The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

[KC's]

Making impossible things possible - as the passion still remains
all in the family



Dawn of a new hope -


One of my blog follower has been complaining of all his ride - that is full of swirls. every time when he call or SMS me he would says " I cant stand my rides any more - it is full of swirls & i cant trust any northern detailer"

a date set, while he is a conference, he left his ride to be detail



Good looking 5 years ride



Dirt accumulated from 500 KM drive to central.

close up shots to ....some scratches & RIDS


more close up scratches shot



scratches between the door of right side


front right front 1/4 panel


Bonnet up close shots - show a lots of swirls & scratches - esp rids


stains on the right side signal lamp


left side 1/4 front panel scratches



insects saps


a bugs life - ended here


sand blasted front right bumper


left side front bumper - sand blasted & scratches too -
this is a habitual driver who loves tailing trucks


left side skirting area - full of scratches from twigs or branches - as the onwer stay in interior



left side rear 1/4 dimpled


rear bonnet - swirls that irritates the drivers ( his the other new Odessy having the same issue)


another long deep scratches on the right side rear 1/4 of the ride




A deep cleaning begins with Power clean -ing
& agitate with soft hair brushes


remember my 1st post - pic before



after a quick shower


pics before
would you believe in magic ....


Pls dont be fooled, its all about sweat & took us 3 hours to achieve this



its all about the heart work
for the details of the engine detailing write up please check out here

http://thedetailers.blogspot.com/2010/11/most-extreme-engine-detailing-guide.html

wheels before


after


close up - stains removed by power clean


tada - after




moving on to the interior


leathers seems to be dulled & un attractive



close up pic of the leathers...


once oily dressing removed

it look dull & un attractive

a 50/50% protectant coated - judge for yr self


ta da


ta da


another 50/50% coated with protectant


dashes with ashes


oily looking dashes - lots of stains


another close up - right side door panel - oily looking


ta da - after


lets power girls do the power puff - with the power clean


agitate then brush - wipe off & walk away


i usually have lots of brushes - each of one specific area (like interior - exterior - engine - wheels)


oily looking dash before


once the oily dressing remove ( i discover it is tire dressing)


this was the reason it was dress heavily

ta da after - detail


do we dress it or protect it???? a question need to be asked to every driver

oily looking dashes - before & ....many under lining issue surfaced




before oily greasy feeling dashes


once dressing remove - before coating with protectant

this is the evident - once the oily dressing removed

ta da


silky feeling & not oily that transfers dirt when is touched

moving to pedal detailing


agitate with power clean & brushes away



moving to hrad to clean & reach area



making full use of every opportunity - the edges of the brushes

before


after


pic of a clean car, moving on to paint corrections


swirls from front bonnet


swirls from the hood - only can been seen under proper lighting (halogen 300 watts) or under sun light


more swirls

front bonnet right side

more swirls


more swirls


paint correction
COMPOUND & POLISH - Meguiars M 105 with Lake country double sided wool pad ( speed1- 3)

Meguiars M 105 stepdown to Lake country CCS Yellow pad (speed1-2- 3)

finishes Meguiars M 205 & Meguairs Soft buff (Speed 1-2-1)


swirls before


ta da


before


after


before


after


before


after


another long key scratched damage


long key scratched by some idiots (pardon me) we have many teach you a lesson of nuisance,,,who just like to abuse others property


scratches as well


tada






swirls of the rear light plastic


ta da


do u remember the sand blasted front bumper - dull & hazzy


ta da

glossy restored

dulled sand blasted looking bumper


tad a


do you remember this pic

it is not what you see, it is only a reflection of the real thing


here you goes

never takes anything for granted - things might not seems what is it suppose to be at times - just like a mirage in the desert

Mr L - polishing the gloss -



some parting pics


a restored hood


remember before


tad a now




the restored pride


gloss & reflection -


the roof


final touch



before


now


ta da




before


now







depth & reflection restored


do u remember the 1st pic u saw
Dawn of a new hope -



ta da another mirage -


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The entire exterior - emblem - crevices area - lights - signals - door jam & engine is washed by Optimum Power Clean
dilutions OPC 1 part : 8 parts water exterior / paint
dilutions OPC 1 part : 5 parts water for interior
engine detailing dilutions OPC 1 part : 8 parts water
dress by Optimum Leather protectant - UV coated & good for all plastic & rubber

This car was washed by ONR with 3 microfibres
Clayed & lubricate with ONR 30ml in 500 ml water
Wash again with ONR

COMPOUND & POLISH - Meguiars M 105 with Lake country double sided wool pad ( speed1- 3)
Meguiars M 105 stepdown to Lake country CCS Yellow pad (speed1-2- 3) finishes Meguiars M 205 & Meguairs Soft buff (Speed 1-2-1)

Protected by optimum Optiseal - for all exterior parts inclusive of windows & plastic

Waxed by Optimum Car Wax

Leather & interior protected by optimum leather protectant

Tire - Meguiars Gold glass rubber detailers

thanks goes to Harold my assistant (who does all the wheels, engines & exterior rubber & plastic detailing ) & Mr L ( for cleaning claying & polishing ) as the passion still remains - all in the family

I would never enjoyed detailing so much without you guys

cheers to rest of you who have been following our detailien trails

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

KC, once again, fantastic results. That was a lot of work. The Honda looks brand new. Great turnaround. The reflections are fantastic. The paint looks so deep and wet looking. Way to go. Great work as always.

[Shawn T.]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Great write-up! That car as in need of some KCing. Honda looks great.

[scanlessfool]

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Thank you for posting what you did to clean the engine. Where did you get those brushes from? I like them.

[Executionerhk]

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KC, nice job.
And I do have a question.
So the cleaning of the engine... with that power clean thing...
Do you need any water?

Are did you really use leather protectant as engine dressing?
what is the reason behind that?

[KC's]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

KC, once again, fantastic results. That was a lot of work. The Honda looks brand new. Great turnaround. The reflections are fantastic. The paint looks so deep and wet looking. Way to go. Great work as always.

Thanks John
You have just got a word & an encouraging one just for everyone

Thank you for taking yr time to do so ....Appreciate yr kind gesture

Great write-up! That car as in need of some KCing. Honda looks great.

LOL
thanks Shawn for your kind words.....you got me for this time

Thank you for posting what you did to clean the engine. Where did you get those brushes from? I like them.

Thank you Scanlessfool
Its a pack of bristle hair brushes - it happen to come with 2 wheel brushes...
I like them bigger one for exterior & smaller one for interior.....warning
addictive - once you get use to it ... you wouldn;t do without it.......strong enough get a job done & yet soft enough that will not scratch the surface

KC, nice job.
And I do have a question.
So the cleaning of the engine... with that power clean thing...
Do you need any water?

Are did you really use leather protectant as engine dressing?
what is the reason behind that?

yupp..any cleaner for that matter need rinsing - do not let it try alternatively you can also try APC & my favourite Gold class Vinyl & rubber detailer

Cheers

[scanlessfool]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Thank you Scanlessfool. Its a pack of bristle hair brushes - it happen to come with 2 wheel brushes. I like them bigger one for exterior & smaller one for interior. Warning: addictive - once you get use to it ... you wouldn't do without it. Strong enough get a job done & yet soft enough that will not scratch the surface

I'll be sure to look out for some. My engine bay is very dirty and I have been on the prowl for the right brushes. Just to make sure, was your dilution for OPC on the engine 8 parts water to 1 part OPC?

[KC's]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

I'll be sure to look out for some. My engine bay is very dirty and I have been on the prowl for the right brushes. Just to make sure, was your dilution for OPC on the engine 8 parts water to 1 part OPC?

there are many choices of brushes too

pls check out

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/brushes.html

started 1:8 for the under hood
1:5 for the engine
1:3 for the hard stains

[scanlessfool]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Excellent! Thank you very much

[KC's]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Excellent! Thank you very much

you are welcome buddy
\have lots of fun

[JoeDirt]

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Incredible work once again, KC

[Jossy92]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Thanks for the lesson, KC

[KC's]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Incredible work once again, KC

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thanks buddy for yr kind words

Thanks for the lesson, KC

thank you for taking yr time to read , i hope i can be of any assistance to u

cheers again to all MOL

[kristina27]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Great work.

[KC's]

Re: The Passion Still Remains "All in the Family"

Great work.

Thanks Kristina -