Category Archives: Automobile

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 detailed…

Posted on 22-Dec-2011 | 2 comments

This is probably the most striking (standard) colour for this new bull that I have seen todate…but I’m sure some owners will find some interesting colour or unique combinations to top this soon!

VX1 Glass Coat protection for new car by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Polishing work took about 7 hours and car’s paintwork are now perfected and is ready for a coat of VX1 Glass Coat tomorrow…

VX1 Glass Coat protection for new car by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

The superb interior, instrument panels plus the curves and contour of the chassis does make the outgoing Murciélago look dated!

Do check back…more pics & write up coming soon!

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Maintaining a matt paintwork…

Posted on 28-Sep-2011 | 1 comment

At AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer, we pride ourselves in maintaining / restoring your car to a showroom condition by constantly improving and perfecting the art of paintwork polishing to a state of high gloss. So it is quite a change when we had several matt painted car lined up for detail over the past weeks.

This is a BMW E90 M3 in a special Frozen Grey Metallic, first introduced in a M6 Competition Edition. Having seen many badly executed after-market matt paintwork, I was surprised this colour looks great on a M3, and looks very special indeed!

Matt Paint Detailing by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

This car was maintained by a ‘detailer’ with little or no knowledge of proper paintwork maintenance and he managed to use a combination of techniques and products that are unsuitable for matt paintwork/matt vinyl wrap/dry carbon fiber and this results in ugly patches all over the vehicle. Luckily no heavy damage was done and we are able to restore and correct the paintwork to an immaculate condition.

Patiently deep cleansed and protected to bring out a nice sheen to the matt paintwork…

Matt Paint Detailing by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Nice water beading can also be had for matt paint…

Matt Paint Detailing by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Is your matt painted car protected, properly detailed and kept in immaculate condition? Call us if you have further enquiries…

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Up next…head on with an Avalanche!

Posted on 26-Sep-2011 | 1 comment

Performing a 3-days complete detailing on this 750bhp beast this coming week…in matt white paintwork no less!

Matt white+paintwork in desperate condition! Time for some AbsoluteGloss magic...

This car has seen lots of action on the track and it’s paintwork is in pretty desperate condition.

Soiled and contaminated...

This detail (and the matt paint) is expected to throw up quite a few unique challenges to get it just right, especially seeing how bad the state of the paintwork is currently in…

Water etching and deep soiling on matt carbon fiber...

A full write-up soon…

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CrystalPro VX1 detail…BMW 1M

Posted on 19-Sep-2011 | 2 comments

Somehow, I like this car, alot! To me, it has all the necessary ingredients…manual transmission, nimble, rear wheel drive, superb styling and overall a great drive.

CrystalPro VX1 Glass Coating by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

This car is only 2 months old and comes with the usual factory swirls and imperfections. The owner wants the paintwork perfected and protected by our CrystalPro VX1 Glass Coat to give it a durable year-round protection and ease of maintenance.

CrystalPro VX1 Glass Coating by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

VX1 Glasscoat will give white a radiant shine that no wax or sealant could replicate. It is inert, meaning it’s crystal clear and will not turn yellowish on white paint and makes maintenance & cleaning of pollutants such a simple task…

CrystalPro VX1 Glass Coating by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

If you like to know more about our paint correction/maintenance services, and what CrystalPro VX1 Glasscoat could offer for your automobiles, please feel free to drop me a line at anytime.

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Paint Restoration + CrystalPro VX1 Glasscoat…Porsche Boxster S

Posted on 18-Sep-2011 | 2 comments

3 year old Boxster S came for a complete Paint Protection Solution…some panels needed a complete respray as the previous owner did not take good care of the car. We decided on a complete Paintwork Restoration Detail and to protect it with CrystalPro VX1 Glasscoat.

The paintwork condition as it is…bonnet

Paintwork Restoration by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

on the rear panel…

Paintwork Restoration by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Work in progress…

Paintwork Restoration Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Restored & polished…

CrystalPro VX1 Glasscoat by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

…paintwork protected with CrystalPro VX1 Glass Coat

CrystalPro VX1 Glasscoat by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

The Finished Work…

CrystalPro VX1 by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

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Swissvax Premium Detail…Aston Martin DB9 Volante

Posted on 17-Sep-2011 | Leave a comment

Love to detail any Aston Martin, but I especially fond of those Aston designed by Ian Callum…with it’s masculine curve, I reckoned this shape will still be a classic 20 years from now!

OK…this car came with lots of deep washing swirls as a result of bad wash techniques by owner’s helpers. We performed our popular Swissvax Premium Detail on this one…the end results is a stunning looking, deep lustre, swirl-free paintwork and brings out a glow that showcased the best of the curves.

Swissvax Premium Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Aston’s paintwork are some the best I’ve worked with…the photos showed a reflection of the cloud that looked kind of surreal

Swissvax Premium Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Total work time is about 9 hours to achieve this results…

Swissvax Premium Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

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Surface coating products…

Posted on 15-Sep-2011 | 2 comments

I received quite a few enquiries from some of my clients and regular readers of my blog, referring to some of my entries below as to which vehicle protection coating that I do offer and/or will recommend to them…
(1) Meguiar’s M188 Deep Crystal Coating
(2) G’Zox Quartz Coat 7

Allow me to clarify…I received or are able to obtain quite a few brands of coating products every now and then and I ran some serious real world test on every one of these to assess their performance and suitability for adoption as one of my detailing arsenal. As many of you may know, there has been an upsurge of new coating products entering into the market over the past few months, many of them are passed off as the “real deal” of surface protection or are heavily marketed, usually without any merit or much substantiation. And trust me after testing a bunch of them, it is safe to say that not all surface coating products are created equal…NOT AT ALL!!!

Without going into all the details at this moment of time, please note that I WILL NOT be offering any of these (1) Meguiar’s M-188 (2) AQuartz (3) G’Zox Quartz 7 (4) cQuartz Ceramic Coating (5) gTechniq c1 as a service to my clients! As some of you may know, these are some of the coating products that I have previously tested in-house for a substantial period of time. (1) & (2) above are absolute lemon (despite what the seller initially claimed otherwise) while (3) & (4) do not meet our standard requirement or seller’s marketing claims. gTechniq c1 is the sole exception, but while being a decent coating product by itself, it ultimately falls short of my expectations and do not meet certain criteria that I have set out (sorry Rob…appreciate your support & hoped we could work something out in the future!)

This does not mean that you should not use or try them out (with the notable exception of M-188 & AQuartz which you should avoid at all cost) just that they will not be offered in-house as part of my services.

I hoped this clarify my present position…

This is the water beading protection one should expect 6~9 months after coating...

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Signature Detail…Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed with CrystalPro VX1

Posted on 13-Sep-2011 | 2 comments

Another vehicle came for our Signature Detail…

This Bentley may be only 5 months-old but it came to us with heavily contaminated (metal overspray) & rough paintwork, trims & windows. The owner wants it restored to a brand new condition as the contamination robbed the paintwork of the glow and is rough to touch!

Removing the metal overspray and have it ready for paintwork polishing process alone took us close to 8 man-hours with every inch restored to meet the owner’s expectations.

Signature Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

The car is then carefully polished and finished off with a 2-step fine polishing process. It was then coated with CrystalPro VX1 GlassCoat for long term surface protection!

Signature Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

A couple of close-up views…

Signature Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

one last shot…

Signature Detail by AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

Overall, the entire process took us 2.5 days to complete and we added another satisfied client to our book 🙂

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Signature Detail…Ferrari 458 Italia

Posted on 11-Sep-2011 | 1 comment

This 6 months-old Ferrari 458 Italia has just returned from a 1,200km cross country drive with a couple of grueling track sessions in between. The owner wants it restored to a ‘no-effort-spared-better-than-new’ condition.

This after a 4-days Signature Detail by our team of expert detailers…paintwork are then protected by CrystalPro VX1 Glass Coat

But before that, all wheels are carefully removed to be detailed, then coated with CrystalPro Wheel Guard…

Wheel nuts as it is…

…then carefully hand-polished and restored to a “like new” shine!

Brake assembly, coilovers & wheel arches are carefully detailed to brand new condition…

Engine bay washed and detailed…

A total of more than 40 hours were spent just on preparing & fine-polishing the paintwork to achieve a swirl-free finish…

Showcar worthy finish…

AbsoluteGloss-ed…

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Detailed…Mercedes SL350

Posted on 10-Sep-2011 | Leave a comment

Did the annual detail for this SL350 last week…paintwork looked dull and car came with the usual swirls from bad washing technique.

A 3-steps paint correction detail was needed to bring the car back to a showroom condition

Time consuming fine polishing works are needed to give the paintwork an unparelleled color depth and bring it to a deep lustre

Not bad for a 5 year-old car with original paintwork huh?

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Detailing 2010…(part 1/4)

Posted on 28-Dec-2010 | 1 comment

As we are into the last week of 2010, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my loyal clients, friends and countless supporters for making this a most interesting and enjoyable year for me. Without your support and critique, it wouldn’t be half as fun…

As my schedule don’t always allows me to update this blog as often as I would like, I will take this opportunity to look back at some of the more interesting details that I have worked on over the past 12 months…

Lamborghini Murciélago LP640

I have the good fortune to having detailed well over 150 Lamborghinis over the years. I personally love the classic Pearl Yellow (Giallo Evros) & Pearl Orange (Arancio Atlas). It’s such a delight to see the finishing on these cars after some good detailing work!

Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV

The best looking Murcie by a country mile…

This one a bit special…

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Super Trofeo

Stripped down, paired with 570 raging bull power and detailed…1 of 30 in the world!

Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

My favourite Gallardo…

Lamborghini Gallardo SE

Lambo’s weak attempt to milk their brand name…

Lamborghini Gallardo Nera

…yet more weak attempt from Lambo

Lamborghini Diablo SV

Porsche 997 GT3

Porsche 997 GT3RS
Anyone who love driving will fall in love with this car…

Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid

Love the key…it’s shaped like a Panamera

Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

Porsche 997 C2S

Porsche 996 Carrera

Evidence of bad maintenance regime…paintwork in a sad state!

Patiently restored by AbsoluteGloss; protected by Crystal Pro…

Another 996 Carrera…protected by Crystal Pro Quartz HD

Porsche Panamera S

Porsche Panamera Turbo

Ugly butt…

Next up…Ferrari!!!

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Introducing: G’Zox Quartz Coat 7

Posted on 15-May-2010 | 10 comments

Just in…NEW G’Zox Quartz Coat!!!

After much anticipation, we finally managed to get on our hand some initial stock of G’Zox Quartz Coat 7, a fully tested (long-term test platform on JR, Japan Rail trains coaches) coating system that are especially suitable for the harsh and humid weather such as those found in Singapore.

The first 8 sets was hand delivered to me by no less than the President of G’Zox Japan when he stop by for a visit this week, and we shared his enthusiasm and excitement in making this excellent product available to Singapore market and also to make Singapore as one of the first market in the world to launch this product.

G'Zox Quartz Coat by AbsoluteGloss

Some benefit of G’Zox Quartz Coat 7:
– excellent water sheeting capability (a benefit that will be especially useful for vehicles that are mostly parked out in the open)
– superior oil and dirt repellency
– very strong acid / alkaline / solvent resistance capability (per JIS test results shown below)
– stringently tested to JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) specification to withstand heat of >300°C
– coating have a measurable thickness of 0.4um (micrometer or micron)
– a coating hardness of 7H (that’s significantly harder than the already superb G’Zox Real Glass Coat!!!)
– extremely abrasion & scratch resistant
– 18 months of shine and protection, GUARANTEED!!!

Originally developed for use in high-tech electronic industry as a semiconductor insulation film. The formulation has been redeveloped for usage in automobile & marine industry application, as well as for body protection on other painted metallic & plastic surface (mobile phones, laptop computers, anyone?).

Below are the various test results as conducted in accordance to JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard 日本工業規格) test criteria…and not some unsubstantiated claims favoured by many manufacturers!

click to enlarge

For further queries & informations, please drop us an email or call us at the contact below…more information to follow soon!

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Lamborghini Levo Concept

Posted on 23-Apr-2010 | 1 comment

We know that Lamborghini’s V12 flagship Murcielago is soon to be replace by Jota (?), but what design direction are they going to take to keep the bulls desireable, and perhaps a step ahead of Ferrari?

Here are some clue as to what the upcoming Jota might look like, in the shape of Lamborghini Levo Concept Design…

Heavily borrowing the design cue from the Reventon, this 700+bhp V12 is worth selling a bodyparts to own 🙂

The partial roof window will add significant kilos to the overall weight…

With Lamborghini trademark scissors door on all their V12, there will be significant carbon fiber and other exotic lightweight materials and possibly even a carbon fibre chassis structure and carbon MonoCell.

…or a Gallardo replacement, perhaps? The overall shape does seems a bit short for a V12 replacement and the absence of air inlet wings and the shape of rear pillar points towards a V10 design?

Anyhoo, with designs that will make a grown man weak and drool all over the floor, I for one can’t wait until the Concept Jota are officially announced…until then enjoy these pics! 🙂

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Ferrari 458 Italia…

Posted on 9-Apr-2010 | 2 comments

The new Ferrari 458 Italia being detailed (the very first one in Singapore ;))…

Ferrari 458 Italia detailed...

Like the design…?

The front headlamp is nice...

Me I’m not a fan of the 3 tailpipes…

3 tailpipes? ...acquired taste

Yet to warm up to the new shape, but the F458 is definitely sexier than the F430 it replaces.

edit (11-Apr-2010): New photos added…

Lots of sharp curves and vents (a nightmare for detailers…)

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Love the rims and the large carbon ceramic brakes…

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The Prancing Horse…

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Starting to like the shape a lot more now…

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A mirror-finish Bugatti Veyron

Posted on 6-Feb-2010 | 2 comments

Now this will be a challenging detail if they ever need one…

This one resides at VW’s Autostadt pavilion in Wolfsburg, Germany. The mirror finish theme is the work of artist Olaf Nicolai (not a detailer, obviously 😉 )

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Need gloss…???

Posted on 2-Feb-2010 | 3 comments

Our team at AbsoluteGloss has been deligently perfecting the dark art of paintwork polishing for the past years 😉 …No BULLs, No BUTs…we deliver a deep wet gloss and a perfect finish to your paint surface each time, every time!

Some illustrations with black cars…

Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Audi A4 MTM

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

BMW X5

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Maserati Quattroporte

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Audi R8

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Bentley Arnage

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Audi Q7

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

Porsche 997 C2S

Paintwork Perfection@AbsoluteGloss

If you would like to find out more about what we can do to enhance your car’s paintwork, please call us or better still drop by our garage for a free consultation at…

AbsoluteGloss Showcar Detailer

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