SUGA's R32 detail by Reflect Effect

[Justin Fox]

Dave's outside detailing Christina's R32 at the moment for a JDMST Featured Ride photoshoot this Saturday. Not the nicest of days today, bit windy and it rained earlier on too but he's been hard at it for over an hour now.

I'll continue to update the thread throughout the day :)

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Brake dust on the OEM pads is ridiculous!

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Rear bar is not only covered in dirt, but contamination and a lot of specs in the paint (they look brown, like rust).

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Sand, dirt and salt!

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Man with a van! It's Dave to to the rescue.

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All Dave needs is water and electricity.

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Dave's now at work on removing the sand specs from the rear bar with a clay bar and spray detailer.

[SUGA]

What a filthy car! Tell Dave I say hi!

[Frenchie]

Alright sitting tight and watching !

[Pharkus]

aaarrrrrghhh! My eyes, oh the nightmares. Luckily you are in capable hands!

*popcorn

[nath_mk6]

Waiting with anticipation :) it's going to look great when done

[Justin Fox]

Update:

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Getting somewhere!

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The engine bay was covered in dust and dirt so Dave's attacking that now.

[Justin Fox]

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That white bit on the left side was coated in black dust before.

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Now nice and clean!

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Dave's now attacking the inside.

[Justin Fox]

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Doors.

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Door jamb all cleaned up.

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Inside.

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Boot.

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Boot jamb.

[SUGA]

Don't think it's ever been this clean! Looks great!

[Justin Fox]

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Dave's still on the interior! He's just applied UV protector to all vinyls in side the car (doors, dash etc) and he's onto the leather cleaner and conditioner next which he says will make the leather feel more supple.

[Pharkus]

Is he using Z9/Z10 combo or Lexol for the leather? What is the UV protection he is using on the dash?

Glad to see he is wearing appropriate footwear

[elisiX]

Great stuff.

Car is looking fantastic guys.

[Justin Fox]

Not sure what he's using. I'm sure it's good stuff though!!!

OK Dave's done on the interior and he's now polishing the paint:

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Dave, really should take a lunch break about now.

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Super!

[Howie]

If you're happy with the results please tell Dave to do my car next. It really needs it!

[nath_mk6]

Look at us all giggling likenlittle school girls lol looks great does a good job that Dave. Glad I'm getting mine done next week, o and a quick tint at last :)

[Justin Fox]

I just booked my Mum's cars (A Golf + Mercedes SLK) for window tinting with Dave not next Monday but the one after. She came over earlier today and saw Dave had a "window tinting" service on the back of his van :D

[Justin Fox]

OK it's 2.30PM and Dave's almost done. He's gone over the entire outside with a product that will seal in all the hard work he's done and he's also cleaned up the wheels nicely and cleaned the glass inside the interior:

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Applying sealant which is later buffed off with a microfibre cloth.

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Wheel wax to help keep the brake dust from building up.

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Wheels done.

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Inside done. Photo doesn't capture how nice it looks inside now.

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As good as new!

[Pharkus]

Looks like Suga needs to get some rubber floor mats. I can't recommend them enough.

Motivates me to do a proper interior clean.

[Big Yellow]

Looks like Suga needs to get some rubber floor mats. I can't recommend them enough.

Motivates me to do a proper interior clean.
Where did u get urs from?

[Pharkus]

From the dealer when I picked up my car. Couldn't be arsed sourcing a set of Monster mats that fitted RHD with round holes. Think they were about $150

[Justin Fox]

Alrighty at 3pm sharp Dave was done. Putting the car in the sun showed allowed him to clean up a few little bits here and there, mostly with the windows both inside and out. The car looks amazing, the carbon mirrors especially have come up even better than new! Some pics:

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Thanks Dave for all the hard work! 5 solid hours at such an awesome deal (PM him for pricing). Shoot is booked in this Saturday at 5am so sit tight for some killer pics soon!

[Pharkus]

Awesome work Dave. Keep it clean until then Justin/Suga.

This post has also fuelled my detailing addiction today whilst at work!

[AP]

Looks hot...

[dopey]

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Wheel wax to help keep the brake dust from building up.


You can try... but it won't work. Them VW brake pads are evil. EVIL I TELL YOU! hahaha

[Justin Fox]

Yeah must look into some EBC Green Stuffs, or something similar which doesn't give off much, if any brake dust.

OK Suga was ecstatic about the job Dave did and she's taken some more photos of her own, though the little pocket camera just can't capture how shiny the paint is in real life. Here are a few more pictures:

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Dull vs. Shiny.

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Mirror like reflection.

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[SUGA]

Far out it's so clean I don't even want to touch it! Dave did an excellent job (Thanks Dave!!), I would definitley recommend him to everyone. :)

[10d]

Daym, mama!

That's one clean SUGA

[bigwill]

looks bloody damn awesome!
well done dave!

[Frenchie]

So nice having a freshly cleaned/waxed car !! Awesome work Dave :)

I shall be doing mine tommorow with my french little hands !

[10d]

I shall be doing mine tommorow with my french little hands !

I don't think your hands are small, LOL!

SUGA, the brake rotors look filthy compared to the shiny wheels. Hm.... and get black wheel bolts too. >D

[windyzz]

OMG WOW~! SUGA I WANT UR R32222 SO BADDDD .....
I felt so bad everytime i look at mine LOL

[Frenchie]

I don't think your hands are small, LOL!

SUGA, the brake rotors look filthy compared to the shiny wheels. Hm.... and get black wheel bolts too. >D

haha - small french hand syndrome 10d !!

SUGA - get some OEM wheel caps from VW should cost you $30/black set don't forget to order removal tweezers needed to remove caps - who needs locknuts !!

That is what I have put on my BBS - perfect fit
Got some spares but only Gun metal left ?? yours if you want them.

Let me know I should have part # somewhere..

[DaveXR8]

Thanks for the positive feed back guys :D

Now its my turn to add some pictures :lol:

OK. So Justin messages me a couple weeks ago mentioning that SUGA's car was having a photo shoot and the car needed a good detail. So we had it booked in for today.

The thing I liked about this detail was there was no actual set process or anything. I just got there and did what I thought needed to be done to get the car looking its best with the amount of time available.

Here's some before shots of the car.
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I started off with cleaning the wheels. The wheels were powder coated and it didnt seem like it was heavily soiled. It was just covered in brake dust so I went the safe option and used Autosmart G101 All Purpose Cleaner just incase anything heavier might strip off the paint, especially on the centre caps.

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I then used Autosmart Trucksteam degreaser to pre treat the wheel arches and got the brush in where ever it could get to. Car was pretty low so I was kind of limited to areas I could reach.
Wheels and arches were then pressure cleaned.

Next was the door jambs. These were treated with G101 APC and agitated with a soft brush and pressure cleaned.
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after
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I then pre foamed the car x2
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Washed with 2 bucket method and checked the cars paint condition.
Over all the paint was in excellent condition with very minimal swirls but the only issue was the paint contaminants. Living near the beach has cause alot of dirt and micro sand particles to imbed itself onto the paint. Mostly at the rear of the car.
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So I got claying and this is what came off.
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Took a bit over an hour to clay the car.

The interior then received a full vacuum, floor mats were shampooed, leather treated and dash and trims treated.

Floor mats
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After vac and shampoo (even shampooed that little carpet bit in the door :lol:)
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Leather treated with Driven Vinyl/Rubber/Leather Conditioner
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Dash and trims treated with Prima Nero
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With the paint being in such good condition I didnt feel that it needed any abrasive polishing so instead I used Prima Amigo which is a Glaze/paint cleaner. This is a very light to non abrasive polish which uses light cleaners to remove any dead or dry paint which might be sitting on the surface.
This is one of my most favourite products as once it is all sealed up it leaves a really smooth slick feel to the surface.
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Amigo was applied by RO and then sealed with Driven Automotive polish by hand.

[DaveXR8]

Also cleaned the fuel cap area and gave the exhaust tips a bit of a polish.
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after
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Tips before
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After
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Wheel wax
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Final shots!
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Cheers:D
Dave

[Bigsta]

That stuffs amazing.
WOW

Amazing job Dave.

[nath_mk6]

Really nice job bet it looks better than the ay it came of the factory floor :)

[JohnnyG]

Just looked throught the pics WOW amazing fantastic job Dave ...Suga nice and clean for the photoshoot

[Justin Fox]

Killer post Dave!!!

[defaultx]

Looks amazing! Top work there mate :D

[ml16]

Great job, that looks amazing. White comes up so well, i should get my white car done soon too!

[Capercat]

Wow! simply brilliant!

[elisiX]

Just back for another looksy...

Very nice guys (n gal).

[Justin Fox]

I just washed my Skyline and on close inspection it's got a lot of that orange spec/sand like dirt on the paint too, especially on the rear bar. Must be something in my area?

[Howie]

Cool. Booked Dave for my united gay r32 next Wednesday. Will be doing the same detail as Christina's car. :cool:

PS.

Justin, can I borrow your car port? You know I got no undercover space at my crappy house! You can take pics and post them up here too ;)

[Justin Fox]

Justin, can I borrow your car port? You know I got no undercover space at my crappy house! You can take pics and post them up here too ;)
Sure thing Howzers!

[DaveXR8]

Great job Dave. 5 hours. I take 4 when I do mine 'properly' and it's nowhere near that level. Goes to show what experience does for you. Nice work.

Its all about getting yourself into a comfortable routine ^_^


Great job, that looks amazing. White comes up so well, i should get my white car done soon too!

Cheers mate. The gloss level on this car came up really well for a white car.


I just washed my Skyline and on close inspection it's got a lot of that orange spec/sand like dirt on the paint too, especially on the rear bar. Must be something in my area?

Im sure it must be the sand blowing up from the beach Justin. I have seen it on some other cars that Ive worked on out at San Souci as well.

[SUGA]

Dave, I've got fine salt all over my car since last night. What should I do?!

[DaveXR8]

Dave, I've got fine salt all over my car since last night. What should I do?!

OoOoo...I was thinking that might happen especially with that wind yesterday.

Since its only been a day you can just rinse it down and dry but if you want to be extra safe and make sure all the salt comes off,
do a proper wash preferably with the 2 bucket method and use warm water in the soap solution if possible.

p.s stop guttering those wheels :lol:

[AP]

Suga it's going to rain on the weekend.. Oh no....

[Howie]

Dave, I've got fine salt all over my car since last night. What should I do?!

Get out the cracked pepper! :p

[SUGA]

OoOoo...I was thinking that might happen especially with that wind yesterday.

Since its only been a day you can just rinse it down and dry but if you want to be extra safe and make sure all the salt comes off,
do a proper wash preferably with the 2 bucket method and use warm water in the soap solution if possible.

p.s stop guttering those wheels :lol:


Just washed it down with water, surprised how much dirt can get on it within a day! It's back to the immaculate state you left it in Dave!

ps: It's not my fault! It's all those nasty carparks that have hidden gutterings!! :( :(

[SUGA]

Get out the cracked pepper! :p

*ba ching*

[Pharkus]

Just washed it down with water, surprised how much dirt can get on it within a day! It's back to the immaculate state you left it in Dave!

ps: It's not my fault! It's all those nasty carparks that have hidden gutterings!! :( :(

Definition: Gutter: Inanimate object primarily constructed at the side of roads to aid in the direction and flow of surplus rain water to drainage systems. Gutters have a tendency to don ninja costumes and jump out at unsuspecting people driving cars to sate their hunger for nice rims.

[SUGA]

So so true... :(

[DaveXR8]

Just washed it down with water, surprised how much dirt can get on it within a day! It's back to the immaculate state you left it in Dave!

ps: It's not my fault! It's all those nasty carparks that have hidden gutterings!! :( :(

Awesome!

Dont worry. Ive ripped off a whole side skirt when I guttered my old car! LOL....

[fungry]

registered just to say a job well done Dave!

I live to the day when I get to own a Golf :)

[shida]

So clean!!!!!! :)

[DaveXR8]

registered just to say a job well done Dave!

I live to the day when I get to own a Golf :)

Cheers mate.

Persistence is the key. Keep working at it and you'll get there :D

[Pharkus]

Fungry, then you can look forward to keeping it so clean you are detailing it every other weekend. Keep saving!