5 Details! Its been a while! (56K go detail your car)

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01bluecls

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Well I havent posted much at all the last few months on this forum due to being EXTREMELY busy with everything. But in the past few weeks I have managed to detail 5 cars and thought I would share. First off I apologize about the somewhat poor pics and didnt snag too many befores. I didnt bother to even snag interior shots so I wont bother you all with my interior processes since I have not pics.



First up:



1989 BMW 535i Single Stage Red. (Bad Oxidation)



Process:



Exterior got

Wash with NXT

Clay with Mothers

Menzerna IPx2 via Rotary at 1500rpms with LC Orange cut.

Menzerna FPII via Rotary at 1000rpms with LC white pad.

Applied Collinite IW via PC @3 with grey finish pad.



All exterior trim got Meg's Insane tire shine including tires and wheel wells.

All glass cleaned with Stoners IG

Wheels cleaned with Eagle One A2Z





No good before pics since it was REAL cloudy when doing the car. Got two durings though.



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NEXT UP:



1990 (I think) Nissan 300ZX (Non-Turbo) Only has original 35K miles on it. Lived its life in a garage!!!!! Friend of mine bought this car from the orginal owner. Surprisingly good shape just a few wash swirls were all over.



EXterior:



Wash with NXT

Clay with Mothers

Menzerna IP via PC @ 6 with LC Orange Cut pad

Collinite IW via PC with Grey pad.



Wheels cleaned with eagle one A2Z

Treated with Zaino Tire shine.

Glass cleaned with Stoners IG.



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NEXT:



I cant remeber what year (maybe 95) Mazda Miata M Edition.



Swirls were pretty rough and so was the exterior in general.



Exterior got NXT wash

Mothers Clay

Menzerna IP via Rotary @ 1500rpms with LC Orange pad

Menzerna FPII via Rotary @ 1000rpms with LC white pad

Collinite IW via PC with grey finish pad spit shined with Pinnacle Crystal Mist.



Wheels/Tires cleaned with Eagle One A2Z

Treated with Zaino Z16

Wheels wells got AA

Glass cleaned with stoner IG





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NEXT UP:



2000 BMW Z3 2.3



Neighbor takes good care of it. Some minor swirls and in need of a claybar pretty bad.



Exterior:



Wash NXT

Clay with Mothers.

Menzerna IP via PC @ 6 with LC orange Cut pad

Collinite via PC @ 3 with grey finish pad spit shined with Crystal Mist.



WHeels/tires cleaned with Eagle One A2Z

Treated with Zaino Z16

Wheels wells got AA

Glass Cleaned with Stoners IG

Plastic Window polished with SSR2.5 by hand. (Worked very well for weathered plastic.)
 
NEXT UP:



2002 FORD F150 Harley Davidson Edition.



Owner wants to sell it very soon and wanted a good spruce up.



Lots of little scratches and moderate swirls. Forgot to snag before on this one.



Exterior:



Wash NXT

Clay with Mothers

about 10 different areas i spot buffed out scratches with a 4"yellow LC pad on drill adapter with Menzerna PowerGloss.

THen did SSR2.5 via PC with Yellow LC Pad

Finished with NXT via PC with grey finish pad.



Wheels cleaned with A2Z and polished with AIO.

Tires got Zaino Z16

Wheels wells got AA

Glass Cleaned with Stoners IG.



All exterior trim got 303 Protectant.



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NOTE: The only before/during pics I included are the Mazda Miata and the BMW 535. THe rest of the cars are only after pics.



SORRY about some of the pic sizes I dont know why half of them are shrunken like that since I didnt re-size them. I think photobucket did it automatically for some reason.



Liek I said before sorry for a non thourough write - ups and lack of a lot of befores pics. I have been strapped for time each time I did a detail and been to busy lately.



Comments are welcomed! :)
 
ALL details are outstanding! That red BMW looks brand new! Excellent work.



Now, how do you go from ssr2.5 & yellow pad to LSP? You are gooooooood!



PS: Too bad some of the pictures are too small. What program do you use?
 
I was using Microsft PhotoEditor to upload the photos to photo bucket. I dont know why half of them went real small?!?



SSR2.5 with yellow cut pad I didnt get any left over marring. You just have to work the polish in a little longer. It breaks down very fine. The only probs I have had to follow up the SSR2.5 / yellow pad are usually on black single stage paint.
 
01bluecls said:
I was using Microsft PhotoEditor to upload the photos to photo bucket. I dont know why half of them went real small?!?



SSR2.5 with yellow cut pad I didnt get any left over marring. You just have to work the polish in a little longer. It breaks down very fine. The only probs I have had to follow up the SSR2.5 / yellow pad are usually on black single stage paint.
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You should download "easythumbnail" and all your pix will be nice and large.



PS: thanks fpr the info.



I will make it out your way soon. When are you at Carmax?
 
tdekany said:
You should download "easythumbnail" and all your pix will be nice and large.



PS: thanks fpr the info.



I will make it out your way soon. When are you at Carmax?
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Im usually there after 2pm everyday. Just shoot me a Pm when you want to stop by.



Im now wishing I took better pics of befores :( It just seems each time I do a detail lately im always pressed for time. I'll have to figure out why my pics shrunk on me :(
 
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