Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:45 pm

Today was a 650 BMW for a stage 1 enhancement + interior & leather.

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7 hours all up on this 6 series
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby Kekotic » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:28 pm

Nice work Hame.

Are they 6 pots at the fronts? Hard to tell with such big rims.

Also what's the deal with the halo's? They seem very orange, is the globe colour specifically orange (I'm guessing it's a regular parker directed in to a circular space and not some BMW CCFL thing) Can't say I am a fan of them. Need to be like the new BMW X5 Halo's, they look fuckin hot!
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby rooby » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:56 pm

Nice and clean although in my opinion it's a car that would look better covered in mud.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby WheelieBin » Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:31 pm

rooby wrote:Nice and clean although in my opinion it's a car that would look better covered in mud.


I'm glad it's not just me that finds it ugly... it certainly looks clean, but I can't say it looks good (no fault of Hamish' though!)
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby SH30RB » Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:53 pm

chaotic2050 wrote:Also what's the deal with the halo's? They seem very orange, is the globe colour specifically orange (I'm guessing it's a regular parker directed in to a circular space and not some BMW CCFL thing) Can't say I am a fan of them. Need to be like the new BMW X5 Halo's, they look fuckin hot!


its a BMW thing. when they still used 3000k yellow/orange HID globes, the ccfl rings were that orange colour (pictured) to blend in with the colour of the globes.

but now, since BMW have started using 4300k/5000k white HID's, the ccfl rings are white, to blend in with the colour of the globes
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:19 pm

Today was working on my dream car, BMW M3 CSL Carbon fibre (1 of 19 in Australia)


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Clay:
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Removing protection film that was peeling:
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One stage polish:
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:21 pm

After Opticoat paint protection & interior:

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More pictures here:
http://www.elitefinish.com.au/portfolio-2/
https://www.facebook.com/elitefinish
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby WheelieBin » Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:40 pm

Now *that* is a good looking BMW.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:54 pm

WheelieBin wrote:Now *that* is a good looking BMW.


The 6 series isn't that bad : )
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby rooby » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:02 pm

hamish_023 wrote:
WheelieBin wrote:Now *that* is a good looking BMW.


The 6 series isn't that bad : )


Even if I got offered one for free I would only take it to sell it to some blind person and make a bit of cash :D

I have seen two of those CSLs in Canberra though and they at sweet.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby WheelieBin » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:05 pm

hamish_023 wrote:The 6 series isn't that bad : )


It's not that good either! ;)

Hey, while I think of it, have you got business cards happening yet (and are you interested in drumming up some more business?) There's an M3, M5 and Exige S (and more, but the rest is relatively boring!) in the car park at work, happy to throw some business cards in the kitchen if you like :)
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:12 pm

I do Ben! Are you going to the meet on Thursday?
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby WheelieBin » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:16 pm

Planning on it - I think I was one of the main proponents of it being next week and not this week, so I could actually be there! ;)

It will be somewhat dependant on how I'm feeling... cold/flu/gastro has been doing wonders at wasting my holiday so far, so I don't see why it wouldn't continue into next week, just to make going back to work fun! :( LOL
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:31 pm

This RS4 was needing some work to remove the buffing trails and swirl marks


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Iron decontamination:
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Clay bar (Tar spot removal):
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Before, buffing trails and swirl marks:
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50/50:
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After:
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After wet sanding block used
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Final shots after Opticoat:

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This process was done over 9 hours

Full write up can be seen on the website:
http://www.elitefinish.com.au/audi-rs4-rejuvenation-correction/

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby nytrojen » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:56 pm

Dang Hamish... you do great work. That's beyond a mirror finish on the Audi! If only I had a car that was actually worthy of a good detail...
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