

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-HP rinse arches, tires and wheels.
-Clean arches with a Cyclo APC using a Mothers Fenderwell Brush
-HP rinse
-Clean tires with Valet Pro Billbery Wheel Cleaner @ 1:6 and a Mothers Tire brush.
-HP rinse
-Repeat tire cleaning

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-HP rinse
-Wash wheels and brake calipers with VP Bilberry Wheel Cleaner @ 1:6, Daytona and Daytona Jnr brushes and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes
-HP rinse
-Dry
-Remove tar using Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover
-Spray with APC and HP Rinse
-Dry
-Remove bonded and embedded ferrous contaminants on wheels and brake calipers with Autofinesse Iron Out, Daytona (big and small) brushes and Valet Pro Boars Hair Brushes

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-HP Rinse + flood rinse
-Dry
-Polished with Menzerna 3-in-1 on a Mothers Power Cone
-Tires dressed with 2 coats of Gyeon Q2 Tire

Wash
-HP rinse
-Applied Carchem Snowfoam via Crazy Detailer V2 Foam Cannon, left to dwell
-HP rinse
-Applied Valet Pro Citrus Pre-wash via a spray bottle, left to dwell
-HP rinse
-2BM wash using lambswool wash mitts and Cyclo Shampoo
-HP Rinse
-Flood Rinse
-Dried using ONR and WW drying towels

Decontamination

-Tar removed using Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover
-Iron removed using Autofinesse Iron Out
-Remaining contamination was clayed off using Shield Heavy Duty clay with ONR as lube.

Paint correction

The paint readings ranged from 115µ to 145µ
Menzerna FG400 / Blue Lake Country Hybrid Foamed Wool
Menzerna 3-in-1 / White Lake Country Hybrid

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After

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Glass
- Clayed using Shield Heavy Duty clay with ONR as lube
- Glass polished using the Flex 3401 / Autoglym Glass Polish / 6" Green Lake Country Polishing pad
- Cleaned using Autoglym Fast Glass

Door rubbers, window rubbers, exterior plastic trim
- Cleaned using Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner
- Protected using Aerospace 303

Interior
-Blow out loose dirt with blower
-Leather cleaned using Carchem APC and various brushes and MF Towels
-Leather protected with Collinite 855
-Plastics and dash cleaned with Carchem APC then given a final wipe using Autofinesse Spritz
-Vacuum

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Some clarity was restored to these using Meguiars Ultimate Polish

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Exhaust tip (these had been left far too long without a decent clean and the finish has become stained and pitted)

Before

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-Cleaned using Carchem APC
-Polished using Menzerna Metal Polish followed by Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish

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One of the attributes I like about the Meguiars Metal Polish is the protection it offers

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And on to some after shots....

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Total time spent = 27 hours

As always, thanks for taking the time to read this, and any questions or comments are welcome

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Beautifull and great work there bud
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Speechless - such epic work as always.
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Deranged_9n3 wrote:Beautifull and great work there bud
Caddyon wrote:Speechless - such epic work as always.
Thanks guys :hug:
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Nice save bud! :hurray:
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WoW what a amazing turn around! One of the best i have seen. Well done man!!!
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Why do peeps pay soooooo much for a car and then leave it to deteriorate so bad :eek: :eek: :cry:

Lawrence what a turn around. Hopefully the owner will keep the maintenance up now that they see how awesome the car CAN / SHOULD look :hurray: :hurray:
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Excellent work as always Law , the R does kick out quiet a bit of brake dust , so i was keen to see what methods and products you used ! :thumbup:
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what a save bud! Superb turn around :hurray: :hurray:

And I must agree, that colour is :drool:
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Like how even did it get that bad???? and at 25k kms

Great turn around Lawrence

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Wow can't believe it's the same car. Awesome work as always. :hurray:
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Awesome work Lawrence :hurray:
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lovely color. awesome work Lawrence. well done bud
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Kyle wrote:Nice save bud! :hurray:
Thanks Kyle
Random-Hero wrote:WoW what a amazing turn around! One of the best i have seen. Well done man!!!
Thank you very much
WIDEOPN-X3 wrote:Why do peeps pay soooooo much for a car and then leave it to deteriorate so bad :eek: :eek: :cry:

Lawrence what a turn around. Hopefully the owner will keep the maintenance up now that they see how awesome the car CAN / SHOULD look :hurray: :hurray:
Thanks bud, but unfortunately I don't think the owner will :cry: ...he was already supposed to have purchased the required products to properly maintain both the Range Rover I did for him a few weeks ago as well as the .:R, but I have heard nothing from him and so despite my efforts to educate him, it would appear he is comfortable with his existing washing methods so I expect the R to be back in the same condition in the coming months.

It is very unlikely I will be doing any more work for the customer going forward as I just don't see the point in getting the car corrected when it is not going to be looked after....it is a waste of my time as I'd rather be detailing for someone who appreciates the work I do, and it is a waste of the client's paint...
slownick wrote:Excellent work as always Law , the R does kick out quiet a bit of brake dust , so i was keen to see what methods and products you used ! :thumbup:
Thanks Nick. The approach (for the most part) with any initial clean up is generally the same - wash, decon, polish (if needed), protect.... Almost all the products our forum sponsors stock will do the job and ultimately it will come down to personal preference.
mikhail117 wrote:what a save bud! Superb turn around :hurray: :hurray:

And I must agree, that colour is :drool:
Thanks Mikhail... I have another one booked for this coming weekend (5th/6th) - really looking forward to it.
Ahmed.Syed wrote:Like how even did it get that bad???? and at 25k kms

Great turn around Lawrence

:)
Thanks Ahmed.... it got that bad because it was washed and dried improperly, never had any protection on the paint and was treated without love. From what I have heard it is a daily driver that is treated more like most would treat the company bakkie....

When you actually see just how easily a modern clear coat can be scratched, you will appreciate how quickly a car can get into this state...
francois_gti wrote:Wow can't believe it's the same car. Awesome work as always. :hurray:
Thanks Francois
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Thanks very much bud :hug:
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Mind blown!!! :twisted:
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Da Stigg wrote:Mind blown!!! :twisted:
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Nicely done bud :hurray: :hurray:
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Looks like this car has also been up the Sani Pass and back.
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Mbuzi wrote:Nicely done bud :hurray: :hurray:
Thanks bro :hug:
Titleists wrote:Looks like this car has also been up the Sani Pass and back.
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Thanks bud, but unfortunately I don't think the owner will :cry: ...he was already supposed to have purchased the required products to properly maintain both the Range Rover I did for him a few weeks ago as well as the .:R, but I have heard nothing from him and so despite my efforts to educate him, it would appear he is comfortable with his existing washing methods so I expect the R to be back in the same condition in the coming months.

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Reminds me of the old movie line........"what we have here....is faaiiilure to communicate. Some men....ya just cain't reach. So you get what we had last week, which is the way he wants it! Well he gets it! N' I don't like it any more than you, men"....
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WIDEOPN-X3 wrote:Reminds me of the old movie line........"what we have here....is faaiiilure to communicate. Some men....ya just cain't reach. So you get what we had last week, which is the way he wants it! Well he gets it! N' I don't like it any more than you, men"....
...and if memory serves..... Guns 'n' Roses used the same line at the intro to one of their songs... :thumbup:
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lawrence wrote:
WIDEOPN-X3 wrote:Reminds me of the old movie line........"what we have here....is faaiiilure to communicate. Some men....ya just cain't reach. So you get what we had last week, which is the way he wants it! Well he gets it! N' I don't like it any more than you, men"....
...and if memory serves..... Guns 'n' Roses used the same line at the intro to one of their songs... :thumbup:
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francois_gti wrote:
lawrence wrote:
WIDEOPN-X3 wrote:Reminds me of the old movie line........"what we have here....is faaiiilure to communicate. Some men....ya just cain't reach. So you get what we had last week, which is the way he wants it! Well he gets it! N' I don't like it any more than you, men"....
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