03 Expedition EB...gross!

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elmy3111

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So i don't usually post pics since I love to just look at everyone else's work (ya'll are amazing!) . 03 with 70,000 miles...3 kids, a dog, tunnel washes, never waxed, typical. Best I could do for $75. Worked on it for about 5 hours with my dad (free labor haha). Customer was absolutly thrilled with the results and booked 3 other cars of hers!

Here it goes:

BEFORES

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AFTERS

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Used pretty much all over the counter products....blue coral wash, armor wheel cleaner, black magic tire foam, magic erasers, stoners for the glass, Nu-Finish polish with the buffer speed 4 i believe??, oxi-magic and extractor on carpets etc.
 
elmy311 said:
Used pretty much all over the counter products....blue coral wash, armor wheel cleaner, black magic tire foam, magic erasers, stoners for the glass, Nu-Finish polish with the buffer speed 4 i believe??, oxi-magic and extractor on carpets etc.
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Always interested to see OTC-product details on Autopia :bigups



$75 for 5 hours--you work cheap!!!



(I'm doing a freebie for my cousin in the near future. She'll be getting Nu Finish because the car won't be waxed/detailed again while she owns it. I'm detailing her car out of sheer frustration from looking at it)
 
Brandon1 said:
That NF actually looks pretty good!!!
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It works nicely on white. VERY blotchy on darker colors, but I'm curious to see what it does when applied w/ a buffer. Again, doing the cousin's car for free means that I can experiment. :nana:
 
hahaaha thank you guys for the comments. For the most part....i either do filthy dirty cars like this one or cream puffs and my customers really aren't interested in $100 + detail jobs with high quality products such as the stuff a lot of others use. I know my work isn't up to the TOP NOTCH quality of many on here, but my pricing and customer expectations don't warrant it. So i do the absolute best i can do for the time and money i get for each job. For darker colored cars i usually use Megs Gold Class with the buffer....that stuff it pretty amazing. I typically use Nu-Finish because for a one step polish at $5-6 a bottle it just cannot be beat!!! I will be posting up a few more details later on that i think you guys will really like!

Thanks again!

Nick
 
Truck looks great! Just watch you don't get NuFinish on any trim because it will stay there forever! I have had to remove stained trim before off customer's cars and it is a b##ch to remove! Meguiars ColorX is a great OTC one step cleaner wax that will buff/remove easier and will not stain trim like NuFinish!
 
I find this one of the most interesting before/afters ever. No high dollar boutique stuff, in fact you used products that some shun and degrade. I salute you for fine work with ordinary stuff that doesn't require a platinum card to order online.
 
gregk said:
Truck looks great! Just watch you don't get NuFinish on any trim because it will stay there forever! I have had to remove stained trim before off customer's cars and it is a b##ch to remove! Meguiars ColorX is a great OTC one step cleaner wax that will buff/remove easier and will not stain trim like NuFinish!
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Does it last as long (bead) as NuFinish???



I use it on my wife's car because a) she doesn't know/care about the difference and b) it still beads after 6 months (on a car that gets garaged).



Otherwise, elmy, masking tape is cheap insurance for preventing stained rubber trim.



As for pricing--I agree--people in my area (even the wealthy ones) seem to have no interest in the mega-dollar 10+ hour Autopia details. Both time commitment and money scare them off.



I can pull off $120-$140 ($140 for SUV's) and that's for a 4-5 hour detail.
 
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