two subaru legacys

[tomee]

got some club members cars to detail... made them my test mules for techniques :D



1st one is a RS Turbo



car had been resprayed about 5 years ago in the original burgandy from factory



car needed a full clay, this car had alot of stuck on contaminants. i had to go over some parts twice with a clay bar thats how bad it was.



we bought it into the garage under some halogens to get an idea of how swirled it was.



the top part of this pic, i tried some meguiars speed glaze, but this is how it came out after a clay.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6564.JPG



i tried some different products to see what needed to get the job done.

started out with megs speed glaze on a polishing pad with the rotary at 3 setting.

wasnt aggressive enough. i then moved onto meguairs dual action cleaner polish with polishing pad, not cutting it either.

thought id give poorboys SSR 2.5 with a cutting pad a try, that was a much better combo on this paint.

althought the paint was relatively hard, as i needed to go over each panel twice to remove swirling.



here is the bonnet with two passes of SSR2.5 on a cutting pad. still not entirely perfect

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6565.JPG



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6579.JPG



boot

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6572.JPG



the front left quarter, you can see all the swirling here under the lights

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6573.JPG



hit it twice... goneski!

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6575.JPG



after removing the defects, i went over the car with poorboys polish with carnuaba blue via machine.



after that applied meguairs #21 synthetic sealant by hand.. i didnt realise i shouldnt of used this, as the polish had carnuaba in it :P



then topped off with poorboys nattys blue by hand also



finished product.. pics dont show it as i had to resize them, but this thing was glossy as! had depth aswell.. that and also becasue there was no sun!

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6592copy.jpg



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6588.JPG



if it was me, i would of polished this thing all night to make it 100% swirl free, but didnt want to keep him waiting all day :)

[tomee]

next up was a GX 4wd



cars paint was relatively smooth already, no clay bar needed.



gave it a quick wash with QEW, ready for polishing.

polsihed with #83 on a megs cutting pad via rotary

then menzerna po73cp on a megs polishing pad via rotary

hand waxed with NXT



inspected the paint, and it had alot of deep scratches :eek:

alot of them i didnt get out



here is a before pic of the hood

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6657.JPG



tried the SSr 2.5 with cutting pad combo, same as the 1st car.

although it worked ok, on this paint, it becae real stubborn to buff off.

pic of it worked on with SSR 2.5... can see some scratches i didnt get out with 2 passes

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6696.JPG



i then switched to meguairs #83 with a cutting pad.



before pic of the right quarter

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6659.JPG



hit it with #83 twice, and just look at the gloss and wetness now

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6660.JPG



drivers side door. as you can see alot of scratches and swirling

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6662.JPG



two passes

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6664.JPG



random shot of the rear door after polished

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6678.JPG

[tomee]

now onto the boot. before pic

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6684.JPG



now after

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6685.JPG



finished shot, doesnt look soo crash hot here :(

no sun, and a white car

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2196IMG_6705.JPG



hope you like :)

[strauss]

Great Job! And good before and after pics....

[mikebai1990]

Wow, that`s an amazing improvement over the before pictures. The red Legacy really stands out after your detailing. Good job!

[AdrianStewart]

I love the southern hemisphere, not a single leaf of the trees!

[Scottwax]

Very nice before and afters with your light, impressive swirl removal skills! :bow



I hear ya on the white car, just hard to get the shine to show under natural lighting.

[tomee]

thanks for the words guys..



out of the two, i was most proud of my work on the white car... just seeing those deep scratches before i worked on it was scary. and to finish the car off with about 80-90% of the scratches gone, and also to bring it to look soo wet in the flesh!

[Kanchou]

i thought they weren`t called legacies down there. ;p



are those stock 02+wrx wheels on it?

[awahl63]

Very nice transformations

[tomee]

i thought they weren`t called legacies down there. ;p



are those stock 02+wrx wheels on it?



they arent, we all them Liberty`s



but if i would of said liertys most of you guys would of said "a what?" :D



i dont know what wheels are on teh white car, but they arent from a wrx

[Kanchou]

actualy meant the red one, but nice job either way

[finerdetails]

great detaiols and pics to demo your hard work, well done!



Combo of Subaru and white cant have made life easy

[tomee]

actualy meant the red one, but nice job either way



oh sorry, yup they are wrx wheels :chuckle:





yeah the white paint was a pain, but i must say the burgandy liberty had the hardest paint of the two...





and ive got another club members car to detail in two days...

preview:

http://www.intuitionperformance.com.au/members-gallery/dw/dw%20(1).jpg



:waxing:

[Kanchou]

oh snap, widbody Liberty GT