Envious Detailing: S2000 restored!

toyotaguy · 04-09-09, 04:09

Hey Guys, I recently performed this detail on a red S2000!!! Before and afters are simply amazing! There is a lot to be said about a proper detail. For those of you who know how to detail, you know results like this are why we do it! There is just something about being able to take trashed to almost brand new again!

Befores:
Notice all the road rash and stone chips? He was going to have it repainted, but I made it much better! i dont think he will be repainting it anytime soon, now! Swirls, this car has loads of them! I had to come up with a process that fit in the time schedule we had for this car! - only 7 hours from start to finish, including the interior work (2.5 hours), which left me about 4 hours to get through the exterior paint work!

Afters:
notice the loads of gloss and depth this car now has? thanks to a 3 step exterior compound, polish, polish/wax combo, I was able to bring the car's paint back to life!

Thanks for looking, comments are welcomed!

Eric

Moedizzle · 04-09-09, 04:21

Great work. What products did you use?

toyotaguy · 04-09-09, 04:31

ended up with 105/205/151 on orange/white/blue all with the PC on speed six! went through about 8 orange pad, 3 white pads, and one blue pad

black magic tire dressing
washed with ONR
clayed with megs aggressive with last touch 1:1
megs glass cleaner concentrate
barebones in the wells
megs gold class trim detailer on the windshield cowl

trig · 04-09-09, 04:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by toyotaguy

ended up with 105/205/151 on orange/white/blue all with the PC on speed six! went through about 8 orange pad, 3 white pads, and one blue pad

black magic tire dressing
washed with ONR
clayed with megs aggressive with last touch 1:1
megs glass cleaner concentrate
barebones in the wells
megs gold class trim detailer on the windshield cowl

Awesome work!

How come you go through so many pads instead of just brushing them after each panel?

toyotaguy · 04-09-09, 04:56

time!!! Its easier to grab a new one than brush through and rinse out a used one. I have about 20 orange pads, 8 white/megs yellow polishing, and 6 finishing pads...I take them all with me on a detail just in case I want to try out a different product combo, need them, or drop one on accident.

BigAl3 · 04-09-09, 05:09

nice job eric

gotta love red and black when they are done up right!

SR20det · 04-09-09, 05:24

Is the front bumper cracked?

Awesome job!

bufferbarry · 04-09-09, 06:27

eric nice work man!!! glad to see your staying busy

Got_Leather · 04-09-09, 09:24

Great job man. This may be the best detail I have seen from you yet. I need to find some time to post up some threads. GREAT Detail again.

toyotaguy · 04-09-09, 11:58

thanks a lot guys, the kind words are appreciated

yeah the bumper is cracked...he used to track the car, hence the road rash, rock chips, and scuffed/cracked pieces on the front end...

Optimum Auto · 04-10-09, 06:07

Very nice job!!! That s2k was trashed.

trig · 04-10-09, 06:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by toyotaguy

time!!! Its easier to grab a new one than brush through and rinse out a used one. I have about 20 orange pads, 8 white/megs yellow polishing, and 6 finishing pads...I take them all with me on a detail just in case I want to try out a different product combo, need them, or drop one on accident.

Lol. I suppose that makes sense. I guess if I had 30+ pads I wouldn't bother cleaning them on the job either.