Rasky's work! :)

[RaskyR1]

This is a return client of mine who wanted to get the car touched up again. It's been a little over two years since I last detailed it and he had been taking great care of the car during that time. Unfortunately when it was in for service the dealer decide to wash and swirl it up pretty good for him....

Process:

Wash - Foamed with OPC/CGCW followed by 2BM wash and CGCW
Wheels - P21S Gel and various brushes
Tires - OPC, dressed with Hyper Dressing 3:1
Clay - Blackfire Clay and M34 as lube
Initial correction step - D300 on the GG6 with Megs MF cutting pads
Finishing Step - 106fa via GG6 and Crimson LC pads
Protection - Blackfire Wet Diamond


Before pics

Nothing like washing in the rain...sorry for the blurry pic...

50/50 pics

 

[RaskyR1]

Finished pics!

Thanks for looking,

Rasky

 

[RaskyR1]

My first detail on the new lift!

This car was recently purchased used by a good friend of mine. It was in pretty good shape overall but he wanted to get it looking like new again and well protected for the harsh MN weather.

Process:

Wash - Foamed with OPC/CGCW followed by 2BM wash and CGCW
Wheels - P21S Gel and various brushes
Tires - OPC, dressed with Hyper Dressing 3:1
Clay - Blackfire Clay and M34 as lube
Initial correction step - D300/M105 mix on the GG6 with Megs MF cutting pads
Finishing Step - Optimum Hyper polish on crimson LC pads
Protection - Optimum Opti-Guard


Before pics

Hard to capture good shots with the metallic but you can still see the difference after D300

PPF had some deep scuffs in a few areas

After...lol, Brinkmann was losing power

Finished pics

Thanks for looking,

Rasky

 

[RaskyR1]

Black Altima, 2-step correction and Opti-Guard application


This vehicle belongs to a return client of mine from Canada. I did the car exactly one year ago and at that time he wasn't ready to pull the trigger on the Opti-Coat. To give him a taste of what the coating could offer I decided to coat his front bumper and wheels. Needless to say he returned again this year specifically to have the coating applied. Keep in mind the owner is 6+ hours away.

The car was still in pretty good shape but the dealer had scratched some areas on the roof when installing a new windshield that needed wet sanding.

Process:

Wash - Foamed with OPC/CGCW followed by 2BM wash and CGCW
Wheels - P21S Gel and various brushes
Tires - OPC, dressed with Hyper Dressing 3:1
Paint prep - Nanoskin Towel and Glide as lube
Initial correction step - D300 on the GG6 with Megs MF cutting pads
Finishing Step - 106fa via GG6 and Crimson LC pads
Protection - Optimum Opti-Guard


Before pics

Scratches on roof

These were not too bad

 

[RaskyR1]

After pics

Finally a chance for sun pics!

Scratch removed

Here is a little Youtube video I shot after washing the car which shows just how awesome Opti-Guard is.


View: http://youtu.be/sDikvl3rtX8?hd=1




Thanks for looking,
Rasky

 

[hotshot]

I really want to do that opti-guard. Probably should while the paint is new and isn't beyond swirled up...

 

[RaskyR1]

I really want to do that opti-guard. Probably should while the paint is new and isn't beyond swirled up...

Yep! I still recommend claying and a light polish prior though.

 

[RaskyR1]

2012 Golf R, Prep and Opti-Guard application.


New Golf R in for Opti-Guard treatment. Overall the paint was in great shape with only the B pillars and a few areas needing considerable amounts of correction. There was some very odd marks on this car however which I've never seen on a new car before. They looked like abrasion marks almost like what you see back in the days when owners put vinyl bras on the front of there car and they flapped in the wind, slowly abrading the paint. One area behind the front wheel was all they way down to the primer and it was in the same location on all 4 wheel wells. The lower side spoilers also had the marks in several areas. I was able to remove them in most areas...if anyone else has seen this on new Golf R's let me know.

Justin came in to help out on this one too.

Process:

Wash - Foamed with OPC/CGCW followed by 2BM wash and CGCW
Wheels - P21S Gel and various brushes
Tires - OPC, dressed with Hyper Dressing 3:1
Paint prep - Nanoskin towel and Glide s lube, Nanoskin fine pad on glass.
Spot correction step - D300/M105 mix on the GG6 with Megs MF cutting pads
Finishing Step - 106fa via DA and crimson LC pads
Protection - Optimum Opti-Guard


Before

Drivers side rear wheel well marks

Drivers side front wheel well...you can see where paint had been abraded through

passenger side front

passenger side rear

Side spoiler....hard to get this one in pics

Justin going to town on the back

Owners plates suit this car well IMO!

Me working on the front

We also coated the owner new set of wheels for him....love these wheels!

 

[RaskyR1]

Finished pics

Scuffs removed

Thanks for looking,

Rasky

 

[webby]

so were you able to actually repair the worn areas on the wheel arches? It looks like it's basically gone in at least that one pic above

 

[RaskyR1]

so were you able to actually repair the worn areas on the wheel arches? It looks like it's basically gone in at least that one pic above

I'd say 95% of it was removed with just a little remaining on the passenger side, though it was on the lip/edge itself and you'd never know it was there. I had to be careful polishing on an edge like that. I'm still baffled as to how they got there though....


all caught up on my write ups now!

 

[webby]

pretty amazing.. and you've been a busy guy

 

[RaskyR1]

pretty amazing.. and you've been a busy guy

Thanks! yeah....haven't had time to post anything lately. Every weekend is booked until the end of Sept right now and even a few jobs during the week....so much for summer....

 

[12civic5speed]

so what wheel cleaner is safe on the ec spoke wheels i believe that they car clear coated

 

[RaskyR1]

Low mileage '90 Prelude, 2-step polish and Opti-Guard protection

This car belongs to a previous co-work of mine and to be honest it's a little near and dear to my heart for a few reasons. The first reason being that I'm a big Honda fan and IMO these cars are what made Honda what it is today. My first car was also an '86 Prelude which my father and I repainted a different color when I was 16. I've also owned several other Preludes over the years and currently have a '92 as a beater car. Last but not least, this was actually the first car I detailed out of my garage 6 years ago after I finished it all off.


Here is the car 6 years ago before I worked on it...

The owner has had this car since new and it truly is her baby! It's rust free, which is rare for a 22yr old Honda in MN, and it currently has 148,xxx kilometers (91,xxx miles) on it. Yes, this is a Canada spec car so the instrument display is in kilometers. Needless to say I LOVE this car and definitely put in more time then I should have, but I can't help myself.


It had been a long time since the car was detailed and it's seen it's share of less than perfect washings over the last 6 years. To top it off she recently allowed the neighbor to "wax" the car, which was actually what caused her to contact me and see if I was still detailing. The neighbor had left wax in all the cracks, on the trim, and in the chips. I was able to remove most of it, but only so much could be done with the chips. Side note: MF pads do a great job of cleaning out wax from rock chips!


Before pics

Removed trim piece on hood

Light oxidation and wash marring

Taped up

50/50 shots

Hood propped up to avoid burning edges on this 22yr old paint...I also taped off some adjacent edges during the process too.

Correction was done with D300/MF followed by Sonax Perfect Finish on a LC crimson foam pad. Paint coated with Opti-Guard and trim coated with CarPro D-Lux.

 

[RaskyR1]

Finished pics!

About to rain when I finished so no sun pics, sorry.

Sylvester has also been in the car since about the time she bought it....clearly the UV exposure over the years has not been kind to him.

He says hi though!

Thanks for looking,
Rasky

 

[webby]

 

[07TLX]

 

[SiEnthusiast]

AMAZING WORK!

 

[rain91]

does polish & buffing get rid of swirls and light scratches ? dad removed snow off my car with a broom and got them everywhere on the car =(