2008 Mitsubishi EvoX Photoshoot Prep
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Burning Brakes
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2008 Mitsubishi EvoX Photoshoot Prep
I was contacted by this customer two weeks ago, he found me through another friend. He had a photoshoot yesterday so we made an appointment to clean up his car on Friday, here are the results:
Minor swirls, only had 2 RIDS, not too bad for a never been detailed car:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397168288/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397168796/
Nasty looking Brembos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396573373/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396574099/
All cleaned up, easily 15 minutes per wheel/brake, due to how low he was, I couldn't scrub tires or fender wells all that good....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396571127/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397169958/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396579087/
2 wheels/brake calipers done, picture of me starting to work on them exhaust tips:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396572293/
Me: Hey bro, are the inside of the exhaust tips painted?
Customer: Uh, I think so, I've never seen them any other color....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396572619/
Me: You should come take a look at your tips.......
Customer: Holy OMFG, I never knew they were not painted, lol.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396572915/
Since I wasn't using a rotary, I just taped up the plastic/rubber trims to prevent polish staining them:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397173110/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396575193/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396575727/
The owner giving it a shot on the roof:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397175808/
Owner: Hey! I can read my text message off the reflection!
Me: lol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396576775/
Reflection and semi-artsy shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396576195/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397176436/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396579687/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396585271/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396584729/
Since the sun was almost down by the time I got done, I used my Sun Gun for final inspection + picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396580331/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397179440/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397182688/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396581571/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397182096/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397182096/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396582247/
Tools used:
Optimum car wash soap
2 buckets with grit guards
Cobra chenille mitts
Various brushes
P21s TAW & Gel wheel cleaner
Megs APC+ Diluted 3:1
IPA Diluted 1:1
GG6 with LC CCS Orange pads
Prima Swirl
GG3 with their own 3 inch orange pads
303 Aerospace protectant as tire shine
Plenty of blue tape
3M Sun Gun
Victoria Red Concour's as LSP
Minor swirls, only had 2 RIDS, not too bad for a never been detailed car:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397168288/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397168796/
Nasty looking Brembos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396573373/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396574099/
All cleaned up, easily 15 minutes per wheel/brake, due to how low he was, I couldn't scrub tires or fender wells all that good....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396571127/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397169958/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396579087/
2 wheels/brake calipers done, picture of me starting to work on them exhaust tips:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396572293/
Me: Hey bro, are the inside of the exhaust tips painted?
Customer: Uh, I think so, I've never seen them any other color....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396572619/
Me: You should come take a look at your tips.......
Customer: Holy OMFG, I never knew they were not painted, lol.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396572915/
Since I wasn't using a rotary, I just taped up the plastic/rubber trims to prevent polish staining them:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397173110/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396575193/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396575727/
The owner giving it a shot on the roof:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397175808/
Owner: Hey! I can read my text message off the reflection!
Me: lol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396576775/
Reflection and semi-artsy shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396576195/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397176436/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396579687/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396585271/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396584729/
Since the sun was almost down by the time I got done, I used my Sun Gun for final inspection + picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396580331/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397179440/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397182688/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396581571/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397182096/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5397182096/http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/5396582247/
Tools used:
Optimum car wash soap
2 buckets with grit guards
Cobra chenille mitts
Various brushes
P21s TAW & Gel wheel cleaner
Megs APC+ Diluted 3:1
IPA Diluted 1:1
GG6 with LC CCS Orange pads
Prima Swirl
GG3 with their own 3 inch orange pads
303 Aerospace protectant as tire shine
Plenty of blue tape
3M Sun Gun
Victoria Red Concour's as LSP
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Nice
looks like the car was well-cared for, aside from the exhaust tips. I
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Damn nice work! Wingless EVO ftw.
And I see a butt on your iPhone wallpaper
And I see a butt on your iPhone wallpaper
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And that's not my iPhone, it's the customer's. Good catch on the butt, I didn't even notice that, haha.
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