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You have some nice tree pictures there 
Seriously though, good work! Looks like you've gotten all sorts of paint issues sorted
Seriously though, good work! Looks like you've gotten all sorts of paint issues sorted
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KennyGS
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That's life - as I've seen it.
In most cases, people don't respect other's rights, belongings, etc., and when a mistake is made, rarely do they accept any responsibility.
In most cases, people don't respect other's rights, belongings, etc., and when a mistake is made, rarely do they accept any responsibility.
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This vehicle was scheduled for a intense interior detail with just a wash an wax for the exterior. however after seeing the exterior in proper lighting I just couldn't let myself give it back to the customer in that condition. So I decided that I would do a quick one step, and it worked out for me too since I wanted to finally get to play around with Meguiars Ultimate compound.
Foamed with DG901 mixed with Autowerkes Exclusive APC
Washed with DG901 via 2BM
Clayed with DI Medium Clay bar w/ CG Luber for lube
Applied Iron X (I shouldn't have bothered with it since I only saw one small dot change color and I used a third of the bottle.)
Rewashed with DG901
Polished with Meguiars Ultimate Compound and Cyan Hydrotech pad on my PC
LSP Prima Bananna Gloss. I chose this not only because I haven't used it in a while, but also because I wanted to take advantage of it's slight filling abilities to take care of any minor swirls that were left over.
Final wipe down with ReLoad
Interior Before:
The interior was in ROUGH shape to say the least. I ended up removing both front seats to get not only the carpet under them cleaned, but also so I could clean all of the drips on the center console.
I'm pretty sure this is puke, but the customer said she didn't know what it was.
Interior Afters:
The white marks on the plastic in this picture are actually scuffs and gouges not dirt.
Exterior Before (After wash/clay and Iron X)
50/50
Foamed with DG901 mixed with Autowerkes Exclusive APC
Washed with DG901 via 2BM
Clayed with DI Medium Clay bar w/ CG Luber for lube
Applied Iron X (I shouldn't have bothered with it since I only saw one small dot change color and I used a third of the bottle.)
Rewashed with DG901
Polished with Meguiars Ultimate Compound and Cyan Hydrotech pad on my PC
LSP Prima Bananna Gloss. I chose this not only because I haven't used it in a while, but also because I wanted to take advantage of it's slight filling abilities to take care of any minor swirls that were left over.
Final wipe down with ReLoad
Interior Before:
The interior was in ROUGH shape to say the least. I ended up removing both front seats to get not only the carpet under them cleaned, but also so I could clean all of the drips on the center console.
I'm pretty sure this is puke, but the customer said she didn't know what it was.
Interior Afters:
The white marks on the plastic in this picture are actually scuffs and gouges not dirt.
Exterior Before (After wash/clay and Iron X)
50/50
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After Sun Shots
Thats all for the sun shots since it got very cloudy in the afternoon. The entire car looked about the same. The hood and truck had some deep RIDS still left in them, but the rest of the vehicle finished about 85% perfect. I was very impressed with the Meguiars Ultimate compound. It worked as long as I wanted it too, even in direct sunlight, it's barely dusted at all, and it cut and finished wonderfully!!!
Afters:
Thanks for looking!!!
Thats all for the sun shots since it got very cloudy in the afternoon. The entire car looked about the same. The hood and truck had some deep RIDS still left in them, but the rest of the vehicle finished about 85% perfect. I was very impressed with the Meguiars Ultimate compound. It worked as long as I wanted it too, even in direct sunlight, it's barely dusted at all, and it cut and finished wonderfully!!!
Afters:
Thanks for looking!!!
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Any input on the vette roof yet?
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Sorry Kenny. I did hear back from one guy, but he just said he would advise against it, but didn't give any substantial reason why. I sent an email to another detailer I know from the forums and am waiting to hear back from him.
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that tsx was just nasty! I don't know how the person drove around in that. Awesome transformation though...wow
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Today we have a Mini Cooper S that needs to be cleaned up before the owner puts it on the market. Overall it’s not in terrible shape, and it’s a great color since no matter what light source I used I could not capture the light swirls with the camera. This was a one-step correction, but unfortunately from a swirls point of view the before and afters would have looked almost identical since this paint hides imperfections so well. I can honestly say that 90% of the imperfections were removed during this detail.
Exterior Cleansing:
Foamed with DG 901 mixed with Autowerkes Exclusive APC
Washed with DG 901 via 2BM
Clayed while we with DI Medium Clay Bar using CG Luber as clay lube
Dried with air blower and Pakshak WW MF Towels
Glass polished with DG Nu Glass and Orange LC Flat pad on PC
Trim dressed with CarPro PERLS 1:1
All metal polished and sealed with collinite Metal Wax
Wheels, wheel wells, and tires:
Wheels cleaned with Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
Wheel wells and tires cleaned with Autowerkes Exclusive APC 1:1
Wheels sealed with Collinite 845
Tires Dressed with Meguiars Endurance Tire Shine (at owner’s request)
Wheel wells dressed with CG Bare bones
Paint Polishing and protection:
Polished with Menzerna Powerfinish on Yellow Buff and Shine Pad
Used with Porter Cable DA
Wiped down with IPA mixed 1:4 with distilled water
LSP was CG Blacklight which was allowed to cure for several hours, then topped with CG V7 spray Sealant
Interior:
All cracks and crevices blown with compressed air
Carpet and seats thoroughly vacuumed
Random carpet stains cleaned with Stoners Carpet Cleaner
Seats cleaned with ZEP Citrus APC 10:1
All plastic and vinyl cleaned with Autoglym Interior Shampoo
All plastic and vinyl protected/dressed with Autoglym Plastic and Rubber Dressing
Glass cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner
Door seals protected with 1z GumiPledge Stick
Engine Bay:
Cleaned with Zep Citrus 4:1 and agitated with various brushes and sponges
All plastic and rubber protected with Autoglym Plastic and Rubber Dressing
Underhood paint protected with CG Blacklight
Interiors Before
Interiors After
Engine Bay After
Exhaust Tips Before
Exhaust Tips After – Cleaned with Collinite Metal wax and 0000 Steel Wool
Exterior Cleansing:
Foamed with DG 901 mixed with Autowerkes Exclusive APC
Washed with DG 901 via 2BM
Clayed while we with DI Medium Clay Bar using CG Luber as clay lube
Dried with air blower and Pakshak WW MF Towels
Glass polished with DG Nu Glass and Orange LC Flat pad on PC
Trim dressed with CarPro PERLS 1:1
All metal polished and sealed with collinite Metal Wax
Wheels, wheel wells, and tires:
Wheels cleaned with Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
Wheel wells and tires cleaned with Autowerkes Exclusive APC 1:1
Wheels sealed with Collinite 845
Tires Dressed with Meguiars Endurance Tire Shine (at owner’s request)
Wheel wells dressed with CG Bare bones
Paint Polishing and protection:
Polished with Menzerna Powerfinish on Yellow Buff and Shine Pad
Used with Porter Cable DA
Wiped down with IPA mixed 1:4 with distilled water
LSP was CG Blacklight which was allowed to cure for several hours, then topped with CG V7 spray Sealant
Interior:
All cracks and crevices blown with compressed air
Carpet and seats thoroughly vacuumed
Random carpet stains cleaned with Stoners Carpet Cleaner
Seats cleaned with ZEP Citrus APC 10:1
All plastic and vinyl cleaned with Autoglym Interior Shampoo
All plastic and vinyl protected/dressed with Autoglym Plastic and Rubber Dressing
Glass cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner
Door seals protected with 1z GumiPledge Stick
Engine Bay:
Cleaned with Zep Citrus 4:1 and agitated with various brushes and sponges
All plastic and rubber protected with Autoglym Plastic and Rubber Dressing
Underhood paint protected with CG Blacklight
Interiors Before
Interiors After
Engine Bay After
Exhaust Tips Before
Exhaust Tips After – Cleaned with Collinite Metal wax and 0000 Steel Wool
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Exterior Afters
Thanks for looking!!
Thanks for looking!!
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I love seeing a clean car like that.... nice work
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Thanks Kevin!!!! I love clean cars too...if you couldn't tell! LOL
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good stuff.....
I still don't understand why Mini leaves those arches as plastic.
I still don't understand why Mini leaves those arches as plastic.
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help with road rash from rocks? The subaru forester has them as a paid option, idk?
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Thanks!!! I think they look ok, but people don't take care of them so they tend to fade really bad.
Thank you!Nice work man...
Awesome Work! Are you in MD or VA?
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Thank you! I'm in VA.
Oh gotcha. Where in VA? Have you detailed any Subaru's?
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I'm in Northern VA, Chantilly to be exact. I have done 2 last gen STI's, one brand new STI, and a few older random Subbies.