ADetailedFinish
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Well I've known this customer for quite awhile and he didn't know I detail cars, but when he bought this car for his wife they had it detailed by another detailer around here. They upgraded to a Polymer Sealant (griot's) for an extra charge. When the detailer was all done he told them to use Griot's Spray on Car wash only or else it will wear off the sealant. Well after about 5 washes with it they noticed it started swirling and scratching the paint so they called the detailer and told him their issue. He replied to them saying that he can't do anything about it because his company is going bankrupt. Mind you he told them there was a 1 year warranty on the upgraded sealant. Well every since they told me about it and I told them I detail I've seen this other detailer "detail" 5 other cars. Well enough with this rant here's the process.
Customer only wanted a 2 stage polish and sealant for the winter, but afterwards she's bringing it back to get fully corrected. The 2 stage corrected about 75-80%
~Wash
Dawn in foam cannon
dawn Wash with griot's wash mit
Than clayed with Griot's spray on car wash as lube
Than taped off all trim and lights
~Polish
SIP w/ LC Cyan pad and Flex VRG3403 Rotary
Micro Polish w/ LC White Pad and Flex VRG3403 Rotary
~Sealant
BFWD applied w/ LC CCS blue pad and PC
Sorry for bad pictures, the car arrived to me at 6:45AM and it was still dark
Notice the RIDS and Marring
50/50 shot of the trunk
And another 50/50 of the trunk with Xenon light
The trunk all done!
There was this scratch on the passenger side that started halfway between the front door and went to the back door. It looked like the detailer tried to fix it before. The customer stated that he just made it look more dull
50/50 of it polished out, but it still had some deeper RIDS and that scratch wasn't gone.
Wet sanded the scratch down
Much better!
After's, Sorry their in my shop because it was 7:30PM when I finished wiping the sealant off and it was raining all day.
Thanks for looking! Enjoy
Customer only wanted a 2 stage polish and sealant for the winter, but afterwards she's bringing it back to get fully corrected. The 2 stage corrected about 75-80%
~Wash
Dawn in foam cannon
dawn Wash with griot's wash mit
Than clayed with Griot's spray on car wash as lube
Than taped off all trim and lights
~Polish
SIP w/ LC Cyan pad and Flex VRG3403 Rotary
Micro Polish w/ LC White Pad and Flex VRG3403 Rotary
~Sealant
BFWD applied w/ LC CCS blue pad and PC
Sorry for bad pictures, the car arrived to me at 6:45AM and it was still dark
Notice the RIDS and Marring
50/50 shot of the trunk
And another 50/50 of the trunk with Xenon light
The trunk all done!
There was this scratch on the passenger side that started halfway between the front door and went to the back door. It looked like the detailer tried to fix it before. The customer stated that he just made it look more dull
50/50 of it polished out, but it still had some deeper RIDS and that scratch wasn't gone.
Wet sanded the scratch down
Much better!
After's, Sorry their in my shop because it was 7:30PM when I finished wiping the sealant off and it was raining all day.
Thanks for looking! Enjoy