Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Its been a long day and shattered, have copied from detailing world, so excuse the way its written Hi, I was asked to prepare this Supra belonging to a fellow club member, for our club day at SantaPod coming soon. I last detailed this car on valentines day last year and since then it has undergone lots more changes and been part of several special events and magazine shoots. Today was an extremely hot day working outside under a gazebo and with one day to work with meant i could not get lots of photos as i really needed to crack on. There were lots of other bits i would have loved to do but the primary objective was the paintwork. This was the car on arrival. The drag rear wheels fitted, especially for SantaPod, with street legal tyres. With not far off 1000bhp, this car and the owner, are not messing about It had already been washed a couple of days before i arrived and kept under cover, so after a wipe down with last touch, i checked the paint under sunlight and led light It was then clayed, with not to much contamination The wheels were sprayed with bilberry and aggitated with brushes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 I took some paint thickness readings, some panels of the car had been resprayed just before doing the car last year Most of the car was taped up ready for machining and the rest done when required I used the makita rotary, menzerna 106fa, 3m polishing pad, 3m small polishing pad, sonus small polishing pad Moving round to the driver door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) The bonnet was then quartered The front wing Other front wing Machine polishing complete. The car was dusted down and i applied dodo juice lime prime lite Edited July 10, 2010 by Stonkin (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Sadly these were the last pics i got. The car was completed at 9pm and put under cover. I'm sure the owner will take some pics which i will upload once it comes out to play Endurance tyre gel was applied along with poorboys wheel sealant. It was finished off with victoria concourse wax. It looked stunning Hope you enjoyed Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Holy cow that is a fantastic job!! Well done, mate. Truly, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Cheers I'm off for a shower, i stink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTRickeh Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Looks great. So are those last pics before or after the wax? I'm giving mine a seeing too soon and wasn't sure whether to use Vics red, Supernatural or FK1000p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 awesome that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_e Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 AWESOME... simply stunning work.. might i ask how much that would set me back ?..... my sup needs a good going over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Some skill Stonkin, the difference in the wing either side of the tape is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) Looks great. So are those last pics before or after the wax? I'm giving mine a seeing too soon and wasn't sure whether to use Vics red, Supernatural or FK1000p. Last pics are before the wax, with lime prime lite applied. I would prefer the vics out of those. The supernatural is great for reflections, the FK very tough, but think the vics quite a deep look. Not that any however wouldnt create a great finish. Edited July 10, 2010 by Stonkin (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 AWESOME... simply stunning work.. might i ask how much that would set me back ?..... my sup needs a good going over Thanks A stage 1 on a supra is £325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swich Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I still think a locals discount is in order................At least it made ya laugh Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JamieP Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Well done mate, im well impessed again, i never realise how dirty my car is till you detail it:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Absolutely stunning mate. Top work. The cars looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Nice work, AGAIN! Always impressive seeing the before and afters of your work, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Well done mate, im well impessed again, i never realise how dirty my car is till you detail it:cool: Your welcome Jamie, always enjoy working on your car and thankyou for your hospitality throughout the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Superb work Christian, Can I ask when you apply the blue tape to divide the car up, when you remove it what happens to the bit underneath you miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 nice work looks mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Times like this i hate having a silver car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Superb work Christian, Can I ask when you apply the blue tape to divide the car up, when you remove it what happens to the bit underneath you miss? Thanks mate. Once that section is complete, the tape is pulled back and placed about a cm further across than i had gone up to, so the next section contains what was under the tape. The tape is there to help keep work areas the correct size and to get good 50/50's to show what has been achieved. By not breaking the sections up like that you could end up machining parts of the car more than is needed as it would never be accurate to go up to a certain point by eye. Just how i like to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 WOW, that looks super clean C. Hope Jamie made you endless amounts of tea and bacon sannies?? If only you were closer to us Scottish Fok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Lovely machine and great work Stonkin.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dive_popo Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 WOW !! great job !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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