A modded Rally Blue Subaru WRX STi

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stilez

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Evening all,





I did this detail yesterday but haven't had a second to post up the results. This detail came out great but started bad. I saw the car and thought it would only be minor dirt/grime on the lower panels but it really turned out to be a heavy amount of IFO, brake dust, grease, and grime. Between QEW, APC, Bug and Tar Removers, and Clay, I could only get 75% removed. The polishing took the remaining staining away. It wasn't fun to deal with and I have no idea how it got so bad in only a year.





Anyways, started with the interior. It was more sandy/dusty than anything. In the after shots, there is a glare on the rubber insert on the mat, it wasn't dirt/discoloration. Final processes:



-Vacuum

-303 Spot Remover and Simple Green/Water mix on the carpets/mats

-APC 10:1 to clean vinyl, rubber, plastic

-Adam's VRT to protect/dress

-NXT Glass Cleaner on glass and gauges



-Simple Green cut 6:1 to degrease door jams

-Adam's Detail Spray then OCW on door jams





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After

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After

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Engine next...
 
I didn't have a water source so I had to improvise. Final processes:





-Simple Green and hot water (4:1) with Meguiar's Wheel/Spoke Brush

-Rinse with QEW

-Dress with Meguiar's Hyper Dressing 2.5:1

-All metal polished with Flitz

-All painted surfaces/clear plastic/under CF hood polished with VM





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After

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Exterior next...
 
As stated above, the exterior was a PITA. Final processes:





-QEW (x2 in some areas)

-PB Clay with QEW lube

-Menzerna FPII via rotary and LC Polishing Pad @ 1500 rpm

-Zaino Z2 by hand spit shined with OCW





-Eagle 1 Pro Wheel Cleaner on rims/tires/wells with all necessary Meguiar's brushes

-Rims polished with AIO, then topped with Zaino Z2 spit shined with OCW

-Tires wear Poorboy's Bold N Bright

-Wells/flaps wear Meguiar's Hyper Dressing cut 2.5:1



-Flitz on the exhaust polished with #0000 Steel Wool





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After

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Few more coming...
 
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My favorite







Sorry for soo many images, but I liked this car so why not show it off. Total working time - 4hrs 45 mins







Any comments, questions, concerns, feel free...
 
Looks awesome, is the EO wheel cleaner the "wheel acid"?



I have a source for the EO pro stuff locally now. I am thinking of picking up the water based dressing, acid, all purpose degreaser, wash and wax, and maybe a few of the polishes and compounds.



Anyway, great detail, I can't imagine tring to clean an engine without a water source. I guess you just adapt and overcome. :D Looks GREAT!!!
 
Thanks everyone.





MacAlert: I take pictures of every detail I do :).





Joe: Nope, its the Spray On, Rinse Off Wheel Cleaner. It's just like EOA2Z just much cheaper and you should dilute it 50/50. It's very cost effective and gets 90% of the wheels I do, clean. The acid will get the rest.



Let me know how the rest of the line is :).
 
BoxterCharlie: I am not positive on the mods. I know the exhaust is Invidia and he drives the car the way its meant to be driven :). Those are lightweight rims and lug nuts (Rota and Rays, respectively). He had his laptop plugged into the ECU when I got there and was doing some logging. Under the hood there is a bunch of audio mods and a couple bolt ons here and there. I think hes only on the Subbie forums, so hopefully others will chime in on his mods here.
 
Very impressive work, and very effecient time wise! I personally am getting slower the more I learn about detailing. Since I have never made a dime detailing cars, and my primary purpose is relaxation, I guess I don't really care. But I would like to be able to do what you did in that length of time.
 
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