Holden Commodore SS Sports Wagon.
Howdy Folks. :xyxthumbs:
Wow, It’s been a busy . . . . Uhh, long time now down here in our wee shop in New Zealand, & I wondered when I was working on this one whether or not you guys “State Side” got these as something other than a Holden Commodore Sports Wagon or you simply didn’t get these at all.
This is a 2012 Holden Commodore SS Sports Wagon, 6 speed manual, L77 6.0 litre variant. Pretty common here & in Australia but still a cool bit of kit.
Detailing wise - It had the normal swirls, RIDs & associated contamination etc that comes with a seven year old vehicle but all in all nothing to concerning - all in a days work for me. I didn’t bother taking any before pictures of this one & I’m not claiming the Worlds biggest turnaround, more so sharing the car rather than my workmanship.
Normal wash process, decontamination etc was carried out, & in terms of paint enhancement I went with Flex 3401 with Lake Country Manufacturing Blue SDO Pads for the chipping step (6 passes :buffing:) with 3D ONE as compound/polish of choice. Stayed with 3D ONE for refining with the 3401 & Orange Lake Country Manufacturing SDO Pads.
A forensic IPA wipe down & coated with Feynlab Ceramic ceramic coating + Feynlab Top Coat.
So so here are the beauty pictures - :xyxthumbs:
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There we have it. Appreciate y’all stopping by & checking it out.
Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
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Man I wish we got those over here
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Great finish, that blue G L O W S[emoji876]
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That's my type of wagon! Love the gloss on that blue!
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Stunning work and nice presentation, my friend. I like those racing tool chests!
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Great job on a seriously cool car!
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Way cool estate Aaryn! Nothing like that here, but may the Buick Regal TourX is a variation?
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Great work on that Aaryn! And it is a super cool wagon with a great power-plant and drive-train! Wish we has them over here! Love it!
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Awesome finish you got on it Aaryn!
Is Holden a GM owned brand? Wondering if they still have Opel in their company. Kind of looks like an Opel Astra Sports Tourer or the Vauxhall if you get them in the UK. With some little change of the lights and some trim. Useally many shares the same chassi and body. The body can have some slightly changes to on them. Also the Chevrolet Cruze Station Wagon looks a little like this.
Opel Astra Sports Tourer 2012
https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...2&d=1560234914
Chevrolet Cruze Station Wagon 2012.
https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...1&d=1560234891
But the Holden has one big engine in it LOL.
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Or maybe it's the bigger Opel Insignia Sports Tourer?
https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...3&d=1560235435
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Justin at Final Inspection
Man I wish we got those over here
Ahh, so it seems you guys don’t get these. Damn! They’re pretty cool, I mean, I’m an “Old School” kinda guy but there’s a fair bit of car in one of these. End of the road now though ....
Thanks Justin. :xyxthumbs:
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Klasse Act
Great finish, that blue G L O W S[emoji876]
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Thank you Klasse Act. :xyxthumbs:
I dig this Colour! “Chlorophyll Teal” is the name of it & it’s stunning when it’s done right.
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SNP209
That's my type of wagon! Love the gloss on that blue!
Thanks you SNP209. :xyxthumbs:
Appreciate it buddy!
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Paul A.
Stunning work and nice presentation, my friend. I like those racing tool chests!
Cheers Paul A. :xyxthumbs:
Haha! They’re pretty cool. Not super high quality like SnapOn or Kokon etc but hey, they’re there to house polishers & barely move so they’ll be fine for me. It started with the Herbie one (Flex tools chest) & being a VW guy I simply had to have it ... I didn’t need it but you know the deal.
Then came the Gulf one (RUPES tools chest) & I thought it’d be a shame not too . . . Then they brung out a Martini one but the tool chest itself was completely different & that just didn’t wash with me.
The General Lee one, well this one I had no use for what so ever BUT I grew up on The Dukes of Hazzard & yeah . . . There it is. It is set up primarily for Coating work - Microfibres, applicators, respirators etc etc.
I cannot have any more though . . . No no no. :nomore:
Aaryn NZ.:dblthumb2: