Rich H
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Been a long time coming on this one! Time to give the RS a tidy up ahead of Ford Fair.
You'll have to excuse the missing trim bits - these were off being made into carbon versions 
I enrolled the help of a mate and fellow detailer - Tom of "All That Gleams" - we hope to be doing more joint detailing in the future  Between us we spent 18 hours on the car.
On with the write up:
The before photos don't really show how dirty and contaminated it was tbh!! With a good percentage of its mileage racked up on track it was covered in rubber, tar and brake pads / dust. As well as its fair share of swirls.
Prerinsed with Autosmart Hazsafe to make a start on breaking down the traffic film, whilst this was dwelling the tyres and arches were cleaned and degreased with Autosmart G101 then all of it rinsed off.
Wheels were cleaned with Espuma Revolution and various brushes.
Paintwork was then washed with Autosmart Duet and Refined Detail wash mitt via 2 bucket method and grit guards before being rinsed off and dried with Refined Detail waffle weave cloths.
Then on to the decontamination stages! First up, tar deposits removed with Autosmart Tardis, next up remove the iron filings with Iron Cut and finally a thorough claying session with Bilt Hamber soft and Sonus Green with Meguiars Last Touch as lube.
By this point it was already looking a whole lot better:
With the sun hiding behind clouds all day we rolled it into the unit and got it under halogens to inspect the condition of the paintwork. In general light to moderate swirls and a few RDS thrown in - we would be aiming to remove near enough all the swirls and restore the gloss, leaving only the deeper RDS as we only had the day on it.
Various pad / polish combos were tried, I settled on Menzerna 203s on a 3M yellow pad via rotary for the main panels, whilst Tom tackled the bumpers, skirts, lights, spoiler, rear diffuser etc with Menzerna 106FA on a Chemical Guys Orange Hexlogic Pad via the DA.
Couple of 50/50's:
Tom got some great results from the lights too:
to:
and the headlights (no before):
Once the initial polishing stages were complete it was all glazed with Poorboys White Diamond. LSP of choice was FK 1000P. Wheels were also sealed with this.
Exhausts were polished with Autosol and wire wool. Glass cleaned with Autosmart Glass Clear.
Tom tackled the interior (no pics  ) whilst I set about the engine bay (Autosmart G101, various brushes and cloths. Plastics dressed with Aerospace 303 and metalwork with Autosmart Tango) Rubbish pic due to poor light
Tyres dressed with Autosmart Highstyle, few other little details addressed, job done
Rolled back out the unit at just before 7pm:
To see it in its full carbon trim'd glory, check it out on Sunday @ Ford Fair (and see it's new track wheels too  )
Thanks for looking. Comments, questions and constructive criticism welcome as per usual
Don't forget you can "like" us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/refinedetail.co.uk
Cheers
Rich
[Edited on 07-08-2010 by Rich H]
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JonnyJ
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That looks fucking awesome and im not that big a fan of the new RS.
Good work Rich
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--ToM--
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why is there loads of bits of exteriour trim missing?
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by --ToM--
why is there loads of bits of exteriour trim missing?
One who looks at the pictures only then! 2nd line down
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JonnyJ
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
You'll have to excuse the missing trim bits - these were off being made into carbon versions
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FAZ
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those trim bits under the headlights look tacky imo anyways, serve no prupose, should be white and part of the bumper
looks like a good days work anyways
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craig8
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fuck me ToM, its in the second line of text
E36 328
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JonnyJ
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I actually think it looks better without the trim bits on the front bumper, much more motorsporty.
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mwg
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You could of cleaned the numberplates... 
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broster
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Massive thanks to rich and co for doing this for us! Looks awesome now in the flesh! Shame the carbon did arrive in time to get the same treatment!
Second time iv used rich for detailing now and again I am totally amazed with the outcome!
I'll add some pics of it with carbon and new wheels tomorrow!
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noshua
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I thought in every picture the car had little marks on it everywhere, then I realised it was the dirty screen I'm looking at
That car is 
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gavin18787
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Are the wheels the green ones in the facebook pic, they look quite 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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psycho sport
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I worked with Tom at Guilfest and he said you guys were teaming up to do this!
Looks awesome!
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Toby
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Will have a goof look at this tomorrow
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Butler
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You going tomorrow Rich? Il be there!
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broster
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Carbon just landed! Pics of the finished product tomorrow!
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Jamie-C
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Are the wheels the green ones in the facebook pic, they look quite
These ones?
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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I won't be there tomorrow, no. Tom will be somewhere though!
Freddie - yeh he said he met you there! Small World
Toby - it's on track most the day so will look ruined by the end of the day I expect!
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Ben D
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Who the hell spends 18 hours of their life effectively cleaning a car? Not only that but why do other people Drool over a slightly more Anally cleaned car?
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Rich H
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dannymccann
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Ben, it isnt for everyone, for example I wouldnt spend however much it is to get my car detailed, but for those of us that want the cars to look spanking, either 'just because' or its going to a show or something, thats up to them really?
Theres obviously a market for it because Rich is doing well in, what I can imagine, is a bloody tricky market to please!
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Wrighty
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nice work rich, i think iv got one of these to do in the next coupla weeks 
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Daveskater
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That looks absolutely spot on, top notch again mate
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Toby
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Even after going around thE track looked mint
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connollygt30
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben D
Who the hell spends 18 hours of their life effectively cleaning a car? Not only that but why do other people Drool over a slightly more Anally cleaned car?
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