2007 Monaco Blue BMW X3

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DetailsByDennis

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This was not a full restoration, we have scheduled the vehicle for the next coming weeks to bring it back to the way it should be. This was a $200 job. I had a time limit and told the owner what could be done for that price, so we went for it :up



Process

wash

p21s 100%

(vehicle is in DIRE need of clay)

full interior vac

dust etc.

CG super blue - tires



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Vehicle looks really good in the afters, but I have a few bones to pick. Nicely of course.

So please, do not take it the right way.



#1- The afters looks amazing, obvoiusly they're shot in the early evening so conditions help to provide that look, but they look like you dropped a hammer of polishing on the paint, but all you did was wash and wax. This makes me even more skeptical of the pics I see online.



#2- I have been detailing for 5 years +, have learned thing you can only learn with experience, have been lugging a rotory for almost 3, yet I would not dare charge a customer $200 for washing and waxing a car and giving the interior a vac and wipe. I'd feel guilty. I love our craft, but I definately enjoy giving the customer a good feeling of what they're getting. The max I would feel comfortable upcharging for a job like that is $135 max, and I would include claying.



Again, everyone has their own opinion and clientelle, I'm just stating my personal opinion and reasoning. I like your work so lets not let this turn the wrong way.
 
joyriiide1113 said:
Vehicle looks really good in the afters, but I have a few bones to pick. Nicely of course.

So please, do not take it the right way.



#1- The afters looks amazing, obvoiusly they're shot in the early evening so conditions help to provide that look, but they look like you dropped a hammer of polishing on the paint, but all you did was wash and wax. This makes me even more skeptical of the pics I see online.



#2- I have been detailing for 5 years +, have learned thing you can only learn with experience, have been lugging a rotory for almost 3, yet I would not dare charge a customer $200 for washing and waxing a car and giving the interior a vac and wipe. I'd feel guilty. I love our craft, but I definately enjoy giving the customer a good feeling of what they're getting. The max I would feel comfortable upcharging for a job like that is $135 max, and I would include claying.



Again, everyone has their own opinion and clientelle, I'm just stating my personal opinion and reasoning. I like your work so lets not let this turn the wrong way.
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I took the the photos "Before" and "After". Before happened to be around 3PM and after happened to be around 7PM. If I "said" I polished the vehicle with these photos, that would bring a problem. I stated I did no correcting at all, honesty is all we have :secret



To travel 30 miles each way and complete this job it was well worth $200. My rate is $45-50/hr. I keep it a FLAT rate, it works out much better for everyone that way.



-Martin
 
i love that tire dressing... how was it applied? pad, air tool, ect?



and can u give me a link to the super blue? couldnt find it on the CG site...
 
PaPaHoFF said:
isnt that stuff bad for your health? I personally used a steamer to clean the rims on a 535xi and they had the same result.
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Dont think so but it is powerful stuff so I always wear nitrile gloves and a face mask.
 
PaPaHoFF said:
isnt that stuff bad for your health? I personally used a steamer to clean the rims on a 535xi and they had the same result.
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as long as you prespray the rim, use proper dilution, and thoroughly rinse... you should be fine :dance
 
Bump for this question as well.



ajnavo61490 said:
i love that tire dressing... how was it applied? pad, air tool, ect?



and can u give me a link to the super blue? couldnt find it on the CG site...
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Pour it into a spray bottle, adjust the trigger, and viola :)



It does not stain or sling, if you do a quick wipe before the vehicle is finished. I like tires that look wet, that is me.
 
Excellent! Thanks, Martin.



MartinD said:
Pour it into a spray bottle, adjust the trigger, and viola :)



It does not stain or sling, if you do a quick wipe before the vehicle is finished. I like tires that look wet, that is me.
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