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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME - detailR - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

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This incredible Evo VI Tommi Makinen Edition came in for a well needed freshen up.
The car was imported from Japan as salvage with a valve dropped into one of the cylinders. Since the car was so clean underneath - it's actually white rather than just a rotten mess - the car was purchased at a reasonable price, engine rebuilt and given a new lease of life rather than stripped for parts.

The paintwork was the next thing on the check list... this is where detailing comes in.

The order of the detail...

Full safe wash and decontamination,
Major Enhancement Package - 2 Stage Machine Polish,
Derxler Ceramic coatings for the paintwork and wheels,
Engine Bay Detail,
Interior freshen up,
A few little bits tidied up along the way.

Onto the Evo :)

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Very dull.

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Someone else got there with a polisher first - you'll see more of this later.

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Full Auto Finesse safe wash process.

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These cars always bleed a lot.

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Onto some polishing shots.
I done all of the shoulder parts first.

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A soft 50/50 on the roof.

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And the reason these bits were polished first?
The owner popped along with some fresh stripes. What's a TME without the stripe kit? :)

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He decided against the Ralliart and Mitsubishi Motors stickers, which I agreed with.

Back onto the machine polishing stages.

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The dull headlights were restored.

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The bonnet vents were worn so thee were repainted.

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Engine bay dressed. (I forgot to take a photo after hand polishing the painted areas :( )

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The wheels were polished before being ceramic coated.
(the Brembo brakes are the last piece to be refreshed very soon)

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Drexler Ceramic being applied.

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All the faded plastic trims were restored.

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Thanks for reading :)

Richard.

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#14 ·
Thanks very much everyone :)

It really is a beautiful car.
I tallied up how many Evo's I'd worked on when this was in - this one being number 29 (including my own Evo V a few years ago).



I've been lucky enough to work on and drive everything from a Lancer 2000 Turbo up to Final Edition Evo X's - if I was to have another, it would be an Evo X without a doubt.
For a car that's 10ish years old, they still feel very up to date. They're not as raw as the 4,5,6 but they're still incredible :driver::cool:
 
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