And now for something a little bit different

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:38 pm

Part one

Tired of reading about turbocharged nutters, rampant V8's and monstrous luxo barges?........just to prove I don't always work on massive BHP beasties or VIP motors, here are a selection of photos from recent jobs slightly left of centre

Dan's trusty Pajero 'Snow Leopard' on arrival
Flat paint
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9643257641/" title="IMAG1554 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/9643 ... 1cf9_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1554"></a>
Bugs
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9646494864/" title="IMAG1555 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/9646 ... 963d_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1555"></a>
Light scratches from proper green laning!!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9646493756/" title="IMAG1558 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5513/9646 ... f4eb_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1558"></a>
Badges to remove
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9643253287/" title="IMAG1559 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/9643 ... dec1_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1559"></a>
Interior warfare...........I'm sure you get the idea of things. A nice car but used hard.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9646489216/" title="IMAG1563 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/9646 ... 406d_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1563"></a>
Cleaned, detoxed and ready for polish
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9643230563/" title="IMAG1587 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3744/9643 ... 2c39_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1587"></a>
Interior work underway.............did someone say 'stripe'?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9646465590/" title="IMAG1590 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/9646 ... c55a_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1590"></a>
Badges off, paintwork polished, chrome blinged and glass polishing completed
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9646462034/" title="IMAG1594 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/9646 ... f623_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1594"></a>
Great too see this back to its former glory once more!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9643211809/" title="IMAG1601 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5483/9643 ... 5645_c.jpg" width="800" height="534" alt="IMAG1601"></a>

On the subject of offroader's, I also had the pleasure of working on this Ford Ranger with a difference
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9658794764/" title="IMAG0036 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3684/9658 ... 6d84_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0036"></a>
Let's rewind a bit, because it started off like this
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Baked on brake dust? Deep, thick mud? Coming right up
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9658767868/" title="IMAG0024 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5448/9658 ... 7cb0_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0024"></a>
This used to belong to Swaffham speedway so it had their stickers on it as well as the Martini ones, so when the speedway took them off the paint was faded and flat as arseholes (technical phrase).
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9658825988/" title="IMAG0026 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3728/9658 ... 85ca_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0026"></a>
Time to get stuck into the interior
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655569405/" title="IMAG0034 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/9655 ... a765_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0034"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655566893/" title="IMAG0035 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/9655 ... c2d0_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0035"></a>
And the exterior
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655556441/" title="IMAG0037 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7458/9655 ... 2499_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0037"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655552323/" title="IMAG0038 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/9655 ... 8f60_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0038"></a>
Proper gloss restored
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655547913/" title="IMAG0040 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5329/9655 ... 725c_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0040"></a>
Finished after 5 hours, a thorough wash, two stage polishing and a decent coat of wax (plus loads of extras)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9658747844/" title="IMAG0042 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/9658 ... 77e6_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0042"></a>

To be continued

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:38 pm

Last on this threads agenda is an Impreza..........without a turbo

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655915129/" title="IMAG0002 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2867/9655 ... 1be0_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0002"></a>
Nice enough, but pretty flat paint and a bit tired, so a full inside and outside Genie was arranged
Scratches
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655912457/" title="IMAG0003 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3828/9655 ... b1a5_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0003"></a>
Alloys and tyres looking unloved
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9659142378/" title="IMAG0004 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/9659 ... 05a1_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0004"></a>
Bird bombs were abundant
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9659140958/" title="IMAG0005 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/9659 ... 8237_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0005"></a>
Sooty and rusty pea shooter
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9659112874/" title="IMAG0006 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/9659 ... d6f3_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0006"></a>
Tar removal............oh the joys!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9659129408/" title="IMAG0014 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/9659 ... d675_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0014"></a>
This car is owned by a couple that live on the same estate as Saturday's job. With that in mind, I will be taking 5 litres of tar remover with me!
Another arch
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After washing, detoxing, re-washing and drying it was two stage polished and waxed. Alloys were cleaned, as was the exhaust, tyres were dressed and the interior was sorted out too.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9659124618/" title="IMAG0016 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3833/9659 ... 406b_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0016"></a>
Scratch removed from the super soft Impreza paint
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655886289/" title="IMAG0018 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2859/9655 ... e8fc_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0018"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93963817@N07/9655927815/" title="IMAG0019 by Stuart Staples, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7367/9655 ... 26a0_c.jpg" width="800" height="478" alt="IMAG0019"></a>

Phew!

That's all from me for today. Latest news is that I'm busy organising the clubs attendance at the Charity event in November, stocking up with loads of detailing goodies and busy taking bookings with things like Evo X's, M3's and V10 M5's booked and ready to be worked on

Bring it on

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:21 am

Nice work on all those, as said on FB that Dans car looks incredible after the work you did. The chrome on it really pops.

As usual though with your work they all look great, not really a fan of the truck thing but difference is unreal.

Is the autobot sticker an added extra on the Scooby

Post by **Ben** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:16 am

Another superb job

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:26 am

Love the finish on that Impreza.

And I swear that truck is from round my way. (or at least was years ago)

Billy · Post by **Billy** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:51 pm

Well done, everything automobile needs love

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:04 pm

As always a proper job done mr S!:thumbs:
Dan you must be well chuffed with the results? Your truck does indeed look bling-tastic! But most importantly......Welcome to the exclusive stripey carpet club!