DetailedByPrecision: Not always about paint correction. Showed a friend how to maintain his Lotus. SF Bay Area Auto Detailing

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CG6Lemon

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A longtime and good friend of mine recently acquired a new to him car, which is a 2005 Lotus. He wanted to learn how to clean it up and maintain. I offered him to teach him on a weekend where I was free. He gladly accepted my offer and we set up a day. The car only had a single owner before he bought it so it was in good condition to begin with. After a couple of hours of hard work on his part of course we took it for a drive to get a feel of the car. We took it to some back roads and surprisingly the car`s power to weight ratio feels really good. Had a blast and grabbed some food to catch up and parted ways. Onto the pics....






Started with wheels, applying Hydro afterwards




DetailedByPrecision2795 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2803 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2799 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




Followed with foam, clay, iron X. For protection, applied Hydro to all surfaces




DSC_2809 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DSC_2810 copy by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2822 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2812 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2826 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




Applied Wolfgang Trim Sealant to trim pieces as well




DetailedByPrecision2804 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2840 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2806 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2842 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2853 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




Finished pics:




DetailedByPrecision2833 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2837 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2836 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2835 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2830 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2843 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr




DetailedByPrecision2852 by Limny Kuang, on Flickr






What I learned from this detail:

Cannot spray water around rear tail lights. The design of it will allow water to seep through and flood the trunk area.




Thanks if you guys read the whole thread. Any comments or input are always welcomed.
 
Very nice result! Not really surprised about the leakage especially after pressure wash (remember, the rear fascia is always a very low pressure area at speed) unless the seals are degraded...the car is 11 years old.
 
Ronkh said:
Pretty.

I am surprised about the leakage though.
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Thanks Ron! There is literally no seals or rubber surrounding the rear tail lights. There are gaps to let water in to the trunk if you pop the trunk and look behind it


jimmie jam said:
Very nice result! Not really surprised about the leakage especially after pressure wash (remember, the rear fascia is always a very low pressure area at speed) unless the seals are degraded...the car is 11 years old.
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Thanks Jimmie! This isn`t your ordinary daily driver car.... Nothing about it is for daily driving. The car only have the bare min necessities... I guess no seals for the rear tail lights was part of the weight saving process..
 
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