Black Infinity QX56 AIO

[Migue]

My coworker approached me after finding out i have experience doing body work about correcting a scratch on the whole side of her truck(from a plastic trash can at her House as she was pulling in) , she then also asked me if could detail her truck inside out.

This was done about a month ago but I've been busy steadily studying(reading) and working on(finally) building my business and kept forgetting to do a write up on it.

Exterior Process:

-Wheels done with Sonax and brushes/wheel woolies(these are awesome,totally worth the $).
-Wheel Wells with SG, scrubbed and pressure washed.
-AR Blue Foam Cannon with just some diluted Meg's Soap,high pressure rinse.
-Griots Brilliant Finish Car Wash for paint with 2 Bucket Wash.
-Nanoskin Blue Sponge for decontaminating ,using Nanoskin Glide as Lube(this stuff smells good!!!).
-MF Dry and DP Air Dryer to remove water from all crevises.
-Tape necessary trim.
-1 Step Polish with D151 using Flex 3401 and White LC CCS Pads.
-Tires dressed with Black Magic.

Scratch:
-Wet sanded with 3M 3k Gritand a wet sanding block.
-PC with 4" LC CCS Yellow,Orange then White Pads and M105/205 Combo.


Interior(sorry,no pictures):
-Meg's APC 10:1 on all interior hard surfaces.
-Very thorough vacuum .
-Spot Steam Clean w/ Mc Culloch MC1385 .
-Dog hair removal.

She was amazed with results especially since the interior was dirty from having 2 kids and a large dog.

 

[Migue]

Last Saturday i went over for a Monthly maintenance detail...

-Wheels with Megs APC 10:1.
-Foamed.
-2 bucket wash.
-MF / Air Dry.
-Carpro Eraser.
-Coat of Collinite 845.
-Interior received 303 Aerospace for UV protection.
-Tires and Wheel Wells Dressed.

 

[CG6Lemon]

Nice job on the scratch.

 

[Pats300zx]

Excellent work..:bow

 

[Migue]

Thank you!!! That truck is a beast in size, takes me longer due to all the climbing up and down to make sure i cover the whole roof area, worth it though since the Client has given me a nice tip both times I've worked on it and pays cash ahead of time with no questions asked!

 

[Ronkh]

Nice job

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

Great work! Was the OP reduced/removed where you wet sanded the scratch (the OP is very prevalent in the photographs)?

 

[Migue]

Great work! Was the OP reduced/removed where you wet sanded the scratch (the OP is very prevalent in the photographs)?

Thank you! Regarding the OP ,I honestly did not notice it was heavy while sanding it and I knew the vehicle had some, which is why i started with the 3K grit and nothing more aggressive (I also left the Sand Paper soak in water for at least 24+ hrs and used lots of lubrication to help in making it a more gentle approach) and i kept my sanding pattern VERY tight/close to the damaged area additionally to checking progress very very often( sand for a very few seconds, wipe and check over and over again). Once i was done repairing it , the area was of course very clear of defects but i did additional passes with the D151 around those areas to help blend the low correction areas with the "cleaner" one from where the scratch used to be.

I explained to my Client that the repaired area was probably going to look better defect-wise if looking at it from certain angles and light and she was OK with this. When she saw the end result she had nothing but good things to say and she was amazed even though i told her that the scratch was still there in some sections, but she had to look for it very very close with a certain angle and her response was "yeah, YOU can notice it with your super vision but to me it's non existent!" . It's a "mommy" truck, and her expectations were met, exceeded and it's in "showroom" condition (her words) after my visit.

I have another potential client that wants scratch repair on a GMC SUV and that thing has TONS of OP, so i already told him that once i finish with the damaged area, it'll most likely look very flat and smooth compared to the rest of his truck, so he's giving it a thought and will let me know.

 

[Scottwax]

Nice job on that big beast!