Wet Shine Detailing : Proton Wira SE Deep Red metallic

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imported_fishbonezken

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This car is a 2005 Proton Wira SE(Special Edition) in Metallic Deep Red. It has been poorly taken care off and receive washes from outside when it get’s dirty. Never been polished or waxed. The owner is a good friend of mine, so I wanted to make this special for him. ^^



Interior



Firstly, the interior, was dirty and seldom cleaned. The door panels, steering wheel, gear selector lever, handbrake lever were cleaned with Meguiar’s All Purpose Cleaner diluted at 10:1. The pedals got brushed with APC at 10:1 and wiped off. Vents got cleaned with a damp cotton bud.























































Exterior



This is the condition of the car when it arrived. The paint looks dull and were badly scratched in the vertical panels as the car is always parked near bushes. The roof had either tree sap or bird dropping etching that has etched into the basecoat, these couldn’t be helped. The were a lot of swirls but most of them aren’t very deep and most are easily corrected with one pass of M83 and the rotary.



























Wheel were caked with brake dust, in and out.







 
Wheel Cleaning



Firstly, the wheel wells and tires were cleaned with Meguiar’s Super Degreaser(4:1). And then the wheel is cleaned with Meguiar’s Wheel Brightener(4:1). Agitated with a paintbrush to loosen the general dirt and sponge to clean the insides, a nylon brush for the edges, intricate areas as well as the back of the spokes. Then rinsed off.





































Paintwork Cleaning



The car was first sprayed with a mixture of APC and a PH neutral shampoo for easy rinsing later on. Left to dwell for about two minutes and rinsed off, to dislodge heavy dirt and grime. The car is then washed with Meguiar’s Hyper Wash using the two bucket method. Clayed using Perma Glass No.2 clay, and then washed again.





















Paintwork Defect Correction



The process for correcting the paint was:



M83/ W-8006 Polishing Pad/ Rotary @ 600 rpms (Few passes in certain areas)

M82/ W-8006 Polishing Pad/ Rotary @ 600 rpms

M82/ W-8006 Polishing Pad/ Random Orbital Buffer @ speed 3



Passenger Front Door Before :











Passenger Front Door After :













Hood 50/50 shot :







Hood Before :







Hood After :



 
Passenger Front Fender After :







Passenger Door Before :







Passenger Door After :







Driver Front Fender After :







Driver Fender and A-Pillar Before :







Driver Fender and A-Pillar After :







Driver Front Door Before :







Driver Front Door After :









Driver rear door After :



This door has been resprayed and the paint is very hard compared to the original paint, so this door got compounded with (M85/W-8006 Polishing Pad/Rotary @ 900 rpms) followed by the usual process repeated across the car.







Still has some Random Isolated Deep Scratches (RIDS) left.
 
Paint transfer removal on rear quarter :



The area got wetsanded in horizontal motions very gently and giving only *very light* strokes near the edge. Multiple hits of M83/W-8006 @ 600rpms until the sanding marks were removed.



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During :











After :







Driver Rear Quarter Before :







Driver Rear Quarter After :







Boot Before :







Boot After :







At this point, the tape have been removed, car re-washed and dried to remove any polishing dust and residue in the cracks and crevices and applied M21.



Hologram and buffer mark free. Some RIDS remained.





Sorry this was the only sunshot.





The paint is then topped with M26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax.
 
very nice and thorough job, and very intelligent of you to wear your respirator while cleaning with wheel brightener.



beautiful turnaround.
 
Excellent recovery! Thanks for sharing your hard work.





fishbonezken said:
Thanks bigfoot! 600th post, woohoo! lol



Thank you VaSuperShine, actually got that idea of wearing the respirator in an old post by SpoiledMan. :)
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Please note there is a difference between a dust mask and a respirator. It appears to me that you are wearing a dust mask which will only filter out particulates.



Gas and vapor respirators (or chemical cartridge respirators) use chemicals such as activated charcoal to remove specific gases and vapors from the air.
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This is what a respirator looks like:



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The mask should be cleaned after use and stored in a sealed plastic bag. The filters will expire quicker if not sealed when not in use.



Here is more info on respirators. :2thumbs:
 
ahhh, I see, thanks for pointing that out. yep that was only a dust mask.

And don't look too close when working with wheel brightener, a tiny mist landed on my eye and stung for awhile...eeek
 
Nice work! But why only 600rpm with the rotary? Crank it up to 1500rpm and then you will get some serious cutting power.
 
stellar job. I enjoy your C&Bs...the pics are very involved and thorough, along with your work.



great job once again.
 
Thank you Kaval :)



porta said:
Nice work! But why only 600rpm with the rotary? Crank it up to 1500rpm and then you will get some serious cutting power.
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In my country, the tropical weather is pretty hot and I've been advised to work a smaller area and lower speeds to prevent the panel from getting too hot. I've tried it at 1200 rpms, but the polish was drying to fast before they could even break down. A garage would be ideal, or cool weather like you guys there, hehe. thanks:waxing:
 
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