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Old 15-09-2015, 12:39 PM
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One of my mates owns a local detailing business, so I gave him my Hawk for a paint correction. Here's his write up with pictures;

Where to start! This was a little bit of a challenge but none the less after hard work and determination we managed to turn it round in a weekend.
This lovely Subaru arrived with us looking a little sorry for itself after years of washing on this soft paint!
The process was as follows:
Fully rinsed down
Snow foamed with Valet Pro PH neautral
Initially washed using Zaino Z7
Wheels cleaned with bilburry
Clayed to remove surface contaminants
Snow foamed and wash once again
Dried, then damage inspected
After playing around with a few pad/polish combinations Rupes UHS was used in conjunction with a Rupes pad, this lead too around 85% correction after a couple of hits.
Once the car had been completely corrected or as good as within the time allowed it was washed once more before carefully drying to allow the sealing process.
The surface was then covered in Z-AIO, this was allowed to haze before buffing off then a final application of Z5 to finish .
Wheelse then sealed and tyres dressed.
Overall this car took 2 full days work,






















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Old 15-09-2015, 12:59 PM
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Looks amazing, wish I had the time and the patience to get mine looking like that.

The challenge now is to keep it looking like that.
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Old 15-09-2015, 01:14 PM
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This was about 2 weeks ago, she's already dirty again haha.

Plus I've now changed the pink STi logo's to black/chrome finishes to blend in with the rest of the car. I've got chrome effect STi stickers on the way for the fog lights as well which I really do need to get re-painted to blend in properly with the bumper!
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Old 15-09-2015, 01:33 PM
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Looks great. I'm sure Lucky will be along soon with a sniffle of regret.
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Old 15-09-2015, 02:21 PM
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Looks great. I'm sure Lucky will be along soon with a sniffle of regret.

Ha ha! Don't know what you got till its gone, right...?!

Car looks really good, have I mentioned how much of a fan I am of the black ones recently.............
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Old 15-09-2015, 02:51 PM
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Car looks really good, have I mentioned how much of a fan I am of the black ones recently.............
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Old 15-09-2015, 06:10 PM
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Haha. I have been debating whether to look for a trade to an older model STi instead of having a WRX, but then I think about how much I've put into this and can't make up my mind...
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Old 15-09-2015, 07:18 PM
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Car looks amazing Paul
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Old 15-09-2015, 07:52 PM
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Excellent that looks amazing and well worth doing.

Good job
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......have I mentioned how much of a fan I am of the black ones recently.............
Do you have a black one now then ????? Have I missed something ???? pmsl !
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Love the hawk and the paint came out amazing !!!!! Beautiful looking car
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Old 16-09-2015, 09:14 AM
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It's all in the detail Looking great
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Old 16-09-2015, 09:25 AM
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Haha. I have been debating whether to look for a trade to an older model STi instead of having a WRX, but then I think about how much I've put into this and can't make up my mind...
Keep it, looks lovely. You have more than the equivalent STI power anyway.
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Old 16-09-2015, 10:29 AM
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Very smart, my bug always needed this doing to it!!!
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Old 16-09-2015, 05:23 PM
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That is a cracking job you've done there dude well done
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