Rasky's work! :)

[RaskyR1]

Finished Interior pics!

Don't forget about the seat racks!

 

[RaskyR1]

Finished Exterior pics!

Thanks for looking!

Rasky

 

[webby]

did you provide a tarp for him to put on the inside of the vehicle to drive it home? That way the interior remains looking like that..

do you ever take wheels off to work on cleaning them, or always do the cleaning on the car?

 

[Dar-Dar]

It looks like a brand new truck!

 

[RaskyR1]

did you provide a tarp for him to put on the inside of the vehicle to drive it home? That way the interior remains looking like that..

do you ever take wheels off to work on cleaning them, or always do the cleaning on the car?

LOL, nope....but I do have coated paper matts I place on the floor and plastic seat covers if needed.

I take wheels off occasionally...mostly for Opti-Coat jobs...most people don't want to spring for the added cost though.

Did these M3 wheels with Opti-Coat not too long ago...

Did these a while back...

 

[webby]

so, if someone came in with a rough looking wheel - tar/grime, brake dust... you name it, what do you do to clean out the wheel? Or, are you mostly cleaning out the front portion of the rim, and leaving the inside alone? Obviously you cleaned the entire thing on the above.... any product you like the most for cleaning that inside?

 

[RaskyR1]

so, if someone came in with a rough looking wheel - tar/grime, brake dust... you name it, what do you do to clean out the wheel? Or, are you mostly cleaning out the front portion of the rim, and leaving the inside alone? Obviously you cleaned the entire thing on the above.... any product you like the most for cleaning that inside?

It really depends on the package the owner chooses and what their expectations are. Most the jobs I do involve a good cleaning of the wheel face and barrels, but no tar removal. Wheel type also plays a big role in the product I choose. For the majority of the cars I do, Sonax Full Effect is my go to wheel cleaner. Its very safe, yet effective. On top of the wheel cleaner I also have a half dozen or so wheel brushes used to reach all areas of the wheels. On average it takes about 5 minutes to detail a wheel like the M3 ones pictured above.

Todd has an article on our blog that get really in depth on the whole process.

http://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-Pro/how-to-detail-your-wheels-tires-and-wheel-wells/


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[webby]

awesome read, thanks for the link

 

[RaskyR1]

Mini Cooper R paint correction, Opti-Guard protection


This hot little hatch actually belongs to the owner of the E46 I recently detailed and after inspection it was scheduled for a 2-step correction with Opti-Guard protection. After working on a full size Chevy truck last weekend, having this little thing to work on was a relief to say the least, but surprisingly, it was still a fair amount of work.

This vehicle did see occasional tunnel washes in the winter (slap n' Scratch) which was very evident upon the initial inspection. The scratching and marring on the tops and passenger side were not quite as severer as the drivers side, and the lower you went down on the side panels, the worse they were. For those of you familiar with the slap n' scratch wash, you will understand why this is.

Process:

Wash - ONR
Wheels - Sonax Full Effect
Tires - OPC
Clay - Clay Magic fine clay, ONR as lube
Paint correction - D300/MF followed by 106fa on tangerine LC pads (GG6 DA). Drivers side also needed some M105/Surbuf.
Opti-Guard prep - Foam bath with OPC/CGCW followed by wash with CGCW, 15% IPA wipe-down
Glass - Meguiar's D120
Exhaust tips/metal trim - Optimum Metal Polish
Tires - Meguiar's Hyper Dressing 3:1
Opti-Guard application - Paint was done using CarPro Suede MF applicators, trim/wheels were done with foam applicator, plastic grills done with air brush.

Before pics:

Bleeding wheel

Water spots

DISO

Owner had two areas of concern....Bird poo etching

...and bug spatter etching. Both came right out with D300/MF

Door scuff

More water spots and RIDS

I love PPF!

Black trim shows true paint condition better

50/50 shots after D300

Lots of taping on these cars

 

[RaskyR1]

Foam bath to prep for coating

Front and rear grills were a little dull and very intricate....a PITA to clean too!

Perfect candidate for Opti-Guard via airbrush!

Better!

Finished pics

Trying to be creative

 

[RaskyR1]

All black plastic trim was coated

Brinkmann

Halogens

Thanks for looking!

Rasky

 

[webby]

beautiful work on the mini!

 

[spicy]

Ive said it before dozens of times on 8thcivic, youre the best, and the finished product is among the cleanest cars ive ever seen, brand new included. Keep posting updates here. Love checking em out, and if i ever come down to Minnie and its not nasty out, Ill be sure to get a hold of you for an appt.

 

[joker2266]

awesome work wish i could do it

 

[thevietkid33]

amazing work man. any tips on how to keep a black car from getting swirl marks?!

 

[webby]

using a two bucket method for washing - I've seen seen him say a number of times...

 

[RaskyR1]

using a two bucket method for washing - I've seen seen him say a number of times...

Nice! I've never seen that video from AutoLavish....and they're on the "Ask-A-Pro" team with me!

I'm going to have to give them some grief now....

 

[webby]

any cars you've done recently?

 

[RaskyR1]

any cars you've done recently?

I've done a couple but haven't done anything with the pics yet. Cars were nothing special and the pics are so so. I have a new Optima Turbo this weekend though.


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[webby]

is the optima in bad shape already?