Subaru WRX - super wet!

[kaval]

Here is a 2002 WRX in Silver. Interior was vacuumed, panels and dash was degreased, and dressed with 303.



Process:



- Pretreat with citrus degreaser

- Rinse

- Wash with Meg's GC + double bucket + sheepskin wool mitt

- Clay

- Rims cleaned with Meg's Versa Angle brush and toothbrush. Tires cleaned with EO All Wheel & Tire Cleaner. Actually funny story about the rims. When the car was dropped off, the rims looked painted a reddish/brown colour. So I said "hmm, not a bad colour scheme for a silver car."



When I was spraying the citrus degreaser on the car, the bottle fell and rolled under the car. So I bent down to pick it up and my knee grazed the face of the rim, and my pants turned black. Turns out the rims weren't painted! :LOLOL



- Rinse

- Dry

- Opti-Seal

- Tires dressed with Megs NXT tire shine

- Glass cleaned with IG



I apologize in advance for the variance in pictures. It was extremely cloudy and the camera wasn't liking it very much.





Pics:



Some Interior Shots:

Exterior:



Before Wash:

 

[kaval]

Finals:

some flake shots:

All the finals were taken about an hour after I applied the Opti-Seal. The car was kept in the garage for about an hour after I took the pictures, and there was a noticeable difference in the finish, but I was unable to capture any pictures as the camera was in use.



Thank you for looking! Any comments, questions, and/or criticisms are welcome, as always!



Kaval

 

[Brian_Brice]

Nice job Kaval! Sweet subie too.

 

[Old Pirate]

Great work! love the pop in silver! awesome!................:goodjob

 

[red4.8]

Holy crap, I thought those wheels were black. Very nice job. love the WRX

 

[woodenshoes]

Nice work!! :xyxthumbs Those rims were gross. Maybe it's just me but that factory carpet looks like cheap indoor/outdoor from HD.

 

[tkr128]

Looks great! My sister has those exact rims on her Accord (also silver), they're a medium gunmetal color. They look awesome when clean but they're a pain to get clean.

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Wow Kaval!!! That is an incrediable detail and VERY wet. Great work on a very cool car!

 

[RToth]

WOW, what an improvement.. looks like a whole new car:goodjob



The rims are amazing:shocked what ( if you don't mind my asking ) did you use on the rims to get them so clean?



EDIT:



Nevermind... I went back and re-read the beginning where you said what you used hehe

 

[kaval]

Thanks for all the comments!



I actually stood back and admired the rims when they were cleaned. The shine went very well with the car.



I can't wait to do the full detail in the spring.

 

[kaval]

Here's a picture I forgot to upload. It really shows the wet-factor of the paint. Only added a border.

 

[stiffdogg06]

That last picture looks damn good! The sunset really shows the wetness of the paint. Awesome job!:hifive:



- Andrew

 

[Ralliart16]

haha! I have those EXACT same wheels on my car!

they're a pain to clean eh? ESPECIALLY when heavily soiled

 

[kaval]

haha! I have those EXACT same wheels on my car!

they're a pain to clean eh? ESPECIALLY when heavily soiled

looks like you have the same tires too!



R compound?

 

[puravida417]

I knew the wheels were dirty when I first saw them, but not THAT dirty haha.

 

[99BlueAngel]

Wow that car looks awsome. I love this pic:

It looks so wet. Which is hard for silver/pewter.

I really like the wrx's

 

[needles]

Nice subie.