Complete Alfa Romeo 159

**AutoSpaClub** · 08-02-2013, 10:00 AM

Welcome

I used part of my vacation to beautify the wonderful Alfa 159 in a very deep black color. The interior has been thoroughly vacuumed and cleaned, seats covered with a beautiful red leather cleaned and protected and all plastic parts refreshed. From the outside, after a thorough washing and claying, I did a two phased paint correction to make the car almost perfect (I left a few larger scratches whose removal was too risky). Paint on the car gave me a lot of problems and require experiments and changes in techniques and products, as some elements were painted, each different, for example, the hood was covered with a super-hard coating, and the left passenger door super-soft. At the end I secured using appropriate products all paint, glass, plastic, chrome and rubber elements.

Cleaning and restoration of the interior:

George dry vacuum cleaner
Meguiar`s All Purpose Cleaner (1:10)
Chemical Guys Pure Leather Cleaner + Pure Leather Conditioner
Chemical Guys Fabric Clean (1:18)
Poorboy`s Natural Look
Chemical Guys InnerCLEAN
Meguiar`s Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)

Cleaning the outside:

Chemical Guys Sticky Gel Citrus Wheel & Rim Cleaner Gel (1:3)
Meguiar`s All Purpose Cleaner (1:4, 1:10)
Valet Pro Citrus Pre Wash (1:6)
Chemical Guys Bug Bugger and Tar Remover (as a shampoo)
Meguiar`s Body Solvent
CarPro IronX (distributed with a sponge throughout the car)
Chemical Guys Clay block
Dodo Juice Born Slippy Concentrate (1:5 as clay lube)
Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam Cleanser
Meguiar`s Glass Cleaner Concentrate (1:10)

Polishing:

CarPro Eraser
Menzerna FG400
Meguiar`s DA Microfiber Correction Compound (D300)
Menzerna SF4000
Meguiar`s #205
Dodo Juice Lime Prime
Meguiar`s DA Microfiber Cutting Discs 5"
Chemical Guys HexLogic orange, white, blue, black pads 5,5"
Rupes LHR15 (various speeds, many passes, no or light pressure)
Chemical Guys Metal Shine Extreme Polish & Protection

Protection:

Menzerna Power Lock Sealant (paint, by hand)
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 (lights, windows, wheels)
Auto Finesse Revive (plastics and rubber)
Meguiar`s High Gloss Tyre Gel (tires)

While working on the paint:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ws-W2ckeyY&hd=1"]Alfa Romeo 159 - the result of two-step paint correction - YouTube[/ame]

During the work...

...and the final result:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQs3B0daig&hd=1"]Alfa Romeo 159 at Auto Spa - YouTube[/ame]

Best regards

**XxBoostinxX** · 08-02-2013, 10:18 AM

Amazing work! You used a huge variety of products and I am very impressed. The black is sooooo deep! It`s like looking into a mirror.

That front tag would annoy the crap out of me though. I can`t stand things being asymmetrical.