Better Than New vs. 2005 Blazer

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ScubaStevo

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Got a call from a buddy of mine about having his mothers 2005 Blazer done. Someone had kicked the door, and left a big footprint on it. Wanted it protected as well, but when it arrived, it was hella swirled after only 4000 miles.



Processes:



Paint:



SSR 2.5 via rotary and cutting pad at 1500 rpm x2.

Automagic GS1 (medium cut) via rotary at 2000RPM via polishing pad.

Sonus Sfx2 via PC at 6 via polishing pad

Megs #80 via PC at 4 on polishing pad.

Collonite 476S x2



Trim/Tires:



Automagic Dress it Right

Poorboys Natural Look on rear tire

Poorboys Trim Restorer



Before (lookg like crap though. Don't show the swirling because the vehicle was wet at the time):



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Afters: (drools)



Look at this probably 20 year old bottle of tire cleaner:



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Whoa thats shiney

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Great job. Paint looks nice and wet. :)



I would be a little concerned about old tire cleaner though...I used an old Eagle One tire dressing (probably +3 years) and it definitely was a mess.
 
SilverLexus said:
Great job. Paint looks nice and wet. :)



I would be a little concerned about old tire cleaner though...I used an old Eagle One tire dressing (probably +3 years) and it definitely was a mess.
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I only used it on one tire to see what it did. It didn't do anything, so I just through out the bottle. All the tires were dressed with Automagic Dress It Right. Thanks for the compliment though.
 
Excellent as always, Steve. :up



I'm glad the two MLs and the 740 I am detailing over the weekend (got a lot done today) only need two steps aside from some spot polishing, because if I had to do 4 polishing steps like you did on that Blazer, I'd be there most of Monday too!



I bet your harsh winter weather has a lot to do with it though, eh?
 
Not bad, but is it me or does:





Megs #80 via PC at 4 on polishing pad.

Collonite 476S x2





do an awful lot of filling?
 
GSRstilez said:
Not bad, but is it me or does:





Megs #80 via PC at 4 on polishing pad.

Collonite 476S x2





do an awful lot of filling?
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If there was something to fill yes. The sonus I ordered worked wonders on the haze that the SSR2.5 left. I didn't really notice anything with the #80. I only did the rear hatch and roof with it to fill in what ever was left (I don't like polishing too much from the roof).
 
Nice work as usual Steve, lucky you have a garage !, I can't wait to crack out my new rotary once spring is here, its god dam -17C out now ....brrrrrr
 
Geez, I thought Chevy stopped making the Blazer. That design is getting a little dated. It looks just like my friends 95'. Nice detail though!
 
Jim C said:
Geez, I thought Chevy stopped making the Blazer. That design is getting a little dated. It looks just like my friends 95'. Nice detail though!
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That is the '98 and newer style. Your friend's Blazer has a different interior (completely redesigned for the newer generation, dual airbags, etc) different front grille, front head lights/parking lights, paint options, and a few other changes.



As far as I know, 2004 was the last production year of this vehicle.
 
WSUcommuter said:
That is the '98 and newer style. Your friend's Blazer has a different interior (completely redesigned for the newer generation, dual airbags, etc) different front grille, front head lights/parking lights, paint options, and a few other changes.



As far as I know, 2004 was the last production year of this vehicle.
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It said 2005 in the driver's manual. I know for a fact, that they only made 2 door's for the 2005 model.



2000firebird, its not armor all, its a cleaner made by armor all. It says whitewalls, cloth, plastic. I wouldn't trust it though. I'd say probably around 20 years old by my grandfathers estimates.
 
We're both partially correct. They did make 2005 Blazers, just like the 2-door you were in. My bad.



However, I found out through some research that they did produce 4-doors for fleet sales. It just surprised me since the newer GM suv and truck replacements have been out so long now that anyone would buy this style. Deep discounts I'd imagine...
 
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