Detailer's Domain: Mitsubish Evo/Swissvax

Here is our the first Evo we have ever worked on. The car was kept in great condition. Very very light swirls. Unfortunately no before shots on this one.

Plan of action, Menzerna PO106FA followed by Swissvax Cleaner Fluid and Swissvax Crystal Rock.

Products used:
Adam's Car wash was used in the foam canon
Lusso Auto Bathe
Swissvax Yellow Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Menzerna PO106FA
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
Swissvax Crystal Rock

Wheels and Tires

Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Boar’s Hair Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
The Spoke Brush
Foam applicator pads
Swissvax Quick Finish

Trim:
Black Wow
Adam's In and Out

Glass inside and out:
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Uber Glass MF Towels

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
Lake Country Flat White 5 inch
Lake Country Flat Black 5 inch
Uber Waffle Weave Drying Towel
Grit Guard Bucket/Dolly
Uber Super Plush Towels

Before shots:




Wheels before:

Wheel getting sprayed down with P21S Wheel Gel and tires with P21S Total Auto Wash


Wheel and tires getting brushed with various brushes


Rinse:

Drying wheels with an Uber Waffle Weave Towel

Applying Swissvax Pneu to the Tires


Close up of clean wheels

After shot of the wheels


Wash:
Pre soak with P21S Total Autowash:




Wash with the Camspray and Foam Canon Attachment:

Using Lusso Auto bath


Rinsing:


Claying the Evo:


Polishing:



Headlights front
Before:

During the polishing with PO106FA

After:


Taillights
Before:

Polishing:

After:


Swissvax Crystal Rock


Swissvax Crystal Rock being applied


Finishing touches:
Cleaning Glass



Exhaust before:

Cleaning the Exhaust:

After:


Black Wow on Trim:
Before:

Applying Black Wow:

50/50 of Black Wow


After:


Adam's In and Out on Trim:

After:


Before key hole:

After:


Final shots:

 

Awesome job Phil. Makes me want to get some Swissxax

 

awesome work

 

Nice work. A few questions:

In the shot of the rims/tires being cleaned, it appears that you are using the BHB wheel brush on the tires, I would think that would be way too mild/soft to effectively clean tires? FWIW I never used the BHB, so I dunno.

The doors don't seem to match the fenders in a lot of the sun pics, is it just the lighting? I know it has nothing to do with your work, but it looks pretty bad from what I see in the pics.

 

Nice work Phil, looking good as usual!

 

BHB works fine I have been using them on the tires with P21S Autowash for years and I get great results.

If there is dirt caked on I use our other wheel and fender brush.

I believe its lighting more than anything the customer bought this car new and I was told nothing was ever resprayed.

 

Great job Phil.

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

hey no problem thanks for bringing up a good question.

 

That CR sure looks nice on silver! Nice work, Phil.

 

That Evo looks really great Phil! Great job!

 

fantastic results Phil !

whats your opinion on evo's paint ?

and I'm amazed that 106 FA is the only polish you used on the whole process , only had to swap the pads right ?
were the swirls minimal to start off with ? and im assuming the paint was soft then ?

very nice

 

the swirls were minimal.

the paint was extremely easy to work with.

Just the white pad was used at 700-1200 rpms.

yes soft paint.

 

Vehicle looks great :druling: :druling:

 

didn't you use the grey pad too ? (thought I saw that on the list)

or white was the only pad needed to remove swirls and finish nicely ?
if thats the case the FA is really good !

 

Incredible work Phil.

 

Very Nice!

Solid work as always!

 

thanks! yes white was the only one used.

I used the gray one for Swissvax Cleaner fluid.

 

wow looks great

 

Great work Phil another great detail bud!!