Journey At Ipoh Tambun With S1tl (BMW E46 & Saga LMST)

last 2 weeks i went back to ipoh with my girlfriend to see her parents and also have detailing session with S1tl. unfortunately i miss charity session with kc cause im going back on friday night. since he post the thread earlier than me im not gonna post more (refer to on friday night was really a tiring road trip back to ipoh after my work, spent 1 day with my girlfriend and her parents which is sunday (mother's day) on saturday 10am had breakfast with S1tl and start our detailing at 11am, i was shocked looking at the E46 when reach at his place, plenty rids (random isolated deep scratches) and deep swirls. not forget the car is a re-painted one, i mean is a really poor paint job (orange peel)




this are really deep one



the front hood was choose to test the products from least aggressive > aggressive, we picked Optimum Hyper Spray Compound and M105 Ultra-Cut Compound from Meg's. we set 2 different area to test before we move further.


S1tl working with M105


swirls before


1st area cut with Optimum Hyper Spray Compound


2nd area cut with M105

the weather is so hot that i almost lose concentration while i complete the finishing plus i have dinner at 6.30pm 10% of the swirls we cant remove and the rids. next month gotta continue, please stay tune! on sunday after lunch, my girlfriend's brother hit the gate when he was trying to reversing the car, the paint have peel off badly at the rear fender and im there to help him to remove it.


look bad





wet sanding begin, start with 1500grit and finish with 2000grit Optimum No Rinse as lube.



after wet sand







and finish..











18SX, please do not try this at home as you dont want your clear coat rip off.


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BIG-Tec On Track, More Tar Will Attack! (Civic EK9) by mun

all car enthusiasts wish to go to sepang track if they wanna boost their car's ability to the max. the fastest you go, the more damage you'll get cause road tars are stubborn to be removed and it takes alot alot time to clay them off, not forget the small little tiny rocks will got hit on the bumper, skirting as well, result.. paint chipped. but for them, is worth the $$$ and satisfaction. so one of my friend got back from track not long ago and has not been detail for 6 months. wanna look how it looks like?


water stains/spots


rear bumper


the side


rear spoiler


on top


front skirting covered alot tars




rear windscreen water spots


petrol tank found dirt and grease


this white car also received quite alot presents from sepang and the owner doesnt like it

before i move further i give this white beast a good bath with ONR 3caps fill with 2gallon of water then move to surface preparation that took me few hours to be done.



then start to clay


this is what i picked from the carbon fiber hood


some tars i cant clay using clay bar so i let the Meg's Bug & Tar Remover do the job








after clayed the whole surface, OPC was used to removed stains like roof lining, side mirror, inner side part of the windscreen, petrol tank and number plate frame.


petrol tank before


petrol tank after


roof lining before (sorry for the bad quality picture)


after power clean-ed


power clean agitating


after

ONR wash again cause still dirty after clay, wipe down with water magnet tower and move to paint correction, not much correction to do just level up the gloss and clarity (remove minor swirls only)

just remind you before you forget how this car look like...

before


after


before


after


remember this?


and now


and this


now


roof before


roof after



carbon fiber hood


crazy


hope the rocks wont stuck in there


back to track and rev to max!


anyone wants to race with him?


Wash: ONR no rinse 3caps with 2gallon of water
Surface Preparation: PG Clay No.2 ONR as lube, Optimum Power Clean @ roof lining, petrol tank, door side lining, windscreen inner part lining and number plate with soft bristle brush and ONR wash after clay. tough tars removed by Meg's Gold Class Bug & Tar Remover.
Paint Correction: M105 with LC cutting pad @ speed 2.5 medium pressure, Optimum Hyper Spray Polish with LC polishing pad @ speed 2 light pressure slow passes.
Rear Windscreen: M105 with LC cutting pad @ speed 3.5 heavy pressure.
Protection: Meg's NXT Tech Wax 2.0


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