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[omegapioneer]

Hi all and thanks for the messages, been waiting to get my new omega back from a friend who does detailing and its now O mega what a transformation i will be posting pics as soon as rain stops long enough to get it photographed, he had it a week but its been well worth the wait, cheers Eric

[Reefpotato]

  Nice one Eric we like pics 

[Stallion]

the miggy looks nice already, so wonder how much more nicer could it get?? 

[pauls]

Nice car  Love the wheels. Same colour as mine

[venom]

Beautiful motor Eric, I will get my hands on a FL 3.2 Elite Estate at some point in my life

[omegapioneer]

Omega detailed by a friend Paul who specailise in car detailing

So a fella I got to know from seeing him at our show last year,(who was driving the black Omega with the massive sound system) bought himself a Omega estate or if ur a Bm owner it's a "TOURER"  IT'S A 3.2 with a LPG kit.Needless to say it's had a hard life with condition of the paintwork and other bit's n pieces that needed seeing to,so on with the job.........

A full and thorough decontamination consisting of 6 different stage's
1.Foamed & Degreased,a proper snow foam with a little APC for extra bite
2.washed
3.de-tarred
4.car sprayed with a product for removing iron ferrons and fall out (contaminants)
5.rinsed
6.clayed and rinsed,foamed
7.another round of fallout remover (in this case necessary for me)
8.re-foamed and washed

Various brushes used for door trim's,light's,badges,engine bay ect ect,wheel's removed and a different set of brushes used for wheels and arches,along with a medium strength mix of APC (All Purpose Cleaner)















the iron ferron remover dwelling

have load's more but you's get the general idea 

very important these





then clayed,not going to bore you's with this,but here are two pic's the cleaner one is after doing just a quarter of the roof,and the second pic is after bottom of the driver's side,just show's even after the other stages that claying is essential!!


car was dried using two big blue fluffy towels and the trusty old leaf blower 


Now it's time to see what the real damage is 




so that's what I'm faced with,now I spent an hour playing around with different combination's of pad's and polishes,I know for a fact alot of so called valeters/detailers if face with this car,would just go straight in with the roughest polish and a firm pad,to get the car finished in a day,but I DON'T operate that way,incase the car need's to come back at any stage for further work,so I like to leave as much paint/clearcoat on the car as possible

this is the test section on the bonnet a whole hour's worth,just to get the right combo



thank's for looking
Eric

[omegapioneer]

Omega detailed by a friend Paul who specailise in car detailing other half

and some general 50/50's,some of which were both cut and refined










roof rail's were also machined,99% of the time people just put a dressing on these which wears off after a short while,whereas the machine work will last quite a few months





got my wee led headlight on to help see the defects  well I'm only a couple of months off 40   




a wee bit of wet sanding needed for these,some one had tried touching in the panel,then put a lacquer over which was sitting proud and nasty looking,the back quarter panel had a deep score so this too wet sanded and brought back up

before

during

after



a wee arty pic during the refining stage


even the rear wiper arm and nut cover seen the machine 


so after a full IPA wipe down to remove any polishing oils,two coat's of Navi Wax were applied,glass was cleaned and sealed trim's and other bit's n pieces seen to




a few before's and after's






And finally finished pic's











this pic really show's the depth of colour




So that's it for now,if you didn't fall asleep lol
thank's for looking
Eric

[jonny2112]

Stunning mate 

[MaxV6]

that's stunning.......


does your mate do this professionally,  and if so how much does he charge???

[omegapioneer]

Hi and thanks for the comments, yes Paul does it professionally, he also sorted out the interior too but i didnt get pics of it and he said the engine was only a minor going over but it looks fantastic as before and after, it took about a week and £250 but very well pleased and will be so much easier to keep now it has been restored to former glory, cheers Eric

[The Red Baron]

A credit to you both, looks stunning. 

[x25dt]

Hi mate, this post has been an inspiration for me my estate is just the same colour  and is really needing the same job 

[omegapioneer]

yes the difference is really noticable when the sun shines on the refreshed paintwork, really stands out, and like a gold fleck thru the paint, eric

[b4ndit]

Stunning job

[Dishevelled Den]

That's a very impressive job Eric.