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Re: Subie Snax's Garage
Cool thread, great way to learn on that hood...it was hammered! NICE!
Scott Harle
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Great job. You can save money by buying products that serve several purposes as well. Like instead of buying clay lube, waterless wash, and a water softener for washing you can just get a gallon of optimum no rinse. Very very versatile product. Also Optimum Power Clean. That stuff will pull dye out of grocery bags at full strength....
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Nice job with the test hood and good idea. I wish I did that.
I went head first into paint correction by tackling my 16 VW Golf R (bright red like your subie)
First time I picked up a DA was to use on that car.
HUGE risk, but I took my time and am thoroughly satisfied with the results.
I agree, patience is critical. I started rushing a few areas and could tell it wasn't being corrected like it should. Had to step back and reset myself.
I look forward to the progress. (Need some exterior shots )
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Re: Subie Snax's Garage
Originally Posted by
SubieSnax
Hello all,
This thread is going to serve as my personal log where I am going to keep track of my own personal vehicles and any other jobs I find myself doing (detailing related only of course.)
Cars currently in Snax's garage:
2017 Subaru WRX Ltd (Pure Red)
2016 Ford Explorer Sport (Bronzefire Metallic)
10/9/2020
As I literally just purchased my first two DAs and am still waiting on delivery of them, I started off my project today with a simple interior detail. While it wasn't terribly dirty to begin with aside from the massive clutter that had built up in the car and sand and small rocks that had been tracked into the car over time as it had been a while since I'd vacuumed the car. I finally cleaned it all out and cleaned every surface from the bottom of the windows down (headliner wasn't dirty at all) and the carpets were mostly spared by my WeatherTech mats. The only products I used was Griot's Garage Interior cleaner and Invisible Glass glass cleaner. I also used compressed air and Meguire's Quick Detail for the door jams. Here are some before shots before I removed anything so my apologies if these are offensive lol:
And here are the after shots:
Only thing I didn't really pay attention to was the seats because I am waiting on my order of leather cleaner from the store to arrive. That will be tackled as soon as it arrives.
Thanks for stopping by, keep an eye out for my full paint correction that I will be adding to this log in the coming weeks.
Nice job, now keep it that way
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Looking good.
My red R was very similar. Swirls, scratches galore.
There were a few scratches I decided to not try to perfect for risk of burning through the clear.
Isn't it satisfying to see the difference after you wipe off the polish?
I also did the Gtechniq CSL and EXO V4. It really makes the red paint look like candy (that's a good thing).
One thing I'm not convinced is the protection from bug guts. I have what appears to be bug guts etched into the top coat (EXO). Not sure if just plain CSL would be better, but I plan to re-polish the hood and just do a coat of CSL before winter hits. I have a wee bit left from the original application that needs to be used up in the next few months.
This is the first car I ever corrected paint and coated, but I don't have any bug gut etching issues on my '14 Explorer that only gets a wax 2x a year.
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Very satisfying indeed. I can’t wait to put the ceramic on tomorrow and finally be able to drive my car again. It hasn’t moved out of the garage since last weekend.
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Awesome work!
Looking forward to see the aftershots of the CSL/EXO!
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