Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X detailed

[Jay@Gleaming Kleen]

Client volunteeered to drive up to me from Devon and leave me the car for 3 days to carry out paint correction and a few other jobs such as removing all the paint protection film as installer didnt do a very poor job. Also owner wanted the rusty hubs seeing too and a dent taken out on front door

Vehicle on arrival looking a bit grubby
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Wheels were removed and throughly cleaned and clayed inside and out and then protected with GTechniq
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Arches were cleaned with BH Surfex and tardis. They were then dressed with Megs ASD
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The rear rusty hubs: these were sanded back and given 2 coats of primer followed by several coats of paint.
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Vehicle foamed with citrus degreaser and worked into all panel gaps and then washed with a lambswool washmitt and Megs Shampoo plus
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Paint protection film was removed from front bumper, half bonnet, rear arches and wing mirrors. Pulling the film off at a 45 degree angle and with the aid of a heat gun resulted in hardly any adhesive left on paintwork from film
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Evo%20X/P1040590.jpg

Lower panels were sprayed with tardis and gently wiped with a microfiber and vehicle then clayed with sonus Green and Megs last Touch as lube
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Vents removed from bonnet and front wings to make maching a little easier
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Paint measurements were taken and then a a test panel was done to find a suitable combo for correction. Settled on using Menz 3.02 and a light cutting pad with some area's just requiring a 3m black polishing pad

50/50
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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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Front bumper carbonfiber splinter polished
50/50
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Evo%20X/P1040632.jpg

Kev the dent man came to fix a ding the client had in front drivers door
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Vehicle was washed and then paint refined using Swissvax Cleaner Fluid pro in preparation for a coat of Swissvax Divine. All trim cleaned and then treated with GTechniq C1
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Evo%20X/P1040702.jpg

Vent on left treated
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Some finished shots after 2 coats of Divine and a zaino Z8 wipedown
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Thx for looking

[Mark CSL]

That looks great after all your hard work Jay :thumbs:

[shimmy]

great work Jay however i feel that the time would have been better served armed with a baseball bat and a can of petrol and some matches


:whistle:

[SMD]

I love the Evo 10! Great work Jay!:beer: