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A well maintained Alfa always looks wet and shiny. Last weekend, we detailed a 3-year-old Alfa 156 Selespeed.
The paint wasn’t very well maintained and the car was covered with swirls, scratches and plenty of water etched marks on the flat panels. The new owner wanted it to be restored to its showroom shine. Not satisfied with the results she got from the grooming co, she approached us for help.
We used the full Meguiar system for this detail. The car was washed with GC Shampoo to get it sparkling clean and clayed on horizontal panels.
We rotary buffed with #84 and a cutting pad. After 3 passes, 90% of the defects were removed. What remained were water etched marks that formed over the years which we felt were too deep to be removed.
Next, the paint was polished with #80 and polishing pad to restore its gloss and reflection. Finally, we protected the new finishing with 1 coats of NXT polymer wax and layered with #26 as our LSP.
Presenting the “new” Alpha 156 …
These are some of the swirls found on the car.
This is how the car looked before and after the detailing session.
Before
After
Boot
Before (swirl and scratches)
After
Bonnet
Before
After
Some close-up shots
Some reflection shots
[img]http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2890mcf_P9220114_1.JPG[img]
Finally, one of my favourite shots
P/S Mike, thanks for showing me what a true detailing is when i was there and thank you for passing me the M16 and the meg's apron....
Any comments on this.....
The paint wasn’t very well maintained and the car was covered with swirls, scratches and plenty of water etched marks on the flat panels. The new owner wanted it to be restored to its showroom shine. Not satisfied with the results she got from the grooming co, she approached us for help.
We used the full Meguiar system for this detail. The car was washed with GC Shampoo to get it sparkling clean and clayed on horizontal panels.
We rotary buffed with #84 and a cutting pad. After 3 passes, 90% of the defects were removed. What remained were water etched marks that formed over the years which we felt were too deep to be removed.
Next, the paint was polished with #80 and polishing pad to restore its gloss and reflection. Finally, we protected the new finishing with 1 coats of NXT polymer wax and layered with #26 as our LSP.
Presenting the “new” Alpha 156 …
These are some of the swirls found on the car.
This is how the car looked before and after the detailing session.
Before
After
Boot
Before (swirl and scratches)
After
Bonnet
Before
After
Some close-up shots
Some reflection shots
[img]http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2890mcf_P9220114_1.JPG[img]
Finally, one of my favourite shots
P/S Mike, thanks for showing me what a true detailing is when i was there and thank you for passing me the M16 and the meg's apron....
Any comments on this.....
Beautiful
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