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    Red Baron - Evo progress...

    My G-ride - The Red Baron...!

    MItsibushi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ340











































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    Detailed

    Had it detailed 2weeks into ownership

    Written as it is on Detailing World by my mate Jim.


    Enjoy.


    Mitsubishi EVO VIII FQ-340 – Protection Detail..

    A friend brought over his newly purchased EVO VIII for me to have a play with.. Now, our spec wasn’t 100%, but, I’d get as much done on the paint as I could in one hit (So why only the ‘Protection Detail’? More on this later…)

    The forecast looked pretty dire – rain and possible thunderstorms. Great! (…the one day I forget my waterproofs too)

    After lots of head scratching and different pad/polish combos, this was the process I stuck too..

    Process
    • Wheels/Tyres & Arches cleaned
    • Pre-wash/Rinse
    • Two-Bucket Wash/Rinse
    • De-tar/clay-bar session
    • Water sheeted to aid drying/dried
    • Limeprime / CK Red Moose Glaze
    • Lay down some protection
    • Seal wheels / Dress tyres / Dress trim / Treat britework

    Wheels/Tyres & Arches
    - Rinsed
    - Megs Super-degreaser onto tyres and scrubbed
    - Megs Wheel Brightener onto alloy facing and into dish – additional Degreaser onto Callipers
    - Callipers and nut-housings cleaned with a fine detailing brush
    - Inner rim of the alloy cleaned with an EZ Detail Brush
    - Spoke behinds were cleaned with a wheel mitt, as were the rest of the flat faces
    - Arches flooded with G101 and agitated with a Vikan Brush – rinsed

    Pre-wash / Wash stage
    - Body wetted with mist from pressure washer
    - Snow-foamed and left to dwell for 10 minutes
    > Previous polish residue build-up removed at this point (panel gaps, badges etc)
    - Foam blasted off the vehicle, taking loose debris and grit off with it
    - Re-foamed with Valet PRO ph neutral and buckets filled
    > Two-Bucket wash: One rinse bucket. One solution (CG Maxi-Suds II) bucket
    - A panel washed at a time – wash mitt returned to rinse bucket often (remove lifted particles)
    - Shampoo solution rinsed and vehicle prepped for de-tar/clay bar session

    Decontamination
    - AS Tardis sprayed liberally on lower quarters and alloys; softened tar deposits. Residue wiped away with clean microfibre
    - A Mild clay-bar helped lift bonded contaminants
    - ONR mix from a pressure sprayer used to lube the paintwork
    - Dried with mega plush Miracle Dryer and using ‘pat’ technique

    Cleansing
    - DoDo Juice LimePrime used to A) Cleanse. B) Polish. C) Nourish.
    - Clearkote Red Moose Glaze used to add depth/wetness
    > both applied by hand and applicator pads

    Protection
    - A thin coat of Victoria Concours applied. A second to follow later..
    - Chemical Guys JetSEAL901 used to seal the wheels
    - Belgom ALU used to clean/protect the britework

    Dressings
    - Tyres with CG New Look Trim Gel

    Pictures

    Upon Inspection..



    Generally, looked quite presentable – obviously looked after in its previous life

    Get a little closer however and it’s pretty grubby:











    There were massive amounts of polish residue built up in all badges/gaps/crevices etc.. This alone will take some time to fix..


    First though, I’m going to set up and get the wheels/callipers into shape..

    The wheels themselves weren’t particularly bad, just a bit of pitting building up in the corners and the random tar deposit. The callipers were quite dark and dismal though – these would require some attention fo’ sho





    Mix of Wheel Brightener, Super Degreaser, G101 and various brushes.

    It all came up rather nicely..




    Next? Get rid of the nasty chalkie white polish build-ups..



    Before:


    After:



    The front-end had a dousing of G101 too to help loosen the kamikaze bugs..




    Now going back to the wheels, AS Tardis used to melt the tar deposits..



    Wiped clean and rinsed before commencing bodywash.


    This is the third time I’ve got drenched already..




    Rinse – Snow – Rinse – Snow – Wash – Rinse – Tar – Clay





    A few rough areas on the paintwork that the Sonus Green lifted but, in all, relatively ‘clean’.

    From starting the wheels, to finishing the claying stages, I’d already spent 2 hours 40 minutes on the car.. (I’d not even done door-shuts/sills either..?!)


    As the sun had disappeared behind the dark clouds, I had to use the camera flash to locate the random swirls/defects..





    Although still protected well from its previous life, it had obviously seen a pretty rough wash procedure..


    So inside, taped up and measured:



    Ah.. Right!?

    The bonnet, o/s doors and both wings had seen paint. The n/s front wing had also..

    I admit, whilst removing the polish build-up, I noticed one side of the front bumper sat lower than the other. A possible front-end shunt maybe? The car was purchased HPi clear – no word of any damage in the past.

    It’s around here my day started to go downhill..

    First, my Kestral SIM-180 packs up. It’s as though the wire going into the handle has a very poor connection. At some angles, it works, but it can judder and stop/start – this is no good.

    So, blowing the dust off of the PC, I tried the same 3M Polishing pad/Limeprime combo as before. It was nice to get my hands on the PC for once.. Certainly easier to use on the EVO than the Rotary was – funny angles/smaller areas etc.

    HOWEVER… I’ve always learnt Jap (Honda/Mitsubishi etc) paint to be soft. Going back to one of ahoydock’s reports, I’d like to follow the same steps – the CTR that he left was simply stunning. The polish (205 I think)? Followed by the CK RMG and Victoria Concours left some awesome results. This, I hoped to replicate.

    Limeprime in on the 3M Polishing pad left some pretty great results! (Due to paint softness etc) Yet come the time to remove the residue off of the paint with a clean, fresh, soft microfibre, I couldn’t help but induce my own markings..? This irritated me somewhat rotten. It left me stumped – different pad/polish combos.. Try X-amount of other clean MF’s to lift the Limeprime off, but, no.. Nothing I could do would escape inducing said swirl marks back INTO the paint. RUBBISH. Hands up, I failed here. I didn’t know what to do.. It was literally like butter.

    I’d like to say it was down to the panels being re-sprayed? The worked areas showed readings of 190+. Can anyone help with OEM readings on EVO’s? The other panels, I had some 110, 130 up to 170 readings but, 240/290um has to of had some work – Am I right?

    After wasting lots of time walking round in circles, I made a phonecall and discussed the issue with the owner, Dan.

    It was left that I should do what I can in terms of polishing but to get a good couple of layers down for protection. Time pushing at this stage already…

    SO. Limeprime with the soft, red side, of a German Applicator pad followed by the Red Moose Glaze on a different pad. It did give pleasing results, sure, but there was so much more to be had!


    Lancer badge before with the white chalking..


    After.. (missed a bit!)



    Put the EVO outside to see how it’s looking pre-wax..
















    The pads I used showed colour-transfer from the single-stage paint




    Finally all sealed in with x2 coats of Vic Concours wax




    Exhaust inner before:



    Inner after:




    Box before:



    Box after:





    That’s about it I’m afraid! A challenging day – certainly didn’t enjoy it. I met Dan later in the evening and explained my findings – if anyone can tip us on ideas/what to do, it would be great.

    Lots of photos after a GLOS wipedown..































    Total time, 7hrs 40mins. (20 minutes were spent at the end with a cocktail stick removing the remaining traces of polish build-up in the cracks and crevices)

    Thanks for reading

    Jim

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    Carbon me up!!

    First update on the Baron...


    Recieved some purchases this very morning!

    FedEx dropped this off, my brother signed for it without looking at it and as you can see its PHUCKED...







    So thats one new splitter, ****ed before ive even been near a kurb... Contacted the seller and i'll leave it with them, its on the underside so not visible when fitted but thats not the point is it... If i have to keep it it will need laquering to seal the weave again..



    carbon 'hood dampers'



    PVC flaps from FQ Performance.







    Shame about the splitter been damaged, because its very tastily made!







    Flaps were a doddle to fit, the fronts took less then 5minutes a side, jacked the rear up so i could get my beef hands in to undo the bolts but still easy peasy











    Needs a clean after all this shite weather!



    Whacked the bonnet lifters on... After much mulling about it was obvious the brackets are just random universal ones and will never fit nicely so whipped the thing out for this to go into the wing by itself



    Look alreet



    Had this one since week one but took no decent snaps yet, i like it!



    Had a little clean, need a carbon rad cover and a vortex generator pppp

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    Flaps make all the difference. Shame about the splitter. Hope you can get it refunded or whatever.

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    Hellish son! It's amazing what the flaps will do to the look of the car. They were the first thing I bought for uncle Jemal.

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    Nice flaps kid Looking even more sex now your wallets touched it.

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    You carbon whore lol. Man the splitter looks tight, shame it's damaged, but the next one will look great! Never sure on flaps but I guess that they suit Evo's...

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    As said flaps suits Evo's and similar cars, and they surely suit yours Dan even Si's. Shame really about the splitter. Thought you were going to put some pics up of it fixed with some tape or so to see the difference
    Nice ride ehh

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    Love it, carbon fibre FTW.
    You must be gutted about that splitter, hopefully you'll get it resolved soon and get it on and show us some pictures.

    Any more plans for Carbon Fibre?

    Bonnet?

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    Brilliant mate.

    Still makes me giggle seeing YOUR car being detailed lol.

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