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  • 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

    Hellooooo MOL,

    sorry for not postings my works but its winter here, its cold, and buisness is slow because of the weather, but now the sun is showing up a bit, well on to the post, i recently recieved a cal from a client to do a full correction on his 2008 Subaru Wrx Sti Hatch, its black and he lives in a apartament complex so the only way he can clean his car is thru a CARWASH, well as you can see in this short car life, the damage made by the washes was very severe, thats why i recomend to people to wash their own cars, its not hard, you will be taken good care of the paint (using right products and techniques) and also its fun.

    Holaaa MOL,

    disculpen no haber posteado antes pero es invierno por aca, el clima esta frio y el negocio habia bajado bastante por eso mismo, pero el sol se esta apareciendo y las llamadas entrando, bueno recientemente recibi una llamada de un cliente recomendado para hacer una correcion completa de su 2008 Subaru STI, es negro el auto, el dueno vive en un departamento asi que la unica forma que tiene para lavarlo es en el "carwash", como pueden ver el dano echo por esos lavados fue bastante considerando lo nuevo del vehiculo, por eso recomendo a la gente que lave sus propios autos, no es dificil, vas a cuidar tu pintura (usando productos correctos y tecnicas) y tambien es entretenido..



    Well woke up at 6:30 am to get ready to go and pick up the vehicle. had to take the subway here...
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    Me levante a las 6:30 para preparame a ir a buscar el auto, tuve que tomar el metro aca para ir


    iam not a morning person but the way santiago looks in the morning is beautiful, you can see the sun going up right behind the LOS ANDES mountain
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    no soy muy bueno para despertar temprano, pero santigo se ve bonito en las mananas, aqui se ve como el sol sale por las montanas


    now i got to drive the sti home, about an hour trip in morning rush trafic,
    Ahora a manejar el sti a casa, como una hora por el trafico de las mananas.


    well i got home and still was cloudy, so its gonna be a cold day to detail!
    Sigue nublado asi que sera un dia frio para trabajar


    well lets start the inspeccion to see what we were u against
    comenzemos la inspeccion para ver lo que teniamos en contra.























    WOOW alot of work!! i wetted a panel to check for wax presence...like i thought.. no protection! no beading, sheathing NUTTIN
    UFFF bastante trabajo!! moje un panel para revisar la precencia de cera... y como lo imagine no tenia nada de proteccion.



    So we started with a prewash via foam gun, with a mixure of diluted apc and Soft Wash mixed with 1/4 gallon of warm water, my hands were freezing by this time.
    Comenzamos el trabajo con un prelavado, via foam gun, con una mescla de apc diluido y soft wash con 1 litro de agua caliente, ya que en esta etapa estaba congelado.







    Then car was presure rinsed and washed via bucked method agitaded using a Megs microfiber Wash mitt. again using soft wash (note my jacket.. yes its cold)
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    El auto fue enjuagado a pression y despues lavado normarmente con cubeta, fuante de fibra y soft wash noten mi chaqueta.. sii hacia frriiiooo


    Now to clay! i did a 1x1 foot area- Ahora a descontaminar.. hacer un area de 30cm en la puerta

    and got this!! y recibi esto!


    yup brake dust!!!
    Sip polvo de frenos encrustado en los costados.

    An excuse to make another order? HAHAH
    Una excusa para mi proxima orden? JAJA



    well as you know, a finishing pad and 205 was not gonna be enough for this, we needed something more agresive to cut tru the defects quickly. 105 was called in with mr wool pad. it might seem agresive, but this cutted paint like butteeerrr, left mild holgrams that would be picked up latter with the DA. polish dust was everywere!! normay i would tape up every single thing before polishing, but found out "for me" that its quicker to just polish and then wash the vehicle again when done,

    bueno como se imaginan, algo suave no sera bastant para correguir esto, asi que usamos algo mas agresivo para cortar por la pintura rapido, 105 con lana fue usado. se ve agresivo pero ese combo corta como mantequilla! dejo hologramas leves los cuales seran levantados con la siguiente etapa.




    and now some finished pixs... the only thing that was bad that i didnt have any sun for those awsome pics you like, enjoy the SHINEEE after 18 man hours!!
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    Ahora unas fotos terminadas.... lo unico malo es que no habia sol para las fotos finales pero buenoo.. disfruten el brillo despues de 18 horas laborales









    now gotta drive back to deliver this NEW car!! for those that ask how quick it is! i drive mi clients car with respect like its my own vehicle!
    Ahora a manejar de regreso a dejar el auto.. para los que preguntan como de rapido es... no lo se.. yo simpre manejo los autos de mis clientes con mucho respeto, como si fuera mi auto.

    Well take care and see ya latter with the next post ... here a preview!!
    bueno nos vemos despues con el proximo post.. les dejo una adelantada!
    Nelson Zapata - Advance Detail - Detailing and Auto Reconditioning in Santiago Chile.

  • #2
    Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

    Thats such a awesome car! Im jealous you got to drive it for that long.

    Also good work!


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    • #3
      Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

      Awesome depth and gloss! Those cars are really cool, and you did an amazing job on it!
      -James
      2012 Chevy Silverado ECSB. Z71 4x4. 5.3


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      • #4
        Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

        That paint was TRASHED! It would have been nice to see after shots with direct light so we could appreciate how much correction there was.

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        • #5
          Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

          What a transformation. That car wash a mess. Great work. The car looks fantastic.
          quality creates its own demand

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          • #6
            Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

            Nelson, glad to see a post from you. I forget you're on the other side of the world. While it is summer here, its winter for you. I'd been wondering why you haven't been posting your work. Now I know! Ha Ha. Nice work once again.


            Colin
            A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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            • #7
              Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

              Great work man! I forgot how its winter time during our summertime in South America. I was wondering why it was so cold for you at first.

              I once put swirls in my paint just to see what it looked like.

              I don't always detail cars, but when I do, I prefer Meguiar's.
              Remove swirls my friends.

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              • #8
                Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

                Awesome job! It looks incredible.
                ChrisThompsonsCustom@gmail.com
                www.ChrisThompsonsCustom.webs.com
                (352) 897-0050

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                • #9
                  Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

                  That is an extreme make-over! I assume wheel brightener was used on this detail?
                  Tedrow's Detailing
                  845-642-1698
                  Treat Yourself to that New Car Feeling

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                  • #10
                    Re: 2008 Wrx Sti-Advance Detail Chile

                    I am pretty sure you just bought him a brand new STI and kept the old one
                    Good job! Looks great!
                    Matt

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