Concours D'elegant By KC

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Concours d'Elegance



A Competition for teams masters class cars and club displays based on originality and preparation plus shine of well details. thats the birth place of car detailing









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nice classic ride but...closer look again...the paint is oxidized..and nothing much to show in d'Elegance

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French meaning a competition of elegance, lit. "concourse of excellence", referring to the gathering of prestigious cars...



dates back to 17th Century French aristocracy, who paraded horse-drawn carriages in the parks of Paris during Summer weekends and holidays.Over time, carriages became horseless and the gatherings became a competition among automobile owners to be judged on the appearance of their automobiles.





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oppss!!!! hmmm does this qualify here!!!!

Commonly are held at automobile shows or after racing competitions, eg like pebble beach and Louis Vuitton Classic in midtown Manhattan





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not too bad looking far away



but, under proper sunlight...ta da....swirls & paint oxidixed...

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just like the classic above

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proper close up

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at the back boot as well

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more visible swirls

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front side arch - dullness & worn out paint

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even worn think this is a tree more like a car - eco-lised looks

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but our Malaysian mentality is such, when we visit a used cars dealer ......

you will hear lots of these words "No worries its a new paint job & saves you alot of $$$ & headache????

Really!!! may i ask what happen to the old....(why was the original coat repplaced???)



As we knows repainted cars usually does have alots of issue, esp is done out of speed & lack of attention to the details attitude.....adding on if happen to patronised road side car wash..frequently

will cause......cause....cause.......faster premature worn off such as.....



sign of paint failure -

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2 reason here - chances are this is a repainted car.....and done improperly - basically the prep work before the paint is not properly prepare - putty, primer is so bad that cause the paint to deteriorate before its time - the factory painted is done immaculately & suppose to last a life time but...sad to say.... most repaint work last only a very short life spent



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2ndly ....a regular road side car wash patronizer....harsh cleaning - use of strong detergent that contains alot of chemicals that is harmful to our paint coat



But as for this - is a poor paint job

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Last sat, we just had An intensive crash Mastering Rotary course (advance level paint correction detailing class) some participants even came as far as ipoh who left at 4.30 am, another from seremban & 5 mores



Ladies & gentleman -

Lesson commerce

lets begins - Paint test (divide into 2 parts - surface above contaminations - where lots of noobs bumps - coarse surface & paint below - thats requires rotaries

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lets get yr hands dirty & clay off paint surface contaminations

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you aint heavy ...you're my bro..u clay & i will clean



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Arsenal for the war, Confucius once says "knowing one self & knowing yr enemy you can win the war".....



paint surface beneath issue

oxidized paint

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is this consider my enemy?

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more oxidized paint

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AREA 51 !!!! Test pad set' to know & try out the least aggressive ways 1st

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1st 50/50% area review

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wow wow - done with Opt Hyper spray Polish & LC CCS white pad

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although oxidation remove but deeper swirls & scratches is still visible





2nd area - done by Optimum hyper Compound with LC CCS Cutting

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better that 1st - but - pigmentation of the paint & coarseness



3rd area

corrected by optimum spray compound with LC double sided wool

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well it look like we have solve the above 2 issue!!!



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but all of them just realized that ...that ....that...as everyone is asking did we burn the paint???



wow..look at the attentiveness of the students,nothing distract them

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you know what they are looking at - at close range this before area -

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far far away

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hands on , mastering the rotary begins...each of the rotarian is given one section of the car to work

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Lesson for the day

* This is a special class dedicating to Rotaries owners, as to enhance , equips & train them to handle the Rotary correctly - handling / placing of the extension cords, spreading the products, choosing flats pads for each job, standing positioning as this is not a toy, grip & tone reflects the strokes, pads cleaning & drying,



machines handling

1) trigger-controlled 2)speed limit 3) warm up & cool down exercise



all of us is given a quick tips!!! making our Rotary Buffer the Makita to be as Idiot-proof as a ROB & DA!



Finally Practice Practice Practice makes it prefect



1. wash - ONR no rinse + 3 MF

2. Clay - With ONR as Lubrications

3. Paint correction -

Wool pad with Optimum Hyper spray Compound (speed 1 to spread Speed 3 to work)

Step down to refine with CCS Cutting pad with Optimum Hyper spray Compound (speed 1 to spread Speed 3 to work)

another step down to LC CCS White with - Optimum Hyper spray polish (speed 1 to spread Speed 2 to work back down to speed 1 slower motion)

Finally Finishing with LC CCS purple with Optimum Hyper spray polish

*Quick ONR wash in between all process, to remove the compound or polish residue



4. OPTI SEAL - sealing on all windows, Body & paint

5. Protectant - applying wax in the right way - eg . effortless OC wax



6. interior clean by Optimum Power clean - Dilution 1:5 parts water & agitate with soft bristle brushes + protect with Optimum Leather protection









side

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front

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a side reflection

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before pic -

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another before

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a 50/50%



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a 50/50%

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ta da

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how they turn this coal

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turning turning into sparkling diamonds

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ta da

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the saviour of the day

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side mirror plastic oxidized

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ta da

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a new purple pad from meguiars????

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nope

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looks like we have just scrap off at least 10 pounds of paints - if you are doing a clear coated paint & you have transference - congrats you have burnt the clear coat

but this is asingle coated paint & usually get oxidised - in 6-9 months, if this is not care & wax



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The most hard core of the day

MR M who chooses to take all challenge

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including this, oxidized & pigmentation on the paint



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to



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ta da

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before



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to

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congrats for Mr M dterminations - he is great "He is just like another deaf frog, I told him to stop & he didnt listen but turn out to be successfully yours"





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moving on to the interior - interior detailing lesson

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a 50/50% -only wth yours truly - OPC - AKA Opt Power clean - all possible cleaners (all for one & 1 for all)

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ta da

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concours d'elegant now

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for once

before



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now

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and the 50/50%

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a few shots before the rubber hit the road again

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before

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now

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the concours d'elegant

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the class of the day -

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the 5th Rotarian left earlier



just about when we called it a day (as everyone is worn off & so dehydrated ) then came POLLY...having lost of wax residue stains - black darkish from a kind of sealant wax perhaps & asking for help



we turn it around in 30 minutes, ONR , OPC paint clean, opti sealed & OC wax

ta da a 50/50% by ONR

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there is only 6 in Malaysia...hand crafted

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the VIP of the day

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puff KC



the amount of drinks for 4 person

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the very next day

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d'elegant

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look at the water beading surface tensions

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a new coat of protecting is on

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close up OCW wax

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the side

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more



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reflections shots

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close up shots

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imagine that there were 7 of us who detail this car &
we took 5 hours X 7 = 35 man hours!!

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the roof

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I will be giving the owner a bottle of ONR & stay out of car wash - or else

ta da clear coat failure -

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finally the concours d'elegant

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thanks guys for making this lesson a meaningful & fruitful ones



thanks for taking time off to view yet another detailing adventures





stay tune



Next detail



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Alfisti said:
Nice job. Thanks for taking the time to record it all and share.



HI Alfisti



Thank you so much for your kind words - pleasure is our to share with you....we enjoyed ourself & the details very much too
 
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