Probee's Red Leon Cupra R - Karma Detailing the Beast

Karma when detailing a beautiful beast
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pinnacle - the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame.

For me when the opportunity came to detail this amazing car, I knew whether there was rain, wind, thunder and snow it was always going to happen. For me this Leon at the moment, as a project, is moving to the pinnacle of what monstrously fast front wheel drive cars should be.

Amazing Alloys, CHECK.
Amazing Interior, CHECK..
Amazing Engine bay, CHECK.
Amazing stance, CHECK.
Big turbo, CHECK.
Monstrously quick, CHECK.

Here is the car when I arrived. Unfortunately due to the car having lots of work being done on it recently Probee hasn’t had time to clean her. There was lots of dirt where panels joined together and tar marks littered everywhere. However there was some nice beading still on the car from the Dodo Juice Orange Crush.

With that in mind I chose the following products to tackle the job.















PRODUCTS

Wash n Drying
- Lusso Autobathe Shampoo
- Chemical Guys Orange Degreaser
- Autosmart Tardis
- Bilberry Wheel Cleaner
- Valet Pro Snow Foam
- Meguairs All Purpose Cleaner
- Super Plush drying towel
- Chemical Guys and Meguairs microfibres

Body Work
- Sonus Green clay
- Menzerna Power Finish (106FA)
- Dodo Juice Lime Prime
- Meguairs ScratchX

Glazes, Sealants and Waxes
- CarLack 68 Pure Sealant
- Dodo Juice Red Mist

Plastics, Rubbers and Glass
- Autoglym Rubber and Vinyl Care
- Tesco Glass Cleaner
- WD40

Tools
- Meguiars G220 mk2 machine polisher
- Karcher Pressure washer
- Sonus foam applicators
- Menzerna Polish Pad (Orange)
- Sonus Green Polishing Pad
- Swissvax Detail Brush
- Meguiars Wheel Spoke Brush
- Vikan Brushes
- 3M 3434 Masking Tape
- 500W Halogens

Here are the pictures of the processes/detail.

WASH & CLEAN PROCESS

DEFECTS












CORRECTION

SECOND STAGE










PROTECTION

RESULTS

Detailers Notes
- Paint was softer than other Leons I correct. Possibly cause it’s not a metallic and a different clear coat used?
- Correction level was 95-6%
- Some very fine RDS on the rear panels however only visible on certain angles
- CarLack Pure Sealant works really well with reds. Red mist also works well with carlack to leave a wet finish
- 106FA works better in colder conditions than 203s. Not sure why, possibly longer work time generates more heat?

Massive thank you to Probee for feeding me throughout the day and keeping me busy. Was a pleasure detailing this amazing car and cant wait to work on her next year.

Thanks guys really appreciate the comments.

Thanks again means a lot peeps. Glad you guys are enjoying the write ups