First Detail of the Year: Mitsubishi Galant (lots of pics)
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imported_BretFraz
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Now that's a car you don't see every day in the States. Isn't it a cousin of the VW Golf? I kinda like the look of SEAT's - rather Alfa-ish.
Let's see pics of the whole car
Let's see pics of the whole car
Jngrbrdman
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Wow! That looks amazing!! What is that color called? Very nice job. :xyxthumbs
C. Charles Hahn
CCH Auto Appearance, LLC
I like it!! Never heard of or seen that car before in my life........ looks good indeed! Kinda reminds me of a volvo with more curves to it, actually....... about a 750 or 850 series?? 
either way,
either way,
imported_Indy YZF
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To sum it up, this car had 10 years of dirt and had never been really deep cleaned. It was a challenge, but helped refine some of my techniques, plus I got to test out the new Meguiar's Microfiber pads (which I really like) and associated polish and finishing wax. It came out better than I thought it would, not perfect, but as good as I could get in the time alloted (note the stain on the driver's mat, hit it 5 times with APC/Folex and it wouldn't come out)
So it all started with the interior, I used Meguiar's APC 10:1 dilution on interior plastics and leather, Folex and Meg's APC 4:1 on carpets.
Here are the seats before I started
Front:
Rear:
Some 50/50s:
All Clean
So it all started with the interior, I used Meguiar's APC 10:1 dilution on interior plastics and leather, Folex and Meg's APC 4:1 on carpets.
Here are the seats before I started
Front:
Rear:
Some 50/50s:
All Clean
imported_Indy YZF
New member
On to the exterior. I used Meguiar's Super Suds wash, Degreaser for the engine, APC 4:1 for tires and wheel wells, P21S for the wheels. I then clayed with Meguairs, Blackfire and some agressive clay (not sure the brand) with Last Touch 1:1 as the lube. This was followed up with D300 and the MF cutting pad, then finally D301 with the finishing pad. I really like this combo, easy to use, cuts really well, and I love the smell of both products. Over all this will be my go to. I could've got more correction with M105, but the customer wasn't looking for perfection and I didn't want to deal with the dust.
Before:
And now the final pictures:
Before:
And now the final pictures:
Old Pirate
AMG Classic Car Detailing
Wow, what a turnaround on the Mitsu! great work on the interior and exterior. Looks super Indy YZF!
imported_kakeuter
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Great turnaround! That car was in horrible condition.
-Kody-
-Kody-
imported_CH.Detailing
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Awesome turn-around, very nice work!
I never really noticed such similarities to the older Galant VR4's before, I like it!
I never really noticed such similarities to the older Galant VR4's before, I like it!
bmw5541
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Very impressive work. The interior was quite a mess, and you did a terrific job cleaning it up. I love the 50/50 shots of the seats. That really shows how well they cleaned up.:clap:
imported_Indy YZF
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Thanks guys, it was nasty, but the owner was quite shocked at the turn around (I really need to get reaction pictures, it's quite amusing).
Yeah the 50/50 I had to take pics of, those seats were gross, but shows how nice leather is to clean, if it was cloth I doubt I'd have been able to get them as nice.
Yeah the 50/50 I had to take pics of, those seats were gross, but shows how nice leather is to clean, if it was cloth I doubt I'd have been able to get them as nice.
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MrGolfRider
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I did a Blazer two years ago that was almost that nasty, it was a construction workers truck. I feel your pain for how how you probably had to work on that interior, you did a great job. You might want to hit up Home Depot and look for a product called Krudkutter, it should be able to get that stain out when you are faced with them again.
I hope you got paid well for that detail, car is now easily worth 1500 dollars more!
I hope you got paid well for that detail, car is now easily worth 1500 dollars more!
imported_Indy YZF
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Is that Krudkutter stuff strong? I usually stick with folex and APC+ but anything else that works is always good to try.
mikenap
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Dude, that is one amazing turnaround! You did everything but take the flat spot out of the front wheel! Care to share how much time you put in this car?
imported_Indy YZF
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Probably 12-15 hours over 5 evenings. I wasn't going to get that heavy into it, but after doing the first seat, I couldn't stop, it just looked so good.