Ciao everyone, here it's Marchettino and the S2000 weight reduction got out of hands! It's not as you may think, the S2K is back to shine today!
What happened to the S2000, where's the bumper?! I'm gonna show you because here we are in this new episode of the S2K project with important news,
as I mentioned in the previous video, I couldn't wait to start working on the body to make it shine and give it dignity
As you've noticed there's some missing parts, in fact today's episode is filmed outside Turin at Carrozzeria Scalavino
As you know I planned to repaint a few parts and as you have understood, that day has come!
Even though the paint has been neglected, a proper detail will make it shine. This part has been polished and you can see
hear the difference but still, repainting a parts had to be done, in fact we've removed the front bumper
the mirrors, the trunk and the rear bumper.
all these parts are going straight to the oven to get repainted.
By the way taking the mirrors off wasn't easy, also the doors panel had to be taken off!
Surprises aren't over because by hearing your feedbacks,
with just 12€ i've ordered with free and quick shipping this small accessory that will give more more colour to the interior.
Here's the new logo we're about to stitch on the steering!
Look at the difference, much better than this worn emblem
All this video will be shot outside Turin because once the pieces are repainted and fitted on the car,
the car is going straight to Luca Car Detailing for a miracle, which is needed for this car!
I'm confident though, step by step this car is coming back to shine!
Here's the pieces disassembled, look at the difference there's no holes for the front plate, say goodbye I wanna keep it like this
look at how menacing it is, the front plate was really out of place!
All the parts are already being repainted so while being away, a part of the job was already done and of course, safety first here!
Nice to see the bumper repainted and shiny, if you remember it was a disaster!
So much scratches and damages, terrible to look at. This is the trunk, where's the spoiler? Gone!
Even the holes have been covered, in fact let's say goodbye to the spoiler!
At the end I thought and the S2000 has such a beautiful, clean and timeless shape even if that wing was an official option,
I think it ruined the job done by Pininfarina.
Let's get out of the room and let the guys work!
Right, some days have passed and I took delivery of the S2000, you can tell some changes!
Amazing, step by step this S2000 is transforming!
Look at the difference between the bumper and the whole car! Look at how more menacing it is without the front plate that covered most of the bumper
then the gryll that kept falling off, now it's fixed. I just hope it won't fall again!
Mirros had rust and paint falling off, they had to be repainted!
And as you see I took a decision about the wing, now it looks more clean, elegant and less ricey.
Detailing process has started with a proper wash to prepare the car to the next steps,
first change I notice is the soft roof because it was very dirty, now it's back to black! Before basically it was grey.
Second step Luca is working since hours, it's the sanding process.
By sanding he's removing the annoying patina of dirt we've seen since the first day,
by touching you feel the surface is very rough,
Since the beginning, Luca realized this would have been a tough but not impossible job for him and he's using several tools to make the S2000 shine, for example
this tool measures the thickness of the paint, so Luca knows how deep he can sand.
Keeping the car clean and shiny is a must for every petrolhead, on Ebay you find a wide variety to take care of it in the best way!
After the first hand of sanding, here's the shape of the car
the patina of dirt has been removed
after this step, Luca will do lighter polishing steps by making the body look like this.
Luca has started to work also on the left headlight, we've noticed it has condensation so we need to fix it.
left headlight is ok but still need to be detailed.
Once all the sanding steps are done, this is the result, I'm speechless!
See that!
I'm looking myself through the hood of my S2000, something I would have never expected to do since recent times!
Difference is impressive, this is all the same hood! Crazy, it already seems like to look at a different car!
Look at the double face of the S2000, right side still need to be detailed but
let's move in the front to see the difference, first of all the headlights
He detailed them, they look so clean and shiny, like new! They used to be yellow'ish and matte,
visibility wasn't even that good so this detail benefits my road safety.
Look at the hood he's finishing to detail,
Once detailing is done, I will head back to my workshop for a few mods,
first of all get rid of the condensation, then change the brushes and fit the new emblem on the steering.
Body is ready and I struggle to think this is my car!
Once the body is done, let's move to take care of the interior!
Just like with the body, also here i'm seriously impressed
you're looking at the interior of a car with 230.000km and now they're like new!
The leather and plastics have been detailed and rejuvenated, they're shiny, bright and clean, in other words like new!
I'm surprised at the plastics also because I was thinking to replace them, with a detail they're fresh like they once used to be!
Look at the central tunnel, the car is rejuvenated, you wouldn't tell this is a +200.000km car!
Here you may see a scrub, this is leather wear, probably the ex owner
used to keep the elbow like this to change gears and with the time the leather worn out so I'm thinking to replace this part.
Luca is still working because he's doing the last step of this long and complicated detailing process of the S2000.
So here's the last step, the protection of the body with the nanotech process.
This final process has 2 phases, in the first step luca will apply a thick layer of nanotech to protect the body from scratches.
Once the layer is applied, Luca moves to the second phase
which creates a silk effect by making it soft to the touch, more shiny,
an hydro effect and hydrofobicity like already done on the glasses, so when it rains the drops will slide away
and by creating a low friction, the dirt will slide more easily so whenever I want to wash the car, it will be easier and quicker to clean it.
You're looking at a 20m video but to make it, several days have passed. Just to give you an idea,
in this last phase of the nanotech process, once both phases are done the car must stay here for 8 hours
in order that all these products are applied properly on the body.
Once applied I can regularly use the car but I need to wait at least 7 days for the first wash, otherwise I compromise the effectiveness of the nanotech process.
By using Gyeon products, this process lasts for about 5 years.
Work is finished and I struggle to believe this is the S2000 I took here days ago, it's unrecognizable!
Compared to days ago, the car is transformed from a car that by many, this should have been repainted completely
instead we repainted just the most worn parts, just a reminder this is a 230.000km S2000!
Car detailing is art, if you know to do it you can do a quality job like this!
Luca detailed also the exhaust tips, I can reflect myself on it but I can read the exhaust brand too!
Works haven't been done just outside so let's have a look at the interior as well, detailing here my goodness
I struggle to believe this is a 12 years old S2000 with so much miles! Look
at the eco-leather, the plastics regenerated!
I was considering to replace the plastics of the central tunnel and dashboard but after the detail just look at them close!
It's a pity that despite having the exterior and interior like new, we have the calipers and wheels that stand out as they need a repaint
with the new year we have on the list the calipers, wheels and a wrap to match everything.
It's almost a pity to wrap it now that the car is so shiny and bright!
I think I will keep it like this for a while, maybe I just tint the side windows to make it stealth.
Let's move to the final step of this episode of the S2K project as we still have a few things to put on the car!
New location, here's the S2000 at my workshop for the last touches of this episode.
We've changed the brushes because since the first day I bought the car, the brushes were worn and made a terrible noise.
Then, look! Fabulous!
A slight touch that gives lots of colour and sportiness in the interior.
Marvellous, the more I see it the more I adore it.
My mechanical also
he did a small fix in order to cover the hole behind the headlight so once it's warm, the condensation should go. We'll see.
As always, thanks Ebay for the support.
If you have any ideas or proposals to upgrade the S2000, don't hesitate to check the platform and send me the link of products I could fit.
Some time has passed since the last episode but trust me, the wait was worth it!
To repaint and detail a lot of time has passed,
you see the final video but you have to realize behind every video lies lots of work and sometimes lots of waiting too,
anyway the project goes on, in the next videos we'll see more surprises!
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