Garry Dean - Tampa - Premium Detailed Black 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer

[Garry Dean]

This detail is a Black 09 Mitsubishi Lancer. I did this detail last Thursday. It took me 8 hours to do the full exterior with swirl removal and a basic interior detail. This car is owned by a regular client of mine. His son drives it while he is in college. My client asked me to just do a 1 step swirl removal process to make it look a little better. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, I found this paint to be some of the hardest I have worked on in a while. It took 2 passes (by pass I refer to applying and working the polish until fully broken down and then removed) with PC7424XP, Menzerna PO203, and 5.5” LC orange on every panel to remove the swirls and most minor RIDS (random isolated deep scratches). At times it seemed as I had to literally stand on top of the PC to get good correction. It was clear after the wash that the vehicle had no protection prior to the detail. I got my new Brinkmann “swirlfinder” this week and it works great!



Exterior

Autogeek foam gun with Meguiarss Hyper Wash let dwell for 5 minutes

Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay with diluted ONR as clay lube

Dried with the Absorber

Swirls highlighted with Brinkmann Dual Xenon flashlight

Polished with PC7424XP, Menzerna Power Finish, and LC 5.5” orange CCS pads

Glass cleaned with Meguiars Glass cleaner concentrate

LSP was Wheel Wax Glacier Polish and sealant

Final touch was Meguiars Final Touch spray detailer



Wheels and tires

Cleaned with various brushes

Purple Power diluted 50/50 on wheels ant tires

Tires dressed with Adams VRT protectant



Interior

Vacuumed with Rigid 5hp portable shop vac

Protected with 303 Aerospace Protectant

Interior windows cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner concentrate



Without further ado.



Before



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Cleaning the wheels



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All foamed up



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Trunk area after clay bar



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Befores of paint after wash and clay



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Hood taped off for 50/50 before



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50/50 of hood afters



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Passenger fender before polishing



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50/50 of passenger fender



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Roof taped off before polishing



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After



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Roof 50/50



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[Garry Dean]

After shots of various panels. The rainbow flake really looks good in the sun. The sun was almost gone so I took what I could, but the Brinkmann shots speak for themselves. These are before LSP.



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Afters of the whole car



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Thank you for looking!

[BigAl3]

nice job garry, glad to see you brought it back to where it should be...

[Garry Dean]

nice job garry, glad to see you brought it back to where it should be...



Thank you!

[imported_Gromitch]

Very nice job!

What was the dillution rate of the Megs Hyper Wash in Autogeek foam gun?

[Garry Dean]

Very nice job!

What was the dillution rate of the Megs Hyper Wash in Autogeek foam gun?



Funny you ask that. I just pour a few ounces in the tank and add a few ounces of water. If I had to guess I would say it was 3 oz of HW and 4-5 oz water.

[imported_DiamondD]

wow looking good keep up the great work.

[Garry Dean]

wow looking good keep up the great work.



Thank you!

[imported_Gromitch]

Funny you ask that. I just pour a few ounces in the tank and add a few ounces of water. If I had to guess I would say it was 3 oz of HW and 4-5 oz water.



Thanks :)) About funny - I`am just not so long "detailing virus" infected and any info is very helpful for me :))

[Garry Dean]

LOL, I did`t actually mean that it was funny. Prior to me seeing your question about that I was talking to a friend about the same thing.

[Mr. Vapor]

Looks great.......but that camera is NOT doing your work justice......

[Garry Dean]

Looks great.......but that camera is NOT doing your work justice......



I agree! I need to buy a DSLR or at least something better than this. I use a Cannon SD1100 IS.

[pushtiulk]

how many hours did you work on the car?

[Garry Dean]

how many hours did you work on the car?



The third sentence in the first paragraph tells you, lol. 8 hours.

[buckstar1]

Great job! I have a 2009 Lancer GTS and it is hard to keep swirl free! You`ve motivated me to really work at it!