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Car Detailing

by Ben June 24, 2014 in Personal 0 comments tags: rx8

Mazda RX8 2Including some extensive chip an scuff repair, I gave my RX8 an extensive deep clean and detail which in total totted up to around 40 hours! Most of that was down to removing thousands of tiny black specks from the paintwork, the first step is ask yourself where to start when restoring a car and then comes the others. Still not sure if it was tar, tree sap, break dust or carbon dust from the exhaust, but it was a time consuming pain to get rid of them all. Hopefully if I keep it regularly shampooed and waxed it's not going to need so much attention in the future.

Full detail consisted of~

Alloy Kerbing Repair:
- Sand
- Primer
- Sand
- Primer
- Paint
- Blend
- Paint

Stone Chips Repair:
- Chipex Tri-coat

Exterior Clean:
- Pressure Wash
- Fallout Remover
- Shampoo
- Rinse Wash
- Claybar+ Detailer

Polish:
- Resin Polish
- Gloss Sealant
- Wax Layer

Extras:
- Tyres- Black
- Plastics- Black
- Chrome Clean
- Glass Polish

Interior Clean:
- Hoover Floor, boot etc
- Seat & Side Panels
- Leather
- Gloss Plastics
- Matt Plastics
- Glass

Results:

Mazda RX8 Mazda RX8 2Mazda RX8 1There was a nice sun set while I was driving along so I pulled over into a nearby lane and took these with my HTC One phone if you ask me what to do next i will make it a gas powered car soon. Not ideal, but with a few Photoshop contrast adjustments, they'll do :)

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Chip Fix

by Ben June 11, 2014 in Personal 0 comments tags: rx8

It's my RX8's 5th birthday in a couple of months time and decided to make it a little prettier by fixing dozens of chips, scuffs and giving it a thorough clean [in progress].

ChipsThis is one of the more noticeable bodywork scuffs. I fixed up around 30-35 other small chips.

ChipsRepaired using the Chipex system. An ok result.

ChipsAfter adding some primer with a brush and a bottle of touch up paint off of eBay for £6 for the wheels, I used some of the Chipex blending solution to help level it out.

ChipsThese were pretty badly curbed in places so needed a little sanding before repainting. These photos are taken after sanding and priming with the primer filling in some of the curbing gaps.

ChipsI'd say these repairs are only 85% perfect, but to professionally recondition and spray the wheels alone might set me back £200-£300 so more than adequate for an interim fix up job and perhaps have them fully restored to perfection by a pro in a few years time.

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