2006 Dodge Charger Revival

[Leadfootluke]

This car is owned by a grandmother, and is in fairly good condition; however there was a lot to be washed away to know that. A wash and wax, and interior cleaning were requested. The car will be for sale shortly and through the course of the detail with the carpet/dash/engine bay being clean, I can confidently say the value of the car is increased.



The paint was dull with dirt and contamination.

The wheels were filthy as well, with a little APC and many brushes I was able to clean the wheels, tires, arches, and barrels of the wheels [some afters later].

The exhaust was caked with debris

They were polished with Collinite 850

Opening up the doors revealed a mess inside. The jambs were filthy

The vinyl on the doors were dirty

The back seat is where the dog is transported

Front floors were dirty as well

Shifter/dash area was a mess

The truck was especially in need of attention

The engine bay was not included in the requests for services, but it was also in need of attention

I started at the back of the car and worked my way forward. I started by removing the rear floor and cleaning it and the spare tire/battery compartment before replacing it.

The trunk lid was also thoroughly cleaned

The doors were cleaned

Seats cleaned from the back

Floor mats were removed, carpet was vacuumed, stains were treated, mechanical areas of the seats were cleaned

Shift covers/compartments/etc were taken out and cleaned

 

[Leadfootluke]

Front seats were cleaned with APC and Collinite 855, carpet was vacuumed, dash was cleaned

The engine bay was degreased, cleaned, dressed, and sealed

Here are some after images of the car itself.



I did clay the horizontal surfaces of the paint, and used m205 on a tangerine pad on the hood as it had marring unlike the rest of the paint. This brought clarity back into the paint. Our personal car is this same color, and it looks incredible when the paint is cleared up.



The LSP this time was DGPS 3.0, after curing for 24 hours it was given an ONR wash and OID wipedown to remove some dust that settled after cleaning the rest of the vehicles.

We haven’t had sun a long time, and when the sun popped out I tried to get a few pictures.

Thank you for reading! Hope everyone has a blessed 2011

 

[someidiot]

This is the exact reason I have been interested in detailing; to get more for my trade-in. Very impressive work here, and I'm really amused that your grandma drives an R/T.



You did a good job. Very thorough.

 

[Leadfootluke]

This is the exact reason I have been interested in detailing; to get more for my trade-in. Very impressive work here, and I'm really amused that your grandma drives an R/T.



You did a good job. Very thorough.

Thank you!



It definitely makes investing money into supplies and time into learning about detailing worth it.

 

[N8Dogg98]

Wow that looks great. I own a 2006 Charger R/T in the same color, with the same interior color, and the same options (nav, leather, sunroof, etc...). That metallic red really pops in the sun when its cleaned up properly. Nice job making that car look the way it should. Here's mine:

 

[Leadfootluke]

Wow that looks great. I own a 2006 Charger R/T in the same color, with the same interior color, and the same options (nav, leather, sunroof, etc...). That metallic red really pops in the sun when its cleaned up properly. Nice job making that car look the way it should. Here's mine:

Thank you!



And I bet your car looks great as well when the snow is gone

 

[SFCR10]

This is the exact reason I have been interested in detailing; to get more for my trade-in. Very impressive work here, and I'm really amused that your grandma drives an R/T.



You did a good job. Very thorough.

You did an excellent job on cleaning that car. And WOW....she's driving a Hemi R/T? Impressive indeed!