2015 Scion FRS Firestorm Red Detailed - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

staro0989 · 11-26-2015, 04:42 PM

I purchased this car new at the end of July and I had a chance to detail it properly. It currently has 3600 miles and it is quite a blast to drive considering it doesn't have plenty of power. The paint finish had many swirls from when I purchased it, so my goal was to remove a majority of them. I am very satisfied with the results. This was also the first time ever using any type of coating.

Wash (for initial and after polishing wash)
2 bucket method
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
Big Blue Drying Towel

Wheels & Tires
Sonax Full Effect
Wheel Woolies
Wheel brush
Stoners Bug and Tar (Tires only)
Chemical Guys New Car Shine Dressing

Clay
Nanoskin Clay Sponge - Medium
UWW for clay lubricant

Polishing
GG 6"
5 in. backing plate
5.5" BS Cutting MF Pad
5.5" BS Finishing MF Pad
5.5" Uber Cutting MF Pad
5.5" Meg Finishing MF Pad
5.5" BS White Foam Pad
Menzerna FG400
Menzerna PO85rd
Meguiars M205
Various Microfiber towels

Protection for glass, trim, wheels and paint
Duragloss Enviroshield

Interior
Surf City Garage Dash Away
Griots Garage Vinyl & Rubber Dressing
Duragloss RW for windows

Condition prior to washing

Testing out my new worklight

All the trim is taped off

Test area

Random shots

After polishing before wash

Final shots after application of Duragloss Enviroshield

Thanks for looking!

humfrz · 11-26-2015, 05:24 PM

WOW!

Nice job ........

humfrz

Jfheisenberg · 11-26-2015, 05:34 PM

amazing work, im going to polish my brz when the winter ends here...

G-awesome · 11-26-2015, 11:13 PM

I need sunglasses...I'm blinded by the shine!

stevesnj · 11-26-2015, 11:26 PM

You missed a spot!!

Atticus808 · 11-27-2015, 10:20 AM

nice job

i bet your back and arms were tired after haha.

soulreapersteve · 11-27-2015, 11:02 AM

I remember when my car looked like that when I first bought it....

Poor thing is probably crying due to its lazy owner.

Car looks great, btw!

staro0989 · 11-27-2015, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by humfrz

WOW!

Nice job ........

humfrz

Thanks!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

amazing work, im going to polish my brz when the winter ends here...

Thanks, these cars look great when properly detailed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by G-awesome

I need sunglasses...I'm blinded by the shine!

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevesnj

You missed a spot!!

Lol! Maybe I did!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atticus808

nice job

i bet your back and arms were tired after haha.

Actually, this is my second car. So I did this detail slowly over a week and a half. Lol Much more pleasurable at that pace.

Quote:

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

I remember when my car looked like that when I first bought it....

Poor thing is probably crying due to its lazy owner.

Car looks great, btw!

Thanks! This car was in horrendous condition when I bought it. When I bought it, it was cloudy for a week. I didn't see the true paint condition until then. Lol

Atticus808 · 11-27-2015, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staro0989

Actually, this is my second car. So I did this detail slowly over a week and a half. Lol Much more pleasurable at that pace.

that's awesome. i detail on the side and when it comes to paint correction, it's tough cause of the time constraint. i think i spent a total of 20 something hours on this car. The first pic is with Menzerna FG400 as well. It's such a good product as you already know.

staro0989 · 11-27-2015, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atticus808

that's awesome. i detail on the side and when it comes to paint correction, it's tough cause of the time constraint. i think i spent a total of 20 something hours on this car. The first pic is with Menzerna FG400 as well. It's such a good product as you already know.

That looks awesome! I really liked using FG400, it made quick work of the swirls and left a fairly decent finish prior to final polish. I used to use M105 and that was a pain for me to use in my opinion. And just for those that don't know, PO85rd (final polish) is the equivalent to Menzerna SF4500. From what I've been told, Menzerna SF4000 has more cut and it finishes equally as well as SF4500. I just used what I had. Unfortunately, when I used SF4500 on the bumpers of the FRS, it was leaving a white residue that I couldn't remove with a towel. So I switched over to Meguiars M205 instead and had no issues.

LOLS2K · 11-27-2015, 06:05 PM

What do services like this cost?

staro0989 · 11-28-2015, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOLS2K

What do services like this cost?

I'd say around $300. But you have to make sure the detailer knows what they are doing because a majority of them don't. You can usually locate a detailer in your area by going to detailing forums.

SON1C · 11-28-2015, 10:02 AM

excellent work!

NLS8520 · 11-29-2015, 08:25 PM

Wow that looks phenomenal!! Excellent work.

11-26-2015, 04:42 PM	#1
staro0989 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: '09 Accord Sedan; '15 FRS Firestorm Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL Posts: 120 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	2015 Scion FRS Firestorm Red Detailed I purchased this car new at the end of July and I had a chance to detail it properly. It currently has 3600 miles and it is quite a blast to drive considering it doesn't have plenty of power. The paint finish had many swirls from when I purchased it, so my goal was to remove a majority of them. I am very satisfied with the results. This was also the first time ever using any type of coating. Wash (for initial and after polishing wash) 2 bucket method Chemical Guys Citrus Wash Big Blue Drying Towel Wheels & Tires Sonax Full Effect Wheel Woolies Wheel brush Stoners Bug and Tar (Tires only) Chemical Guys New Car Shine Dressing Clay Nanoskin Clay Sponge - Medium UWW for clay lubricant Polishing GG 6" 5 in. backing plate 5.5" BS Cutting MF Pad 5.5" BS Finishing MF Pad 5.5" Uber Cutting MF Pad 5.5" Meg Finishing MF Pad 5.5" BS White Foam Pad Menzerna FG400 Menzerna PO85rd Meguiars M205 Various Microfiber towels Protection for glass, trim, wheels and paint Duragloss Enviroshield Interior Surf City Garage Dash Away Griots Garage Vinyl & Rubber Dressing Duragloss RW for windows Condition prior to washing Testing out my new worklight All the trim is taped off Test area Random shots After polishing before wash Final shots after application of Duragloss Enviroshield Thanks for looking!

11-26-2015, 11:26 PM	#5
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