Wes_R x GT3 RS (89 pics)
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Hey 5Seriesers,
It's been awhile since my last write up here https://5series.net/forums/detailing...2-pics-127670/ but I'm back with a beautiful GT3RS 997.1 which was actually done back in Dec.
I got a call back in Dec. regarding this Orange RS and the owner stating that he wanted to give it a "freshen up" and good protection as it was a daily driver and had never been detailed since he took ownership. We discussed what it may need and figured out a date. Upon arrival it turned out I knew the owner and we had gone to school together. Small world!
Anyways again on to the write up hope you guys enjoy seeing the process!
First off the initial walk around
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Brought it in to the garage and started cleaning the wheels first
Starting with the inner barrel
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Lugnuts and calipers
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and rimface
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Moving on to the exhaust, steel wool was used to clean the outside and inside.
Lol, free advertising for Courtney
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All clean
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Engine also got a quick shampoo and dressing
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After
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Finally after all the prep now we can start washing the car starting with the rinse
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Cars are always washed using the 2 Bucket Method. If you are not familiar with the 2 Bucket Method, in a nutshell it is basically 2 buckets, one water only, the other soap. The water only bucket is where you rinse off the dirt from your mitt before placing it back in the soap water thus eliminating the potential to drag dirt all over your paint and causing swirls.
This is the dirt from a previous car. You definitely don't want to be dragging this all over your paint. Also notice the bucket with the sponge is pretty much clean
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Rinsed out and new soap and water
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Washing panel by panel starting with the roof
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And rinsing off the dirt
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Other details taken care of
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After rinsing the soap off while the car was still wet I began to clay the paint to remove any embedded dirt in the clearcoat
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Pretty rough
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Finally began to dry it off with a microfibre towel
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All rubber trim was masked off
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Paint measurements were taken in microns to look for any low spots to be careful of and to see if anything had been repainted that the owner might not have been aware of
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Finally the polishing can begin and a medium cutting polish and pad were used to clean up the swirls
before
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after
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before
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before
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before
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before
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before
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before
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before
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after
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Here is a cool artsy fartsy shot of me polishing
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After the polishing was done the masking tape was removed
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Then alcohol was brought out to wipe down the panels to remove oils left behind by the polish so that the wax could have a clean surface to bond to
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Here is a teaser of the shine achieved with no wax on yet
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After the wipe down the panels were double checked with a special light that omits the same spectrum light as the sun
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Perfect
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Wax applied was Swissvax Concorso
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While the wax was curing the tires were dressed with a satin finish. Personally I don't really like the shiny stuff
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Starting now with the interior I began vacuuming
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Getting in between the seats
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Started dusting the cracks and crevices
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Pulled out a different brush with longer bristles to reach behind the tach
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After the dusting and brushing I can finally wipe down the different surfaces
I really love this shot for some reason
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Wiping down the doors
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The roll cage
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Even the extinguisher lol
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A finishing that I love to add to the detail is cleaning the pedals. Lol at the end of the detail and when the customer is taking delivery, they always say that the feel bad to sit in the car afterwards hahaha
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Finally I cleaned the windows but doing the back inside windows was the worst! Luckily I have been doing hot yoga lol so I was able to handle the job
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And now after all that hard work here are the final pics!
Starting with some sun shots
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No swirls![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
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Finished interior shots
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Exterior finished shots
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I think this pic is pretty cool too
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I love the way the beam of light and flare looks in this pic
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15km speed limit
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Beautiful reflection shot on the spoiler!
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Interesting roof shot
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And finally the last artsy fartsy![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
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I hope you guys and gals enjoyed reading through the documentation!
It's been awhile since my last write up here https://5series.net/forums/detailing...2-pics-127670/ but I'm back with a beautiful GT3RS 997.1 which was actually done back in Dec.
I got a call back in Dec. regarding this Orange RS and the owner stating that he wanted to give it a "freshen up" and good protection as it was a daily driver and had never been detailed since he took ownership. We discussed what it may need and figured out a date. Upon arrival it turned out I knew the owner and we had gone to school together. Small world!
Anyways again on to the write up hope you guys enjoy seeing the process!
First off the initial walk around
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Brought it in to the garage and started cleaning the wheels first
Starting with the inner barrel
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Lugnuts and calipers
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and rimface
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Moving on to the exhaust, steel wool was used to clean the outside and inside.
Lol, free advertising for Courtney
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All clean
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Engine also got a quick shampoo and dressing
Before
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After
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Finally after all the prep now we can start washing the car starting with the rinse
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Cars are always washed using the 2 Bucket Method. If you are not familiar with the 2 Bucket Method, in a nutshell it is basically 2 buckets, one water only, the other soap. The water only bucket is where you rinse off the dirt from your mitt before placing it back in the soap water thus eliminating the potential to drag dirt all over your paint and causing swirls.
This is the dirt from a previous car. You definitely don't want to be dragging this all over your paint. Also notice the bucket with the sponge is pretty much clean
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Rinsed out and new soap and water
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Washing panel by panel starting with the roof
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And rinsing off the dirt
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Other details taken care of
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After rinsing the soap off while the car was still wet I began to clay the paint to remove any embedded dirt in the clearcoat
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Pretty rough
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Finally began to dry it off with a microfibre towel
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All rubber trim was masked off
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Paint measurements were taken in microns to look for any low spots to be careful of and to see if anything had been repainted that the owner might not have been aware of
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Finally the polishing can begin and a medium cutting polish and pad were used to clean up the swirls
before
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after
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before
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after
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before
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after
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before
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after
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before
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after
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before
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after
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before
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after
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before
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after
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Here is a cool artsy fartsy shot of me polishing
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After the polishing was done the masking tape was removed
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Then alcohol was brought out to wipe down the panels to remove oils left behind by the polish so that the wax could have a clean surface to bond to
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Here is a teaser of the shine achieved with no wax on yet
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After the wipe down the panels were double checked with a special light that omits the same spectrum light as the sun
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Perfect
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Wax applied was Swissvax Concorso
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While the wax was curing the tires were dressed with a satin finish. Personally I don't really like the shiny stuff
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Starting now with the interior I began vacuuming
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Getting in between the seats
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Started dusting the cracks and crevices
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Pulled out a different brush with longer bristles to reach behind the tach
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After the dusting and brushing I can finally wipe down the different surfaces
I really love this shot for some reason
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Wiping down the doors
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The roll cage
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Even the extinguisher lol
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A finishing that I love to add to the detail is cleaning the pedals. Lol at the end of the detail and when the customer is taking delivery, they always say that the feel bad to sit in the car afterwards hahaha
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Finally I cleaned the windows but doing the back inside windows was the worst! Luckily I have been doing hot yoga lol so I was able to handle the job
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And now after all that hard work here are the final pics!
Starting with some sun shots
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No swirls
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Finished interior shots
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Exterior finished shots
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I think this pic is pretty cool too
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I love the way the beam of light and flare looks in this pic
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15km speed limit
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Beautiful reflection shot on the spoiler!
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Interesting roof shot
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![](https://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/WesRobles1/vincesgt3rs/094.jpg)
And finally the last artsy fartsy
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I hope you guys and gals enjoyed reading through the documentation!
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