Some of my humble work.

PursuitSE

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Hi guys, here are some details I did this past weeks. I am not a pro by any means, but I wanted to share. Cars aren’t the expensive ones we always see here either. All car but the first one were cleaned in the inside, but I have to pic of that.



I’ll beging by the last I did. It is a 2005 Pontiac Pursuit very base model with 59000 km that belongs to my aunt. Last proper wash was during summer 2006 when I detailed it. But it was power washed a few times since then.

Process : wash with NXT soap, APC 7 :1 on caps, tires and wheel wells, clay (took about an hour alone), Megs #83 on some bigger scratch, #80, NXT wax, final wipe with Utimate Quick Detailer, NXT Insane Shine on the tire and Meg’s ASD for the wheels wells.

Total time : 3,5 hours, I only did the exterior per request of my aunt. Though the interior was screaming to be cleaned!



Befores :

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Afters :

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Next one is a 2006 Pontiac Torrent I did yesterday. This truck only has 12500 km on the clock and has never seen winter. It was fearly clean to begin with. Never been wax since new and the interior was never cleaned either.

Process : wash with NXT soap, APC 10 : 1 on rims, tires ans wheel wells.

Since it has been almost never hand washed, there was no swirls at all so I went straight to the LSP. I put 2 coats of Meg’s Syntetic Sealant 2.0.

Hot shine tires gel on the tires and ASD for wheel wells.



Before :

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Afters :

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It has a Vibrant double exhaust.

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Next one, a 2006 Toyota Yaris, same owner as the Torrent, wife car. That little thing has a Borla exhaust.

Same process at the Pursuit.

No befores, I forgot.



Afters :

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Now, a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS sedan with about 50000 km.

Did interior and exterior wash only. It is missing front rims before it got broken hitting a pothole. It is now fixed.

No before, but it was dirty. I will see this car again for a full detail later this summer.



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This 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LT belongs to an old lady. I see this car once in a while. Only had 7300 km at the time I detailed it.

Same process as the red Pursuit.



Befores :

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Afters :

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This one is a 2 months old 2008 Ford Ranger.

I was only an interior / exterior wash.



Befores :

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Afters :

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Last one, a 2001 Ford Windstar SE that belongs to my best friend’s mother.

Almost same process at the Pursuit also, but no tires dressing as she lives on a dirt road.



Befores :

Car wash pretty clean as she powerwashed it prior to bring it to me. She said it was so dirty she was ashamed.

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Afters :

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Thanks for looking. :xyxthumbs
 
jwgarrison said:
What was your combo for paint correction?



Well, I don't do what we could call paint correction, but I do what I can with the skills I have.

I have a PC, #83, #80 and Meguiar's pads.

I try to do the best I can with what I have available.



Anyway, here my customers don't really care about paint correction, as long as it looks good to their eyes it is okay for them. This is sad, but well...



Thanks for the comments !
 
Nice work...Your clients must be very happy and that is all that matters IMO! The rest is just internet bragging rights!
 
PursuitSE said:
Well, I don't do what we could call paint correction, but I do what I can with the skills I have.

I have a PC, #83, #80 and Meguiar's pads.

I try to do the best I can with what I have available.



Anyway, here my customers don't really care about paint correction, as long as it looks good to their eyes it is okay for them. This is sad, but well...



Thanks for the comments !



Nothing is better than a business (you) giving its customer exactly what they want. :goodjob
 
Got_Leather said:
You do a great job, nothing to be ashamed about. Your work is alot better than the so called average detailer.



Very nice!



Agreed. No need to feel inferior about anything. Good work is good work.



Also, as an aside--I can't believe they don't send that 4-door Yaris hatch to the States. I'd be very interested in one.
 
gamby said:
Agreed. No need to feel inferior about anything. Good work is good work.



:thx

I more describe myself as a "car washer" than a detailer.



It is becoming to be a kind of passion to me to spend my week-end washing people's car.
 
Now here is the car I did last week-end.

It is my cousin car, she is in college and only wanted the car to shine and she didn't care this much about the swirls, as long as the car shine and is protected. She is on a budget, so I did what I could for 30$. Took me 2,5 hours.

The car is a 2002 Pontiac Sunfire with only 93000 km on it. She got is last Christmas and it needed a wax real bad. Not beading at all.



Wash with NXT

Clay with Meg's green clay and Last Touch on hood, roof and trunk as they were rough, sides and lower body needed it too, but well...

ColorX (I wanted to see how a 6$ product would perform on this kind paint, and it was indeed pretty nice)

#26 Yellow Wax for the wet shine

NXT 1st gen wax

tires got Hot Shine tire spray



Interior needed to be cleaned, but she said she would to it. I doubt she will though...



Befores :

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Afters :

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She said the results were way better than her expectations.

I was too impressed by the look of the car considering what I did on it.
 
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