Inferi Black Seat Leon Cupra - Detailed By Lawrence

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Inferi Black Seat Leon Cupra - Detailed By Lawrence

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DazzG_177 and Mitch :hi: arrived at my place on Thursday evening to drop off DazzG_177's Inferi Black Seat (affectionately called Barney) for a full 3-day detail.

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Cyclo CM30
Turtle Wax Intensive Wheel Cleaner
Autofinesse Iron-Out
Chemical Guys Bare Bones
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HP Washer / Foam Cannon / Wet 'n Dry vac

Day 1 - Friday
Wheels, brake calipers and arches
The owner had these wheels refurbished recently however as you can see there is already a significant buildup of brake dust on them, and the calipers are in need of a full refurb, however a proper cleaning would suffice for now.
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Here you can see the buildup of dirt in the arches (as well as the surface dirt on the car)
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The wheels were removed from the car to reveal a fair amount of dirt, road grime, tar and iron deposits.
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After a thorough cleaning of the wheels and tires all the tar spots were removed and the wheels treated to a full iron decontamination
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Next the wheels arches
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After being cleaned
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After Dressing
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Each wheel was then sealed for protection before being put back on the car
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Engine Bay
All loose dirt/dust was blown out the engine bay before the alternator and coilpacks were sealed off. A thoroughly cleaning was performed and the engine bay then dressed.
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After
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Wash and decontamination
Before commencing with the wash I took a few pictures of damage to the paint, in the sun
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As can be seen in this picture, the raised edges have taken some serious abuse over time (leaving minimal clear coat to work with)
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The front end
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Showing some damage to the front bumper
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Surface dirt
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Dirty door jambs
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Dirty Exhaust
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All the surface dirt was washed off and any previous protection stripped off the paint. In and around all the boot/door jambs, petrol cap, window seals, badges etc was then thoroughly cleaned. The car was then rinsed and dried in preparation for tar removal. Once the tar has been removed the entire car including the windows was subjected to a full iron decontamination. *** as a side note this was my first time using Autofinesse's Iron Out (I usually use Iron-x) and can say that it worked equally as well, if not better (it tended to foam a little more on agitation than the Iron-X - something I find very beneficial especially when cleaning wheels)***

After properly rinsing the car I set about claying the paintwork and glass surfaces. The amount of contamination was pretty 'normal' (this car is garaged at home and parked under cover during the day)
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Day 2 - Saturday
Paint correction and refining
Now that all the 'gunk' sitting on top of the paint had been removed it was time to see what lurked below :fear:
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And to start doing something about it :hurray: (The target on this daily driver was certainly not a full correction and as such you will still notice the odd defect here and there - mainly deeper scratches etc) however a full 2 step correction was performed.

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50/50 showing rear door corrected / front not
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Upon pulling the car out into the sun for an inspection I came across 2 very different colors
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After discussing this with the owner it was established that some repair work had been done prior to him owning it and seemingly not all of what had been done was made known to him. It looks like the entire rear end up to the rear doors has been re-sprayed, and the colour match to the original color is somewhat off.

Day 3 - Sunday
Paint protection, Interior and final touches
The day started off with a final wash to remove any polishing dust which was then followed with the final 'polish' using Blacklight. I then sealed the paint using V7 and topped this with #845. The interior was vacuumed and exhaust tip polished. All glass surfaces were then cleaned and treated and all exterior plastic trim treated.

A shot of the Smart Dressing at work restoring the faded plastic trim
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Onto the after shots! - I just love how the color changes from black to purple depending on the light....

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And lastly the little white speck you see in the reflections of this shot
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Was this flying overhead :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Thanks for looking :hug:
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:crazy: :drool: well done lawrence, dazz you must be very happy :grin:
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Daaaaaamn :crazy:
Very nice
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Must be rewarding to see all those hours paying off. Top work as usual!
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ree1 wrote::crazy: :drool: well done lawrence, dazz you must be very happy :grin:
Dude you have no idea :crazy:
Completely happy with the work done :hurray:
Car can finally start looking the part to match the power :troll:

Thanks again bud
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DazzG_177 wrote:
ree1 wrote::crazy: :drool: well done lawrence, dazz you must be very happy :grin:
Dude you have no idea :crazy:
Completely happy with the work done :hurray:
Car can finally start looking the part to match the power :troll:

Thanks again bud
Only a pleasure bud and glad you are chuffed :hug: :hurray:
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DarthJB wrote:Daaaaaamn :crazy:
Very nice
thanks
Belix wrote:Must be rewarding to see all those hours paying off. Top work as usual!
Thanks Marco - yeah it was a very rewarding color to work on!
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one of my favourite VAG colours and u really made it sparkle
It is an ingenius solution to a problem that should have never existed in the 1st place...

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Good Gracious me :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Every Monday I patiently wait to see what Lawrence has been up to over the weekend and boy am I always impressed. Excellent yet again. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
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Thanks guys
Mshengulala wrote:Every Monday I patiently wait to see what Lawrence has been up to over the weekend and boy am I always impressed. Excellent yet again. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
You won't need to wait that long as I should be starting another car tomorrow morning. Being on leave FTW :hurray:
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and i came.....
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Wow that is impressive, well done Lawrence!
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yakuza racer wrote:and i came.....

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Awesome work as always lawrence. This paint is really amazing. All dark and forboding at night, and all pretty and purple in the sunlight.
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Top Stuff :hurray: , love the colour!
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thanks for all the comments guys - really appreciate it!
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lawrence wrote:thanks for all the comments guys - really appreciate it!
bru when you gonna have a "detail day"??

where you show people how to do things right, a few people some drinks after etc... would pay for a good "DIY training day"
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:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Yeah ! Nice Work Lawrence !
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Nice work Lawrence, Damn this ride looks brand new Dazz. :cool:
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LavernG5 wrote:Nice work Lawrence, Damn this ride looks brand new Dazz. :cool:
Thanks bud :cool:
Enjoy driving the car even more now :hurray:
I still have more plans in store for this project
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WOW !!!!

Well done Lawrence :hurray:
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thanks bud

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Well done mate, top job.
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Absolutely awesome awesome work Lawrence :drool: :hurray: !!
Wish you were in JHB so you could detail my car!!

Car looks Epic now DazzG!
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