2004 New Formula Red S2000 Detailed and Polished

[flagella]

Alright so today I finally got my beloved S2000 detailed & polished at my trustworthy friend's place . It’s been almost 3 years since I had my S2 and this is the first time she’s getting polished . I have actually thought about taking my S2 before to get polished but I never really wanted to go to a detailing shop because of horror stories I’ve heard, though there are some good ones out there but unfortunately they are out of my price range. I'm very happy with Kenneth's work and would recommend him to anyone without any hesitation because of the excellent quality of work he puts in at very competitive prices.

Anyway, I just quoted from the thread from detailingbliss which he posted on.

Originally Posted by kc1337

Today my friend brought over his 2004 S2000 for a single step paint correction. This was also my first time using a Rotary to do paint correction so I was a bit cautious and ended up taking close to 5 hours to polish :shakehead:

Wash & Dry:
Duragloss 901
Proline Grout Sponge
Raceglaze detail brush
Two buckets with grit guard
Vroom drying towel
Zep Citrus degreaser 4:1 - on all trim, door jams and exhaust tips
Costco Microfiber towel on door jambs

Clay:
ONR clay lube
Riccardo Blue clay bar
Isopropyl alcohol afterwards

Exhaust:
P21S polishing soap
Zep Citrus Degreaser

Wheels, tires:
Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Raceglaze xl wheel brush
Ez Detail Regular and Mini
Armor All Extreme tire shine gel two applications

Paint Correction:
Flex 3403
Gloss it large and small backing plate
Gloss-it EVP
Meguairs M205
Menzerna Powerfinish
Uber Green pad
Uber Yellow pad
LC CCS green pad

Sealant and wax:
Collinite 845
Victoria Concours Wax
303 Aerospace Protectant on Exterior trim
Chemical Guys Super Towel
Meguiars Applicator

Glass:
Zep Glass Cleaner 32:1
Waffle Weave Glass Towel



Well here is the car on arrival





















First wash starting from the wheels











Wax is gone






Cleaned the exhaust tip and wheels





Car had very little contaminants









Used a leaf blower to dry the car




Using my new Highline II PTG, there were some 80micron areas on the hood and trunk lid, but overall the car was very healthy. Signs of repair work was obvious from the 1000+ micron readings on the front fenders and the passenger side rear quarter panel











I hate doing taping, but it must be done.











Tried to take some pictures of the swirls


First attempt at a 50/50



Before shots






After



















Headlight before



Headlight after






Comparison of driver side and passenger side mirror. Driver side is not polished yet. Passenger side is after polishing.


Driver side. So hazy.



Passenger side. So shiny




8. Two layers of wax were applied. First time with Collinite 845. Second time Victoria Concours Wax.


Waiting for Collinite 845 to dry



Noticed some water bead lol



After Collinite 845






Onto Victoria Concours Wax, waiting for it to dry.



After wiping. End result.


















It was very unfortunate that it started raining outside, so we couldn’t take any pictures against the sunlight :hmph:

Watching him drive off into the rain :shakehead:



Thanks for viewing.

Would love to get some proper feedback and advices!

[trancehead]

So ur vik on s2ki! fellow NFR here
very nice work ill be detailing mines soon too once the sun decides to come out and play.

[flagella]

Thanks! you on s2ki as well?

[trancehead]

yup! under the same name. i've yet to come to a meet tho

[flagella]

You should come. There aren't many NFRs out there

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

very nice, how much did that cost u



how come u pu colinite first than wax

i thought suppose to be the other way around

[eFx[A2C]]

Doesn't really matter since both are really waxes. Prob using 845 as a base since it has crazy durability.

[911fanatic]

Great job Ken!

[flagella]

Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN

very nice, how much did that cost u



how come u pu colinite first than wax

i thought suppose to be the other way around

PM for pricing

[604_Snooze]

how long did that take him?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

Originally Posted by eFx[A2C]

Doesn't really matter since both are really waxes. Prob using 845 as a base since it has crazy durability.

cool didnt know that

thought it'd be like making lazania, gotta layer it out with a procedure lol

[!Yaminashi]

Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN

cool didnt know that

thought it'd be like making lazania, gotta layer it out with a procedure lol

Lasagna

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

shit i knew i spelled it wrong, looked weird when i type..oh well

[flagella]

Forgot to update.

This shot was taken the next day after it was driven in the rain. Car was still extremely clean. Wax FTW!