Sunday, June 16, 2013

The secret to creating a "show-car" interior finish revealed

This is the story of the transformation of a daily ride into a street dream, be it from an insider point of view.... the interior


Letting the pics do the talking.


Before






During






After






50/50






now






more 50/50






before








after






before








The carpets






close-up














Fish scale





extreme close-up






the console area







needs to be fitted correctly






The seats








close-ups of not so visible areas










vacuumed meticulously after agitating with a plastic brush






Some soiled or food stains remaining on seats


not easy to capture on cam but they are there









The door sills










Oh!.... Oh!...












the door shuts








the door pillars






steam in action



after





pretreat with APC






stubborn dirt




steamed
















dirt from the door








the door edges




close-up


a bit and a lot....SCARY..... signs of rust




TA DA






the back door






steamed






driver's side






Glue!!!!




TA DA





moving fully to the interior, all steam cleaned






Headliner juice



(but no pics of the headliner after, will get them once the ride comes)






Dashboard before





gloves box






Steaming in action, removing glue stains from the gloves box cover





the gear area






steam obstructing the view






Oh!..... Dirty PRESS


During 



TA DA



the pedals




During


all were cleaned, but no pics taken, moving to the other areas and the seats





extreme close-up of backseat area..... the not so visible parts




Overview




the car mats


TA DA






moving onto the last part now.... Creating the New Car Look


starting with the doors




close-up 











overview of work being done




tackling the dashboard area




TA DA



the ladder







thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed this little adventure... the secret to a show-car interior finish



more to come....


cheers 


The BeyondShine team

Monday, April 15, 2013

the Blind & the Beauty

This ride should need no introduction. it embodies beauty, quality, comfort and pride. It's an Ultimate Driving Machine. 

Its eyes have gone from worst to blinded. We set to restore the same with a little patience and a lot of passion. Please enjoy the transformation..


Upon arrival




Headlights washed and clayed







THE LEFT SIDE





Nearer... not appearing a much damaged as the right side... 



Let's see what close inspection reveals


From different angles





Extreme close-up




A medley of defects from swirls to deep scratches and...



.... stone chips ... so many of them 

starting to turn opaque.... and







... OMG..... this hurts

a very deep scratch...





Correction in progress...

Localizing remaining defects... and




TA DA

same same but new.... only restored with Almighty's grace





Transparency is the only acceptable standard







the LED is not forgotten







Hello! 









Remember



Now







THE RIGHT SIDE




Close -up





Blinded beauty




Like a brick wall, it should have a very high score on the  opacity scale 









and surprisingly it was hiding many more defects underneath it.





The Afters


Transparency is the key



Light allowed to travel



Right side done



The ex-brick-wall headlight


Remember 
    

Now




Beauty revealed