Neglected 2010 Escape

1kwikf

1kwikf

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Up for Detail today is a 2010 Ford Escape. The owner of this car admittedly hasn’t taken much care of it since he bought it new in 2010. It’s a family car driven by 4 different people each week (all of which are smokers and parallel park by “sound”). This winter has been very harsh on pretty much every car in Chicago, however, it have been more so hard on this one due to the fact that they clean the snow off of it with a push broom. When this car has been washed in the past, it has been taken to the dealer for free washes and to local “brush” style washes.
Anyways, on to what you come here for.

Products used:
Interior:
Meguiar’s APC+ (10:1)
Home Depot HDX “Magic Erasers”
Mother’s Detail Scrub Brushes
Cyclo Grey Carpet Brush on a 7424
Folex Spot & Stain
Bissell Little Green Pro Heat
ZEP Extractor Shampoo
Ridgid 8hp Wet/Dry Vacuum
1” Boars Hair Brush
HDX Carpet Scrubber
Meguiar’s Water Based Dressing (diluted to Matte finish)
And a bunch of microfibers

Wheels:
Meguiar’s Non Acid Wheel and Tire Cleaner Diluted
Chemical Guys General Purpose DA Brush
Wheel Woolies Short Brush
Daytona Speed Master
Griots Garage Tire Shine
Optimum Spray Wax
Eagle 1 Tire Swipe

Exterior:
2 Bucket Wash w/Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss + Grout Sponge
Dry w/Waffle Weave Towel
Blue Clay Magic w/ONR Clay Lube
2nd 2 Bucket Wash w/Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss + Grout Sponge
Dry w/Waffle Weave Towel
Heavy Scratches and paint transfer Removed w/m105 + Yellow Hex Logic Pad & Flex 3401
Swirls and Oxidation Removed w/PF2500 + Green Hex Logic Pad & Flex 3401
Final Polish w/SF4500 + White Hex Logic Pad & Flex 3401
3rd 2 Bucket Wash w/Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss + Lambs Wool Mitt
Dry w/Waffle Weave Towel
KLASSE Sealant Glaze w/Microfiber Applicator
Final Wipedown w/Meguiars Ultimate Quick Detailer

Glass:
Polished w/RainX Window Scrub & Griots Glass Pads
Cleaned w/Invisible Glass w/Rain Repellant
Interior treated w/ Klasse AIO
Exterior Treated w/ RainX

Now on to the pictures:

Interior Dirty



A 50/50 of the C-Pillar


Some before And Afters






and a quick finished Dash/Door Shot




Now on to the exterior
Some Tires


Dirty


Clayed and Inspection


My test spot
After PF2500

After SF 4500 (that white line next too the light is a power cord)


Some Before/Afters





Some Reflections after an IPA Wipedown




And the Afters







Thanks for viewing!
 
Todd Helme said:
Great job. What was the owner's reaction?
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The owner was speechless when he first saw it and after he found words to say, he was very excited. He was thinking of trading it in (which is why i got the job in the first place), but now he said he will probably keep it for awhile longer. He has contacted me about maintaining the finish on this vehicle and doing a few more vehicles. I have also received many calls from people he has referred, so I think its safe to say he was very pleased.
 
Well done! I like the way you posted the pictures. Such a dramatic turnaround. You wrote that you used a grout sponge. Is that one of those sponges used to clean the tile after you fill in the grout? I never thought of using one for washing. How do you like it?
 
Reddwarf said:
Well done! I like the way you posted the pictures. Such a dramatic turnaround. You wrote that you used a grout sponge. Is that one of those sponges used to clean the tile after you fill in the grout? I never thought of using one for washing. How do you like it?
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I like it alot. Theyre soft, cheap, and they havent marred any finishes yet to my knowledge... a lot of ONR guys use them

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1kwikf said:
I like it alot. Theyre soft, cheap, and they havent marred any finishes yet to my knowledge... a lot of ONR guys use them

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Thanks! I will check that out. I have started using ONR a few times and the The Bone wash sponge I use gets real dirty. Takes some work to clean it up.
 
1kwikf said:
The owner was speechless when he first saw it and after he found words to say, he was very excited. He was thinking of trading it in (which is why i got the job in the first place), but now he said he will probably keep it for awhile longer. He has contacted me about maintaining the finish on this vehicle and doing a few more vehicles. I have also received many calls from people he has referred, so I think its safe to say he was very pleased.
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Glad to hear, great work pays off!
 
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