Subaru Forester Detail

[Coltagious]

Did this forester last weekend, when it came, it seems to have a layer of "haze" on its paintwork. After the usual inspection, i proceeded to do the normal wash and clay. However, this were not as "smooth" as i expected. The paintwork was very grabby, in the sense that the claybar seems to get stuck everywhere, even with the increase in shampoo concentration, it did not help much. In the end, i decided not to waste too much time here and move the car away from the washing bay to my usual detailing spot which is much brighter.

 

Once i shined the halogen on the car, i got a shock. The watermarks i saw initially on the bonnet and roof had not been washed off at all. (Just to clarify, this is not the usual watermarks that had been etched into the paintwork, rather, they are the marks left behind by the rain water mixed with a layer of dust. Or so i though )

 

Defect 01

 

Defect 02

 

For this prob, i decided to try lake country's purple wool foam pad with IP using rotary and the results turned out well. Infact, it looks almost LSP ready except for some very light marrings here n there.

 

Defect 01 after

 

Defect 02 after

 

This step was followed up with using the DA and orange LC pad with PO106FF and the restoration was done. This car however, required up to 3 wool pads and 3 orange pads to restore, quite a bit of washing to be done

Edited November 7, 2007 by Coltagious

[Coltagious]

after the exterior was taken care of, i turned my attention to the beigh interior.

The leather seat required cleaning aplenty, so were the interior vinyls, esp the door step areas and the interior carpet. I used CG's leather cleaners for the seats and Meguiar's all purpose cleaner diluted 1:10 (1:5 on the more stubborn stains) for the vinyls and CG's fabric cleaner on the carpet. Took about 2hrs including conditioning with CG's interior protectant.

 

The pics will speak for themselves:

 

Seat Before:

 

Seat After:

 

 

 

Door Jam Bef:

 

Door Jam after:

Edited November 7, 2007 by Coltagious

[Coltagious]

Last but not least, the final product:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 8, 2007 by Lukie102

[Mzrmazda3]

Bro, you have jus given the interior & exterior of this ride a new lease of life

[Ooniik]

Spectacularly done.........

[Ivan96935sg]

Wah interior spent 2hrs to clean?

[Bmwcar]

Wow !

 

I am really impressed with the interior.

 

Great Job

[Carlovz]

wow the interior is really unbelievable ....realy back to showroom conditions bro

 

you took the entire day for the whole ride? ....

 

 

Great work bro

[Coltagious]

Thanks bro. It was hard work but definately worth it when i saw the amt of restoration achieved

[Application9999]

wow lau!!! the car is like only 1 year + and the condition is like rubbish truck....wonder what the car owner did to his car...did he ever care about it? until of cos when it reaches your magic hand...good job!!!

Edited November 8, 2007 by Application9999

[Coltagious]

Thanks for your compliments

[Mooms]

Indeed it was a very good job done. Please pm me the price, i'm driving a one year old car.

 

Thanks

[Coltagious]

Hi Ivan,

 

it took 2 hrs cos we need to "shampoo" the dirty areas, let it dry properly after cleaning and then condition all whole interior. This is a pretty large car and we only left out the roof area untouched. If we dun let it dry well, the owner might find mushrooms sprouting from the carpets

[Coltagious]

Hi bro, glad u like it. Thanks

[Coltagious]

Halo Carlovz,

 

Ya, the owner specifically wanted more attention to the interior and i a glad some improvements was made. All in, the whole car took about 7hrs. This was done with a partner. Without him, i will need about 9-10hrs.

[Coltagious]

Thanks for your compliments. I wouldn't say its neglected, just that beige interior is, imo, one of the hardest area to maintain. Cos it stains easily and is highly visible.

[Coltagious]

Halo Mooms, thanks for your compliments. will send u a PM

[Aizen]

Hey man,impressed with the results.Maybe you can pm me the prices also.