Had my CSL Detailed last weekend

Thought you guys might be interested even though it's not a Supra!

Had Christian from Invisible Touch Detailing work his magic on my car. Even got a service book "detailing" the work he carried out which I thought was a really nice addition and will be kept with the car.

Here's his write up and pics..

The below pictures were the car upon delivery

and the engine bay

the car was jetwashed down and the wheels were sprayed and left to dwell in Bilberry wheel cleaner

the door shuts, fuel cap and arches were sprayed in Meguiars APC and left to dwell

the car then had a prewash snowfoam which was left to dwell for 5 mins to loosen the dirt. It was then jetwashed down along with wheels, door shuts, fuel cap and arches. It was then washed using the 2 bucket method with Meguiars shampoo plus and jetwashed down.

the car was then clayed with Gloss it mild clay and Meguiars Last Touch as lube. surprisingly very little contamination came off with only the lower body half being worst off. Hopefully this is a credit to your car maintenance Dan

the wheels were then sprayed in Bilberry again and all parts were agitated with brushes

it was then washed again using the 2 bucket method

and then dried using Meguirs Last Touch as a drying aid, which left us with this

it was now time for a snack

the car was then taken into the garage

it was then cleansed with a paint cleaner which left this, not bad

so lets get the halogen lights on and inspect the paint..

the M3 was then taped up ready for machine polishing. Now this was a stage 1 correction booking so the idea was not to remove all defects, but i would say 85-90% at least were removed. I used a Makita rotary with a selection of 3M polishing pads and Meguiars polishing pads where more bite was needed. For the polish Menzerna 106FA was used. This has enough cut if worked correctly but can also finish down to an LSP finish.

not the best of angles but here was a 50/50 of the drivers side rear arch being corrected, defects remaining clearly visible on the pillar

i worked my way around the boot and then the passenger side

at this point it was getting late, so one last pic as the garage was shut

Saturday brought a new day, and these guys were already waiting for breakfast

moving round to the drivers front wing

to this

and this

to this

a quick shot of the passenger rear wing after correction

now onto the bonnet. The front of the car had clearly seen some paintwork, which in fairness had been done quite well, although the bonnet did have quite a 'flat' appearance to it. This pic doesnt show it too well, but the right hand edge of the bonnet is corrected, which brought the metallic flake out much more

Then the drivers side of the bonnet leading up to the first crease, this pic shows it more clearly

and the rest of the bonnet after machine polishing

The car was then brought outside and dusted down using Meguiars Last Touch

The whole car was then wiped down with Menzerna Top Inspection

Dodo Juice Lime Prime Lite glaze and pre-wax cleanser was then applied and buffed off

For a wax i chose to use Collinite 476s. This wax can create a very good finish but was primarily used as winter is fast approaching and it will create a very hard wearing protective barrier from the elements. 2 applications were applied leaving a good curing time between each

which left this

The wheels were treated with PoorBoys wheel sealant

and the tyres with 2 coats of Meguiars Endurance tyre gel

which left this

Another day was now complete, time for bed.

Sunday came and a cold morning it was, frost everywhere.

As always these guys were eating

and so were the pheasants

these guys were waiting for breaky

and the amount of noise these chaps were making they were definetly waiting for theirs

Anyway, the M3 was rolled out the garage. The sun being so low was really bringing the metallic flake out now On with this mornings task, the engine bay.

It was rinsed down with hot water and Meguiars APC was sprayed and left to dwell

It was then aggitated with a selection of brushes, hot water and shampoo plus and more Meguiars APC. Then finally rinsed down.

Aerospace 303 was then sprayed onto all rubbers and plastics and left to soak for 5 mins before being wiped down

which left this, much better than the delivery photos previously

Next up was a lovely product, Zaino Z8 Grand Finale which was lightly sprayed onto a panel at a time, worked in and buffed off

The exhaust tips were treated with Meguiars All Metal Polish

Door seal rubbers and any exterior plastic was treated with AutoGlym Bumper Care

The interior was hoovered and dusted with fine brushes

So, finally some finished pictures...

Sod the car, is that your house?

Beautiful car and a great job - what would that cost to do?

Hi Dan, thanks very much for the kind words.

When Dan came to collect his car, we got chatting about the supra and of course the forum. Be good if you could come along to a few events and show off that beautiful car

Thorin, thats where im living at the mo, recently moved.

Amazing job beautiful car...

Love the horses too more pics!

Awesome work mate

And a gorgeous house too

Amazing car, house, living surroundings and photos. Great all around. Fantastic read/gaze.

Thanks guys

Thanks guys

It's a shame you're so far south or I would book my N/A in with you. If I visit my girl's family in London perhaps I could drop off my car with you (do you do weekends?) for a service. It looks sensational.

pm'd Martini

Thorin, thats where im living at the mo, recently moved.

I hate you. In the nicest possible way of course.

Of course

Now that looks amazing! Well done indeed.

That, my friend, is a work of art! Love to see a perfectionist at work!