Lightning Red Subaru WRX - Detailed by Lawrence

[lawrenceSA]

2 Subarus in a row....and this one is red (which I just love polishing).... so I was really in my element :grin: :hurray: And the fact that the owner had taken the time to come and spend a few days with me to make sure he knew how to properly maintain it afterward, made the detail all that more meaningful for me. Any detailer will tell you there is nothing more satisfying than turning a car around for someone who truly appreciates it!!!


Cleaning the engine bay was not in the scope of this detail, and so I started with the fender wells, tires and wheels - remember to always ensure the wheels are cool and that you use the appropriate cleaning products for your type of wheel (and braking components).


Fender wells : Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle | Autofinesse Dressel
Tyres : Mothers tyre brush | Carchem Tyre and Trim Gel
Wheels : Valet Pro Billberry @ 1:5 | Valet Pro Citrus Tar and Glue Remover | Carchem Revolt | Wheel Woolies | Daytona (large & small) | Autofinesse Hogs Hair Brushes | MF wash mitt | Gyeon Wetcoat








Door Jambs : Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle | Autofinesse Hogs Hair Brushes | MF wash mitt | Autofinesse Tripple








Here is what the car looked like before it was washed














Foam : Valet Pro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam
TFR :Valet Pro Citrus Prewash
2BM wash :Carchem Luxury Shampoo





The car was then decontaminated and much to the owner's surprise was full of iron contaminants and still felt very rough via the baggie test thereafter.


Iron removal: Carchem Revolt
Tar Removal :Valet Pro Citrus Tar and Glue Remover
Clay :Shield Heavy Duty Clay | ONR


This is what the bare paint looked like





And here are some pictures of the correction process which was a 1 step using Flex 3401 | Menzerna SF4000 | White Lake Country Hybrid Pads | Gyeon Prep











[URL=http://s1217.photobucket.com/user/polo_playa/media/Detailing%20-%20Mohsin%20Subaru/IMG_5706_zpsekyjng09.jpg.html]











Exterior plastics
Clean - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner
Protecant - Optimum Optiseal.


Exhaust tips
Clean - Carchem Citrus APC @1:5
Polish - Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish


Door and window rubbers
Clean - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and rubber cleaner
Protect - Aerospace 303


Glass
Clean - Autoglym Fast Glass, multiple MF towels


Badges & Emblems
Clean/polish/protect - Autofinesse Tripple, Q-tips, MF towels








Interior
Vacuum - Flex VL35C
Interior Plastics - Carchem APC @ 1:20, various brushes | Optimum Optiseal
Interior Carpets - Brush, vacuum, Mothers Carpet and Upholstery cleaner, brush, vacuum
Pedals - Carchem APC @ 1:20, various brushes


The paint was then protected using Collinite 915


Some pictures of the completed car









































Total time taken 30 hours


As always, thanks for looking and any comments or questions are welcome.

[Marc08EX]

Great job Lawrence! Red looks dripping wet!

Red is my favorite color esp after polishing.

[fly07sti]

Great job as usual. Nice to see you using 915 as well, very good looking lsp and lasts quite a while.

[AZ Mike]

Beautiful work. Thank you for another great post.

I like that you share products used. Please throw in a few interior shots on the next one.

[FrankS]

Nice work as usual Lawrence!

That paint must have been super soft to get that kind of correction with what you used.

[Zubair]

Well done L! Amazing how well the SF4000 cut!

[custmsprty]

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Must be some real difficult paint! The clay marring was very apparent but the results you got just on a one step with sf4000 were incredible. Great write up!

[lane5515]

That's a beauty! Subaru paint can be tricky but you made it look easy. Well done.

[emmjay]

Gorgeous and amazing for a one step!!