2006 Range Rover, Java Black

[Sizzle Chest]

2006 Range Rover, Java Black
50k miles


A client of mine contacted me about doing his Range Rover. He wanted it to look a little better and have some wax on it. LOL. OK! The Doc at Autodermatology will do that…and then some!

Upon receiving the vehicle it had the typical road grime/dirt on it as well as it was full of swirls, haze and some scratches. I wouldn’t find out the extent until I was finished with the initial wash/clay/decon process.
I had asked if the vehicle has had any previous body or paint work done to it. He stated that he thought maybe one of the doors had some work done to it…wrong. It was pretty much a complete re-spray.
It had a ton of swirls, scratches, and some deep sanding scratches. It was also covered with hazy, dead, lifeless looking paint, overspray and a lot of solvent pop ‘holes or bubbles’. This is the second vehicle in a month or so that I have run into this!

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A ‘ONE STEP’ PROCESS. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT.

Process/equipment/etc:

2BW: SCG Pro strip wash and extreme suds wash
Micro chenille wash mitt
Medium nano mitt for claying
Adam’s wheel cleaner for decon
Optimum opti-clay, medium for a second round of claying
Adam’s Green wheel cleaner
Tuf-shine tire cleaner
Hydro2 to seal wheels/calipers
Daytona speedmaster and misc brushes
Adam’s APC for wheel wells.
Adam’s Super VRT for tire dressing
HD glass cleaner
Misc MF towels/etc
3M tape
Autogeek wheel covers
Griot’s fast correcting cream
Megs D151
Megs 365 paint sealant
Vacuumed via Metro
Engine bay Blackfire AIO tire and trim protectant
Exhaust tips Pinnacle exhaust cleaner and brightener
Megs cutting/polishing discs
Megs MF cutting pads
Rupes 21 Mk II
Flex 3401
Pneumatic 1"-2"

Onto my test spot; I started with Griot’s fast correcting cream and a MF cutting pad. This was chopping through a lot of the crap. It was leaving some marring though. Now, as stated earlier, this was to be a one-step job, so I had already had my D151 out, so I followed up the BOSS sauce with 151 and it reduced a lot of the hazing and some of the marring. I had a plan of attack now. And I uncovered some of the metallic that is supposed to be seen!

After all was said and done, I followed up the 151 with Megs 365 paint sealant. In my experience, this has been a winning combo on top of 151…and it lasts a whole helluva lot longer too.

Thanks for reading and checking out my many pics!!!


As I received the vehicle:

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Defects:

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Work in progress:

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Engine bay:

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Final/completed shots:

[choijw2]

Great work as always!!!!

Looks beautiful!

[Jowillie]

What did the patient--I mean, client say when he picked up this beauty?

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Thanks all!!!

Jowwillie: LOL! His jaw dropped. I also showed him the before and after pics...

[Maestro Sam]

Superb Job! I like your profile picture as well lol!

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Thanks kind Maestro!