Back to the 80s!

Holden Commodore (VH)
​Concours Detail 
​Detailing Kingdom FDC + FDT + DK9

This is probably the cleanest VH Commodore we've ever encounter, still rocking on original single stage paint (no clear coat) straight from the GM factory back in the 1980s!

It is certainly our pleasure to work on this car. Bringing up the paint work to how it should look like!

Single Stage paints tend to have the tendency to oxidise really easily compared to modern clear coat paint systems. As you could see the picture above, the paint is heavily oxidised. Mainly caused by UV Damage from the sun. More often or not, Paint Correction will be able to restore the paint work and it does not require a respray to resolve the problem and it can be prevented with paint protection systems such as waxes, sealants or paint protection nano coatings. 

Car is washed and prepped properly with our pre-polishing wash and decontamination stage prior to polishing, a MAJOR part of the whole paint correction process. The goal is to ensure the surface is free of contaminant and dirt before landing the polisher and pad on the paint work. 

Picture above shows half of the bonnet before polishing and other half being polished. A test spot is performed to find the right pad x compound combination to dial in what process works the best for individual cars. 

Picture shows a test spot we performed and also the difference in the paint. 

We are using the combination of Detailing Kingdom's Next Cut compounds, Meguiar's Microfibre Cutting Disc and Detailing Kingdom polishing pads with Rupes Bigfoot polisher to achieve great results. 

Clarity, no oxidisation and swirl-free finish

Water spots and etching can be really tricky to remove, especially even when machine polishing are unable to remove them. Paint is then measured with a Paint Thickness Gauge, ensuring there's enough paint to work with and its safely removed with P1500 > P2000 > P2500 wet sanding process to safety level down the deep water etching, following up with machine compounding and polishing to remove the sanding marks completely. 

Results are phenomenal, paint polishing is half of the equation. The other half of the equation is protection. Because after a paint has been corrected. It does not have any form of protection. Without protection, being a single stage paint. It won't take long for the paint to start oxidising again. 

Premium wax is chosen for choice of protection and we are using Detailing Kingdom Fluid Dynamics Waxes and sealant. Mixing them together gives a warm carnauba finish from FDC and also high longevity from FDT and DK9 Sealant

Finished Results