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Nightmare Wrap Removal // Toyota Hilux Work Mate

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Find out what it took to remove this cracked vinyl signwriting and get a behind the scenes look into wrap removal and full detail on this Toyota Hilux Work Mate with only 100k km's on the clock.



Despite having low milage, when this ute was dropped off to us, it was almost worthless. The UV damaged wrap was cracked and sun beaten and needed to be removed.



The roof and bonnet were the worst and needed to be hit with a mixture of steam, heat, litres of glue remover and a lot of elbow grease to scrape it away inch by inch.


Some exterior pieces needed to be removed to remove all of the wrap as well.



While the leftover glue was dissolving, we focused on deep cleaning the interior to remove years of dirt (the water/soap mixture coming off the seats looked like chocolate milk!)





*After*





With the interior detail finished and the vinyl wrap and glue removed, it was time for the fun stuff!


The paint was cut and polished to remove ghost marks from the wrap and importantly, to make it pop!



We also polished the headlights as they desperately needed to be restored and sealed with a graphene coating to prevent future UV damage.


The exterior black plastics (bumper, grille, wiper cowl, wing mirrors, door handles and window seals) also received the graphene coating, restoring their factory black look and protecting them from the elements for up to 5 years!


Lastly, we noticed the glass had a lot of contamination embedded into it that would not clean off. So out came the mighty Rupes LHR21 yet again and we set off polishing the glass to a high shine and ultimate clarity.



All in all, we restored thousands of dollars of value back to this trusty Work Mate and made it a much more enjoyable place to be for our clients, and for that we couldn't be happier!


Thanks for reading and be sure to check out our YouTube for more behind the scenes content.


Have a lovely day!


Harley Iggleden

Renown Auto Detailing

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