99' Cobra (heavily oxidized/swirled)

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ReLoaDeD BuLLiT

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Process:



Washed entire vehicle with Optimum car wash soap w/ 2 bucket method with grit guard. Purple power degreased wheel weels, DP wheel gel on wheels.



DP tire gel on tires

Poorboy's Wheel Wax on wheels

Ardex shine on wheel wells

Black Again on trim



DP Clay with Wolfgang Lubricant



Wash again



Meguiars #82 swirl remover on yellow diamond cut pad via rotary @ 1300 rpm



Pinnacle Souveran Wax by hand



LSP= Poorboy's EX-P/Megs Final Inspection by hand w/ micro fiber



Vacuumed carpets w/ Metro Vac-N-Blo

Wiped down interior w/ 303

Wiped down leather seats with Pinnacle Leather Cleaner/Conditioner



Cleaned ac vents with detail brush



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My93Civic said:
Nice harbor freight rotary! How do you like it?



And awesome detail, looks some deep that I want to jump in :)
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They say you get what you pay for, and to be honest...the 29.99 I spent on this rotary that included pads/backing plate, I can't complain! lol. I'd use this over my UDM ANY day! lol



Thanks for the props man.
 
Car looks great! Those leather seats could really use a cleaning rather than just a conditioning which isn't going to do anything to those without cleaning prior.
 
Very good job on the detail.



Might I recommend shots of the car completely clean, as apposed to mixed photos of washed and unwashed or just panels rinsed with water.



Other than that, gorgeous reflection!
 
Thanks for the comments/suggestions guys. I like to show how the customer brought it to me, how it looks washed, and 50/50 shots.



As for cleaning the leather, it was cleaned prior to conditioning, sorry if I didn't list it that way.
 
What process did you use to clean it? If you just wiped it down like you said, you'll need to do more than that to get the dirt out of those cracks that are still apparent. A leather/interior scrub brush is sold at autogeek, or you can pick up a fingernail brush at the store. Both work very well to get down in the grooves - much better than just rubbing with an MF.
 
ReLoaDeD BuLLiT said:
They say you get what you pay for, and to be honest...the 29.99 I spent on this rotary that included pads/backing plate, I can't complain! lol. I'd use this over my UDM ANY day! lol



Thanks for the props man.
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you used the stock pads?
 
ReLoaDeD BuLLiT said:
Thanks for the comments/suggestions guys. I like to show how the customer brought it to me, how it looks washed, and 50/50 shots.
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I agree, I bring it up because they're all jumbled together. Maybe I'm a linear neat freak, but I find it most appealing to the eyes when it portrays a linear process. I do like the idea, you've definitely got a better camera than me though, don't stop what you are doing because you can only improve. Great outdoor shots, take advantage of that sun!



...Hard to do out here in OR. :wall
 
cajunfirehawk said:
I see your in FLA, what does a job like that run if I want to come over so you can do mine?

Awesome work.
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This customer was a close friend so she paid about 50 less than what I'd normally charge (250) for 3 step paint resto.
 
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