Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:35 pm

Yesterday as a 05 STI with heavy swirl marks.

Deep clean:
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Stage 1 decontamination:
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Stage 2 decontamination:
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50/50:
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:38 pm

After:
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Final shots:
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Managed to get 90% swirl reduction in one day over 9 hours
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:24 pm

Today was supposed to be the CSL M3 but rescheduled so had a last minute (literally) booking for a pre sale XR6, and took some after shots for car sales:

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:34 pm

Today was a Porsche 993 Turbo which had been very well looked after just needing a light polish and some interior TLC, Will only post a few photo's so It doesn't clog up the thread.


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http://www.elitefinish.com.au/porsche-9 ... t-package/
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby rooby » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:43 pm

If only the interior was black
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:20 pm

rooby wrote:If only the interior was black


I actually don't mind red in the right car, not sure if it suits silver exterior though.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:30 pm

Another Impreza today:

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Wash:

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:31 pm

Final shots:

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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby rooby » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:09 pm

Needs a Subaru boot emblem or something, it looks a bit odd.
Or at least go all the way and remove the lock.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:31 pm

rooby wrote:Needs a Subaru boot emblem or something, it looks a bit odd.
Or at least go all the way and remove the lock.


I don't mind the de badged look, the bugeye has way to many badges standard.

Although as you mentioned It would look even better getting it shaved completely.
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby mynameisdaniel » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:34 pm

Needs an STI badge :P

How do you avoid getting lines after doing both sides of those 50/50 shots Hamish? :)

EDIT: Is it correct to say "an STI" or 'a STI"? An seems more natural....
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:49 pm

mynameisdaniel wrote:Needs an STI badge :P

How do you avoid getting lines after doing both sides of those 50/50 shots Hamish? :)

EDIT: Is it correct to say "an STI" or 'a STI"? An seems more natural....


Not sure what you mean by getting the lines after doing both sides of the 50/50?

Yeh just a STi badge would be good. :D
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby Rome_BRZ » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:53 pm

mynameisdaniel wrote:Needs an STI badge :P

How do you avoid getting lines after doing both sides of those 50/50 shots Hamish? :)

EDIT: Is it correct to say "an STI" or 'a STI"? An seems more natural....


It's always whichever is phonetically correct. If you are pronouncing initials you are saying "Es-Tee-eye" so it's appropriate to type an STI as you would say that if you were to annunciate it :)
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby mynameisdaniel » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:56 pm

hamish_023 wrote:
mynameisdaniel wrote:Needs an STI badge :P

How do you avoid getting lines after doing both sides of those 50/50 shots Hamish? :)

EDIT: Is it correct to say "an STI" or 'a STI"? An seems more natural....


Not sure what you mean by getting the lines after doing both sides of the 50/50?

Yeh just a STi badge would be good. :D


I noticed when I tried it on the turd I did half the panel really well, then had a sharp line to show the difference like you do. Then I went and did the other half of the panel but you can still kind of see where the line was... I suppose when both sides are absolutely perfect it's not a problem though :P

Haha thanks Jerome! Knew there had to be some sort of rule behind it :)
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Re: Elite Finish - Detailing Thread

Postby hamish_023 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:08 pm

You just need to work as much on the other half and you did on the first half to get them both swirl free. It's a bit easier when you have a panel gap like that door picture.
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