imported_Grouse
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Well I will start this last weeks work off with the car that finished the week out. A 01 camaro SS. I was contacted in April by a soldier in Iraq. God knows what time it was for him to call me at 2pm in Seattle. After a long conversation he booked his car.
The car has had some extensive body work done. Along with a horrible detail. Since then it had basically been in one type of storage or another for 3 years. Right now it puts 425 at the rear wheels, with a 250 shot of NOS on top of that. (if your ears can stand it.)
The before shots.
More before shots. The damage done to this poor car is amazing.
Here we start to see the car during a decontamination wash, and claying. I had talked to Mike at 1z a while back about a particular problem i had had with a brand new g37. This car was exhibiting similar characteristics. So, after cleaning the wheels and wheel wells with Custom wheel Cleaner. I proceeded to blow, flush rinse out all 3 years of bonded contaminants that could be removed.
After the rinsing, I sprayed the car down with 1z plastic. I did not have W99 to try, so I used plastic. The problem i had had with the new g37 i mentioned above was a certain type of contamination that needs a high alkaline to remove it. This is why i went with plastic. In the past I have tried using P21s TAW for this purpose but it simply does not have the alkalinity needed.
With 1z plastic. (given a choice i would have used w-99)
Dwell time for the plastic was about 10 min. At that point I started my normal wash procedures with the foam canon and 1z glanz wash. (a little adams thrown in)
Upper windows and roof were washed first.
Hood and rear deck lid along with rear bumper next.
Here are the first shots of the car after claying and taping. The true extent of the previous detailers work can be seen. Along with some bad body work.
The car has had some extensive body work done. Along with a horrible detail. Since then it had basically been in one type of storage or another for 3 years. Right now it puts 425 at the rear wheels, with a 250 shot of NOS on top of that. (if your ears can stand it.)
The before shots.
More before shots. The damage done to this poor car is amazing.
Here we start to see the car during a decontamination wash, and claying. I had talked to Mike at 1z a while back about a particular problem i had had with a brand new g37. This car was exhibiting similar characteristics. So, after cleaning the wheels and wheel wells with Custom wheel Cleaner. I proceeded to blow, flush rinse out all 3 years of bonded contaminants that could be removed.
After the rinsing, I sprayed the car down with 1z plastic. I did not have W99 to try, so I used plastic. The problem i had had with the new g37 i mentioned above was a certain type of contamination that needs a high alkaline to remove it. This is why i went with plastic. In the past I have tried using P21s TAW for this purpose but it simply does not have the alkalinity needed.
With 1z plastic. (given a choice i would have used w-99)
Dwell time for the plastic was about 10 min. At that point I started my normal wash procedures with the foam canon and 1z glanz wash. (a little adams thrown in)
Upper windows and roof were washed first.
Hood and rear deck lid along with rear bumper next.
Here are the first shots of the car after claying and taping. The true extent of the previous detailers work can be seen. Along with some bad body work.
