You could only imagine what I had to work with when using a title like that 
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The owner, Travis (mesoam), contacted me in regards to having his 1996 Volvo 850R detailed to get rid of the winter wrath. He sent me a couple pics showing the damage of the slush, sand, and general winter damages. The pics didn't look great, but once I got there today and put the car in front of the 500w halogen, it looked worse
. Given all of this, apart from the heavy swirling and such, the car was "clean". There were very few bonded contaminants, it beaded well, tires were dressed, etc. I'm sure from now on, she will be looking tip-top :xyxthumbs .
Travis is the second owner of this rather rare car. He can't remember ever having it machine polished and by my best judgement, the previous owner hadn't either. Some of the defects were very deep and wouldn't come out 100%. I'd say the car is 95%+ better than it was with a couple stray deep marrs here and there. The chips were greatly reduced and the depth/gloss took on a whole new meaning. Here we go:
Clean
-CG Maxi Suds Wash with Black & Decker pressure washer to assist
-Optimum Clay with CG Maxi Suds to lubricate
-Hi-Temp Tire Cleaner cut 50/50 on tires and wells agitated with respective brushes
-Meguiar's Wheel Brightener cut 3:1 on wheels with respective tools.
Defect Removal
-Hi-Temp Heavy Cut via rotary and LC Cutting Pad @ 1500 rpm (leave residue on panel)
-Optimum Car Polish via rotary and LC Polishing Pad @ 1200 rpm (remove both residues with FK1 #425 assist)
-Optimum Car Polish via rotary and LC Finishing Pad @ 1200 rpm
Protect
-Z6 Wipedown
-Z2 Pro by hand
-Z8 by hand when removing Z2 Pro
-Poorboy's PwS on glass, wheels, and tailpipe
-Meguiar's Hot Shine Tire Foam on tires/wells
-CG VRT on trim
THIS IS WHY PICTURES ON THE INTERNET CAN BE DECEIVING. This is a before shot...
This is what it looked like after a wash before polishing
After
Before
After
.The owner, Travis (mesoam), contacted me in regards to having his 1996 Volvo 850R detailed to get rid of the winter wrath. He sent me a couple pics showing the damage of the slush, sand, and general winter damages. The pics didn't look great, but once I got there today and put the car in front of the 500w halogen, it looked worse
. Given all of this, apart from the heavy swirling and such, the car was "clean". There were very few bonded contaminants, it beaded well, tires were dressed, etc. I'm sure from now on, she will be looking tip-top :xyxthumbs .Travis is the second owner of this rather rare car. He can't remember ever having it machine polished and by my best judgement, the previous owner hadn't either. Some of the defects were very deep and wouldn't come out 100%. I'd say the car is 95%+ better than it was with a couple stray deep marrs here and there. The chips were greatly reduced and the depth/gloss took on a whole new meaning. Here we go:
Clean
-CG Maxi Suds Wash with Black & Decker pressure washer to assist
-Optimum Clay with CG Maxi Suds to lubricate
-Hi-Temp Tire Cleaner cut 50/50 on tires and wells agitated with respective brushes
-Meguiar's Wheel Brightener cut 3:1 on wheels with respective tools.
Defect Removal
-Hi-Temp Heavy Cut via rotary and LC Cutting Pad @ 1500 rpm (leave residue on panel)
-Optimum Car Polish via rotary and LC Polishing Pad @ 1200 rpm (remove both residues with FK1 #425 assist)
-Optimum Car Polish via rotary and LC Finishing Pad @ 1200 rpm
Protect
-Z6 Wipedown
-Z2 Pro by hand
-Z8 by hand when removing Z2 Pro
-Poorboy's PwS on glass, wheels, and tailpipe
-Meguiar's Hot Shine Tire Foam on tires/wells
-CG VRT on trim
THIS IS WHY PICTURES ON THE INTERNET CAN BE DECEIVING. This is a before shot...
This is what it looked like after a wash before polishing
After
Before
After
