Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

[EPHIOS]

Re: Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

Wow, great Job! That color really pops now.

Have anyone used UC + yellow pad via G110v2 to remove water spots on the windshield and glass?

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

Great work, Tim. In those sun shots. You can really see the depth and clarity in the paint. The reflections are fantastic. Once again, great job. Way to go.

[FRS]

Re: Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

Top work, great save!!!

[Marc08EX]

Re: Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

Great job Tim!!! You brought that paint to another level. What was the owner's reaction?

I love the detailed pics you post. It really shows the work you put into that car.

[imacarnut]

Re: Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

Doesn't get any better when a red or black vehicle is done up right, just like you've displayed. Nice job

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

That looks really, really good Tim. Your attention to detail is top-notch.

It's amazing how much difference a true pro can make to a car that otherwise looked "pretty good" from 10 feet.

[Tuck91]

Re: Detailed: SuperCharged Mini Cooper - Chili Red

Awesome work Tim.

The car looks sweet!

[TimG]

This is a garage queen. Owner seldom drives it therefore defects were not severe (so I thought ).

Here's the car upon arrival.


Sweet lil car!




A pillar - minor holograms




Same happened to the other side









Hard water spots on hood




Holograms on passenger side







More on driver side




Rear Quarter





Minor issue - residue on the intake vents




Its hologram-o-rama!!





Common thing happening here. Told me its normal to see this after the car has been polished.




The vehicle has decals (faux carbon) on the front and the roof. There were polish/wax residue on the borders. Hard to take them out.




Here's a closeup - the decals were textured (Di Noc wraps? Not so sure what they called nowadays)






Residue all along the from decals. Tough to remove.


Detail work were more onto major exterior work and minor work on engine and interior.

Here are some snippets taken during exterior work.


Clay from body



Clay from glass.



Test spot from the hood. After much experimenting, best combo was G220+M105+Cut Pad and finished with M205+Yellow Pad.





Front Hood - swirls and scratches - before





After - much better


Just to check to ensure no micromarring and holograming. LED and camera flash - will definitely shows defects.



Rear Bumper Top Portion - 5050 shot - single application of M205+Yellow Pad.




After - much better. Managed to remove swirls but RIDS still exist.






Before Rear Quarter Passenger Side





After - Swirls no more!



Again, this is how it used to look like.



After - not 100% defect free but much better then before? Definitely yes.


Process were:

Paint Degreased - Meguairs Super D via foam cannon
Washed 2BM with Hyperwash - Meguiars Washmitt
Meguiars APC+ for nooks and crannies.
Rinsed using PW
Dried with Meguiars Water Magnet
Clayed using Meguairs Blue & ONR as lube
Meguairs Brown Tape (3/4")
G220 + Kevin Brown Method
Meguairs Cutting Pad 6.5 and 4"
Meguiars Yellow Polishing Pad 6.5 and 4"
M105
M205
IPA (50:50)
LSP : Initial Plan - Swissvax Smaragd/BOS but after further evaluation on paint, opted for GlassCoating ;increase clear coat hardness and resistance towards wash marring.
Light source: LED and metal halide
Paint Thickness Gauge - Defelsko
Body Solvent and/or GooGone
Qtips for cleaning emblems, seals, nooks, etc
ONR to neutralize

Wheels:
Sonax Full Effect to clean
Super Degreaser on tires
APC+ on wheel wells.
LSP - Meguiars #16
M40 on Tires

Engine:
ONR wipedown
M40 on plastic & rubber components
Eimann Fabrik Acrylic Shield on painted surfaces.










Windscreen (front and rear) were full of waterspots - though it had some kind of coating on it.


Rear windscreen - minor water spots.




After

















Front Windscreen was just awful - lots of water spots.







Tried to do a 5050 on glass. Cleaned it up pretty good.





G220+M205+Yellow Pad - Managed to take the spots easily.
Gtechniq G4 to remove any remaining residue
IPA wipedown
Sealed with Gtechniq G1. Love this this!!!!
IPA on wiper blades- took around 20 Qtips to get it clean.





The front headlights and rear lights were also in need for some defect removal.










50/50 shot on the front headlights

Single hit of M205+Yellow Pad+G220




After - much better then before.



Before- Eyelids






After




Before - rear lights

















After - Rear Lights




































After 20hours+ of exterior work, here are the sun shots.


Under Garage Light

























No more waterspots.
























Now this is what you call Chili Red! Uber Gloss!



Thanks for viewing. Comments and suggestion are welcomed.


Tim