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    The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    We have lots of cars to post up for you guys to read about, but not all can be "feature" cars due to factors such as time constraints, after photos not good enough, etc. For these car who deserve their mention we present:

    The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread

    This thread will get updated frequently with random cars, so you will want to check in from time to time and get the latest. We will, of course, continue to provide our typical "featured" detailed write-ups posted on a quasi-weekly basis, as we have so far. But this thread will hopefully let us catch up and show off some of the less-extravangant corrections.


    First, here are links to all our "Featured Car Threads" in the forum:

    Twin Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo

    87 Grand National Wetsand

    05 Cadillac CTS-V + Pro Pics

    06 Audi A8L + 92 Porsche 911 Vert Winter Correction

    Intro to 2009 Puerto Rico Detailing Tour

    09 Midnight Blue 997 in Puerto Rico

    85 Toyota Corolla GT-S Race Car Wetsand

    Rotor Glow Orange Mitsubishi Evo X

    93 Toyota MR-2 Turbo Race Car

    03 BMW E46 M3 Convertible

    Twin Turbo Ford GT + Twin Turbo Lamborghini LP560

    Big Black Jeep Wrangler

    07 Porsche 997

    Shanghai Spice GTO

    04 New Formula Red Honda S2000 - Marc's Ride Gets Some Love

    Porsche 993 RS CS Race Car

    01 Lincoln Continental

    Black Porsche 997

    Black GMC Envoy





    So without further ado, lets get this going!

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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    2003 Berlina Black S2000 Detailed by AutoLavish


    This was the last car we detailed during the Trip to PR in December 2009. The owner of this vehicle is a talented videographer, and works in the local press. He offered to shot some videos of us working on the car, which turned out great (see them on our Channel). Marc had returned to Michigan already, so I have few pictures of the process. This also means it would take longer than with both of us, meaning there would be no sun shots after completing the detail.

    If you have been following our work in PR, you can probably expect this vehicle to be severely swirled. Berlina Black, need I say more? The paint was in severe shape.


    Upon arrival, the car was ready to go. Aresk1 had his cameras up and ready, and a blue screen with ideas of filming stuff for an intro and effects and stuff...














    Engine needed some cleaning:






    Notice the swirls in the paint:






    After an initial wash we proceeded to tape it. Here Aresk1 is setting up the GoPro for some shots...




    ... while I take paint thickness measurements:






    Polishing consisted of a mix of Menzerna Intensive Polish via the Porter Cable 7424 on an orange pad, followed by Menzerna Nano Polish 106 on a white pad, and Menzerna Final Finish PO85RD on a black pad. Polishing would span a few days, as the weather, being nice but unpredictable, did not cooperate. Here are a few shots after the front portion of the vehicle was polished:








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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    (Black S2000 PR continued)


    The next day available (the following weekend) we took the car to Predator Performance where we would have more space for filming. We worked on an Orange Evo X here at Predator Performance, and they really took care of us. I asked if they would be interested in letting us use the location for filming some How-To Videos, and they agreed.

    Here we are setting up the cameras and the tent:




    Shots taken during filming:










    Engine afters:










    The sun was gone by the time I finished up, so here are some long exposure shots:




    Lights, Camara, Action!




    The S2000 next to Predator's Gorgeous Genesis:


























    Happy owner riding in the cool tropical night:


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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    (continued Black S2000 PR)


    The next day, Aresk1 took his S2000 to Isla De Cabra (isle of the female goat) for some more shots:
























    Thanks for looking! We hope you enjoyed it.


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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    2007 Chevrolet Blazer SS


    We don't do many SUVs. Twice as much time as a normal sized car, the need for ladders and climbing stuff, and typical history of swirl-o-matic car washes ensure clients get sticker shock when they ask for estimates. So yeah, we don't get to do many.

    But every once in awhile there is an SUV that means a great deal to it's owner. A Blazer SS is second only to the Jeep SRT-8 in speed (and not by much), but is much more capable as an SUV (can tow a trailer). This particular was purchased used with low miles and in great shape. The owner, a loyal customer, contacted us to make it spiffy.




























































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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    (continued Blazer SS)
















    After compounding (still needs refining):










    Fender done, door not done:






    Final wash:






    Pulling oils from polish residue:






    Only a few Afters, it was already dark:
















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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    1972 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible


    This vehicle had been freshened up sometime in the later 80's with a new paint job and new soft-top. Overall the vehicle is in great shape. It runs very well and very often. Almost always top down, the white vinyl needed some special cleaning. The paint was in poor condition, not appropriate for the vehicle. It had solvent and contamination defects, severe spider-webbing and cracking, and the painters had failed to thoroughly wet-sand after spraying. Some of the trim was held on by hope alone, and much of it (all original trim) had lost its luster through the years. Our goal was to revive the vehicle as much as possible and get it ready for Summer Time.










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    The vehicle has significant orange peel and defects from the latest re-paint. It also had lots of wax residue cemented into crevices:











    Marks on most sharp edges:







    White vinyl top:







    The paint was a dual stage, and showed severe RIDS.









    Some areas had thin paint (for a re-paint)...




    Right next to areas with thicker paint.





    This means the finish is inconsistent and unpredictable, and care must be taken to not remove too much clear.







    Fenders:







    Fiberglass hood:




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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    (continued 72 Olds 442)



    Wheels were cleaned first:























    Getting to work on the white top:












    Proceeding to wash:









    Claying:





    Pretty clean!






    Ready to polish:







    Before:





    After combo one:









    PC DA did meh:





    Flex DA did a little better:





    PFW pad improved:






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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    (continued 72 Olds 442)



    Some RIDS remain, but overall the paint showed a great improvement:







    You can see we were trying to keep our selection in the DA-style tool family. With delicate paint you do not want the torque of the rotary to rip off and overheat segments of paint that are not as strong as they should be. Using a DA, we assured no delaminating would occur. As the pad selection so far was not working to our expectations, we decided to go with Surbuf pads to finish down better than the FPW:





























    During the final wash we would tackle some areas that needed further attention:
















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    Re: The Official AutoLavish On-Going Detail Thread - LIVE THREAD!

    (continued 72 Olds 442)



    As the sun encroached the garage, we danced with the washing to keep the suds under shade. The rear half was washed first. Then the car was turned around to wash the front:








    Afters:



















































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