postint Nicks write up with his and my pics mixed It's obvious that most of us are enthusiasts, and enjoy our cars, no matter what make, model, year and so on. However, there comes a time in our vehicle's lives that they begin to look tired, or maybe even aged and just not the same anymore. Some just trade in and get something new, some put it in the back of the garage and drive their other toys and some revive them to bring back that new look to their prized possessions. I had the privilege to do just that with this 2007 Subaru STi, with 44k miles on it, it wasn't in the worst shape in the world however it could definitely look worlds better. Over the course of the week, we were able to bring this car, in the owners words, "looks better than when I bought it with only 500 miles on it" Nothing was un done on this car, as with most of my details, however we went the extra step everywhere with this car. The wheels came off, the control arms were even polished up, the wing and the hood scoop came off, even the fog light surrounds. With one goal, make it flawless. It's our goal with every car, but we usually don't have the time to truly document every step of it, so we change that for this thread to really give you all an in depth look at what exactly goes into a complete renovation detail. Some may see it as over the top, some may see it as not enough, as long as the owner leaves with a smile and that genuinely thrilled look it's all worthwhile. On to the thread itself: The process was as follows: Front end Clear bra removed due to severe oxidation and aging Passenger fender and door dents removed, due to car wash damage Full degrease using Total Auto Wash, in two applications All jambs and creases sprayed down with TAW Three bucket method, with grit guards using Citrus Auto wash Clay bar using Clay Magic aggressive and Mild clay MF Waffle weave dry, all jambs dried with MF towels Removal of rear wing, front hood scoop, BBS wheels, windshield sprayers and fog surrounds Degrease and wash using TAW/Citrus wash with Swissvax brushes and Colgate toothbrush Once cleaned, treated using Adams Undercarriage spray, Brake calipers sealed with Rejex Wheels cleaned using Meguiars Wheel Brightener, P21S Wheel gel, clayed and sealed with Rejex Reinstall wheels, lowered car, taped off all trim and edges Paint correction performed using: Porter Cable 7424XP Meguiars G110 Hitachi Rotary Menzerna PowerGloss: Yellow LC pads Menzerna 203: Orange LC pads Menzerna 85RD: Green LC pads Menzerna 106FF: White LC pads P21S Paint Cleanser BlackFire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant: Black LC pads Pinnacle Souvaran paste Wax Trim treated with Poorboys Natural look Tires treated using Poorboys Bold and Bright Windows cleaned inside and out with sprayway and glass cleaner attachment(similar to stoners thing) Onto the pictures! Exhaust before and after Silicone spray in the door jambs that was removed Wheel photos, starting with the before: The clear bra before removal: Wing removed, hood scoop removed, fog surrounds removed in the following pics! The car itself in the air: Rear wheel well before/after Front wheel well before/after: Paint photos after the full prep, definitely a lot to tackle here! Starting off with a complimentary car wash scratch: Paint photos under the same spot lights after, BEFORE any sealant/wax: spoiler and hood scoop first, areas under them done as well. some correction shots 50/50 pics were taken after first polishing stage and are not the final pics rear bumper before after the tail lights [/QUOTE] The paint under direct sunlight: Now for the final results, the reflection photos and then the over all profile photos: Profile photos of the car outside: Nick and i enjoyed this car as well as the next one after this which will be posted later along with other 2 STIs that we doing now
hahahaha sickness man. The car looks good. I see a lot of people using Power Gloss. I have been wanting to get my hands on that to try out. I see there is another black STi in the background too. I'm digging the new STi's . . . . . nice work man!
Thanks guys hard to tell. we realy need to start putting times down. we had it for 4 days so i guess between 3 of us about 40 hours or so(dante still learning so he only did final polish) sorry, this is first of 4 that need to be posted, we finished grey one yesterday, sealant is curing, have to finsh 4th today and start camaro and evo x thanks Thanks, Nick and i really went out on this one and it turned out great yeah will have to post that one when i have time. those are real advans rs not rotas
