Invisible Touch Detailing - white NA Supra
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:19 am
(again, written for the Supra club)
This time we have Abz's white NA in for a stage 1 paint enhancement, please no facebook jokes with me thinking it was a TT
I know Abz has wanted to come over for some time, so it was lovely to finally see his great condition, low mileage, 6 speed NA. The cars arrival was also nicely planned for it to be completed just in time for the Dragonball 2012 road trip to Rotterdam
However, the cars appearance was really being let down by an extremely flat finish caused from weathering being outside.
Here's a closer inspection after the cars arrival...
The instructions for the wheels was just a clean as they would shortly be coming off to be refurbed
As i prepared to bring the car out to start the wash process, our currently strange weather made another down poor, so on went the waterproofs!
Tyres cleaned with APC, wheels with Bilberry and a selection of brushes
All mirrors, lights, window trim, badges, door/boot and fuel shuts also cleaned with APC
The car was then jetwashed, snowfoamed, washed with Shampoo Plus, clayed to remove bonded contamination and washed again. Leaving this
Finally, back inside in the dry (only for the sun to come out!)
Now clean, the paintwork was more closely inspected
Paint thickness readings were taken and found to be of common levels expected for original Supra paint. The only averagely lower levels dropping to 78 on one rear wing which is one of the lowest i have seen, and higher readings on the lower part of the opposite rear wing from a small repair where the arch may have been scuffed previously. However all repair work was nicely done. Despite this being a single stage paint and not lacquer over basecoat, care was obviously still to be taken with a lower reading of 78 microns.
So, front wing taped up in preperation for machining, and again using Meguiars M205. You were literally watching the colour of the paint change as you machined
Unpolished under LED light
And the polished side, much more clarity in the paint
The opposite wing not polished
Completing the wing
Moving onto the door
The rear wing
Onto the roof
Working around the car
All paint was carefully IPA'd to remove polishing oils and be squeeky clean. After discussing options with the owner, the first of 2 applications of Collinite was applied. An older product but extremely durable
This was then buffed off and left to fully cure before second application, meanwhile i cracked on with other tasks. Such as polishing the exhaust
Treating all exterior rubbers and plastics with Bumper Care
Glass polished inside and out with 3M Glass Cleaner
Endurance Gel applied to the tyres
Any paint not machined such as inside the doors, door handles, wheel arhes, any vents, bumper around the exhaust, was hand polished to remove the black staining. The inside and boot was wiped down with APC, hoovered and dusted
The second application of Collinite was then applied
These were the final pictures
Before being covered up for collection
And a few last shots as the car left...
Abz is a great guy and a pleasure to deal with. I hope he's currently having a fantastic time on the 2012 Dragonball
Christian
This time we have Abz's white NA in for a stage 1 paint enhancement, please no facebook jokes with me thinking it was a TT
I know Abz has wanted to come over for some time, so it was lovely to finally see his great condition, low mileage, 6 speed NA. The cars arrival was also nicely planned for it to be completed just in time for the Dragonball 2012 road trip to Rotterdam
However, the cars appearance was really being let down by an extremely flat finish caused from weathering being outside.
Here's a closer inspection after the cars arrival...
The instructions for the wheels was just a clean as they would shortly be coming off to be refurbed
As i prepared to bring the car out to start the wash process, our currently strange weather made another down poor, so on went the waterproofs!
Tyres cleaned with APC, wheels with Bilberry and a selection of brushes
All mirrors, lights, window trim, badges, door/boot and fuel shuts also cleaned with APC
The car was then jetwashed, snowfoamed, washed with Shampoo Plus, clayed to remove bonded contamination and washed again. Leaving this
Finally, back inside in the dry (only for the sun to come out!)
Now clean, the paintwork was more closely inspected
Paint thickness readings were taken and found to be of common levels expected for original Supra paint. The only averagely lower levels dropping to 78 on one rear wing which is one of the lowest i have seen, and higher readings on the lower part of the opposite rear wing from a small repair where the arch may have been scuffed previously. However all repair work was nicely done. Despite this being a single stage paint and not lacquer over basecoat, care was obviously still to be taken with a lower reading of 78 microns.
So, front wing taped up in preperation for machining, and again using Meguiars M205. You were literally watching the colour of the paint change as you machined
Unpolished under LED light
And the polished side, much more clarity in the paint
The opposite wing not polished
Completing the wing
Moving onto the door
The rear wing
Onto the roof
Working around the car
All paint was carefully IPA'd to remove polishing oils and be squeeky clean. After discussing options with the owner, the first of 2 applications of Collinite was applied. An older product but extremely durable
This was then buffed off and left to fully cure before second application, meanwhile i cracked on with other tasks. Such as polishing the exhaust
Treating all exterior rubbers and plastics with Bumper Care
Glass polished inside and out with 3M Glass Cleaner
Endurance Gel applied to the tyres
Any paint not machined such as inside the doors, door handles, wheel arhes, any vents, bumper around the exhaust, was hand polished to remove the black staining. The inside and boot was wiped down with APC, hoovered and dusted
The second application of Collinite was then applied
These were the final pictures
Before being covered up for collection
And a few last shots as the car left...
Abz is a great guy and a pleasure to deal with. I hope he's currently having a fantastic time on the 2012 Dragonball
Christian