Detail today in 80+ degree weather ( 1997 Black VW Jetta )

Dans Detailing

Dans Detailing

Dan's Detailing
Today i had scheduled a complete detail at 7:30 am on a VW Jetta sight unseen ( this is how my business operates, take good outweighs the bad )

So I get there and the Driveway is only 7' wide with bushes on one side and the house on the other. VERY narrow. There is a slightly bigger area up my the garage so this where I chose to work. I setup my EZ-UP and started the process with a good wash and clay.

The interior seemed to be used as a dog house, about 1/2 of sheepdog hair everywhere. I spent 2.5 hours detailing and steam cleaning the interior and got every last piece of dog hair out. It looked great!

The I moved to the outside. WOW. This car had only 60K on it and it was oxidized and scratched more then I have seen a car in a long long time. Apparently the dog had jumped up ont eh car, and they liked to drive down nature trails with brush scraping the car on the way down.

BEFORE:

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I used a 3M White foam cutting waffle pad with Meguires Medium Cut Following up with a 3M Black Foam waffle pad and P&S ultracoat polish. I then used P&S Ultracoat paint sealant on top of that and the results were amazing ... AGAIN.

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I got $155 for the job ( my advertised price for a complete) and was done by 12:30pm.. a total of 5 hours.

I am beat, sunburned and tired:)
 
great job..i feel you on the dog hair...what a pain..have you ever tried anti static spray?ive never tried it (or been able to find it) but supposedly it works at releasing the dog hair...horrible work conditions makes for a bad day..but the results in the end are worth it.
 
That certainly is a small space to work in.

You must be young. I am envious. Lot of work completed in a relatively short time. When one considers that 2.5 hours of your time was consumed in the interior of the car. I did a detail for about the same price doing only the exterior. I was so sore that my calves were belloring.

Can we assume that the exterior work was done with a rotary?
 
Looks nice. The nature trail cars can be horrible. I've had a few from hunters that were always scratched to hell. Heat can be brutal when you're out in it for hours on end. I hate dog hair. I've never found a method that works really quick for cars loaded with hair. Seems everytime I get a car loaded with hair, I try everything and end up spending huge amounts of time on it. I have a brush with big rubber bristles that helps some. Those red pet hair brushes help. Some times I'll break out the PC with brush to kick the bulk loose. I have a small steamer that I use and hold it in one hand while vacuuming in the other. Only used that recently on minor problems, I'm waiting to get another hairy ride to try it on something challenging. Misting the carpet upholstery seems to help with sending the hair airborne. Agressive vacuuming seems to just kick loose hairs up that keep landing somewhere else and I end up vacuuming the car round and round.
 
PhaRO said:
Agressive vacuuming seems to just kick loose hairs up that keep landing somewhere else and I end up vacuuming the car round and round.
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yes ,yes and yes! tis true. :surrender
 
cwcad said:
That certainly is a small space to work in.

You must be young. I am envious. Lot of work completed in a relatively short time. When one considers that 2.5 hours of your time was consumed in the interior of the car. I did a detail for about the same price doing only the exterior. I was so sore that my calves were belloring.

Can we assume that the exterior work was done with a rotary?
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Young is a relative term. I am 33 years old and have been detailing for 12+ years..

Looks nice. The nature trail cars can be horrible. I've had a few from hunters that were always scratched to hell. Heat can be brutal when you're out in it for hours on end. I hate dog hair. I've never found a method that works really quick for cars loaded with hair. Seems everytime I get a car loaded with hair, I try everything and end up spending huge amounts of time on it. I have a brush with big rubber bristles that helps some. Those red pet hair brushes help. Some times I'll break out the PC with brush to kick the bulk loose. I have a small steamer that I use and hold it in one hand while vacuuming in the other. Only used that recently on minor problems, I'm waiting to get another hairy ride to try it on something challenging. Misting the carpet upholstery seems to help with sending the hair airborne. Agressive vacuuming seems to just kick loose hairs up that keep landing somewhere else and I end up vacuuming the car round and round.
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I use a 3.5hp black and decker vacuum and put on the 1.5" hose and crevace tool that I have sanded the corners smooth on. This assures that you do not leave plastic "streaks" on places liek the rear shelf.

For dog or cat hair, I use the crevace tool holding it like a marker and gather up loads of patience. I have a rubber electrostatically charged brush in the other hand to help "dig" out the deeply lodged hairs. This works like a charm, but you have to have patience.

Compressed air sometimes helps too, but you end up chasing the hair around the car a few times..
 
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