Alfa Romeo 147 - full exterior detail

[Rick Hunter]

First of all: this is only my second paid detailing job, so I'm not yet an experienced detailer like many of the guys on this forum, but I do my best in trying to learn.
Sorry... I only took "after" pictures.

This is a diesel car, 6 years old and it has done 115.000 miles
It was full of swirls, then some rids, then it had pretty badly baked brake dust on the rims, road tar on the sides, tree sap on the roof, bird etchings and other nasty stuff...

Tools used:

- wash: gold class shampoo & meg's microfiber mitt (2 buckets with grit guard)
- wheels: meguiars wheel brightener and gold class wheel brush
- tar & tree sap: gold class bug & tar remover & cheap microfiber towels
- claying: meg's mild clay with final touch 1:1 as a lubricant
- correction: meguiars G220 V2 + meg's yellow polishing pad + ultimate compound (quite hard paint on this car)
- waxing: NXT 2.0 paste wax
- tyres: meguiars endurance tyre gel
- trim: meg's ultimate protectant
- glass: meg's D120 glass cleaner

Time required: about 8 hours.

All in all I'm happy about how it came out, the customer was very satisfied too (that's what matters after all, isn't it?)

Pics:

[Marc08EX]

Re: Alfa Romeo 147 - full exterior detail

Great work Rick! The reflections are deep and wet.

[gtrspeed]

Re: Alfa Romeo 147 - full exterior detail

Very nice. What part of Northern Italy are you in? I was stationed in Aviano for three years when I was in the Air Force. Absolutely loved the country.

[Rick Hunter]

Re: Alfa Romeo 147 - full exterior detail

I'm not far from Aviano (41 miles, actually) but I live more near the coast. I'm really near Portogruaro (a 10 minutes car trip)
Glad you liked our country.

[Marc08EX]

Re: Alfa Romeo 147 - full exterior detail

Who wouldn't like the country that builds Ferrari and Lamborghini? All car crazy guys would probably love Italy!

[Fast_Eddie]

Re: Alfa Romeo 147 - full exterior detail

Excellent work Alfa Romeo, and the area looks beautiful, nice place to detail!