Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby tkboi » Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:10 pm

no thank you awesome job man cant wait to see what you can do with the merc haha.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:28 am

08 WRX, The customer picked it up a few days before dropping it off to me. He left it it with me for two days to do a 2/3 stage and the protect it with Opti-coat

Here are some before shots:

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50/50's:

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Afters:

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby matt_3.0rb » Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:40 am

The change in theat WRX is amazing. Thats some great work.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:09 pm

EVOX - Stage 2 paint correction and Opticoat paint protection:

Conditioner before:

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50/50
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After:

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FInal shots:

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30 pictures of the whole process can be seen here:
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby Rome_BRZ » Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:11 pm

Yay someone else who likes blue tips!

PS when you coming to Sydney Hamish!!
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby LBR37Y » Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:36 pm

Rome_STI wrote:Yay someone else who likes blue tips!

PS when you coming to Sydney Hamish!!




+1
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Mods on the car already
3" Xforce TBE, Iridum spark plugs, MSR Tune (191KWatw), Alpine Dub Din HU with inbuilt sat nav & bluetooth etc, top of the line memphis speakers including a memphis mojo amp to run it all, Optima Yellow top battery to juice it, TMIC from Jacks-GTB, bigger fuel pump also from Jacks-GTB, Spec.B Badge, Rota Gravels, Brembo brakes, 5% tint all round, currently working on an engine rebuild, NEW STI Shrt Block, forged pistons, bigger head studs and all work done by MSR, Cobb Intake

Mods to come
Un= Headers, Blouche Turbo, MSR Tune, Ohlin Coilys, Whiteline suspension, detail with Opticoat
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby rooby » Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:02 pm

And Canberra (probably never)
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:05 pm

Rome_STI wrote:
PS when you coming to Sydney Hamish!!


Book me into garage88 or similar and I could come down :wink:
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:05 pm

350z that was seriously, seriously neglected:

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Foam with magifoam and Elite Finish foam gun which is in stock for gerni/karcher/kranzle and bosch units:

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I have to fold the clay over 20 times as every 30x30 section left it like this:

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Before and afters, the car got a fair bit of wet sanding to create a flat surface and removing the bird poo marks

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50/50s:

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Final shots:

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Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby HoFF » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:27 pm

hamish_023 wrote:
Rome_STI wrote:
PS when you coming to Sydney Hamish!!


Book me into garage88 or similar and I could come down :wink:


Get on to it Rome. I'd pay a deposit now for Hamish's services ;)
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby cruisn » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:47 pm

When you in Melbourne next?

I'll do you halos, full black headlights + cash for some paint loving..... :air_kiss:
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:08 pm

cruisn wrote:When you in Melbourne next?

I'll do you halos, full black headlights + cash for some paint loving..... :air_kiss:


I won't be driving again so will need to find a workshop somehow or transport (which would be feasible) to do it at each of the houses.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby cruisn » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:15 pm

I care not for anyone else, just me.... :lol:
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:40 pm

Nissan R35 GTR in need of some desperate work:

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby Boostaddict » Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:41 pm

Faaaarrrk me you do an awesome job! Organise to come to sydney in the new year and you can have both my foz and the sti!!! Loving your work
Not a Subaru...... Something MUCH better

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