Some of my 2009 details
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Then I went back to Dearborn, MI. The 1 series had been parked outside 24/7 and tracked a bunch of times so he wanted it done again, so I did. No pics of it though other than these 2, looked pretty much the same as before, gunmetal wheels.
And an 06 STi that I also did while out there:
These next 4 are what wax/sealant looks like on the car. the drivers side front door has sealant applied too it, the rear drivers side does not. THIN EVEN COATS is key.
And an 06 STi that I also did while out there:
These next 4 are what wax/sealant looks like on the car. the drivers side front door has sealant applied too it, the rear drivers side does not. THIN EVEN COATS is key.
Then the guy with the TL sold a bunch of Honda's that he had and bought this 86 foxbody Mustang. This thing was awesome!, the paint was faded badly and was a pain to detail, but came out tons better (though not as good as I would have liked)
Befores, after washing/claying the car, you can see the oxidation
In this pic, the drivers side and center of the hood (at the top of the pic) were polished, the pass side was not (bottom)
These next 2 pics, the front of the pass side was done (near the headlights) and near the cowl/windshield was not done
The roof before:
And the pass side done
And some all done shots.
Who says you can't get depth from light colors?
The stance on this thing is amazing from the side. Very aggressive.
More done pics:
And a quick video of what she sounds like. (fap fap fap)
YouTube - Kyle Mustang
Befores, after washing/claying the car, you can see the oxidation
In this pic, the drivers side and center of the hood (at the top of the pic) were polished, the pass side was not (bottom)
These next 2 pics, the front of the pass side was done (near the headlights) and near the cowl/windshield was not done
The roof before:
And the pass side done
And some all done shots.
Who says you can't get depth from light colors?
The stance on this thing is amazing from the side. Very aggressive.
More done pics:
And a quick video of what she sounds like. (fap fap fap)
YouTube - Kyle Mustang
And of course my Mazdaspeed3 (with a full write up, pretty much identical process on all the above cars except the 86 Mustang, that got some extra steps)
Pics:
-Wash with foam gun
-Rinse
-Clayed using soap from foaming gun as lubricant
-Rinse
-Wash again with foam gun and a fresh bucket of clean water and a new wash mitt
-Wheels, tires and wheel wells cleaned with Hi-Temp's Wheel cleaner
-Tires dressed with Meguiar's Hyperdressing 3:1 while wet
-Dry with California water blade
-Finish drying with waffle weave MF drying towel
-Polished paint with Meguiar's Dual Action Cleaner & Polish on a Meguiar's cutting pad via the Porter Cable 7242
-Applied Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax over entire car via PC
-While the NXT cured, the wheels/tires were cleaned with Quick Detailer and the tires dressed with Meguiar's Hyper Dressing (again). Wheels got a coat of NXT as well
-The exhaust was cleaned and polished with generic glass cleaner and #0000 steel wool
-Engine bay was cleaned with Meguiars APC 1:10 and dressed with Hyper Dressing(3:1) as well
-Exterior windows were cleaned with Stoners Glass Cleaner
-Then the NXT was removed with the PC and a MF bonnet
-Then the entire car was misted down with Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer and another MF bonnet on the PC
-Engine bay and door jams were cleaned with Meguiar's APC (1:10)
Here are the pics:
Before:
See how swirly my paint was after weekly washings for 14 months!
Clay bar after the hood was done, very dirty!
Rinsed after clayed the entire car
Hood after clay/rinse
After washing a 2nd time
Hood in the garage after drying, very swirled as you can see
Engine bay cleaned and dressed.
Exterior after first coat of NXT
Thanks for looking!
Pics:
-Wash with foam gun
-Rinse
-Clayed using soap from foaming gun as lubricant
-Rinse
-Wash again with foam gun and a fresh bucket of clean water and a new wash mitt
-Wheels, tires and wheel wells cleaned with Hi-Temp's Wheel cleaner
-Tires dressed with Meguiar's Hyperdressing 3:1 while wet
-Dry with California water blade
-Finish drying with waffle weave MF drying towel
-Polished paint with Meguiar's Dual Action Cleaner & Polish on a Meguiar's cutting pad via the Porter Cable 7242
-Applied Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax over entire car via PC
-While the NXT cured, the wheels/tires were cleaned with Quick Detailer and the tires dressed with Meguiar's Hyper Dressing (again). Wheels got a coat of NXT as well
-The exhaust was cleaned and polished with generic glass cleaner and #0000 steel wool
-Engine bay was cleaned with Meguiars APC 1:10 and dressed with Hyper Dressing(3:1) as well
-Exterior windows were cleaned with Stoners Glass Cleaner
-Then the NXT was removed with the PC and a MF bonnet
-Then the entire car was misted down with Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer and another MF bonnet on the PC
-Engine bay and door jams were cleaned with Meguiar's APC (1:10)
Here are the pics:
Before:
See how swirly my paint was after weekly washings for 14 months!
Clay bar after the hood was done, very dirty!
Rinsed after clayed the entire car
Hood after clay/rinse
After washing a 2nd time
Hood in the garage after drying, very swirled as you can see
Engine bay cleaned and dressed.
Exterior after first coat of NXT
Thanks for looking!
My brother in law has been hounding me for a while to detail his Toyota Tundra for him. He pulled his boat up to Canada in this Tundra a few weeks ago, so he wanted to wait until he got back to have me detail the truck for him.
I think he runs it through an automatic brush touch wash place and the hood/roof show the years of scratches from those places. I was able to get 95% of those scratches out, but some were too deep to get out.
Here are the pics:
scratches from the wash place:
All gone
More before
After
Fender before
After
Stock exhaust was very rusted, I tried my exhaust/metal restore technique on it and it got it pretty decent for a non-stainless
right half done, left have not.
All done
And some afters
This is my favorite pic I think, the chrome mirrors all polished
I think he runs it through an automatic brush touch wash place and the hood/roof show the years of scratches from those places. I was able to get 95% of those scratches out, but some were too deep to get out.
Here are the pics:
scratches from the wash place:
All gone
More before
After
Fender before
After
Stock exhaust was very rusted, I tried my exhaust/metal restore technique on it and it got it pretty decent for a non-stainless
right half done, left have not.
All done
And some afters
This is my favorite pic I think, the chrome mirrors all polished
Did 2 details on Labor Day. I figured I'd earn the name and labor all day on some pretty cars.
This TXS belongs to the GF of the TL/86 Mustang I posted above, he had me come back a 3rd time and do her car. He got new wheels on the TL and washed it while I was buffing the TSX. The white DA in the background is his "toy" also.
Pics:
Before
Scratches on DS door
Scratches be gone!
Afters of the TSX and a few of the TL and the DA
This TXS belongs to the GF of the TL/86 Mustang I posted above, he had me come back a 3rd time and do her car. He got new wheels on the TL and washed it while I was buffing the TSX. The white DA in the background is his "toy" also.
Pics:
Before
Scratches on DS door
Scratches be gone!
Afters of the TSX and a few of the TL and the DA
After detailing the TSX, I grabbed some lunch and went up to do this 06 STi.
Man, I love me some white STi's.
Pics:
After wash/clay/wash/dry
The paint wasn't in too bad of shape for a subaru (they have soft clear coats unfortunately)
Rear fender before
After 1 pass with the buffer (the pics after the 2nd pass came out hella blurry)
All the WRX/STi's I've ever detailed (lots of them) fade/dull badly on the hood scoop and mirrors. This was no exception. Scoop before, you can see how it's dull and more yellow than the hood.
Another before of the scoop
The left half (the half closest to the windshield) buffed
All buffed
After wax/sealant
And some afters
Man, I love me some white STi's.
Pics:
After wash/clay/wash/dry
The paint wasn't in too bad of shape for a subaru (they have soft clear coats unfortunately)
Rear fender before
After 1 pass with the buffer (the pics after the 2nd pass came out hella blurry)
All the WRX/STi's I've ever detailed (lots of them) fade/dull badly on the hood scoop and mirrors. This was no exception. Scoop before, you can see how it's dull and more yellow than the hood.
Another before of the scoop
The left half (the half closest to the windshield) buffed
All buffed
After wax/sealant
And some afters
Crandallion
New member
Everything looks amazing! Great job
PrinzII said:
The Edge got hit this summer, so I've been waiting for the paint to finsih curing. It needs some light polishing, mostly from after the bodyshop washed it some micromarring on the doors.
been working 10 hrs a day at my regular job and a bunch of saturdays, so my free time is sparse these days.
Crandallion said:
thanks!