Detailed: 2006 Suburu WRX Blackswirlzilla

[wong05tsx]

So the guy was limited on time & money, so I did what I can givin the amount of time I had with the car, to make it as presentable as I could. It pulled up to my driveway looking pretty heavily neglected. The dirt and grime on the paint made it appear as though there were no swirls at all... or so I thought. I even gave the whole car a spray of ONR, hosed off, and another layer of ONR before I went ahead with the 2 bucket wash

I didn't take too many in the process pictures since I had a limited time to work on the car, but I took a few to spot the flaws in the paint.
The camera really does no justice, it's an very old 4.2mega pixel AA battery powered Panasonic camera.

Exterior:
ONR + Rinse
2oz ONR, some Meguiers Gold Class shampoo, Euro-W Wash bucket w/ Grit guard, a rinse bucket, wheel brush, MF towels, Genuine Sheepskin mitt, and about 6gal of water
Dry with WW Towel & Shag double density MF towel
Fine grade clay w/ ONR lube
Porter Cable UDM
Mixture of Optimum Polish, O. Compound & Four Star Medium Cut Compound ... 5 speed on yellow
Optimum Polish ... 4 speed on Orange
Optimum Poli-seal ... 4 speed on White
Four Star Ultimate Paint Protection on Red ... 3 speed on Red
ONR (Great against brake dust!!) & One of my many waxes on the wheels
Surf City tire gel (forgot name exactly)


Interior;
Genuine Honda OEM interior vinyl/leather cleaner
Permaplate Carpet/Upholstery cleaner
Einzett (sp?) Leather conditioner


After 2 passes of the mixture.. 50/50


Closer up.. before

After... White specs = rock chips


Here's the side door panel before and after it was all said and done. There were little blue-ish pearls in the paint that I didn't even know existed in the paint until it was all done!




Time spent was 4.5-5 hours. With only about 30min on the interior since it didn't need much work. Client was mostly concerened with doing well with exterior. Overall he was pleasantly happy with the results considering how much time I spent, and how little he had to pay. I undercharged him by ALOT. Never again will I quote on a black car without seeing it in person!!!

I didn't get any more after pictures since he was here to pick up the car as I was finishing up on the interior, and it was already dark out anyways.

[BuffMe]

Holy crap. You did a wash, clay, and 3-step in 5 hours? Geez! You're lightning, my friend.

[wong05tsx]

No time wasted! I was pretty damn hungry & tired when I finished though.

Detailing is therapeutic ; that 5 hours flew by QUICK!
It's more of just a hobby/weekend thing though, great for some extra cash when ya need it

[BuffMe]

I'm in the same boat, my friend, except I take much longer. That would have taken me about 8 hours using a PC.

[wong05tsx]

I won't lie, it wasn't a fully "complete" detail. It would have taken me a good 7-8 if I got down to every last detail too, but I was limited on time and had to make it as presentable as can be. Given that this only costed him 1XX, and giving me a limit on time, I did what I can to please the client. Under the door jams is one of the few minor thing that I didn't have time to get around to. But those can almost go unnoticed as opposed to perfecting the larger panels

[BuffMe]

Ah, I gotcha.

[Msuperbauer]

We ned an entire car pic!! I Love that Subaru obsidian black pearl

[Twista616]

I dont mean to thread jack, but I just did a Suburu a couple days ago, arctic white...just as bad...

[DigitalN.]

are subie owners only worried about their cars going fast rather than looking good too? Damn those are both TERRIBLE.

[sal329]

You sprayed with ONR then Hosed off? Doesnt that defeat the ONR purpose? Just confused and curious. The 2 after pics look good, do you have anymore?

[wong05tsx]

Originally Posted by sal329

You sprayed with ONR then Hosed off? Doesnt that defeat the ONR purpose? Just confused and curious. The 2 after pics look good, do you have anymore?

There was so much dirt and grime buildup near the wheels, I wanted to play it safer to loosen up all that dirt before I high pressure hosed it off.

I wish I did take more after pix, but he was already here to pick it up when I was finishing up, and it was already 8pm outside and dark

[BDiddy]

Originally Posted by DigitalN.

are subie owners only worried about their cars going fast rather than looking good too? Damn those are both TERRIBLE.

Yes. We only care about how fast we go! Im sure my blue Subie is a wreck under lights as well.