2004 Seat Leon "Cupra R"

[ttdriver]

Hi to all,



Firstly I must state that I am not a professional detailer and I am looking for help and support. It is my first click and brag so here goes….



My buddy has a 2004 Seat Leon Cupra R and it is a nice car. He was over visiting me yesterday and I drunkenly offered to clean her today. My buddy agreed and it was my first time with a dark coloured car. I have had the Porter Cable a little while now but still need practise.



The paint was really badly scratched and swirrled in places. It looked like someone had been wiping it down with a towel when dry and dirty. You can imagine how this must have looked......



My mate was not bothered about the wheels or interior so it was a quick cleanup inside by him whilst I got the kit ready.



If it was my decision I would have had the wheels off, thoroughly cleaned and sealed with a nice dressing on the tyres, but alas it was not.



So here is the process



Rinse

Wheels cleaned with Sonus Rimbright

Rinse and washed twice

Clayed using Sonus Grey clay

Wash and Rinse



Paint corrected using



Swissvax Medium Cleaner fluid and Sonus Das Orange Pad



Sonus SFX-2 and Sonus Das Green pad



Paintwork cleaned using Swissvax Cleaner fluid



Waxed using Swissvax Onyx wax



All glass cleaned using Autoglym Fast Glass



I have a tree in my property that is dropping pollen and blossom so excuse any white bits. Also my camera aint that great………



http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3585/ianscar001cc9.jpg



http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8286/ianscar004ce7.jpg



http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4394/ianscar002lr0.jpg



http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/558/ianscar003lm1.jpg



http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8934/ianscar015sl7.jpg

[ttdriver]

The third picture shows a tree reflecting in the bonnet, the "line" in this pic is not a scratch, it is infact a telephone comunication cable !



More pics



http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/526/ianscar005sk4.jpg



Not really much sunshine today, well I do live in Scotland after all :o It was a fight against the rain all day really. Every time I started a new step I felt a spit of rain. I was worried as I did not want to leave the car half finished or without any wax protedtion but it worked out in the end.



Any questions please ask, any tips greatly recieved



Dave

[DetailsByDennis]

Try to take pictures in direct sunlight - like you said weather permitting :D

[ttdriver]

Try to take pictures in direct sunlight - like you said weather permitting :D



Other than the lack of sunlight what do ya reckon?



I can honestly say there was no swirls when I finished. The only defects were deeper scratches that really need a wet sand and / or more agressive pad/polish

[DetailsByDennis]

Other than the lack of sunlight what do ya reckon?



I can honestly say there was no swirls when I finished. The only defects were deeper scratches that really need a wet sand and / or more agressive pad/polish



If you are happy with the results - come here and BRAG :secret :2thumbs:



-Martin

[Old Pirate]

From the pic`s it look great and the shine is wet! Great job!:up

[ttdriver]

From the pic`s it look great and the shine is wet! Great job!:up



Thanks, I don`t think he wanted to drive away in it incase it got dirty again :)

[Scottwax]

Very deep and wet shine! :goodjob