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DetailnByDustn

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Finally got a chance to detail this Trailblazer, I told the owners wife on Facebook that if she ever needed a detail to give me a call, well a little down the road I was at our local car show and one of her sons called me on my cell phone and told me that his dad wanted his trailblazer cleaned, I couldnt be more excited, and even wanted one of my top packages, literally I lost sleep each night because I was so excited to do this car. When I first got the car it was in worst shape then I thought, there was bugs, tar, road grime all over the rocker panels, and bumpers, it toke me three hours just to wash it, and on top of that, there were small black spots all over the top of the car, where the owner hasnt washed the top in a while. But without further review here are the before and afters.



Products Used:



Wash:

Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss

Two Bucket Method

Microfiber Towel

Stoners Terminator (not much help)

Eagle One All Wheel Cleaner



Polishing:

Chemical Guys Pro Polish + (White CSS 5.5 Pad)

Chemical Guys Jetseal (Blue CSS 5.5 Pad)

Chemical Guys 50/50 Paste Wax



Interior:

Shop Vac

Little Green Machine

Carpet Brush

Absorber (Learned Idea from Vinny)

Simple Green

Leathernique (Twins)

Woolite (10:1)

303 (used for trim too)

Stoners Invisible Glass



Wheels:

Removed and polished insides

Eagle One Nano Polish

Meguiars Endurance



Inside of the Wheel:

Mothers Power Cone with Mothers Power Metal

3m Performance Finish

Optiseal





Before:



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After Polishing and Wax:



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A few Before and Afters:



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After:



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Sorry pics were taken when it was cloudy, I had 20+ hours into this vehicle, thanks for viewing
 
^Yes I do. In fact, I had posted here a month or so ago with the detail of mine. I'll pm you the link (I won't post pics since this is your thread highlighting your work).
 
Awesome work.... it was definitely rough when you started. I have a black TBSS but white was my second choice if they couldn't locate the black I wanted.
 
Dylan@Adams said:
Awesome work.... it was definitely rough when you started. I have a black TBSS but white was my second choice if they couldn't locate the black I wanted.
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Thanks Dylan, If I bought a tbss I would def go with black



lbls1 said:
^Yes I do. In fact, I had posted here a month or so ago with the detail of mine. I'll pm you the link (I won't post pics since this is your thread highlighting your work).
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Yeah I remember looking at that thread so I could "study up" on the regiment you use on this tbss! nice job by the way!
 
^Thanks. I've got to start treating mine more aggressively; You recouped this truck from that dirt very nicely. Looks like we've got some TBSS fans here. Watch out for that area below the rear door that loves to collect rock chips!!!
 
lbls1 said:
^Thanks. I've got to start treating mine more aggressively; You recouped this truck from that dirt very nicely. Looks like we've got some TBSS fans here. Watch out for that area below the rear door that loves to collect rock chips!!!
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Dont have to tell me, I spent around an hour painting rock chip, and scratches on the bumper, gm's new paint sucks, it seams that every car I do has rock chips all over the rocker panels.
 
lbls1 said:
^Thanks. I've got to start treating mine more aggressively; You recouped this truck from that dirt very nicely. Looks like we've got some TBSS fans here. Watch out for that area below the rear door that loves to collect rock chips!!!
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I hear you on that one... I already had it repainted under the TSB for the chipping, but I couldn't bring myself to allow the clear bra to be installed down there. Guess I'm just gonna have to repaint the lower panels every 10k miles :nervous2:
 
^Yup, I refuse to put the 3m on the paint. I figure that with it and over time you'll get an etched line where the film was applied (along with oxidation), thus causing damage to the paint anyway. You can wetsand, of course; But how many times can you do that? Add this, plus the cost of taking off and re-applying the film, and you will essentially pay the same money for a re-spray.



What I do, (its still a headache), is to use a film down in that area that you take off and put on at anytime (Its called "Clearastic"---google, and its made to fit the vette). I use this film for the road trips, and so far its been effective. The bumper and hood you'll have to either suffer the chips, or use some other products that you can apply to protect that area.



Any way you look at it..........its still a pain in the tush!
 
Dylan@Adams said:
I hear you on that one... I already had it repainted under the TSB for the chipping, but I couldn't bring myself to allow the clear bra to be installed down there. Guess I'm just gonna have to repaint the lower panels every 10k miles :nervous2:
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lbls1 said:
^Yup, I refuse to put the 3m on the paint. I figure that with it and over time you'll get an etched line where the film was applied (along with oxidation), thus causing damage to the paint anyway. You can wetsand, of course; But how many times can you do that? Add this, plus the cost of taking off and re-applying the film, and you will essentially pay the same money for a re-spray.



What I do, (its still a headache), is to use a film down in that area that you take off and put on at anytime (Its called "Clearastic"---google, and its made to fit the vette). I use this film for the road trips, and so far its been effective. The bumper and hood you'll have to either suffer the chips, or use some other products that you can apply to protect that area.



Any way you look at it..........its still a pain in the tush!
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Ive noticed on the toyota tocoma trd im detailing it has some sort of heavier paint at the bottom near the rocker panels + mud flaps help a lot from rock throwing.
 
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