January entry #1

[mouthyman]

i am an enthusiast detailer, and recently a collegue of my dad asked me to detail her car, it was badly oxidised and she was considering a respray but didnt want to spend alot of money, so she let me have it for a day and a half,

heres what i did
1.washed with a heavy duty wash to remove dirt and strip off any previous protection
2.compounded with megs #83
3.then megs #80
4. polished with klasse aio
5. show car glazed
6. waxed

i dont think its that bad considering its my first ever detail for a customer and i am a bit of an amateur.

sorry about the pics, some where taken with a good cam and some with a fone.

the befores and afters

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/DSCF0054-1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/DSCF0056-1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/DSCF0055-1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/Image092.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/Image090.jpg

after
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/Image096.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/DSCF0058-1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/DSCF0060-1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/DSCF0064-1.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/mouthyman/DSCF0062-1.jpg

[RenesisEvo]

Very impressive turn-around there, good work! :thumb:

[182_blue]

superb turnaround mate, looks amazing, i assume you didnt use megs #83 after the megs #80 did you ??

ps is that a supaguard sticker i spy LOL, that didnt do its job did it :-)

[cav]

going to say... did you do 80 then 83? should be the other way round.


great results tho! looks fantastic

[mouthyman]

ye it was a supaguard sticker lol, i said that aswell

[182_blue]

ahh, just wrote it wrongly :-), anyway, as i said its a superb job mate

[mouthyman]

going to say... did you do 80 then 83? should be the other way round.


great results tho! looks fantastic

ye it was sorry, i got it the wrong way round

[182_blue]

ye it was a supaguard sticker lol, i said that aswell

haha, they should use it on there advert :thumb:

[mouthyman]

ahh, just wrote it wrongly :-), anyway, as i said its a superb job mate

thanks

[murf52]

Nice work there buddy from dull to shiney :thumb:

[point blank]

Excellent job, doesn't look like the same car now, well done.
The big question is, will she keep it looking like that?

[CleanYourCar]

Superb that!

One of the best before and afters I think I've seen on that rear wing :thumb:

[Brazo]

Great turnaround on a bad car! What did you use on the plastics they have come up very well.

[Dave KG]

Cracking transformation there, well done! :thumb:

[phat_gadgy]

Great job fella:thumb: the before pictures remind me of the wifes car :doublesho LOL

[TUBS]

Great turn around !!! :buffer: :thumb:

ps Remember to dress the arches, it makes a big difference !! :thumb:

[James105]

great transformation!

Good work!

[panholio]

Faded red cars and some skilled work produce some cracking results. done yourself proud there mate :thumb:

[Gaz W]

Cracking Job, Amazing Difference, Liking The Phone Reflection ;) :thumb:

Gaz :)

[BIGJJS]

great transformation there, well done :thumb:

[chris_20]

excellent.... did u use a pc on that mate? just that my mums car is in a similar condition to that paintwork wise and i would like to spruce it up a bit for her. just wondering whether id need a pc to get it looking as good as that corsa

[mouthyman]

i did it all by hand, took a while though. but was worth it

[Matt306]

Looking spot on that is.. Like new! Matt

[Scotsbil]

Well done, great transformation.

[CK888]

Super difference! Well done :thumb:

[Phil H]

great transformation! i bet she was pleased with the results!! excellent!

[cav]

crackin work! and all by hand too... extra credit for the popeye arms..

meh.. who needs gyms :D

[mouthyman]

thanks, my arm did ache for a while after

[stira]

hi can i ask you how much you charged for that ta.

[mouthyman]

i charged £100, not including materials

[Coxy914]

i charged £100, including materials

bargain fella. I bet that £100 added £500 value to her car!

[db_abz]

Very nice job you did there :thumb:

Must have been a lot of effort by hand but well worth it

[Dave KG]

Excellent restoration job here, glad to see this on int the competition, a fantastic entry! :thumb:

[mouthyman]

thanks

[Ali]

wow! Thumbs up.

[ROB WOODHOUSE]

Exceelent job m8:thumb:

[G60 VV]

nice work, bet she had kittens when she saw it!

[the_mudster]

great job! bet those bumpers were a killer tho :thumb:

[Wh00sher]

Superb job.
If I were you, I`d use the £100 to buy a PC, make it a lot easier next time !!

[Mutton]

Fantastic work there fella! Perfectly sums up what a good detail can do to a car.

[ambisaab]

Amazing...well done that man !!

[spanishfly]

Awesome work:)

[Ronnie]

WOWbrilliant!!! a worthy entry. if thats ur first attempt just imagine the results when u get good at itLOL:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[leeshez]

Wow what an amazing job on that corsa:). You missed abit on the front bumper. I hate cars with too much plastic.

[mouthyman]

thanks guys, im hoping to try and get a porter cable soon to improve even more

[Ry_B]

Woah thats like a different car..good job