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Volvo V50 T5 Paint Correction 

13/5/2016

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Volvo V50 T5
Paint Correction (Stage 1)
Wax

Most brand new car owners will realise, after couple years of ownership of a brand new vehicle, owners often feel like the car has lost it's brand new "feeling", that's the time you know it's due for a proper detailing. (Hint: especially when you feel the paintwork and it feels really, similar to a sandpaper)

After years of day to day driving. Exposing to Australia's strong UV rays and harsh conditions of the weather. This particular Volvo however, seems to take it pretty well. It suffered from a few light blemishes and swirl marks, but nothing too major. 
Swirl marks
Underbody tar spots
Detailing
Under body decontamination, removal of tar spots and machine polished 
Snow foam wash
Decontamination process
The car went through a intensive wash and decontamination to remove all bonded contaminants from the paintwork. Followed by a lengthy Stage 1 Paint Correction to restore its lust, removing swirl marks and minor scratches, also bringing up the gloss. Wax is then chosen as the choice of protection.
Paint Correction
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Finished Results 

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2016 Jaguar XE R-Sport CS2 Ceramic Paint Protection and Interior Protection

7/5/2016

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Jaguar XE R-Sport​
CS-II Ceramic Nanotechnology Paint Protection

The next level Jaguar XE R-Sport sporting prowess, now protected with CS2 Ceramic Nanotechnology Paint Protection that not only protects your paint from Chemical and UV Rays, it also reduces hairline scratches up to 60% and delivers a high level of gloss that outperforms individual's expectations. 

We are honoured to have a chance to do the finishing touches before the owner start its journey on the road, all work is carried out at our detailing studio. 
Jaguar XE
Preparation is the most crucial step in any form of detailing, whether is a maintenance wash or a lengthy paint correction (restoration) process. 2 bucket method wash, using Detailing Kingdom's Car Hydra Premium car shampoo.
snow foam wash
Detailing
Snow foam pre-wash is first use initially to break down and loosen up dust, dirt and grime to reduce risk of instilling swirls and scratches on the car, followed by the 2-bucket method we mentioned earlier. A fine clay-bar treatment process is then used to safely remove any contaminants.
Drying a car
Dried with microfibre drying towel, we discourage using chamois to dry. The chamois drying method is one of the main causes for causing imperfections on the paintwork such as swirl marks and blemishes. 
Paint imperfections
Sun is our best choice of lighting to see any paint imperfections. Light swirling. An intensive machine polishing is then carried out to remove these light imperfections and blemishes.
Detailing
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jaguar XE

Wheel Protection, headlights and tail lights coating. 

Wheel coating reduce brake dust clinging on to the wheels, and also ease of maintenance in the future. Coated with TAC System Quartz Magic
Wheel protection
Wheel Coating
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XE Jaguar Headlights
Jaguar headlights

Interior Protection

XE Jaguar Interior
Interior Protection
Jaguar XE Rear

Finished Results

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Back to the 80s!

6/5/2016

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

VH Commodore
VH Commodore
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 paint oxidisation
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. 
Paint correction on a single stage paint
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. 
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Picture shows a test spot we performed and also the difference in the paint. 
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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. 
Clean Vh Commodore
Clarity, no oxidisation and swirl-free finish
Wet sanding vh commodore
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. 
Wet sanding paint
Polished
spot wet sanding
paint correction
Paint polishing
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
Detailing Kingdom Fluid Dynamics

Finished Results

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Toyota Hilux SR5 Paint Correction

22/4/2016

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Toyota Hilux SR5
​Paint Correction

3-year-old Hilux, went through an intensive Stage 1 Paint Correction to remove incompetent "detailer" attempt to 'cut and polish' and detailer's residue. 

Prepped with dK Car Hydra car shampoo, 2-bucket method and grit guard and dK Wheel X
snow foam
Wheel X Detailing Kingdom
After the preparation stage, a masking on rubber trims and plastics, thorough inspection is then carried out and perform a couple of test spots to figure which combination works the best. 

The previous "detailer" did not do a good job polishing it. There's holograms and heavy swirl marks everywhere. 
Paint imperfections
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Finished Results

Finished with a nice layer of wax
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Bentley Continental Flying Spur Paint Correction & Showroom Detail + CS-II Ceramic Nanotechnology Paint Protection

19/4/2016

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Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Paint Correction and Showroom Detail 
​CS2 Ceramic Nanotechnology Paint Protection

​Flying Spur


​Bentley: "The sharp, sophisticated silhouette of the Flying Spur hints at both the exhilarating, all-wheel drive power that lies beneath the bonnet and the unrivalled luxury within." 
The car speaks for itself, proving every word on that statement. Featuring W12 6.0L Twin-Turbo, that delivers high performance and luxury. We also love the sound of the purring W12 engine!
A very well taken care of car over the years, a few blemishes here and there. Losing its lusture over time. Our mission is to reverse these effects to a complete showroom finish. 

Preparation

Detailing Kingdom Wheel X
snow foam
Snow foam to dissolve dirt, road grime and other decontaminants. 
detailing kingdom car hydra
2 Bucket Method wash with Detailing Kingdom's Car Hydra Premium Car Shampoo and fine grade clay bar treatment is then used afterwards to remove bonded contaminants that is unable to remove with the 2 Bucket Method. 
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Car is then dried with microfibre drying towel and by air to dry water in between crevices. 

Correction


​Intensive correction is then carried out to remove imperfections and defects on the paintwork developed overtime from the ownership.
Paint Correction
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Detailing Kingdom Next Cut
Utilising Menzerna and Detailing Kingdom's Next Cut Compounds & pads and Rupes BigFoot Polishers to achieve excellent results - followed by a second wash to rinse out all the polishing dust/ The whole car is then wiped down with IPA to remove any existing polishing oils and other contaminants, prepping for CS2 Ceramic Paint Protection application. 

Finished Results

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How To Clean Your Wheels Properly 

18/4/2016

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How to:
Clean your wheels properly

Detailing Kingdom Wheel X
There are many ways to clean your car's wheel. In this article, we are showing our method of How to Clean Your Wheels, using Wheel Woolies and a Iron Fallout Remover Wheel Cleaner. 

Please take note that there is no right or wrong way to clean your wheels, individuals and detailers clean them differently using different technique. We are just sharing our way of cleaning them. 
There are several of wheel cleaners out there. In this article, we are using Detailing Kingdom's Wheel X pH Neutral Wheel Cleaner. It's also a Iron Fallout (Ferrous) Remover that can also be used on your vehicle's paint work to remove iron fallout to reduce time on the decontamination process.

Similar products such as CarPro's Iron X, Dodo Juice Ferrous Dueller etc. does the same job. 

We do not recommend acid wheel cleaners. If it's not handled correctly, it will damage your wheels. 

Step 1: Preperation 

Bentley wheels
Wheel Woolies
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Get your gear ready. What you'll need: 
1) Dirty Wheel 
2) Your wheel cleaner 
3) Wheel Brushes, we are using wheel woolies
4) A bucket  
5) High pressure washer 
Fill the bucket up with water and put your wheel brushes into the bucket and allocate up to 10 minutes per wheel. Sometimes it might take longer, depends on how dirty the wheel is. 

Step 2: Using the Wheel Cleaner

dK Wheel X
Spray the product evenly on the wheels, ensuring a full coverage and let the product react with the brake dust. For a iron fallout remover, it will turn purple. 
Detailing Kingdom Wheel X

Step 3: Using Wheel Brushes

Wheel Woolies
Using the Wheel Brushes (We are using wheel woolies) of different sizes, scrub thoroughly over the entire wheel, including the inner wheel. 

If your brake calipers is too big for the wheel brushes to get in between, move your car forward/backwards a little to make sure you can get a full coverage. of the inner wheel. 

Rinse your wheel brushes in the bucket you've prepared and move on to the next wheel. 

Step 4: Rinse

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Using a high pressure washer, thoroughly rinse out all the chemicals and tada! You have a nice, clean wheels. After this stage, we usually start washing and decontaminating the paintwork.

​You could do the same too ;) 
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2016 Toyota Hilux Paint Correction + CS2 Ceramic Paint Protection 

17/4/2016

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2016 Toyota Hilux SR5
Paint Correction
CS-II Ceramic Paint Protection 

Toyata Hilux has been a tradition for tradesmen and off road enthusiast in Australia. Packed with practicality, luxury and it has a place in the 4x4 off road scene. 
CS2 Ceramic Coating is then chosen for protection up to 5 years. 
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Preparation is Key


​Car was wash and decontaminated with Detailing Kingdom's Car Hydra and utilising a fine grade clay bar to remove all bonded contaminants such as industrial and iron fallout. 
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The paint unfortunately has minor swirl marks and marrings from during the delivering process from the dealership. A extensive Paint Correction is then carried out to remove the hair line scratches and swirl marks.
Toyota Hilux paint imperfection
Paint Holograms
Perfect Finish
Wheels and headlights is then coated with Nano-1 Alpha 45 Coating

Finished Result

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Holden Commodore SSV VE Wagon Paint Correction + Detailing Kingdom Fluid Dynamics Teflon (dK FDT)

12/4/2016

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VE Holden Commodore SSV Wagon
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Stage 2 Paint Correction
Detailing Kingdom Fluid Dynamics Teflon (dK FDT) Sealant

Holden Commodore Sports Wagon, SS-V, true Australian Muscle, featuring 6.0 Litres, LS3 V8 - suffered some battle scars after surviving the bush battle.

Utilising Detailing Kingdom's Next Cut compounds and premium car care products. 
Detailing Kingdom Wheel X
Detailing Kingdom's Wheel X, pH neutral wheel cleaner and iron fallout remover is used to decontaminate and clean the wheels. 
Snow foam detailing
Snow Foam Pre Soak to loosen up dirt and road grimes 
tac system ultra foam
Car is then dried properly with a microfibre drying towel and air dried with an air compressor in the crevices. 
holden commodore swirl marks
Heavily swirled and damaged paint from improper care and washing techniques.
Paint Swirl marks and scratches
Swirl marks VE Commodore
Corrected using Detailing Kingdom Next Cut Compounds.
Paint Correction
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Corrected paint
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Detailing Kingdom Fluid Dynamics Teflon is then used for choice of protection, a teflon based sealant that does not mix with water with months and months of protection.
detailing kingdom FDT

Finished Results

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Chrysler 300C Stage 2 Paint Correction + CS-II Ceramic Nanotechnology Paint Protection 

8/4/2016

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Chrysler 300C 
Stage 2 Paint Correction
CS2 Ceramic Nanotechnology Paint Protection

Chrysler's flagship luxury sedan. Two powerful words to describe - Luxury and performance. It was a great pleasure to refine this black beauty to a unbeatable gloss, protected with our exclusive CS2 Ceramic Nanotechnology Paint Protection that outperforms other coatings with the following benefits: 
  • Permanent Bond
  • Physical Resistance (Hard as glass)
  • Strong Chemical and UV Protection
  • Increased Gloss and Clarity
  • Hydrophobic (Water beads off the surface and self-washing effects)
  • ​Lifetime Warranty

Preparation is key

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Utilising Detailing Kingdom's Car Hydra for shampoo and Wheel X for wheel cleaner, Ultra Foam Snow Foam for pre-wash.
detailing kingdom wheel x
Wheel X in action, the wheels are not dirty to begin with. 

Paint Correction

cut and polish
Paint correction


​Finished Result

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2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Paint Protection

4/4/2016

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VW Golf GTI MK7
TAC System Quartz Sparkle SiO2 Paint Protection

Volkswagen Golf GTI, classic name with the 7th Generation modern design. Packed with luxury and performance. Now wearing a layer of quartz - TAC System Sparkle Quartz SiO2 Paint Protection coating that not only performs, it also delivers gloss, chemical/UV and physical resistance. It also provides great hydrophobicity for ease of maintenance and self-washing effects. 

Preparation is key 


Good finished results doesn't come from good products, it comes from how a detailer prep the paintwork to bond chemically with the coating. Prepped with Detailing Kingdom's Premium Car Shampoo - Car Hydra with the 2-bucket method, followed by a full car decontamination with a clay car treatment to remove bonded contaminants. 
Volkswagen golf interior
Using Detailing Kingdom's Next Cut Compounds to machine polish and jeweling the paintwork, removing dealership instilled blemishes and also bringing up the gloss in white.
vw golf mk7 GTI

Finished Results 

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