06 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX (Electric Blue Pearl) -- 1st Click&Brag (22 pics)

[Jon54956]

Hello everybody. After many months of drooling over cars here on the click & brag, I`ve decided to post some pictures of my own. I owe a huuuuuge THANK YOU to everyone on this forum. This community is wonderful and I feel that every day I learn more about making my car look amazing for years to come. If it weren`t for this forum, I would never be daring enough to openly "brag" about how my car looks online. Thank you!!!



My car is a daily driver and endured the wretched Wisconsin winter, so please forgive that the car has some minimal swirls. I plan on keeping this car forever, so polishing away part of the clear each year to maintain a 100% swirl-free look seems like it`d keep me away from enjoying my nice, fresh (orange-peely) Mitsubishi paint job forever.



I`d get laughed off of the Evo message boards with this, but it should be fine here... my mods:

-3M Clear Bra

-"Black Diamond" BBS wheels from Special Edition Evo

-De-badged trunk except Mitsu logo

-Pioneer DEH-P5800MP CD player

-Mitsubishi Brake Cooling Air Guides





Anyway, what everyone here cares about -- the process. Back in late March/ early April I did the following:

-wash, clay, SFX3 polish, then some Zaino:

day 1: Z-AIO, Z5pro (ZFX`d), Z6, Z5pro (ZFX`d), Z6

about a week later: wash, dry, Z5pro (ZFX`d), Z6, Z2pro (ZFX`d), Z6, Z2pro (ZFX`d), Z8



I haven`t added any Zaino to the paint besides Z6/Z8 since early April (testing its true durability). Here`s the process pre-photo shoot:

-ONR wash (I will probably never wash conventionally again!!!)

-wheels/ tires cleaned with QD strength ONR

-tires dressed with Armor All (thanks goes out to Scottwax ... thank you for saving me LOTS of money with a cheap tire dressing that looks great)

-glass cleaned with QD strength ONR

-Z8 wipedown



I didn`t really do much to the interior besides a quick 303 wipedown -- I mainly took pictures because I thought some fellow Autopians would want to see the inside of an Evo :)



On to the pictures:

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/1frontleftside.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/2frontleftsidehigh.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/3fronthigh.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/4frontrightsidehigh.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/5rightside.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/6rearright.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/7rear.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/8rearlefthigh.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/9rearleft.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/10leftside.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/11wingmetalflakereflection.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/12wingreflection.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/13leftsidereflectionshot.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/14rightsidereflectionshot.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/15hoodreflection.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/16closeup.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/17roof.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/18interior.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/19Momowheelandgauges.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/20Recaroseat.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/21BBSwheels.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/Jon54956/Evo%20June%2025%202007/22frontcaliper.jpg



Any constructive comments, suggestions, or questions are welcome.



Thanks for checking out my post!!! :)

[Scottwax]

Looks terrific! Very wet looking finish and nice metallic pop. :)



If you want to test the durability though, no Z6 or Z8 either. ;)

[serge03]

very nice

i wish they had that color on 03`

[audicoupej]

It looks great! :goodjob



Since you are obviously washing it properly you shouldn`t have to polish very aggressively now that you have it almost 100% swirl free. That being said I don`t think you will have to worry about thinning the clear too much if you are polishing it lightly once a year.

[CHAOS]

nice car man... my buddy has a white evo 9... those cars are awesome

[superior_detail]

I think you should be proud of that car, looks great, looks like you did a bunch of work to it!!



A+ man!!

[imported_Sullybob]

Looks great. I really like how the brake calipers look. The red contrasts with the blue very nicely.

Are your seats leather?

[awahl63]

Looks amazing. Great color and tasteful mods.

[itb76]

Nice and wet! Love that color. :up

[imported_Todd]

Wow, your EVO looks incredible! I`d love to get one just like it.

Dean

[Jon54956]

Thanks for all the compliments, everyone!!! I`m glad that my car is worthy of thumbs up from Autopians :)




Looks great. I really like how the brake calipers look. The red contrasts with the blue very nicely.

Are your seats leather?



The bolsters are leather but the part where your butt, legs, and back end up are made of Alcantara. Between the leather and Alcantara is some gray mesh-type stuff.

[DetailsByDennis]

How come my tires do not look like that...oh I forgot :(



http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/dettelbachm/P5051419-1.jpg

[99blackSE]

Looks great man, nice mods too!

[Mr.Cool]

Car looks great. :xyxthumbs



And that is the same CD player that im going to get.

[CBlakeNS]

Very nice, good looking pics and car.