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Black Wagon Detailed

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:46 am
by WhiteGTB
Finally had the chance to detail wagon car by Dan @ DMS.

Even though it looked clean, it had terrible swirl marks. Here are the results from the weekend.

I cringed when he started to clay the car, the sound was like sand paper and the clay turned brown. But the end finish was mirror like :) :)

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:18 am
by Arith
Looks great Trieu! Very clean and smooth. Matt and I were drooling over the buttery smooth surface. :P

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:18 am
by gtspec
nice outcome.. can i ask how much this set u back?

You upgraded the exhaust already? what make are they?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:44 am
by drndrn
Very nice.

Question, on the Final Inspection website, they have like.. Different level's of detailing costing $180 to $950. May I ask which level did you buy to get your car looking so freaken smooth? I dare say its smoother than a baby's bottom. :D

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:53 am
by WhiteGTB
:lol: :lol:

I had my 2 month old boy with me and that is what the guys said too... yeah very smooth.

Stage 2 was what I had done. Dan charged me $250.

gtspec: the pipes are K2 :)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:07 pm
by swingn
Arith wrote:Looks great Trieu! Very clean and smooth. Matt and I were drooling over the buttery smooth surface. :P


Yes, it was most silky smooth :D

Can't wait to eventually get mine done.

The difference it made to the black was crazy! Looks so deep & solid... Now Trieu, the challenge is to keep it that way! :P

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:40 pm
by libsti
hey trieu,

very nice,but the rate you wash your car dan will have to polish it every month

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:27 pm
by blacknwhite
Hey ,looks the shizzle Mate
Am waiting for it to be posted on the detailing site so I know what he used, did you end up going wax or sealant? (looks like a wax)
Also notice that the 3rd set of mufflers in a week! you are hanging around another muffler maniac me thinks?
Good luck keeping it like that :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:56 pm
by Mano™
Hey mate, looks smickO!

Why is the car still high? drop that shit! an darken the tint :lol:

Good to see your back! how's it feel to be back in a lib? let alone in a wagon? much diff?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:14 pm
by WhiteGTB
Heya Pete, Z2 sealant was used and then twice over with P21s. I did the 2nd coat later that night.

No pics where taken by him so I doubt he will post this work up anywhere.

Mano, love the wagon, seriously make a wagon ur next ride. Tint and ride height is in the pipelines :) :)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:28 pm
by blacknwhite
[quote="Trieu"]Heya Pete, Z2 sealant was used and then twice over with P21s. I did the 2nd coat later that night.

Best of both worlds, sealant for protection and the wax as a sacrificial layer, good call

PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:59 pm
by markii
Didn't i tell you Dan is the man Trieu,

Looks the goods man <3

PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:17 pm
by Dan@dmsdetailing
Thanks for the kind words guys.

For those intrested the process was
1. wash
2.clay
3. Take paint thickness readings
4. wet sand trouble areas
5. removing sanding marks with a yellow edge pad and powergloss on rotary
6. buff car using a green edge pad and menzerna intensive polish and rotex
7. buff car using menzerna final finish and a festool waffle pad on rotex
8. paint clean to get rid of polishing oils
9. Eat some BBQ Trieu cooked up
10. Seal in Z2 (or Z5 i dont recall)
11. Wax with P21S 100 which Trieu supplied

The Stage 2 is usually $280 for a liberty wagon but as 2 cars were organised for the day and the wax was supplied i gave him a discount. Its my fault i didnt get the second car done, alas its happening this weekend!!

I might steal some of those pics for the detailing forums Trieu if thats ok with you.
Dan

PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:24 pm
by WhiteGTB
Dan@dmsdetailing wrote:I might steal some of those pics for the detailing forums Trieu if thats ok with you.
Dan


No sweat bud, feel free :)

PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:27 pm
by Dan@dmsdetailing
drndrn wrote:Very nice.

Question, on the Final Inspection website, they have like.. Different level's of detailing costing $180 to $950. May I ask which level did you buy to get your car looking so freaken smooth? I dare say its smoother than a baby's bottom. :D


Missed this. Im not Final Inspection. Thats Damian in Melbourne. Our packages are different so be careful comparing. Also with D you wont get a detail this year he is booked out, you can go on a cancellation waiting list which is about 15 people deep ATM. I dont think he is accepting booking for next year either.

Any Trieu change your sig lol