not new, not super

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thats write, its been an age since I showed an work pond side so thought I`d post one from last month. Only 11 years old...



Welcome to the on-line Detailing Report of a Mazda MX5 from FinerDetails.



Below are pictures of the car when I arrived to start the work:











Washing and Cleaning Preparation



The first task for me is to start to clean, and prepare the car for the Detailing work. As always, I begin by washing the wheels. I washed the wheels first to ensure that any splashes or dirt which may spray onto the bodywork and paintwork can be cleaned away afterwards. First I rinsed the wheels and wheel arches using a pressure washer. Next I used Pinnacle Wheel Gel to clean the wheels, before spraying the wheels and wheels arches with snowfoam in order to ensure they rinse to a streak free finish.



With the wheels clean, I now started the process of cleaning the paintwork and upper sections of the vehicle. The next task is to pre-soak the upper section with snowfoam. The aim of this is to loosen any surface dirt and dust, before using the pressure washer to rinse the vehicle. This first stage of the upper vehicle wash can in some cases clean the car to almost 98% without any contact. I then applied a second snowfoam layer to the car, and with a lambs wool washmitt and the Pinnacle Bucket with grit guard and dolly he works he way from top to bottom, around the car gently cleaning the upper car panels. All areas likely to carry the greatest amount of dirt and contamination will be cleaned last. This way the car will have the cleanest water, and least likelihood of any surface contamination becoming trapped and/or in contact with the paintwork again.



Following a very thorough rinsing, I used a Cobra Guzzler Drying towel to pat, and drag the water from the car. The next two tasks of the detail are the final two of the washing and preparation, Firstly I applied a specialised automotive low tack masking tape to all plastics, rubbers and any areas which require protection from the machine polishing stage. Once fully protected I then used a Digital Paint Depth gauge to check the paintwork on the vehicle, and records all readings. The paint varied from 60ums to 105ums, with an inner door of 75ums.

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Paint correction

The first task for me is to establish the level of abrasion required to correct the paintwork to a safe and acceptable level. I always work with safety as the main directive. I will ‘test’ my way starting with the lest abrasive combination of machine foam pad and polish to find the pairing which will provide maximum paint correction coupled to minimum paint level removal. On this particular Detail I chose to use a Finishing Pad, and klasse All In One polish. This polish was applied to the paintwork at 600rpm and worked to correct the paintwork.































and what it was doing to the finishing pads:

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Protection preparation



Having corrected the paintwork I now start to prepare the paintwork for protection products. By fully preparing the paintwork prior to the application of a wax I ensure the results are maintained for longer, and provides better results.

On this Detail I applied pre-glaze by MF Pad.



Protection and Dressings

I am able to offer a wide variety of Waxes to my customers. On this occasion Dodo Green was applied to their vehicle. This was applied by Foam Pad.



Once the wax has been fully removed and buffed to a high quality shine I began to detail the other exterior features of the vehicle. Next I used Stoner’s Invisble Glass cleaner and a specific Glass Micro Fibre Cloth to clean all of the exterior glass. I will then applied a dressing into the wheel arches, making sure the plastics are left with a finish which will not distract from the Paintwork’s shine and gloss. I then dresses the tyres, using Highstyle to leave a finish to compliment the paint colour and preference of the owner.



Interior

I used interior cleaner to clean all hard surfaces. I do not use any aerosol products and feels silicone cans leave a finish which is both greasy and attracts dirt and ruins the car interior’s appearance.

I then used a professional vacuum to remove all loose dirt from the seats, floor mats and storage areas.

All door edges and sills were then cleaned with a mild APC.











Once fully completed, and I have completed the final checks of the vehicle, making sure the Detail is complete I hand back the vehicle to the owner.

Below are a selection of the pictures taken following the work completed. Thank you for reading the on-line report.



































not bad for a car 11 years young..... :thumb:



thanks

[imported_paradigm]

excellent job...i like working on oxidized paint like that...makes the end result so much more amazing!

[V8burble]

Nice work :bounce



Great to see taped off panels to see the full extent of the correction. :goodjob

[Way2SSlow]

Great work. I love seeing the oxidized red turn arounds.

[Scottwax]

Beautiful! As impressive as the paint is, the interior is equally impressive because that carpet doesn`t want to let go of dirt and debris.

[Perfect Touch]

Sweet. I wanna see pics of your mobile rig. Thats what I wanna see.

[stiffdogg06]

Awesome job on removing the oxidation!

[01bluecls]

Awesome!!!! Brings back memories of an oxidized Red Miata I did as well.

[mgm2003]

Well done. Great looking results!

[Macko]

Great work on (£ for £) the best sports car made.

[finerdetails]

Sweet. I wanna see pics of your mobile rig. Thats what I wanna see.

here is the exterior:





















and the inside the back:

[mazdaguy]

Beeeutiful!:kewlpics



Ive always liked the miatas, any year :goodjob

[BaseSteala112]

Nice write up! I think you did a great job and love your detailing set-up!