Oakes - Detailed: 2008 Evolution X - Dealership Hackjob! - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

Oakes · 08-10-2009, 03:37 AM

You could call this a rescue detail of a 2008 Evolution X, hence I was essentially reviving the paint after some poor, poor dealership "detailing" or "hacking" rather? The project was brought to me by it's owner, Nick, in hopes to get it "looking the way she should." The paint on this particular Evo was in rough shape, looked dull to the naked eye and in direct light, as you will see it looked terrible! After 24 hours of working on this vehicle over 3 days, over a dozen water bottles and significantly less Red Bulls later, this car was restored to perfection.

Process:
Vehicle wash - Clay - Wash
Menzerna Power Gloss - Orange pad
Menzerna Power Finish 203 - Green pad
Optimum Poli - Seal - Black pad
Collinite's No. 845 wax
Re-wash - Carnuaba Spray wax
Blood, Sweat, more sweat, and tears

A Few Before Pictures

Brake Caliper Before/After - Passenger

Brake Caliper Before/After - Driver

Wheel Before/After

Paint Pictures In Direct Sunlight

After Vehicle prep, all the plastic, rubber and vinyl edges were taped off

Another Inspection of the paint then followed, the picture below show the damage that was found.

Here is the only successful 50/50 shot I could manage, with metallic paint it is difficult to capture a shot like this because the usual light angles reflect off of too many flakes and give it a hazed effect.

As can see the damage above was covering the entire vehicle, about 90-95% of the damage was repaired and can be seen in the pictures below. These pics were taken after compounding/polishing, no sealant, glazes or waxes on the finish.

Paint shots afterwords in the sun, albeit cloudy still enough to light to expose defects

After about 24 hours combined on this vehicle, I present the finished photos, starting with the reflection shots!

I like how these two turned out

Finished vehicle Photos, who said Red can't be shiny?

Enjoy! As always, please comment!

-Oakes

Seven · 08-10-2009, 03:40 AM

Wow, I wanna go buy an EVO this second after looking at this.

BakaN20 · 08-10-2009, 07:27 AM

Wow, amazing! I can't wait to bring my car to you!

**Got Insulin?** · 08-10-2009, 08:29 AM

Looks great, Nick. My man needs some center caps, though.

lownslow95 · 08-10-2009, 09:52 AM

Damn. Nice work. I really don't like the EVO X's, but the way this one looks with those wheels, I do want one.

Oakes · 08-10-2009, 10:27 AM

Thanks guys! Probably the cleanest X out there right now haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3kgtslflip

Wow, amazing! I can't wait to bring my car to you!

Thank you, bring it on down!

fballman1987 · 08-10-2009, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oakes

Thanks guys! Probably the cleanest X out there right now haha

Thank you, bring it on down!

do you give discounts to facebook friends? *giggle*

Oakes · 08-10-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fballman1987

do you give discounts to facebook friends? *giggle*

LOL, I'm sure we could work something out

fballman1987 · 08-10-2009, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oakes

LOL, I'm sure we could work something out

sweet! im probably going to get a before winter detail so i can just put it away then.

BluesunsXIV · 08-10-2009, 11:43 AM

Car looks great nick, better then when i first bought it!

BluesunsXIV · 08-10-2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Got Insulin?

Looks great, Nick. My man needs some center caps, though.

LOL, I had a set but one fell off when i hit a bump or something and i hate not having the full set, so i took them off....for now anyway

Fujito · 08-10-2009, 11:46 AM

Curbed TE's

BluesunsXIV · 08-10-2009, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fujito

Curbed TE's

Believe me i feel the same, but i work in the city

its either the wheels or my whole body side getting scratched up by SUVs and large trucks, i dont dd it anymore for this reason tho, drive a POS to work

Oakes · 08-10-2009, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fballman1987

sweet! im probably going to get a before winter detail so i can just put it away then.

Sounds good dude, let me know!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluesunsXIV

Car looks great nick, better then when i first bought it!

russiankid · 08-12-2009, 02:01 PM

I could have done a better job...

Fujito · 08-12-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluesunsXIV

Believe me i feel the same, but i work in the city

its either the wheels or my whole body side getting scratched up by SUVs and large trucks, i dont dd it anymore for this reason tho, drive a POS to work

I know how you feel. My Volks are coming at the end of the month and they have a +18 offset so they stick out a bit. I never take my car into the city as is because of the carbon fiber front lip, and I'm going to park a foot away from the curb if need be LOL.

Oakes · 08-13-2009, 12:43 PM

The city definitely sucks!

08-10-2009, 03:37 AM	#1
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	Oakes - Detailed: 2008 Evolution X - Dealership Hackjob! You could call this a rescue detail of a 2008 Evolution X, hence I was essentially reviving the paint after some poor, poor dealership "detailing" or "hacking" rather? The project was brought to me by it's owner, Nick, in hopes to get it "looking the way she should." The paint on this particular Evo was in rough shape, looked dull to the naked eye and in direct light, as you will see it looked terrible! After 24 hours of working on this vehicle over 3 days, over a dozen water bottles and significantly less Red Bulls later, this car was restored to perfection. Process: Vehicle wash - Clay - Wash Menzerna Power Gloss - Orange pad Menzerna Power Finish 203 - Green pad Optimum Poli - Seal - Black pad Collinite's No. 845 wax Re-wash - Carnuaba Spray wax Blood, Sweat, more sweat, and tears A Few Before Pictures Brake Caliper Before/After - Passenger Brake Caliper Before/After - Driver Wheel Before/After Wheel Before/After Paint Pictures In Direct Sunlight After Vehicle prep, all the plastic, rubber and vinyl edges were taped off Another Inspection of the paint then followed, the picture below show the damage that was found. Here is the only successful 50/50 shot I could manage, with metallic paint it is difficult to capture a shot like this because the usual light angles reflect off of too many flakes and give it a hazed effect. As can see the damage above was covering the entire vehicle, about 90-95% of the damage was repaired and can be seen in the pictures below. These pics were taken after compounding/polishing, no sealant, glazes or waxes on the finish. Paint shots afterwords in the sun, albeit cloudy still enough to light to expose defects After about 24 hours combined on this vehicle, I present the finished photos, starting with the reflection shots! I like how these two turned out Finished vehicle Photos, who said Red can't be shiny? Enjoy! As always, please comment! -Oakes __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

08-10-2009, 03:40 AM	#2
Seven Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle, WA (formerly Allentown, PA) Member #2078 My Ride: 17 Camaro 1LE \|\| 17 Yamaha FZ10 iTrader: (4)	Wow, I wanna go buy an EVO this second after looking at this. __________________ -Seven \|\| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. \|

08-10-2009, 08:29 AM	#4
Got Insulin? Hard Snarker Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Philly Member #7591 My Ride: 01 Audi TT 225, GVR-4 #72/1000, 91 TSi AWD iTrader: (16)	Looks great, Nick. My man needs some center caps, though. __________________ -Taylor DenOfDebauchery

08-12-2009, 02:01 PM	#15
russiankid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln University PA Member #7769 My Ride: 2012 Scion tC iTrader: (0)	I could have done a better job... __________________ 2012' Scion tC 6-speed M/T.

08-13-2009, 12:43 PM	#17
Oakes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester Member #4384 My Ride: 2010 Mercedes Benz E63 AMG iTrader: (0)	The city definitely sucks! __________________ Team Oakes: I dont give a ****!

08-10-2009, 07:27 AM	#3
BakaN20 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Apr 2008 Member #7643 My Ride: 06 350z/03 325xi/08 CBR600RR iTrader: (0)	Wow, amazing! I can't wait to bring my car to you!

08-10-2009, 11:43 AM	#10
BluesunsXIV Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philly Member #8018 My Ride: 07 Tiburon SE sold, 08 Rally Red Evo X iTrader: (0)	Car looks great nick, better then when i first bought it!

08-10-2009, 11:46 AM	#12
Fujito Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2008 Member #10571 My Ride: Toyota Celica iTrader: (0)	Curbed TE's

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