Detailer's Domain: 2006 STI Aspen White - Paint Correction
 

What can I say another STI, same issues holograms, swirls, scratches, you name it. Its all here.

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam's All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Engine Cleaned and Dressed
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint correction (Meg's M105, Menzerna Power Finish, Menzerna Super Finish)
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step - Swissvax Glacier
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed and sealed

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Lusso Auto Bathe
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meg's M105
Menzerna Power Finish
Menzerna Super Finish
Swissvax Glacier

Engine
P21S Total Autowash
Adam's In and Out Spray

Wheels/Tires
Uber Wheel and Tire Kit

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment

Before shots:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9875.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9876.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9877.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9878.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9879.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9883.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9889.jpg

Before wheels
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9885.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9888.jpg

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9898.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9899.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9916.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9917.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9918.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9919.jpg

Engine Before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9900.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9902.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9903.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9904.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9905.jpg

P21S Total Autowash to the rescue
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9908.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9909.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9910.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9911.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9912.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9913.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9935.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9936.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9938.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9941.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9933.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9934.jpg

After shot of the engine
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0018.jpg

Wash
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9964.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9946.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9947.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9952.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9953.jpg

Clay (sorry no shots)

Masking
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0002.jpg

Polishing trim
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0015.jpg

Door pull before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9897.jpg

Door pull after
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0009.jpg

Before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0013.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0014.jpg

Before shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9967.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9971.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9972.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9973.jpg

After shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9974.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9975.jpg

Before shot of the bumper
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9993.jpg

After shot
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9994.jpg

Exhaust Tip before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9966.jpg

Exhaust Tip after
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_9998.jpg

Swissvax Glacier
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0053.jpg

After shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0057.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0058.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0062.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0064.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0069.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0078.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0081.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0082.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0083.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0025.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0026.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0027.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0031.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0032.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0039.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...i/IMG_0029.jpg

Enjoy!

(Permission to post this write up was granted by the owner)

Love your write-ups!

:D greatwork, like usual!

Would the swissvax work on ivory white pearl colors also or just the white color type of the STi?

^Yeah, what he said. :)

I like!

It must be hard to capture and see all the paint defects with such a light color when compared to dark colors.

clean!