Hi Guys,
Hope everyone is well & been enjoying the glorious weather we’ve been having recently! Work is very busy as usual, so not much time to get threads up recently. But I thought I would put this one up as though I have completed quite a few Gtechniq Crystal Serum paint correction details. This was the first MBCLUB member’s car for me to complete to have this service. After speaking with Mbclub member ‘st13phil’ it was decided to have my signature paint correction Crystal Serum detail. When it comes to crystal lacquer details (C1 & CRYSTAL SERUM) I will refuse to apply if the lacquer and paint is not in top condition. As I believe it’s totally pointless to apply a long lasting crystal lacquer coating to protect ‘effectively’ a vehicle that’s not in top condition. So if a new client comes to me, looking to have this hardcore protection, I will always assess the vehicle, to see what the best option is dependent on what the client wants to achieve. In this case it was my signature detail the client wished to go with, so let the fun begin. This particularly detail is by no means as far as you can go at Gemclean Detailing, but it is my ‘signature detail. Due to the fact I’ve only completed 6 cars in 3.5 years who hasn’t had this exact detail. (Weather it be with C1 or CS) This detail consists of the following:
-Complete paint correction detail.
-Complete engine bay clean.
-Complete wheel removal deep clean.
-Complete interior detail.
-Gtechniq advanced TSP package Inc C5, G1, L1, I1, Crystal Serum & EXOv2.
So this was how the car arrived to me in.
First thing to do was degrease door shuts with surfex HD. Agitate with detailing brushes and rinse using the jet washer @50*c.
Next was the callipers and rear tailpipes were treated to iron x. This really breaks down the baked on iron filings that are clinging to this particularly parts.
Then it was time to degrease the body with surfex HD. This helps with bug splatter, heavy road grime etc. Spray, left to dwell 5 mins and rinsed off at 50*c.
The vehicle was then snow foamed using Gtechniqs new snow foam that will be available later this year. It looks weak, but it was baking hot outside so was heavily diluted to stop it baking on. This was left just for 5 minutes and rinsed thoroughly at 50*c.
When washing a car in direct sunlight I always reach for dodo juice supernatural shampoo. It doesn’t foam up at all, stopping the bubbles from baking onto the dark surface of the vehicle. Top half was washed using a carpro mitt & the lower half with the opti mitt. Once completed, the car was rinsed again @50*c.
The car was then taken inside and dried with 70/30 ultra plush drying towel.
Then warm air blow dried to remove water from shuts, badges & gaps.
The car was then clayed using elite care cars very own medium grade clay. This is my favourite clay as it works as well as supernatural clay and had the benefit of being very stretchy. So in cold weather it never breaks apart.
Then the clay sling was wiped down with a microfiber, followed by a thorough IPA wipe down at 70/30 dilution rate.
Next up it was time to assess the paint with the sun gun, halides and halogens (as the paint was now completely silicone free) these are shots using just the sun gun. As you can see it looks like a lot of swirls, buffer trails and holograms.
Hope everyone is well & been enjoying the glorious weather we’ve been having recently! Work is very busy as usual, so not much time to get threads up recently. But I thought I would put this one up as though I have completed quite a few Gtechniq Crystal Serum paint correction details. This was the first MBCLUB member’s car for me to complete to have this service. After speaking with Mbclub member ‘st13phil’ it was decided to have my signature paint correction Crystal Serum detail. When it comes to crystal lacquer details (C1 & CRYSTAL SERUM) I will refuse to apply if the lacquer and paint is not in top condition. As I believe it’s totally pointless to apply a long lasting crystal lacquer coating to protect ‘effectively’ a vehicle that’s not in top condition. So if a new client comes to me, looking to have this hardcore protection, I will always assess the vehicle, to see what the best option is dependent on what the client wants to achieve. In this case it was my signature detail the client wished to go with, so let the fun begin. This particularly detail is by no means as far as you can go at Gemclean Detailing, but it is my ‘signature detail. Due to the fact I’ve only completed 6 cars in 3.5 years who hasn’t had this exact detail. (Weather it be with C1 or CS) This detail consists of the following:
-Complete paint correction detail.
-Complete engine bay clean.
-Complete wheel removal deep clean.
-Complete interior detail.
-Gtechniq advanced TSP package Inc C5, G1, L1, I1, Crystal Serum & EXOv2.
So this was how the car arrived to me in.
First thing to do was degrease door shuts with surfex HD. Agitate with detailing brushes and rinse using the jet washer @50*c.
Next was the callipers and rear tailpipes were treated to iron x. This really breaks down the baked on iron filings that are clinging to this particularly parts.
Then it was time to degrease the body with surfex HD. This helps with bug splatter, heavy road grime etc. Spray, left to dwell 5 mins and rinsed off at 50*c.
The vehicle was then snow foamed using Gtechniqs new snow foam that will be available later this year. It looks weak, but it was baking hot outside so was heavily diluted to stop it baking on. This was left just for 5 minutes and rinsed thoroughly at 50*c.
When washing a car in direct sunlight I always reach for dodo juice supernatural shampoo. It doesn’t foam up at all, stopping the bubbles from baking onto the dark surface of the vehicle. Top half was washed using a carpro mitt & the lower half with the opti mitt. Once completed, the car was rinsed again @50*c.
The car was then taken inside and dried with 70/30 ultra plush drying towel.
Then warm air blow dried to remove water from shuts, badges & gaps.
The car was then clayed using elite care cars very own medium grade clay. This is my favourite clay as it works as well as supernatural clay and had the benefit of being very stretchy. So in cold weather it never breaks apart.
Then the clay sling was wiped down with a microfiber, followed by a thorough IPA wipe down at 70/30 dilution rate.
Next up it was time to assess the paint with the sun gun, halides and halogens (as the paint was now completely silicone free) these are shots using just the sun gun. As you can see it looks like a lot of swirls, buffer trails and holograms.