imported_GMCloud27
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Well this would mark the first Click & Brag post I've made and unfortunately the pics and time of day could have been a bit better. Hope you all enjoy!
Background: As part of my Father's Day gift to my Dad, I thought it'd be nice to do a full detail on his 1994 Volvo 850 with a little over 300,000 miles...
The car was hand-polished and waxed for about 9 years of its life and then neglected for about 3 years meaning there were enough swirls to make any detailer cringe. Weather here in Chicago hasn't been all that decent until two days ago and I started a little late which made taking pics a bit hard (time pressured)
Process & Products: I didn't have time to do before and after pics (sorry, I would have LOVED to see the overhaul) but a majority of the car received IP and FPII along with OC and PG on some areas needing more attention (Hood and Trunk). Clearkote Metal Polish, 303, Meg's #10 and 17, P21S Wheel Gel, Mother's FX (Thought it'd be nice to try out) Tire Shine were some of the smaller products used. Woolite Cocktail (thanks Scottwax and drk) was used for carpets, Zymol (the only stuff I had until Z-10 came) Conditioner was used on the leather. In case you're wondering, I'm also replacing the brackets and putting new license plate frames up. Unfortunately I have to still fix the front bracket since the dealer had screwed them into the plastic and it's stripped forcing me to keep the old rusted bracket and no frame (screws are different sizes and rusted on so the frame won't fit....that's another project)
This would also be the first time using a sealant on the entire car (not just wheels) and thought I'd give the Werkstatt Twins a shot.
The Importance of Prep:
Daylight was almost gone and I had just finished the prep work for Prime and AJ and thought "Ah what the hell, least they can see how prep alone does 80% of the work" so I began taking a few shots.
--All these pics do not include Tire & Wheel treatment or Plastic and Metal Polishing; Car was just washed, clayed, polished for about 4 hours... *It was challenging...*--
Background: As part of my Father's Day gift to my Dad, I thought it'd be nice to do a full detail on his 1994 Volvo 850 with a little over 300,000 miles...
The car was hand-polished and waxed for about 9 years of its life and then neglected for about 3 years meaning there were enough swirls to make any detailer cringe. Weather here in Chicago hasn't been all that decent until two days ago and I started a little late which made taking pics a bit hard (time pressured)
Process & Products: I didn't have time to do before and after pics (sorry, I would have LOVED to see the overhaul) but a majority of the car received IP and FPII along with OC and PG on some areas needing more attention (Hood and Trunk). Clearkote Metal Polish, 303, Meg's #10 and 17, P21S Wheel Gel, Mother's FX (Thought it'd be nice to try out) Tire Shine were some of the smaller products used. Woolite Cocktail (thanks Scottwax and drk) was used for carpets, Zymol (the only stuff I had until Z-10 came) Conditioner was used on the leather. In case you're wondering, I'm also replacing the brackets and putting new license plate frames up. Unfortunately I have to still fix the front bracket since the dealer had screwed them into the plastic and it's stripped forcing me to keep the old rusted bracket and no frame (screws are different sizes and rusted on so the frame won't fit....that's another project)
This would also be the first time using a sealant on the entire car (not just wheels) and thought I'd give the Werkstatt Twins a shot.
The Importance of Prep:
Daylight was almost gone and I had just finished the prep work for Prime and AJ and thought "Ah what the hell, least they can see how prep alone does 80% of the work" so I began taking a few shots.
--All these pics do not include Tire & Wheel treatment or Plastic and Metal Polishing; Car was just washed, clayed, polished for about 4 hours... *It was challenging...*--
) got a very small detail by hand (didn't know anything about detailing other than using my old Zymol *TW* Cleaner Wax) and I took a picture of the paint before (still looked horrible afterwards); not too great of a photo but you get the idea:
) to get some shots of it.