Sanmer Detailing (and friends): Munted Commodore Miracle

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Sanmer Detailing

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<span style="background-color:rgb(245,245,245);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12.800002098083496px;">The reason why I went for the foaming to clay/prep towel the car was because the paint felt like sand paper and needed a lot of work to clean the surface. I wasn't going to waste all of my clay lube on this car so the foaming was the cheaper/more time efficient/easier option.


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<span style="background-color:rgb(245,245,245);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12.800002098083496px;">The boot in particular was in a terrible state and had me thinking of looking for petrol and matches instead of a Bigfoot and a cutting compound....


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<span style="background-color:rgb(245,245,245);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12.800002098083496px;">Thanks for looking guys.


Steve Woolmer

Sanmer Detailing

Melbourne, Australia
 
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:12.800002098083496px;background-color:rgb(245,245,245);">The car was then dried, moved into the detailing area and the paint was assessed for correction. Basically it was shagged....</blockquote>


 


That is an understatement! Nice work bringing the car back to life.


 
 
We have the winner of the Chicken Dinner. Sanmer Detailing!


And a Chicken Sandwich for Jean Claude for having that 'special' detailing eye!
 
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