The Do-Luck Supra

[Barry]

Pinched from another forum but a good read

Here we have Jamesy's writeup for his newely acquired Do Luck Supra!

The car was booked in for a Stage 1 paint enhancement, so not all defects will be removed in this process. As a general rule original Supra paint is quite soft, as this car has been fully painted it was a little unknown what the paint hardness would be like. I can tell you now, that its much harder


So, taking a walk around the car lets see what weve got...

Starting off, the tyres were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner



Wheels with Bilberry, which is safe for all types of alloys, including chrome



Calipers also cleaned with APC





All door, boot, fuel shuts, window trim, lights and scuttle panel cleaned with APC

















The car was then jetwashed, snowfoamed, rinsed off after 5 mins and washed using Shampoo Plus, leaving this

[Barry]

Next step

Being a mild day outside, the car was clayed using Last Touch as lube to remove bonded contamination washing would not remove



The rear number plate was cleaned with Tar & Glue to remove the residue from a previous plate applied over the top





After being washed again the car was taken inside to be dried and inspected, lots of swirls and faded paint was now very apparent

Paint thickness readings were taken. Obviously being painted the levels were noticeably higher than you would expect for original paint













I chose to use Meguiars M205 polish, a 3M polishing pad and backing plate and the Makita rotary. Each panel required 2 hits of this process to achieve the results i wanted the car to leave with for a stage 1 treatment. The defects remaining would require a step up in compound to remove, which would need a stage 2 correction treatment. As the defects that remained had the edges taken off them during the process applied here, this hugely changes the way natural light hits them, and as you will see as the car develops, this will still leave an exquisite finish to the vehicle





Starting on the front wing







Moving onto the door

[Barry]

Finally

The rear wing











The blades of the carbon spoiler had to be removed to allow the machine full access



Moving round to the other side













Onto the passenger door





Polished side under LED light



Unpolished side

Passenger front wing had some lovely defects clearly visible







Round to the bonnet and then front bumper













Then the A pillars and roof





The carbon spoiler was also machined











Once all polishing was complete, and all panels had been IPA'd to remove polishing oils, out came the box of Do Luck stickers to return the original graphics the car was known for. Each sticker location was carefully checked to its original place





The glass was then cleaned using 3M Glass Cleaner

The exhaust was polished inside and out







Swissvax Cleaner Fluid was then applied by hand to the paint to prepare it for the wax application



The chosen wax, was Swissvax Best of Show. Applied in a thin layer and buffed off after 15 mins



The wheels, although really requiring a refurb, were polished up with NXT, ipa'd and sealed with Poorboys. Tyres were dressed with Endurance Gel



The boot was hoovered and everything cleaned with APC





The interior was hoovered and dusted down









These were the final pictures after window seals and scuttle panel treated with Bumper Care

Finally the car was wrapped under a sheet to await Jamesy's arrival



When he came, we both applied the Do Luck sunstrip, as best we could This wasnt an easy task!



These were the final pictures as the car was pulled outside to leave





















It was a great pleasure, to work on the Do Luck Supra, and for Jamesy. He's a fantastic guy that will do the car proud, for us all to appreciate back in UK events.


Thanks for reading,


Christian

[Barry]

Nobody enjoy that then

[cragterharris]

I quite enjoyed it, surprised others didn't.

[GT3guy]

It's a pretty car certainly, but I have to confess 'concours d'elegance' and detailing is a bit outside my area of interest, unless it's veteran/vintage cars. My best mate's influence there, I guess.

[Simon West]

i always enjoy seeing the difference but i was shocked when i saw the stickers going on. really not my thing and didnt think it added anything (tbh though the interior wasnt looking so great to me either).
I normally dont comment because i have nothing to add really. But yep, i doo like flicking though these type threads

[Barry]

i always enjoy seeing the difference but i was shocked when i saw the stickers going on. really not my thing and didnt think it added anything (tbh though the interior wasnt looking so great to me either).
I normally dont comment because i have nothing to add really. But yep, i doo like flicking though these type threads

Yeah i think the Stickers thing was to bring it back to "former" glory of what it looked like when it was first built in Japan.

[Superman]

As above, not a fan of the stickers and the styling is abit wayward for me.

End result of the work done is fantastic though!

[bradleyboy]

Thats amazing.. The way they sectioned it off and you can see a huge difference.. Fair play to them