1998 Volvo S70 - Before and After Pix

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My folks were away visiting relatives so I thought it would be a nice surprise to drive on over and detail one of their cars. Turns out it was my dad's daily driver a 1998 Volvo S70 that was left behind. From a distance, the paint looks in decent condition but on close inspection, there are littlerally thousands of paint chips (he commutes on the GSP everyday) and lots of swirls and scratchs. There wasn't much I could do with the chips, but after a GC Wash and Clay, I hit the swirls with some DACP and a yellow pad. I think I got most of them out, but it was extremely overcast and hard to see them. I was planning on going the GEPC and S100 route, but rain was eminent, I was short on time, plus my dad will never keep up with the washing, so I decided to go straight to some Einszett Glanz for it's ease of use and durability.



So, here are some before and after pics. Sorry for the low quality, but it was really overcast and I haven't figured out how too take good pics in low light levels.



I think it came out pretty good, hopefully my dad will too!!



Michael



Before:

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After:

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Nice work. Thanks for keeping the same angle and light, it really helps you see the differance.



Awesome job and pictures! :up
 
Smoker said:
Shame bout the wax residue round the door handles and door edges ;)



Sorry but I couldnt resist it :P
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I see what you mean, but actually, Einszett leaves no wax residue and doesn't stain the trim. It must be the lighting, I think that pic might have been with a flash. That was also before I pulled it into the garage and dressed all the trim.



Now if you had mentioned the filthy wheel wells, I would have agreed. I completely forgot about them and didn't notice till I loaded the pics.



Michael
 
Nice shine!!



My car had almost the same before and after pics, I used different products though. I used to detail my Dad's car, but I don't do it anymore because he always leaves the car dirty and then waits for me to do it...:rolleyes:



Great pix!!
 
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